Boomerang (RPQ Rides & Amusement)

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Boomerang

RPQ Rides & Amusement
Showman / operator	RPQ Rides & Amusement
Status	Operating since 2010 or before

Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
Name	unknown
Location	Pomona, California, USA
Operated	During 1980s

Cal Expo Amusement Park
Name	unknown
Location	Sacramento, California, USA
Operated	1975 or after to 1979 or before

Oregon State Fairgrounds
Name	unknown
Location	Salem, Oregon, USA
Operated	1955 to 1967 or after
Cost	$100,000

Statistics

Manufacturer

Miler Manufacturing

Type

Steel

Riders per train

16

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

9 metres

Inversions

0

Boomerang is a steel travelling roller coaster operated by Philippines based company RPQ Rides & Amusement.^[1]

History

In 1955, the Oregon State Fairgrounds installed a permanent old mill and roller coaster at a cost of $100,000, these would operate during the Oregon State Fair.^[2]

News articles claim that the roller coaster and the old mill were destroyed in the 1967 Oregon State Fairgrounds Fire, however, they are still visible in a picture taken after the fire.

Sometime after 1967, the fairgrounds decided to modernize its facilities, and the roller coaster was moved to the Cal Expo Amusement Park in Sacramento, California.^[3]

After some time there, the coaster's owner sold it, and the new owner operated it at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds for a few years in the 80s.^[3]

The earliest known time that the coaster was in The Philipines was in 2010 when a POV video was uploaded to YouTube, now owned by RPQ Rides & Amusement the ride was also named Boomerang, the only confirmed name that the coaster has had.^[4]

Boomerang had been operating at the Subic Fiesta Carnival since 2010, but it is unknown if it was there permanently or if it was rented to other fair events.

Since 2018 the coaster has been traveling full-time.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill

Similar design to Miler's World's Largest Portable Roller Coaster, but larger.

Trains

Single train with 8 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 16 riders per train.

Appearances

The roller coaster appears at the Subic Fiesta Carnival.

References

↑ "𝙎𝙐𝘽𝙄𝘾 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 "𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆"". Facebook. 1 December, 2023. Retrieved 13 December, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
↑ Rose, Joseph (20-8-2015). "Throwback Thursday: 10 things you can no longer do at the Oregon State Fair". OregonLive. Retrieved 20-12-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Email from Fred Miler, son of Carl Miler, Owner of Miler Manufacturing
↑ "pulong buhangin fiesta carnival". YouTube. 10-2-2010. Retrieved 20-12-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[1] "𝙎𝙐𝘽𝙄𝘾 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 "𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆"". Facebook. 1 December, 2023. Retrieved 13 December, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[2] Rose, Joseph (20-8-2015). "Throwback Thursday: 10 things you can no longer do at the Oregon State Fair". OregonLive. Retrieved 20-12-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Email from Fred Miler, son of Carl Miler, Owner of Miler Manufacturing

[4] "pulong buhangin fiesta carnival". YouTube. 10-2-2010. Retrieved 20-12-2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

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