Riding a STAND-UP rollercoaster… SITTING DOWN??

We rode a STAND-UP rollercoaster… but sitting down?? Shockwave at Drayton Manor has been transformed into a brand new experience called The Wave, now having a 1.2m height restriction and most importantly a sit down train instead of a stand up one! This experience was so strange but really really good! See my full review with reactions on ride in this video!
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[@FeedYourGreed]

ART Engineering have made some super comfortable trains. Cannibal and Primordial at Lagoon over here in the US runs their trains and they are both glossy smooth. I saw a few people on twitter say they "cheaped out", but in reality, they do make some of the best retrofit and/or custom made trains in the business from a ride experience perspective. Having a train custom made in any capacity can not be "cheap" endeavor.

[@ryan_n05]

they also made the monstrosity of trains that run on wicked, so…

[@Backwardly]

The interesting thing is that when it was built, there was talk about them getting one sit down and one stand-up - there was always the option for the sit-down train for the first few years but they never took it up. They went for two stand-up trains instead. So it is nice we can now do the sit down version

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

Many people are saying it’s a significant improvement on the original (including yourself).
It would definitely be good to see the track being given a repaint.

[@iliketrains3546]

And replace the straight section with an airtime hill or barrel roll

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

@@iliketrains3546 true lol

[@iliketrains3546]

@@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills that straight track annoys me so much when I look at the ride lol

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

@@iliketrains3546 🤣

[@coasternamegenerator5611]

@@iliketrains3546who would do that though?

[@Baluen69]

The MCC music goes hard

[@olliexx]

Hey, I was the guy who ran at you in Vikings 😂 Thanks for having a photo with me

[@DigitalDan]

Haha no worries man, was great to see you! Hope you had a good day! 😊

[@Moddingskylands]

now ride rita doing a handstand and singing wonderwall

[@xenonrxsexenon8761]

8:38 One of the cleanest teleportation edits i've ever seen. 😂😂

[@Dylcoaster]

Hi

[@DigitalDan]

😂😂

[@CoasterCraze1]

congrats on 20,000,000 views that is truly and incredble achivment can wait to see the channel in the furture

[@CoasterPro817]

This ride is amazing. It is a shame that they got rid of the stand up trains. But I really love the theming! Thanks for the review Dan!🎉

[@MH_ZeR0]

Never got to do this when it was stand up but I got a second row ride on Friday... Bloody loved it!! Gotta agree the operations were slow as hell. Deffo something they need to look into.
Can't wait to go back and ride again though!!

[@user-kl4vx2zh3o]

From a stand up to a sit down and also good to see you back at Drayton Manor again

[@billieseyelashesflewoff]

In reality, since Millennium have the same 1.2m height restriction as The Wave, wouldn't Millennium be the 'UK's most thrilling family coaster' or even Speed? It has a 1,25cm height requirement, or Mumbo Jumbo? Like I'm not entirely sure if the Wave is the UK's most thrilling family coaster

[@DigitalDan]

It is really intense to be fair! More than Millennium in my eyes anyway 😅

[@iitzfizz]

Ohhh damn it's finished!

[@ThemeParkEscape_]

Hi i was the kid with the enso jumper that took a picture with you. You made my day and thanks for the photo!

[@DigitalDan]

Was great to meet you!! Glad to hear you had a good day! 😊

[@Scalybower]

ART produkt. Perfekt

[@squidge46]

Love this with the sit down trains its a great ride.

[@Tobidome10]

Love the vids dan your my favorite TH-camr

[@EddieDoesBrass]

If only Loopings could put this much money into Pleasurewood Hills…

[@KuyaMagik]

The teleport was smooth

[@FootyBros1303]

Dan: bit of music in here
Me: Sam’s about to dance in queue again

[@DigitalDan]

😂😂

[@thisisjustanchannel]

The name really gave me some shock when I saw it.

[@Wickerlad_2002]

0:12 The intro music brings back memories from playing F1 2009 on the Wii 😭🏎😂

[@silassworld]

At 1:04 it looks like Canada,USA,Mexico,South America and others

[@dylanphelps5820]

I was so confused what you were on about when I first looked at this video

[@jazeroth322]

Dans word of the day?
SMOOTH!

