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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
General statistics
TypeSteel – Shuttle – Boomerang
ManufacturerVekoma
DesignerVekoma
ModelBoomerang
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height116.5 ft (35.5 m)
Length935 ft (285 m)
Speed47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions3
Duration1:48
Max vertical angle65°
Capacity760 riders per hour
G-force5.2
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Flash Pass available at Discovery Kingdom and Fiesta Texas

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is a steel shuttle roller coaster currently at several parks in North America. The roller coaster was designed and manufactured by Vekoma, and is considered as one of its boomerang models. At the time of installation in the late 1990s, the coaster was built at parks operated by Six Flags. All five coasters were originally known as Boomerang: Coast to Coaster, although three have since been renamed.

Design and operation

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Originally, the coasters had a teal track & white supports. As of 2015, Six Flags Darien Lake's model still has its original colors; Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's model has teal track and yellow supports; Elitch Gardens' model has a yellow track and purple supports; and Six Flags Fiesta Texas' has teal track and orange supports. Six Flags Great Escape's was given yellow track and red supports, but is currently in the process of being repainted to its original colors for the 2025 season.[1]

This is the standard Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster design found operating at fifty-two different amusement parks worldwide.

Each coaster has one train with a capacity of 28, two across in each row. Unlike Vekoma's suspended trains, "Boomerang: Coast to Coaster" operates a sit-down design. 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 dropped once again allowing the train to go back through the loops backwards, hence the name "Boomerang: Coast to Coaster."

Installations

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Locations for Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Name Park Area Opened Status Reference
Flashback Six Flags Great Escape Hot Rod USA May 23, 1997 Operating [2]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Sky March 27, 1998 Operating [3]
Boomerang Six Flags Darien Lake May 16, 1998 Operating [4]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Los Festivales March 13, 1999 Operating [5]
Boomerang Elitch Gardens April 30, 1999 Operating [6]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ @SF_GreatEscape (September 22, 2024). "Flashback is getting a makeover! 🚧 While the ride takes a break in..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flashback  (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang Coast to Coaster  (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang Coast to Coaster  (Six Flags Darien Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Elitch Gardens)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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