Vekoma Shockwave Model

[Paradox]

Vekoma has announced their newest coaster model Shockwave! Here are some stats and a video:

Length: 3,592.5ft
Height: 126.3ft
Inversions: 5 (Vertical loop, Batwing, 2 Corkscrews)
Speed: 62.1 mph
Elements: LSM Launch

Arrangement: 2 trains with 4 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.
Capacity: 910 riders per hour

So far three of these are being built. Here is Dragon Valley in Nanjing, China:



Tema World in Istanbul:



and Amikoo in Riviera Maya, Mexico:



This looks like an amazing ride and I hope we see more of these pop up in the states soon!

[Coasterkidmwm]

They must have offered a hell of a discount if 3 of these popped up so quickly.

In a perfect alternate universe one of these would have already shown up where I live. D: Seriously what an incredible layout! I like this so much more than their Firestorm model; this looks like Bermuda Blitz-level of awesomeness if not even better!

I wonder if they give all their modern layouts a badass name like that and if they're designed to be cloned.

Looks like one of the Shockwave models is about to go vertical. Specifically at Dragon Valley in Nanjing, China (Green track shown in these images here):





Source: https://twitter.com/VHCoasters/status/1 ... 1434730496

Construction of the Vekoma Shockwave at Dragon Valley, Nanjing is well under way:



Source: https://twitter.com/VHCoasters/status/1 ... 2240074752

Exciting! I feel like this should have been 5 or 6 cars per train though.

I like the loop connectors. Kinda B&M-esque.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Vekoma is doing great business, too bad none of them close by! Come back to the western world!

What? You're getting an extended Shockwave in Poland! Not to mention FLY


All of the companies are doing big business in Asia, there's a boom going on there.

More images have surfaced of Dragon Valley's Vekoma Shockwave going up:















Also, here's some concept art for what the area around the ride will look like:



Sources:

http://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/ ... ark.42221/

http://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/ ... 221/page-2

Overhead view of the Vekoma Shockwave at Dragon Valley:



Source:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-ZQU5hOA5/ via https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... mas_first/

[Dirk_Ermen]

Looks good! I can't wait to see Vekoma breaking through on the western market. All their new stuff is amazing. Six flags, cedar fair, take a look at this!

Looks like the coaster is pretty much complete and these images were even taken in the snow:





Source: https://twitter.com/RCDclub/status/1215203782029500416