[@zcatcaptain2549]

Good vlog keep up the work ❤

[@DigitalDan]

Thank you!!

[@DylynKay]

You absolute mad lad

[@im_not_good_at_games_2]

yoooo big fan dan

[@dindog22]

with all the surf theming I was almost expecting some B&M surf trains where the seats kind of move up and down but that's not what they did

[@NL2SCoasters]

Hi Dan!!!

[@dylanphelps5820]

The shockwave brakes were not as bad as they looked and also we're fun

[@jameslewis7479]

Glad they kept those old stool light on the lift hill

[@Cloudyy0Kat]

ngl when i first saw this notification i was confused asf

[@BooneyBoy]

Is there one or two trains?

[@Jesse-mx5op]

What I think they should do is have either the back 1 or 2 rows as stand ups for those who missed out in the past and use the front row queue as a queue for the stand up row/s

[@dylanphelps5820]

I really wish Drayton manor was a merlin park because I do love the park

[@Yonel6969]

Why? drayton is fine as it is. if any park needs a merlin takeover its oakwood

[@dylanphelps5820]

@@Yonel6969 yes but I got a merlin pass so you get in free on merlin parks

[@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714]

@@dylanphelps5820I could do with an annual pass, I’m going to four Merlin parks this year, already been to one and that’s put a dent in my wallet.

[@CartoonDinosaur.]

Drayton Manor was my childhood theme park!
Does Jorgmundor ride the same as buffalo??
😂😭❤

[@Gunner14coasters]

Hope they paint the track and supports.

[@DomoH1990]

Smiler 2.0 be like but at Drayton manor

[@Buffwillow]

Looks like it kind of better I guess as they want to do family friendly rides now it’s a improvement but to a lot of other people standup was probably better

[@TheKnexMaker]

train looks good, but they need to paint the track and supports. black supports yellow track maybe

[@ssuuss539]

Is that not a real B&M? The train looks funny

[@rob235ioa1]

NEVER was a B & M

[@drummer9642]

It's actually an Intamin coaster, but the track was subcontracted by the now defunct Giovanola - who just so happen to be the company that Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard worked for before leaving and starting B&M. The new trains are made by ART Engineering.

[@britishcyclo6516]

It looks shockingly wavey

[@user-ku1ty9dv8b]

Dan, this is a really random question, can you make a video on planet coaster on what may go in the scorpion express area if it gets removed?

[@DigitalDan]

That is a plan for the future actually!!

[@user-ku1ty9dv8b]

@@DigitalDanOoo I’m a mind reader 😛

[@Rip_mm-tw3pu]

I rode Thor a few weeks ago

[@ScarfNJam]

DAN ARE YOU IN DRAYTON MANOR WITH ME? IM IN THE QUEUE FOR THE THOMAS RIDE RN?!?!

[@sarahledster4380]

2:37 is the best part and 2:48

[@Arch_edits55]

Is he at drayton manor today

[@captinhogwash]

Given that this will be many children's first time on an upside down coaster, given the new hight restriction, I'm really encouraged by this review.

[@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714]

Trust me, it isnt nothing if it isn’t standup, back when you could stand backwards in the restraints, that was the most intense experience, now it’s just bland.

[@DigitalDan]

It was surprising how good it was being sit down! Definitely up there as one of the most thrilling family coasters in the UK 🔥

[@captinhogwash]

@@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714 yes but my point was that for children like my 7 year old daughter, this will be a brilliant introduction to more thrilling rollercoasters and will be her first time going upside down.

[@captinhogwash]

@@DigitalDan thanks for replying. Me and my 10 year old son Edward love watching your channel.

[@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714]

@@captinhogwash oh, my bad, I thought you meant it was still as thrilling as it was before. But yeah, this is a nice little ride to get started with inversions, as it doesn’t have too many, and the only scary thing about it is the inversion. My first time inverting was just opposite it, ironically, on air race with my school. I had a migraine that day and felt sick after going on, so I skipped out on stormforce ten and ended up in Thomas land. Not knocking it though, troublesome trucks is one of the best coasters in the uk, up there with flying fish, diplomas Dino coaster and the octonauts coaster!

