Boomerang (Riverview Park)

Boomerang

Riverview Park
Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	1939 to 1943 or later

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Boomerang was a ride previously located at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Passengers sat in round cars which moved at high speeds around a circular course. The cars would be released one at a time and sent up a ramp, through a dark tunnel, and down a series of curves back to the starting place.^[1]

History

The ride opened in 1939.^[2]

Adventureland in Addison, Illinois, USA acquired the ride's cars after the park's closure.^[3]

References

↑ "Boomerang Is Newest Thrill Ride". Berwyn Life. 1943-07-30. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
↑ "36th Season Starts at Riverview Park". The Lemont Optimist-News. 1939-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
↑ "The "Silver Flash" Lives". National Amusement Park Historical News. 1981-11-01.

Former

Coasters

Big Dipper Bobs Cannon Ball Derby Racer Fireball Flying Turns Gee Wiz Jack Rabbit Jetstream Kiddie Bobs Krazy Ribbon Pikes Peak Scenic Railway Pippin Royal Gorge Scenic Railway Top Wild Mouse

Attractions

Boomerang Chutes Pair-O-Chutes Riverview Carousel Roll-O-Plane Space Ride Strat-O-Strat Whip

[1] "Boomerang Is Newest Thrill Ride". Berwyn Life. 1943-07-30. Retrieved 2025-05-22.

[2] "36th Season Starts at Riverview Park". The Lemont Optimist-News. 1939-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-20.

[:"1"-3] "The "Silver Flash" Lives". National Amusement Park Historical News. 1981-11-01.

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