Zydeco Scream

Zydeco Scream

Six Flags New Orleans Location New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Coordinates 30.050589°N 89.935539°W / 30.050589; -89.935539 Park section Pontchartrain Beach Status Standing but not operating Operated June 10, 2000 to August 21, 2005 Rider height 48 inch minimum
Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic Name Boomerang Location Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Operated 1990 to 1998
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Boomerang
Type	Steel - Shuttle
Hourly capacity	760
Propulsion	Catch car lift 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
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Riders per train	28
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Zydeco Scream is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It has been closed since Hurricane Katrina hit the park in 2005 and is currently standing but not operating.

History

The ride first opened in 1990 as Boomerang at Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic. It left the park in 1998. The attraction was painted white with green supports.

The ride was relocated to Six Flags New Orleans (called Jazzland at the time), where it opened on the June 10, 2000 as Zydeco Scream. It was repainted aqua blue with purple supports.

Hurricane Katrina hit the park in 2005 and Zydeco Scream was flooded, along with the rest of the park. Zydeco Scream has been standing but not operating ever since, has rusted, and its paint job has faded significantly. It is highly unlikely that it will ever operate again.

Design

Elements
Catch car lift Cobra roll Vertical loop Chain lift hill

Zydeco Scream is an example of the much copied Vekoma Boomerang. The train was pulled up the first spike and released through the ride's three inversions: a cobra roll and a vertical loop. The train was then caught up the second spike and launched backwards through the three same inversions. It was then caught and brought slowly back to the station.

Colour scheme

Blue track and purple supports, used to be white track and blue supports when in Spain.

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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  Zydeco Scream, Muskrat Scrambler, and Batman: The Ride, along with some flat rides

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  Zydeco Scream with Pontchartrain Flyers in the background

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  Zydeco Scream five years after the park was flooded

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  The vertical loop in 2011

External links

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  Zydeco Scream on the Roller Coaster DataBase.