Does Kings Dominion still have Shockwave?

Patrons enjoyed a final day on the stand-up coaster before it was permanently shut down. Riders made the accent on the Shock Wave roller coaster at Kings Dominion, Sunday 8/9/2015. Patrons enjoyed a final day on the stand-up coaster before it was permanently shut down.



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After nearly thirty years in operation, Shockwave closed permanently on August 9, 2015. It was replaced by Delirium, a Mondial Revolution flat ride, which opened in 2016.

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The Grizzly closed on Labor Day of 2022 and work began almost immediately removing trains and bringing them into the Kings Dominion wooden coaster maintenance shop for their annual inspection and routine maintenance. During this process, seats, wheels, etc.

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The reason to discontinue Shockwave is quite simple. “As technologies evolve and the use of mobile devices has grown, interactive content has moved to platforms such as HTML5 Canvas and WebGL and usage of Shockwave has declined,” according to the company.

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Epic Games has finally removed the Shockwave Hammer from Fortnite a lot of concern and criticism from the community. This particular weapon was glitching and allowed players to infinitely bounce around the map while dealing damage to opponents. This made the weapon extremely overpowered and unfair.

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On its opening day in May 1975, Kings Dominion's largest attraction included its roller coaster named the Rebel Yell. The coaster was later renamed to Racer 75. In its inaugural year, Kings Dominion featured several Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Among the most popular was Scooby Doo.

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