[1978] "Shock Wave" at Six Flags Over Texas (Mounted Onride POV + Offride Impressions)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Very old footage from the opening year of "Shock Wave" @ Six Flags Over Texas.
Contains an onride filmed with a mounted camera + offride impressions.
These clips were recorded in 1978 for a german documentation about Anton Schwarzkopf, the manufacturer of this classic coaster.
For a few weeks, this was the worlds tallest and fastest rollercoaster back in the day !
Music:
Del Tones - Green Front Boogie
I am amazed at how much the landscape there has changed since 1978. I spent many a summer day there with a season pass in 1978. Took me right back. Thank you for sharing.
Love, love this. I too rode it when it opened in 1978. It was striking with it's all bright white track and structure and deep blue trains. There were no trim brakes used either, it was quite a bit more rambunctious. And the Big Bend was still running that year (and the next) as well. Classic Six Flags. Glad this coaster is still around.
I've ridden almost 300 steel roller coasters all over the world since 1980 when I began this hobby, also have ridden many of what are considered "the best" steel coasters. I can say without a doubt that Shock Wave is comfortably within my top 10 of steel coasters & always has been. It's an absolutely amazing, intense ride with some of the strongest backseat ejector air-time of any steel coaster. Shock Wave's loops are incredible & the ride is glass smooth. This will always be one of the best.
Dang nice no trim! I love this ride so much in the back seat!
I started riding Shockwave the year it opened, and it is one of the best! And yes, the original color was white.
Me, too. I was there Grand Opening DAY, waited 4 HOURS in line.
Yeah shockwave is fun but a 4 hour wait wouldn’t be worth it but back then it probably was
@@MasonThatWeirdGuy Back then, there weren't any other loop coasters around. It was the first in Texas, as I recall. So it was a big deal.
@@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil I know I’m a year late of responding. But, yeah. You do have a point right there. I get it now
Weird, there was also a song by Black sabbath called "shockwave." It was released in 1978.
why does this look animated
Why, may I ask, add music ?
I bet the ride was super smooth upon just opening. Time isn't nice to coasters.
idk man shockwave is still pretty damn smooth.
Schwarzkopf was the old Bolliger and Mabillard
Its still really smooth, I ride it all the time
WOW, Look across the freeway and there was NOTHING there and no traffic on the freeway either.
I noticed that, too, and I wanna go back to that time!
This looks so smooth! Now it's really bumpy and kind of uncomfortable, I bet it was awesome when it first opened.
Poofoo224 it’s still smooth today. I love the jerky forces it provides
It still rides smooth
Because the ride was painted white in 1978...
It looked better before
was that the first ride?
WHY NO COLOR?