Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
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| ''Boomerang: Coast to Coaster'' | |
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| Location | 1. The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom 2. Darien Lake |
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| Type | Steel roller coaster |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1. 05/23/1997 2. 05/16/1998 3. 04/30/1999 4. 03/13/1999 5. 03/27/1998 6. 1987 7. 05/05/2000 8. 1989 |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Shuttle |
| Height | 116 feet |
| Length | 935 feet |
| Max speed | 47 mph |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Capacity | 760 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 5.2 |
| Height Restriction | 48 inches |
| Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at RCDB | |
Boomerang Coast-To-Coaster is a steel roller coaster of shuttle design currently in use at eight different Six Flags parks.
The ride has one train with a capacity of twenty eight riders, two across in each row. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, then dropped through the loading gate through a cobra roll and then one loop. At the end of this cycle the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track, then released allowing the train to go back through the loops backwards, hence the name of the coaster.
Most of these ride have red trains with a teal green track and white support, those named Flashback usually have yellow trains and black tracks. Other individual park variations are common. Because it has a simple shuttle design only one train is ever on the track. This is one of Vekoma's more popular designs because it is relatively inexpensive to build and occupies a small footprint within a park but is considered to be a relatively thrilling ride even though ride time is short and the track design is simple.
This is the standard Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster design found at forty three different amusement parks worldwide. It is currently operating at eight different Six Flags parks:
| Park | Name | Date Opened |
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| The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom | Boomerang Coast to Coaster | 05/23/1997 |
| Darien Lake | Boomerang Coast to Coaster | 05/16/1998 |
| Six Flags Elitch Gardens | Boomerang | 04/30/1999 |
| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Boomerang | 03/13/1999 |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Boomerang Coast to Coaster | 03/27/1998 |
| Six Flags Mexico | Boomerang | 1987 |
| Six Flags New England | Flashback | 05/05/2000 |
| Six Flags Over Texas | Flashback | 1989 |
In addition, it was at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom as the Vampire, this one was moved to Six Flags New England, now operating under the name Flashback. Six Flags New Orleans has the ride under the name Zydeco Scream, but is not operating as the park is closed in 2006 due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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| Roller coasters at Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
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Boomerang – Poltergeist – Rattler – Road Runner Express – Rollschuhcoaster – Superman: Krypton Coaster |
| Roller coasters at Darien Lake |
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster - Brain Teaser - The Mind Eraser - The Predator - Superman: Ride of Steel - The Viper |
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Elitch Gardens |
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Boomerang - Flying Coaster - Great Chase - Half Pipe – Mind Eraser - Sidewinder - Twister II |
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster - Cobra - Kong – Medusa - Road Runner Express - Roar - V2: Vertical Velocity |
| Roller coasters at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom |
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Alpine Bobsled – Boomerang: Coast to Coaster – Canyon Blaster – Comet – Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon – Road Runner Express – Steamin' Demon |
