Aquaman: Power Wave
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| Aquaman: Power Wave | |
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| Six Flags Over Texas | |
| Location | Six Flags Over Texas |
| Park section | USA |
| Coordinates | 32°45′22″N 97°04′16″W / 32.756°N 97.071°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | February 25, 2023[1] |
| Opening date | March 11, 2023[2] |
| Replaced | Aquaman Splashdown |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Lift/launch system | LSM launch |
| Height | 146.3 ft (44.6 m) |
| Length | 708.7 ft (216.0 m) |
| Speed | 62.1 mph (99.9 km/h) |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | 731 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 5 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane available | |
| Aquaman: Power Wave at RCDB | |
Aquaman: Power Wave is a steel launched shuttle roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas themed to the DC Comics character Aquaman.[3]
On August 29, 2019, Six Flags Over Texas announced Aquaman: Power Wave for the 2020 season of the park.[3][4][5] The roller coaster replaced the former Aquaman Splashdown attraction near the park entrance.[5] Aquaman: Power Wave is considered one of the top 10 new roller coasters anticipated for the 2020 season according to USA Today.[6] Construction of the new roller coaster started and finished in February 2020.[7][8]
Due to the growing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, Six Flags announced a suspension of operations across the company on March 13, 2020.[9] This included all operations at Six Flags Over Texas, including the prep work for the new coaster. The park resumed operations on June 19, 2020, with Aquaman: Power Wave still fenced in for construction.[10] Earlier in April 2020, Six Flags announced measures for the company to survive the coronavirus pandemic, including deferring capital projects across the company that was slated for the 2020 season.[11] In December 2020, Six Flags Over Texas responded to a user on Twitter questioning the status of Aquaman: Power Wave.[12] The park stated that the coaster would now open in 2022.[12][13]
On the 60th anniversary of the park (August 5, 2021), Six Flags Over Texas announced that Aquaman: Power Wave was going to be modified with a turntable station to accommodate two 20-passenger boats.[14] Originally, when the roller coaster was announced, the ride was to feature just one boat and no turntable station.[3]
The park announced on all of its social media accounts a third delay to the roller coaster, setting the new ride to open for the 2023 season.[15][16] Citing the effects of supply chain issues and labor shortages, help caused for the delay.[16][17]
Six Flags Over Texas announced on February 15, 2023, that the roller coaster would open the following month on March 11.[2][18] The park soft opened Aquaman: Power Wave two weeks before the set opening day of the roller coaster for season pass holders.[1]
Not long after opening, the ride received new two-way lockers, in which a door swings open on one side to insert belongings, and then swings open on the other side as guests exit the ride to retrieve them.[19]
