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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 | 116.5 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 47 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 935 feet | ||||||||||||
| Track inversions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Rider inversions | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:48 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 5.2 | ||||||||||||
Flashback is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, USA.
History
The ride officially opened to the general public on May 23, 1997 as Boomerang Coast to Coaster. The Danny The Dragon and Sea Dragon rides were removed to make way for the new coaster.[1]
For the 2016 season, it was renamed Flashback.
On September 22, 2024 the park announced via its social media channels that the coaster would be repainted for 2025.[2] The park also revealed that Flashback would be receiving new trains with vest restraints as well[3]
Design
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The coaster is a standard Boomerang model. The train is pulled up by a catch car behind the station. The train is then released, letting it go through the 3 inversions. The train is then caught on the second spike and release once again. The train then goes through the 3 inversions again backwards.
Trains
7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Images
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The loading station
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References
- ↑ "Great Escape owners seek new ride". The Post-Star. 1996-12-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great Escape Facebook post". Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great Escape on X". X.com. 2/26/2025. Retrieved 2/27/25.
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External links
- Flashback on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
