I wish they could keep one train stand-up and another sit down. Kind of like how if you were to small to ride apocalypse stand up, you could still ride it sit down.

For shockwave, I think it shouldn’t have its standup feature taken away. While it does allow younger guests, it is the UKs only stand up coaster, which is pretty much what was keeping it relevant. For the lift & launch coaster, when it says a UKs first, i was thinking maybe a 45° tilt track, nothing too scary. Also im very excited for Rita all day!

I hate getting angry about things, but this has done me. The get rid of G-Force, scrap Apocalypse, and now are getting rid of the UK’s only stand up coaster…what’s the point?…I understand family orientation, but this is stupid… Good video though Dan, thanks for the update 🤙🏻

Sad that they are going to change it, it's such an iconic coaster and it being stand up makes it so unique. I'd much rather them make it sit down than removing it all together though. I'm sure Drayton manor know what they are doing and I'm sure it will turn out great! Also: congrats on 50k Dan!! 🎉🎉

I saw a tiktok on this a few days ago, and honestly I was shocked. I guess I’ll never be able to see what it’s like to ride a standup in this country 😢 whatever apparently they are a bit hurty on your leg.

I'm honestly really disappointed with Drayton Manor now. They used to have such a good mix of kids ride, family thrills, and extreme rides. It was the park I grew up with and it took me from a nervous child too scared to go on anything to a confident teen that loved theme parks more than anything, to point I wanted to design coasters as a job. But their decisions in the last few years have made that kind of progression that I had impossible. It's almost entirely kids and family stuff, especially now Shockwave is getting neutered. It is such a unique ride and they're getting rid of its one main selling point. I hate to say it because I've loved Drayton for decades, but I might be done with the park.

I can’t imagine shockwave being any more thrilling the duplo dino if your sitting down on it

I really wanted to ride it as stand-up, but I doubt I will end up at Drayton Manor in the next year. Sad news. Great Video Dan, Amazing as always!

It needs to be called shockingly wavy when it reopens, it must

It’s sad to see that we have no stand up now

this is going to be insane

Congrats on 50k Dan! Here's to 100k 🍻

Hi Dan, love your vids!

Your channel growth is amazing! You deserve it

Congratulations on 50k

congrats on 50k Dan, well deserved

Been subbed since you had like 5k or something like that and remember thinking this guy should have way more subs and now you have 50k so congrats

Amazing Video Dan Congrats on 50k Subs ❤❤

went specially to go on this standing up one last time a couple weeks back before it changes and apparently that was the one day it had been closed all month! was so disappointed as this was my first looping rollercoaster, and the ride that got me into theme parks so will be sorely missed :(

congrats on 50k

Another great video. Keep up the great work. It will be nice to you do the ultimate uk theme park again but with American rides

Hi There, a great Video, thank you for sharing your thoughts, perhaps some water and mist effects as part of the surprising features, will be sad to lose that unique selling point of "Shockwave" but makes sense given the Theme Park's new target audience etc. Cheers Peter :)

Well done on 50k dig it all daniel

I think it is good how it is but its cool to seen them changing it

Got to ride it for the first time last week, and I have to say I am sad to see it go to sit down, though it is probably a step in the right direction for where the park is going.

I'm glad Shockwave is becoming a bit more family because Drayton was my child park, especially Thomas land. Oh I miss the Buffalo Coaster. Anyone remember that Indian sitting in the middle???

I think the new trains (if intamin are doing this project) will be somewhat similar to the trains on skyrush at hershey park or flying aces but with the seats slightly higher up to account for the higher heartlining on shockwave and with different restraints to account for the shorter hight requierment.

Sit down shockwave needs lap bars to keep the intensity

I know it was a throwaway one liner in this video, but "In The Loop" would be a great name for a rollercoaster/theme park news segment

Well, ive only been to Drayton manor once, cos lets face it, if you are coming from the south coast back in the day, you would go to Alton towers, the American adventure, Blackpool pleasure beach, or lightwater valley before even considering Drayton manor. Im just glad I got myself amd my kids on shockwave before the altered it, and also the ride they removed with the lift hill inversion (g force or something.. it was red and mad)

Dan, I'm calling it. On-board audio is the new entertainment factor.

Definitely a shame it's going to sit down. It was one of the rides that would get me to go to Drayton but I'm not really in their target market. I suspect they'll lose more customers than they gain but if more people can ride shockwave I guess that might lower the queue times on the other coasters and it'll be good to get it running with 2 trains again.

I think If they are adding new elements that it’s probably going to be a water jet or something

This will be awesome

Hi Dan. I’d love a Paultons Park video. You have done Tornado Springs, but not Cobra, Pterosaur and George’s Dinosaur Adventure 😢. Keep up the good work ❤

You deserve millions of subs

What a amazing video it made my day

floorless would have been better, but honestly the layout, speed and g forces are pretty tame! the only thing this thing had going for it was the whole 'Europes only remaining stand up" and 'Worlds only 0g roll on a stand up'. take those away and its a pretty boring ride lol

5:40 omg, reimagining. That means zamperla will add a 120 mph launch and 420ft spike right?

