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| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||
| Product | Boomerang | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 760 | ||||||||
| Area | 288.8 feet × 98.4 feet | ||||||||
| Height | 116.4 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 47 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 935 feet | ||||||||
| Track inversions | 3 | ||||||||
| Rider inversions | 6 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:48 | ||||||||
| G-Force | 5.2 | ||||||||
Boomerang is a Vekoma shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
History
On October 8, 1998, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced that they would be adding Poltergeist, Boomerang, Scream and twelve other attractions. This would be a part of the park's $30 million expansion.[1]
Boomerang opened on March 13, 1999.
Design
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When the ride begins, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, before being dropped through the loading station and into a cobra roll and then a vertical 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 design backwards.
Trains
Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Images
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References
- ↑ "Six Flags Festa Texas Announces $30 Million Expansion". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "Six Flags Fiesta Texas Announces World's First Single-Rail Family Racing Coaster". Coaster101. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
External links
- Boomerang on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
