Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
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Type Steel  – Shuttle  – Boomerang
Manufacturer Vekoma
DesignerVekoma
Model Boomerang
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height116.5 ft (35.5 m)
Length935 ft (285 m)
Speed47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions 3
Duration1:48
Max vertical angle65°
Capacity760 riders per hour
G-force 5.2
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Fastpass availability icon.svg Flash Pass available at Discovery Kingdom and Fiesta Texas

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is a name shared by multiple steel shuttle roller coasters located at several amusement parks in the United States. The roller coasters were designed and manufactured by Vekoma, and are one of the company's Boomerang models. At the time of their installations in the late 1990s, each ride was located in a park owned by Six Flags. All five coasters were originally known as Boomerang: Coast to Coaster, although two have since been renamed.

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Design and operation

Originally, all of these coasters featured teal track & white supports. As of 2025, Six Flags Darien Lake's model is the only of the five installations to have featured its original colors since its opening year. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's model has teal track and yellow supports; Elitch Gardens' model has yellow track and purple supports; and Six Flags Fiesta Texas' model has teal track and orange supports. Six Flags Great Escape's model featured yellow track and red supports for a time, but it was repainted to its original colors for the 2025 season. [1]

Each ride is the standard Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster model found operating at 52 different amusement parks worldwide.

Each coaster has one train with a capacity of 28 riders per train, two across in each row with sit-down style seating. To begin a ride cycle, the train is pulled backwards up the first lift hill, then dropped through the station into a cobra roll and a loop. Coming out of the loop, the train is pulled up another lift hill at the end of the track, then dropped once again, allowing it to traverse these inversions backwards, hence the name "Boomerang: Coast to Coaster".

Installations

Locations for Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
NameParkAreaOpenedStatusReference
Flashback Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor Hot Rod USAMay 23, 1997Operating [2]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Discovery Kingdom SkyMarch 27, 1998Operating [3]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Darien Lake May 16, 1998Operating [4]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Los FestivalesMarch 13, 1999Operating [5]
Boomerang Elitch Gardens Theme Park April 30, 1999Operating [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ @SF_GreatEscape (September 22, 2024). "Flashback is getting a makeover! 🚧 While the ride takes a break in..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Flashback (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang Coast to Coaster (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang Coast to Coaster (Six Flags Darien Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Elitch Gardens)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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