Six Flags Enthuseast Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nice report! I've only had the chance to ride a few Schwarzkopfs, but they are decent rides. This trip report makes me want to go out so I can ride some more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 ^ That pretty much sums it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks so much for the photos. This ride greatly fascinated me as a kid in how it looked so fragile with the minimal supports, the lattice track, and the sleek looking trains. I have yet to do a tour of Texas to ride Shock Wave. I can imagine how great it is just by my rides on its sister Mindbender at SFOG this year. Â BTW the photo of NTAG's first drop is sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrzyjames Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Amazing photos of Shock Wave! This ride really is wonderful, I had such a good time on it at Texas Giant Bash this past May. Definitely one of my favorite Anton coasters, can't decide if I enjoy this or Mindbender at SFOG more, so hard as they're both such great rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus1971 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Couldn't agree more with all of you, guys: Mr. Schwarzkopf rules! Â My very first looping coaster was a portable A.S. Looping Star, here in Rio. PlayCenter, a well established park in Sao Paulo, BR, had this itinerary unit that visited Rio once a year for several months. For each season, something new was add to their ride list: a Pirate Ship, Enterprise, and finally, in 81/82, a looping coasters. Â It was the second A.S. coaster at the park, once they also carried a wild Wildcat (my all time favorite among galaxy type coasters!). Â I still can remember rushing all times to catch the TV advertisement. Â 2 very special cousins of mine took me and my sister to ride it on a rainy day of December. We got all wet, I had pneumonia and I still thank them for getting sick this time. Â Since then, A.S. never let me down with any of his creations: Scorpion, Lisebergbanan, Colossus, Looping Star, Revolution, Wildcats are unforgettable rides.. Happy 2012 to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Missing SFOT like a sumbitch right now. Â But how dare they despoil the sleek, sensual lines of the Schwarzkopf rolling stock with those crass exhortations to purchase hair gel?! An outrage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ^ I have to agree. While this coaster is a masterpiece it is looking pretty shabby. Those colors are atrocious. The paint is chipping. Oil and grease everywhere, and that train with the graphics is shameful. Â Too bad such a beautiful coaster is in such a bad way. Â Two words: White & Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 If NTG was there when I went to SFOT in '09 I think it'd be my favorite park. Hell, it might be without it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Thanks so much for the photos. This ride greatly fascinated me as a kid in how it looked so fragile with the minimal supports, the lattice track, and the sleek looking trains. I have yet to do a tour of Texas to ride Shock Wave. I can imagine how great it is just by my rides on its sister Mindbender at SFOG this year. BTW the photo of NTAG's first drop is sweet.  ShockWave, and her sister MindBender are the only two of the 'HeartlineLooping' coasters built by Schwarzkopf... however, it's documented that a third of this class was to have been built: In St. Louis. Had the third been built, Jet Scream (A Schwarzkopf transportable LoopingStar) would not have been built. According to Schwarzkopf.Coaster.net (BTW: Phenominal site dedicated to all things He created for us to enjoy... and so much more!) the third of the HeartlineLooping coasters would have been another twin-inversion model, with some minor tweaking to the design to fit the space needed. The order was never signed, and thus only two of this class were created.  ^ I have to agree. While this coaster is a masterpiece it is looking pretty shabby. Those colors are atrocious. The paint is chipping. Oil and grease everywhere, and that train with the graphics is shameful. Too bad such a beautiful coaster is in such a bad way.  Two words: White & Blue  Agreed completely: One of the Crown Jewels should not be subject to the state of ugliness that those G-D awful wraps do to it- MindBender's wraps were peeling badly in September, and with such a great color choice, they really should consider giving up on the wraps. Schwarzkopf would -NOT- be pleased that we're using His great works for advertising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The could possibly be the best Anton PTR EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ^ Close, but nothing compares to this: Â [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Sequence_01_anxt[/coastertube] (original tr) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 And you all wonder why you're single!!?!? