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| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Larry Bill | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Terrain | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 110 feet | ||||||||
| Elevation change | 140 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 115 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 60 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 4725 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Duration | 2:30 | ||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
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Boulder Dash is a wooden terrain roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. It opened on May 21, 2000 and was designed by Custom Coasters International, Inc.[1]
History
The roller coaster was revealed on March 25, 1999,[1] with the name Boulder Dash announced later that year in October.[2] Boulder Dash opened on May 21, 2000.[3]
Starting in 2007, almost all of the track was replaced by Great Coasters International. For the 2008 season, the company replaced the trick track with a triple up.[4]
In 2017, Boulder Dash received a retracking by Martin & Vleminckx to help smooth out rough patches and replace rotting wood. This also removed the triple-up hill located near the end of the ride, replacing it with a double-up hill.[5]
Design
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Boulder Dash is built on the side of a mountain and follows the natural terrain. It features an initial drop of 115 feet and a total elevation change of 140 feet.[1]
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains were built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Incident
During a morning test run on June 13, 2001, a 23-year-old park employee was killed after being struck by a train.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lake Compounce Unveils New Mountain Coaster - Ultimate Rollercoaster
- ↑ Lake Compounce 2000 - News Articles (Wayback archive)
- ↑ "COASTER'S SETTING SETS IT APART". https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-05-22-0005220211-story.html.
- ↑ Boulder Dash - Great Coasters International
- ↑ "The History of Boulder Dash: The Coaster That Saved Lake Compounce". https://www.themeparksandentertainment.com/2021/01/the-history-of-boulder-dash-coaster.html.
- ↑ Lake Compounce Employee Killed on Roller Coaster - Ultimate Rollercoaster
External links
- Boulder Dash on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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