Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 28

FORT WORTH STAR-ItLEGRAN 111 SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 1977 I Ultimate thrill ride' unveiled at Six Flags Over Texas Lic4--'''314 it IWION "-a "it c) 64 05 1 stilip 4 1 1 4 1 "I i I 1m 11 7 t)' i '''-4 I I ill t4 i 1---'--- 'i El -A I 1 A 7- i' 1 1 1 1-: 1 I 1 -1 1 7 i' i i eii I --i- 0 i 1 i 14! 1 I 7 a ')' 14 -i" 'I 01 ifli r- i 'Tstmt7 I 1 a 111 -3-' 11 ''k 4 1 i T-111tiio141- --3 4-01 016116t t- kt l' '74 C) till44141 5" ---rcIE 4 as me 4 ----4 I The nde will undergo about 112 months of testing prior to being opened in March 1978 "rust we wiltrun it with sandbags to approximate passenger weient Then tests will be conducted with our own staff members Howells said The ride was engineered and fabricated by the Schwarzkopf organization in Munich Germany developers of the parks Big Bend roller coaster Howells predicted that the Shock Wave "will become a lasting landmark for the Dallas-Fort Worth area" During the loops he said passengers will experience forces of up to 55 Gs or 55 tirnesthe pull of gravity Three seven-car trains carrying 28 passengers will race over 3500 feet of tubular steel track in just under two Minutes The hourly capacity of the ride is expected to be 1800 persons Each seat will be equipped with a padded lap bar Howells said the Shock Wave will be equipped with three safety systems the first two run by computer and the third a manual back-up system MILLNGTON Six Flags Over Texas officials unveiled "the ultimate thrill ride" a $2-million 116-foot-high double-loop roller coaster at a news conference Friday Called the "Shock Wave" the ride was termed "the biggest announcement since the opening of the park" by General Manager Dan Howells Howells billed the coaster as "the greatest amusement park ride ever built in the odd" The coaster will carry passengers 116 feet into the air chop them down a 36- degree incline and through two 70-foothigh vertical loops which will turn riders upside down twice Then the ride "goes on to do what you would expect from a great roller coaster" Howell said Although the ride is not the longest roller coaster in the world Howells said it is the tallest Construction has begun on the ride occupying a 10-acre site between the existing Six Flags site and the Dallas-Fort Worth turnpike The structure to contain 437000 pounds of steel and 48 million pounds of concrete will run almost the entire length of the north edge of the park "The original concept of a double-loop roller coaster Was developed here at Six Flags severdl years ago" Howells said "In the interim a number of looping coasters have been built around the country However the Shock Wave represents the ultimate thrill producer" Howells said passengers will experience negative gravity throughout the ride even after leaving the double loops "The FRIENDLIEST STORES in TOWN" WARM 100010 Acrylic --N KNIT tpJ 44 Trini LOWER PRICES! enrysay ez MI CEEB STIZ2S! 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