Negative-G - Six Flags Over Texas 2016

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The Shock Wave / New Revolution Virtual Reality Rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas

Getting bludgeoned in the dark is not what I would call fun from the looks of it most of the riders were having fun leaving actual reality behind and diving into a giant video game/roller coaster hybrid.

The game/ride combination is a really cool concept but first off with the error going on with our headsets leading to my motion sickness I can't say that I am excited about this. Also I see a few more problems with the system that need to be fixed..

The first problem is capacity.

Shock Wave without the VR can take 1,100 riders an hour. When we rode it there were maybe a hundred people ahead of us and with a fifteen minute boarding process due to all of the checks it took us an hour to get on. One of the ride operators told us that out of all of the VR coasters in the Six Flags chain they had the highest throughput with an average of 200 people per hour. While it was not running at that 200 people per hour (PPH) capacity for us Six Flags took a ride that could do 1,100 PPH and knocked it down to almost a fifth the capacity. Does this make sense to you?

Another problem with the massively decreased capacity is the brake run. If you are wondering what I am meaning is that due to a fifteen minute dispatch (two of which the other train is off on the track speeding around Shock Wave's loops, hill and turns) you have a minimum of thirteen minutes to sit here on this brake run with black leather straps around your head and a large helmet on your cranium in the very hot Texas sun with nothing to do but sweat and get overheated. Sounds fun right?