The Mondial ride opened to the public in May 2001 and continues to operate today.

[1] Also, during the first season of operation (2001), Shockwave earned many different nicknames such as 'Protein Spill 2001'.

[2] Once the ride has reached the safe distance off of the ground, the arm begins to swing riders around in one direction.

Riders continue to be spun around until the half-way point on the ride where the arm stops and begins to spin again this time towards the other direction.

When the ride cycle has been completed, the arm stops rotating and the seats are returned to the ground ("loading position").