Its unique four-sided tube truss track system is similar to The Riddler Mindbender roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia which was constructed at the same time.

It lost this title within weeks upon the opening of The Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

[2] Six Flags announced on March 3, 2016, that Shock Wave would be among several rides at various parks that would receive a virtual reality (VR) upgrade.

Riders had the option to wear Samsung Gear VR headsets, powered by Oculus, to create a 360-degree, 3D experience while riding.

The virtual reality experience was called, The New Revolution, themed to a fighter jet, has riders flying through a futuristic city as co-pilots battling alien invaders.

The ride then negotiates two back-to-back vertical loops, and then travels up a hill into a small mid-course brake run.

[5] During Time-Warner's ownership of the park the ride was painted with white track, yellow supports and pink loops.

2001 marked the 40th anniversary of the park and Shock Wave once again was given a new coat of paint — this time royal blue supports with a bright green track.