Shockwave (Dreamworld)

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Shockwave
Coordinates
27°51′52″S 153°18′59″E / 27.864320°S 153.316493°E / -27.864320; 153.316493
StatusOperating
Opening date25 June 2011 (2011-06-25)[2][3]
Ride statistics
Attraction type
Ride Express
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Shockwave is a

theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The ride opened on 25 June 2011.[2][3]

History

On 16 February 2011,

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.[2][3][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

sea green-coloured track.[6][7][16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Dreamworld (24 June 2011). "Shockwave Test Crew Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d Ravn, Mackenzie (25 June 2011). "Dreamworld's latest sends shock waves". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ Ardent Leisure (16 February 2011). "Ardent Leisure Group - 2011 Half Year Results" (PDF). Australian Securities Exchange. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  5. ^ Ardent Leisure (7 April 2011). "UBS Australian Emerging Companies Conference" (PDF). Australian Securities Exchange. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b Dreamworld (18 May 2011). "Dreamworld's newest ride is on a mission to shock". Facebook. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Dreamworld's newest ride is on a mission to shock". Dreamworld. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  8. ^ Dreamworld (7 June 2011). "Shockwave - New Ride". Photos. Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  9. ^ Dreamworld (16 June 2011). "Sneak peek at the..." Television Commercial. Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  10. ^ porkerpig89 (20 June 2011). "Shockwave dreamworld Australia". Video. YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ porkerpig89 (20 June 2011). "Shockwave testing part 2". Video. YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ mike012345 (21 June 2011). "Shockwave test.wmv". Video. YouTube. Retrieved 22 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Dreamworld (8 June 2011). "Dreamworld Australia's Photos - Shockwave - New Ride". Photo. Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  14. ^ Dahlberg, Kelly (24 June 2011). "Shockwave". Nine Gold Coast News.
  15. ^ Dreamworld (8 June 2011). "Dreamworld Australia's Photos - Shockwave - New Ride". Photo. Facebook. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  16. ^ Nick (18 May 2011). "Australia's Dreamworld to open Shockwave Disk'O ride in June 2011". Theme Park Tourist. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Dreamworld's Newest Ride is on a Mission to Shock". eTravel Blackboard. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Shockwave - Dreamworld Theme Parks - Gold Coast - Australia". Dreamworld. June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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