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ^ Close, but nothing compares to this:Â [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Sequence_01_anxt[/coastertube] (original tr) Â OK: Wow. And I thought I had an Anton Schwarzkopf fetish... I'm apparantly outdone. Even I have yet to make a video dedicating my love of Schwarzkopf coasters to the internet. Â BTW: Chad, side project coming up. Need you to shoot a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 BTW: Chad, side project coming up. Need you to shoot a video. Â Cool, just send me the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) I don't understand the love than Schwarzkopf gets here. I mean, the ride is more than 30 years old. Get with the modern times    Those people who know Mr. Parktrips would appreciate this joke. Shockwave and Mindbender are still top 10 rides for me. Edited December 30, 2011 by Erik Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've never understood why Shockwave fares so badly on Mitch's poll. It's just outside the top 100, which I think is a shame, since it's a much better coaster to me than that. Not a top 10 or anything, but a definite top 40. And I think it's also better than Mindbender, which ranks way higher at 53. Those of you who are Shockwave fans, be sure to vote this year when the steel poll opens! Â I know that a lot of old school enthusiasts prefer SFoG overall, which helps Mindbender a lot. But what do people out here think about the two? Â Ironically, NTag hurt my enjoyment of Shockwave on my return visit tot he park this year. I was there for the ACE Con, and we'd had hours of ERT on NTag the night before. So, my thighs were still VERY sore the next morning for rides on Shockwave. I was actually dreading the moments of ejector airtime on it, since they caused me quite a bit of pain on my still sore thighs! But it was way more NTag's fault than Shockwave's. The only problem was that the ride was strangely inconsistent. On one ride we'd get ejector airtime. Then on the next time, we'd get a few little pops. And it didn't seem to be related to which train we were on or how full the ride was. Still, even it's mediocre rides were far better than most other coasters' best rides. Is this normal for the coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Chad and Jake, does this pretty much sum up your feelings upon encountering Shockwave?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UArbzOExaBg  It is a great ride, as is Mindbender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've never understood why Shockwave fares so badly on Mitch's poll. It's just outside the top 100, which I think is a shame, since it's a much better coaster to me than that. Not a top 10 or anything, but a definite top 40. And I think it's also better than Mindbender, which ranks way higher at 53. Those of you who are Shockwave fans, be sure to vote this year when the steel poll opens! I know that a lot of old school enthusiasts prefer SFoG overall, which helps Mindbender a lot. But what do people out here think about the two?   I really enjoyed Shockwave, but Mindbender is just simply amazing. It really doesn't do for me to compare them though...they are both awesome but so very, very different. Mindbender's use of the terrain (going over the side of that hill) makes it rate in my top 10. Some nostalgia there, but it is so unique in it's layout and setting that I would prefer it regardless.  Thanks guys for the amazing pictures though. Any Anton is good Anton for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I love Mindbender and Shockwave as much as the next guy but all of the Schwartzporn is getting a little weird....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Mindbender's use of the terrain (going over the side of that hill) makes it rate in my top 10. Some nostalgia there, but it is so unique in it's layout and setting that I would prefer it regardless. This.  I love Mindbender and Shockwave as much as the next guy but all of the Schwartzporn is getting a little weird....... And this.  EDIT: Oh, and this too:  And you all wonder why you're single!!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Shockwave was my first looping coaster - I rode it when I was, like, 7 or 8. We went from Ohio to Texas mainly to ride it, because you have to be 48" tall to ride the looping coasters at Cedar Point. But I had discovered Six Flags through Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, so I looked it up and was stunned to see that you had to be only 42" tall to ride Shockwave. It is a shame to see how rusty that thing is... it looks like it could fall apart. And as for you "Shwartzporn" fanatics, well, you better hope Shockwave is a girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Chad and Jake, does this pretty much sum up your feelings upon encountering Shockwave? Â Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbigshow19971997 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 This is one amazing rollercoaster, awesome, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeyman18 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 So so so sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exzantia Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I travelled about 4,500 miles to Texas and when I was at SFOT guess what ride was closed all weekend? *sigh* Â On the plus side New Texas Giant opened that weekend and was pretty cool. Â Thanks for the pictures guys, close as I'll get for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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