Boardwalk Bullet

Boardwalk Bullet
A view of the Boarkwalk Bullet as seen from across the marina.
Kemah Boardwalk
Coordinates 29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°W / 29.546254; -95.017261Coordinates: 29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°W / 29.546254; -95.017261
Status Operating
Opening date August 31, 2007
Cost $3,044,000
General statistics
Type Wood – Twister
Manufacturer Martin & Vleminckx
Designer The Gravity Group, LLC
Lift/launch system Chain Lift Hill
Height 96 ft (29 m)
Drop 92 ft (28 m)
Length 3,236 ft (986 m)
Speed 51 mph (82 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:45
Max vertical angle 55°
Capacity 800 riders per hour
G-force 3.5
Height restriction 48 in (122 cm)
Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB
Pictures of Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB

The Boardwalk Bullet is a high-speed wooden roller coaster in Kemah, Texas, United States, that was opened August 31, 2007. It is part of the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park. Currently, it is the only wooden roller coaster in Greater Houston, and one of only three wooden coasters in Texas.[1] It is a 96-foot-tall (29 m), 3,236-foot-long (986 m) twisted wooden roller coaster designed by The Gravity Group built on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) footprint, making it the one of the most compact wooden coasters in the world.[2] The bullet is one of the most popular rides at Kemah Boardwalk.

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Ranking 39[3]37[4]38[5]17[6]39[7]34[8]35[9]43[10]50[11]14[12] 33[13]

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Census for Texas". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Boardwalk Bullet". Kemah Boardwalk. Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 12 (6.2): 42&ndash, 43. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 13 (6.2): 38&ndash, 39. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 14 (6.2): 38&ndash, 39. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 15 (6.2): 46&ndash, 47. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 46&ndash, 47. September 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 17 (6.2): 40&ndash, 41. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 38&ndash, 39. September 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45&ndash, 46. September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2016 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 20 (6.2): 46. September 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "2017 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 21 (6.2): 50. September 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2018 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 22 (6.2): 48. September 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2015.


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