Boomerang (Worlds of Fun)

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Boomerang
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Boomerang at Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun
Location Worlds of Fun
Park section Africa
Coordinates 39°10′23″N94°29′06″W / 39.173135°N 94.485096°W / 39.173135; -94.485096
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 8, 2000
Replaced Zambezi Zinger (original)
General statistics
Type Steel  Boomerang  Shuttle
Manufacturer Vekoma
ModelShuttle roller coaster
Track layoutSteel
Lift/launch systemChain
Height116 ft (35 m)
Length935 ft (285 m)
Speed47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions 6 (3 forward, 3 backward)
Duration1 min 48 sec
Max vertical angle45°
Capacity750 riders per hour
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
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Boomerang at RCDB

Boomerang is a boomerang roller coaster located in the Africa section at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in the 2000 season, filling the vacancy left by the original Zambezi Zinger's departure in 1997. Boomerang reused Zambezi Zinger's original queue from its opening through 2004.

Contents

Ride experience

Riders are towed up a 166-foot (51 m), 45° incline. When they reach the top of the lift hill, they are dropped. The train reaches a maximum speed of 47 miles (76 km) per hour while traveling through the station and into a cobra roll, inverting the riders twice and turning in the direction of the initial incline. It then travels through a vertical loop and up a section of track that is nearly parallel to the first incline. Finally, the train repeats the trip, backwards, to complete the ride.

Elements

Train

Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.

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