[@CoasterConsistency]

I’m literally going today

[@lolaclark5015]

Hi dan🎉🎉

[@Spiritwonder420]

Uk theming be like a billboard lol

[@Rollercoastentertainment]

THE THUMBNAIL IS THE WAVE BACKWARDS

[@RSP658]

I went on it when you had to stand up

[@sheep8128]

Release a top 50 daniel

[@organicfamiliy]

Drayton Manor have runnied ther park it used to be so good

[@OblivionSpl]

It's a family focused park more than it has ever been now that especially since have made so their big signature coaster is suitable for smaller children. Seems like they are doing better than some other parks in the county at the minute as well. So I wouldn't say the park is ruined.

[@jakewilliams1410]

Hi Dan

[@just-dashin]

woah

[@davidleadbeater7384]

Your videos r better an theme park worldwide keep it up

[@PokemonRocker27]

Under a minute and the first one

[@Youth4Jesus-wtl]

Now the real question is, does it count as a new coaster credit?

[@rob235ioa1]

NO

[@SNCY29]

(0:47 to 1:07) HILL CLIMB?!?!?

[@RFMGam1ng]

I WANT TO STAND UP

[@flipsoback]

No you dont🙃

[@RFMGam1ng]

@@flipsoback Yes i do 😀

[@flipsoback]

trust me have u been on riddler’s revenge

[@RFMGam1ng]

@@flipsoback never been to the us

[@flipsoback]

trust me

[@douweschouten8579]

Day 2 of asking to put gel in your hair

[@Killercutsvideo]

Looks very... Boring is not the word, but it's something.

[@Thebathroomsink123]

That title low key confused me 😂

[@Tswirl358]

Who wants a muffin? 🧁😊

[@Bluecrystal1234]

Should’ve made it a surf coaster..

[@thrill_riders]

No Shockingly Wavey references… 0/10

[@DigitalDan]

Sorry marky moo

[@BPRandoms]

Cheese Gromit 🧀

[@Viper_Astro]

Isn’t this new theme supposed to to act like you’re surfing because if so you stand up while surfing and the coaster was originally a stand up. They should of just re themed it

[@SamCostello]

I’m not short

[@CoasterConceptswastaken]

Dan hi.

[@zakb5757]

Kein Mack-produkt 😔

[@tecrazayfishay]

GET IT TO 900 LIKES IM UR 899TH LIKE CMON NOW

[@magicjack4076]

Sitting down won’t fix a terrible layout

[@drvwho1]

I went there for a school a trip went on the wave and it was like not scary and scary at the time.
Edit
Pls say yes of been say no if have not

[@PokemonRocker27]

Digital Dan can please reply tothis

[@rob235ioa1]

sO NOW THERE IS no STAND UP COASTER IM THE uk WONDER WHO WILL BE FIRST TO PUT 1 IN hope they ,ake it a real stand up as you really sit down while standing up on all of them

[@flipsoback]

under 10 min gang
⬇️

[@liamjamescross5306]

Lando win come on

[@evor6s]

im going to have an opinion, and that is, they should of kept one stand up train. Run one of each. No doubt that the new sit down experience is great with the lap bars and the fact it brings the min height req down to 1.2 is a bonus, but the stand up was what made shockwave/the wave/7up however you remember it, so unique and incredible. Its been a number of years since ive been, I think G-Force had only just closed down when I was last there, and I remember being able to ride shockwave, im pretty sure close to 12 times in a row before i went home as the park was super quiet. It may be a little while before i can visit again, i have heard that Apocalypse is gone which is also a shame, as the stand up on that was unique and exhilarating too.
Sure the old trains were probably in need of a lot of loving, but it would of been nice to see maybe a new, redesigned stand up train to accompany the new sit down

[@jimmyk9523]

Digital Spam

[@Tarinator]

Alton Towers is better lol 🙃

[@captaincrummpet9744]

So sad

[@richhhhhh4720]

You need a new barber 💈

[@iMizzy777]

People who want to try the wave one day👇

[@markbryan8262]

Me

[@Bpro9211]

1st

[@lolaclark5015]

First

[@lolaclark5015]

First

[@Gonzothegreat567]

nobody asked

[@iMizzy777]

Idc