Shockwave (Dreamworld)

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Shockwave
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The 24 seater discovery vessel going up the small hill.
Dreamworld
Area Ocean Parade
Coordinates 27°51′52″S153°18′59″E / 27.864320°S 153.316493°E / -27.864320; 153.316493 Coordinates: 27°51′52″S153°18′59″E / 27.864320°S 153.316493°E / -27.864320; 153.316493
StatusOperating
Opening date25 June 2011 (2011-06-25) [1] [2]
Ride statistics
Attraction type Disk'O Coaster [3]
Manufacturer Zamperla
ModelCustom
ThemeHydro-energy plant
Height15.5 m (51 ft)
Length63 m (207 ft)
Speed54 km/h (34 mph)
 12 rpm
G-force 2.5
Capacity360 riders per hour
Vehicle typeDeep sea discovery vessel
Vehicles1x9-tonne (9.9-ton) disk [2]
Riders per vehicle24
Duration90 seconds
Height restriction120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Dreamworld Q4U availability.svg Ride Express available

Shockwave is a Zamperla Disk'O Coaster in the Ocean Parade area of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The ride opened on 25 June 2011. [1] [2]

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History

On 16 February 2011, Ardent Leisure released the financial results for the six months ending December 2010 as well as an outlook for 2011. This outlook announced the plans to have an Easter promotion, the addition of two new rides, and a further "new product" during the course of 2011. [4] On 7 April 2011, further details were announced stating that one of these new rides would be a family thrill ride set to open in June. [5] Just days after this announcement, construction began in a location between Ocean Parade and Nickelodeon Central. On 18 May 2011, [6] Dreamworld officially announced that they would be adding a Zamperla Disk'O Coaster called Shockwave to Ocean Parade. [7] By 7 June 2011, parts for the ride had arrived at Dreamworld and concept art for the ride had been released. [8] A television marketing campaign started for the ride in mid June. [9] Testing for the ride began less than a week before the scheduled opening of the ride. [10] [11] [12] The ride opened on 25 June 2011 to coincide with the local school holidays. [1] [2] [13] [14]

Ride

Themed as a hydro-energy plant, Shockwave is a Zamperla Disk'O Coaster. From the docking station, riders sit on an orange [15] circular platform (known as the discovery vessel) with 24 outward-facing seats. This platform moves back and forth along a halfpipe track (with a small hill in the middle) reaching speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (34 mph). The platform itself spins at a rate of 12 revolutions per minute as it traverses the track. During the 90 second ride, guests will pull up to 2.5  Gs as they spin along the 63-metre (207 ft) sea green-coloured track. [6] [7] [16] [17] [18]

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  3. ↑ Thrill Zone Australia. "Thrill Zone Australia's Photos - EXCLUSIVE PICTURES- see it 1st on TZA". Photo. Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2011. The part shown in the photo has an arch - only featured in coaster models.
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