The Tidal Wave rollercoaster at Trimper's Rides in Ocean City, Maryland
116 ft up this spike

Trimper Rides, Ocean City, Maryland

Tidal Wave

POV
Ride it: front row POV
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Tidal Wave 2025 front row on-ride 5K POV - Trimper Rides MD

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Tidal Wave 2025 backwards on-ride 5K POV - Trimper Rides MD

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Trimper Rides

Its always been rough but these past few years are really taking a toll on the poor thing.

KingKidCobra

I’m in the fourth car, which is the worst spot because it really has a bad rattle.

Themeparkguy Productions

I still can kinda appreciate this ride because I do love the intense boomerang layout, and it looks quite nice.

KingKidCobra

I was shocked at how forceful the inversions were backwards.

guiderex

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

116 ftHeight
47 mphTop speed
3Inversions

What riders say

Criticised for

Head banging

I was shocked at how forceful the inversions were backwards.

guiderex, Captain Coaster review

Its always been rough but these past few years are really taking a toll on the poor thing.

KingKidCobra, Captain Coaster review

Definitely one of the better boomerangs and was a good view of the rest of the park and the ocean across the street

@ajaustin9712, review

went on this a good 50 times this summer (i’m a local) and safe to say it’s my favorite ride there.

@remyandersen2001, review

Planning your ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: APK (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

The photo slider at the top: Accelerated Creative's front row POV, Tidal Wave 2025 front row on-ride 5K POV - Trimper Rides MD (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.