Congratulations on reaching 50K! I think it's a smart move by Drayton Manor, who are clearly going all out to be known as a family park. I'm a season pass holder and many times this season I've seen it been almost walk-on whereas many other rides have had sizeable queues - even on weekends. I know many people are disappointed that they are removing the stand-up element, but I do believe it will preserve the ride for many years to come. Had Shockwave been at another park it may have just been removed altogether!

I could go either way with Shockwave becoming a sit down coaster. I'm certain it will give it a new lease of life though as I know some people don't like it due to being a stand up. I hope it will have lap bars too!

Can u make a video where u merge all the Thorpe park rides into one on planet coaster

I hope another uk park builds one new stand up to replace. Thorpe Park, Alton Towers or Flamingo Land maybe?

They are definitely doing something to the straight sections. Maybe a tunnel with theming.

Sad news to see it go but have at least one row be stand up just for the old times and also to technically keep main source of popularity

dis dude is underrated

Other stand-up's around the world have been converted to floorless trains like Icon. A good compromise to me as long as they don't use over the shoulder restraints. It's enough of a head banger as it is.

"In the world" can never be an overused joke 🙏

I have a feeling they may go winged! Like mandrill mayhem! Trying match chessington on the family factor

I got knocked out from a phone falling from shockwave......... AMAZING!!1!11!!

Congrats on 50k 🎉🎉🎉 Could we potentially see 50k rides on Hero to celebrate?!?!?! (please don't)

My parents said I can go to a theme park in the Uk for my birthday any recommendations there’s to many to choose from

they could have used the stand up trains for that one coaster where the trains are surf boards

You have some misinformation there. In Italy there is an operational TOGO standup coaster. Freestyle at Cavallino Matto.

I was hoping that the news was that the flying fish was getting a new launch section. This is also cool though

It will be spinning like "ride to happiness" at plopsaland.

They last time I rode Shockwave was when it first opened. Are the cable cars still there Dan?

On ride soundtrack maybe?

Yay!!!

you are like the best youtuber

They should replace the straight track sections to have bunny hills.

Great decision for the park.

Shockwave is Cool and I think that this new sit down Roller coaster is going to be Awesome too!

Couldn't even spring for floorless trains like other converted stand-ups? I know those are all B&Ms, but this was Intamin using B&M's track design, surely they're still compatible. And the UK doesn't have any floorless coasters so it'd still retain its uniqueness in that regard.

I want it to be 2 trained like hollywood dream in USJ where you can ride it backwards then forward

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That is not the only stand up coaster left in cavinato in Italy is a relocated roller coaster sky rider from Canada wonderland

I reckon the entertainment while riding is new music on eide

I think this will improve the ride. It's crazy uncomfortable at the moment. I do agree the layout is a bit bland though.

Maybe with this new change they can finally change the name to shockingly wavey 😂😂😂

FIRST! (Don't mean to be that guy, but it's my natural instinct 😂) I'm going to miss Shockwave's unique feature, but it's gonna be nice! Love the content dan!

What if the back row stays stand up

Its not the only standup in europe. We still have Freestyle in italy. A togo standup

Im gad ive been on it 6 times and i understand the old trains have come to the enx of their life

Prediction, they will add eleven inversions to shockwave to have more inversions than smiler

when more ridesims? maby do a hard diffictulty ride

Waiting for the video: I SAT DOWN ON A ROLLERCOASTER, after the new trains

New effects a trim brake befor the final brak run 😂😂😅

Question is, will it be a new credit?

BPB are adding 2ft to the big one 😂😂

Is it going floorless then?

UK’s only Floorless Coaster??

I'm astonished this is happening. It's the same age as Nemesis and likely inferior in design, I wouldn't have though Shockwave had the 10+ years left in it to make new trains worthwhile. Guess it must do, or they've got the trains on the cheap

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I understand why Drayton r changing shockwave to a sit down in stream of a stand up but without the stand up strains, shockwave loses all its originality. In its current form it is the only intamin stand up in the world, the only stand up in the uk and the only stand up in Europe, my point is that it has originality in its current form but once u get rid of those stand up trains it loses all that originality, it’s just a low tier looper with no stand out elements, on stand up shockwave the 0g roll is a great stand out element since it’s the only one in the world, again going back to my point about it having originality, but now it loses all its marketability, it loses it’s ability to stand out as the only stand up in europe or the only stand up in the uk or the only intamin stand up in the world, and it loses all its originality so I understand why drayton decided to do this and I get that they want to reduce the height requirement but by doing this they r essentially killing the ride since it wasn’t the greatest stand up out there but it was original but without stand up trains it’s just a low tier looper with no originality

I can get in for free so I shall be riding this as much as possible

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Sad that it is going... wanted to experience it... also man i hope they give it intamin trains... not some lame b&m florless trains

It will be VR

May as well have destroyed it, but Dan’s video made it much better

Is dan growing a moustache, did he just forget to shave, or am I just stupid and look at way to small details?

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it will do an air and get vr and also it will become deep sea like air to space water to deep sea

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They're taking away the best thing about it.