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| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Boomerang | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||||||||
| Track layout | Boomerang | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 760 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Catch car lift hill Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 288.8 feet × 98.4 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 116.5 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 47 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 935 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Track inversions | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Rider inversions | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:48 | ||||||||||||||
| G-Force | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||||
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Boomerang is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, USA. It is a Boomerang built by Vekoma, and previously operated from March 18, 1989 to September 3, 2012 at Six Flags Over Texas as Flashback.
History
The ride first opened at Six Flags Over Texas on March 18, 1989 as Flashback.[1]
Flashback was shut down in the spring of 1998 after an accident happened on Demon at Six Flags Great America.[2]
On August 2, 2012, Six Flags Over Texas announced that Flashback and Texas Chute Out would be closing down. Both rides ceased operations on September 3, 2012.[3] On August 30, 2012, Six Flags St. Louis announced that they would be getting Flashback. It was repainted and renamed Boomerang.[4] The ride opened at its current location on June 8, 2013.
Design
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Colour scheme
While at Six Flags Over Texas, the ride was painted with red track with blue supports. When it was relocated to Six Flags St. Louis, the track was repainted green while the supports were repainted orange.
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. During its later years at Six Flags Over Texas, the train was ad-wrapped, advertising Charter Communications.
References
- ↑ "Six Flags to open new ride". Longview News-Journal. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51012860/flashback-six-flags-over-texas/.
- ↑ "Rides checked after coaster mishap", Fort Worth Star-Telegram (May 2, 1998), pp. 58. Retrieved on January 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Texas shuttering the Texas Chute Out and the Flashback". https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2012/08/02/six-flags-over-texas-shuttering-the-texas-chute-out-and-the-flashback/.
- ↑ "Missouri theme park adds a 9th roller coaster". https://krcgtv.com/news/local/missouri-theme-park-adds-a-9th-roller-coaster.
External links
- Boomerang on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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