Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
General statistics
TypeSteel – Shuttle – Boomerang
ManufacturerVekoma
DesignerVekoma
ModelBoomerang
Lift/launch system
Chain lift hill
Height116.5 ft (35.5 m)
Length935 ft (285 m)
Speed47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions3
Duration1:48
Max vertical angle
65°
Capacity760 riders per hour
G-force5.2
Height restriction
48 in (122 cm)
Fast Lane available at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags 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.

Design and operation

Originally, all of these coasters featured teal track and white supports. As of 2026, Six Flags Darien Lake's model is the only of the five installations to maintain 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. Great Escape's model featured yellow track and red supports for a time, but it was repainted to its debut year 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".

Installations

Locations for Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Name Park Area Opened Status Reference
Flashback Great Escape Hot Rod USA May 23, 1997 Operating [2]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Sky March 27, 1998 Operating [3]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Darien Lake May 16, 1998 Operating [4]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Los Festivales March 13, 1999 Operating [5]
Boomerang Elitch Gardens Theme Park April 30, 1999 Operating [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ @SF_GreatEscape (September 22, 2024). "Flashback is getting a makeover! 🚧 While the ride takes a break in..." (Tweet) – via X (formerly 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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