Boomerang (roller coaster)

Boomerang
Boomerang at Pleasure Island
Status In Production
First manufactured 1984
No. of installations 55
Manufacturer Vekoma
Height 35.51 m (116.5 ft)
Length 285 m (935 ft)
Speed 47 mph (76 km/h)
G force 5.2
Capacity 760 riders per hour
Duration About 1:48 minutes
Restraint Style Over-the-shoulder
Inversions 6 [transversed twice] otherwise 3
Boomerang at RCDB

Boomerang is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma, a Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. As of October 2018 there are 55 Boomerangs operating.

The roller coaster model was created in the early 1980s and was first introduced at four different parks around the world in 1984.

Design and ride experience

Boomerang's layout design

The Boomerang consists of a single train with seven cars, capable of carrying 28 passengers. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up the first lift hill by a catchcar. After being released, the train passes through the station, enters a Cobra roll element (referred to as a boomerang by the designers), and then travels through a vertical loop. After being pulled up a second lift hill, the train is released to head backwards through each inversion once more, making the total number of inversions per ride six. The train slows down as it passes through the station backwards, and then comes to a complete stop in the station. This coaster model is popular among many amusement parks in the United States, but it has appeared at amusement parks around the world.

Boomerang coasters have occasionally stalled, often in the Cobra Roll element. As a precaution, many Boomerang coasters are built with an access platform just under the Cobra Roll/Boomerang element.

Variant designs

There are three main design variants based on the Boomerang layout, all of which are produced by Vekoma.

Stinger when it was known as Invertigo at California's Great America

Invertigo

The first variant of the Boomerang is the Invertigo. While retaining the same layout as the Boomerang, the Invertigo has inverted track, turning it into an inverted roller coaster. Each car has two rows of seats that are back-to-back, so the riders in the back row of each car would be facing those in the front of the trailing car. The first Invertigo, HangOver at Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden was supposed to open in 1996 with a new linear induction motor (LIM) or LSM lift. However, development problems delayed the ride's opening to 1997, and the design was remade to include a traditional chain lift like the original Boomerang. Only four Invertigo models were ever built.

Giant Inverted Boomerang

Stunt Fall at Parque Warner Madrid is one of five Giant Inverted Boomerangs built

The second design is known as both the Giant Inverted Boomerang and the Super Invertigo. While maintaining a similar layout to the Boomerang, the track is again inverted, and the size of the ride is increased. The track is 270 feet (82 m) longer, the two lift hills are almost 80 feet (24 m) taller, and both hills are vertical. The track also crosses over, with the station underneath the vertical loop. The train has 8 cars, with the four seats of each car arranged in a chevron. As of 2011, four Giant Inverted Boomerangs operate, and one is currently under construction. The ones that operate currently are Goliath at Six Flags New England (Previously located at Six Flags Magic Mountain as Déjà Vu), Aftershock at Silverwood Theme Park (Previously located at Six Flags Great America as Déjà Vu), and Stunt Fall at Parque Warner Madrid. Sky Mountain at Mirabalandia (Previously located at Six Flags Over Georgia as Déjà Vu) is currently in storage. In late 2011, the first Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang to have been built brand new in about ten years opened. It resides at Jinjiang Action Park under the name Mountain Peak.

Family Boomerang

In late 2010, Vekoma announced that they would be manufacturing a Family Boomerang. The prototype opened in Drayton Manor Theme Park as Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission in April 2011 later renamed to the Accelerator.[1] Another, named Velociraptor, opened on 17 May 2016 in the Lost Kingdom area of Paultons Park. Unlike the other Boomerang roller coasters a Family Boomerang does not feature any inversions but it still has a similar shuttle design. The ride has two end spikes and generally a figure-8 design in the layout.

Layouts

Layouts of the different variations
Boomerang
Boomerang
Invertigo
Invertigo
Giant Inverted Boomerang
Giant Inverted Boomerang

Ride locations

Coaster nameAmusement parkVariantOriginal openingStatus
Aftershock
Formerly Déjà Vu		Silverwood Theme Park
Six Flags Great America 		Giant Inverted Boomerang2001Operating[2][3]
The BatCanada's WonderlandBoomerang1987Operating[4]
Ben 10 – Ultimate MissionDrayton Manor Theme ParkFamily Boomerang2011Operating[5]
BoomerangLa RondeBoomerang1984Operating[6]
BoomerangBellewaerdeBoomerang1984Operating[7]
BoomerangKnott's Berry FarmBoomerang1990Dismantled[8][9]
BoomerangParc Touristique des CombesFamily Boomerang2011Operating[10]
BoomerangSix Flags Fiesta TexasBoomerang1999Operating[11]
BoomerangSix Flags MexicoBoomerang1987Operating[12]
Boomerang
Formerly Flashback 		Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags Over Texas		Boomerang1989Operating[13][14]
BoomerangWalibi Sud-OuestBoomerang1992Operating
BoomerangWild AdventuresBoomerang1998Operating[15]
BoomerangWorlds of FunBoomerang2000Operating[16]
BoomerangSiam Park CityBoomerang2007Operating
Boomerang: Coast to CoasterDarien LakeBoomerang1998Operating[17]
Boomerang: Coast to CoasterElitch Gardens Theme ParkBoomerang1999Operating[18]
Boomerang: Coast to CoasterSix Flags Discovery KingdomBoomerang1998Operating[19]
The Flying Cobras
Formerly Head Spin/ "Mind Eraser"		Carowinds
Geauga Lake		Boomerang1996Operating[20][21]
CobraPowerParkBoomerang2005Operating
Flashback
Formerly Vampire
Formerly Boomerang		Six Flags New England
Kentucky Kingdom
Nanhu Amusement Park		Boomerang1985Operating[22][23][24]
Flashback
Formerly Boomerang: Coast to Coaster		Great EscapeBoomerang1997Operating[25]
Goliath
Formerly Déjà Vu		Six Flags New England
Six Flags Magic Mountain		Giant Inverted Boomerang2001Operating[26][27][28]
Invertigo (Formerly known as "Face/Off")Kings IslandInvertigo1999Operating[29]
Mountain PeakJinjiang Action ParkGiant Inverted Boomerang2011Operating[30]
Ragin' Cajun
Formerly Boomerang		Dixie Landing'
Hafan y Môr Holiday Park 		Boomerang1987Operating[31]
Sea SerpentMorey's PiersBoomerang1984Operating[32]
SidewinderHersheyparkBoomerang1991Operating[33]
unknown
Formerly Déjà Vu		Mirabilandia
Six Flags Over Georgia		Giant Inverted Boomerang2018[34]Under Construction[35][36]
Space Shuttle Max
Formerly Cobra		Enchanted Kingdom
West Midland Safari Park		Boomerang1995Operating[37][38]
Speed of Sound
Formerly La Via Volta		Walibi HollandBoomerang2000Operating[39]
Stinger
Formerly Invertigo		Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
California's Great America		Invertigo1998Demolished[40][41]
Stunt FallParque Warner MadridGiant Inverted Boomerang2002Operating[42]
Tidal WaveTrimper's RidesBoomerang1986Operating[43]
Triops
Formerly Tornado
Formerly unknown
Formerly HangOver		Bagatelle
Sommerland Syd
Allou Fun Park
Liseberg		Invertigo1997Operating[44][45][46][47]
Diabolik
Formerly Two-Face: The Flip Side		Movieland Park
Six Flags America		Invertigo1999Operating[48]
Wipeout
Formerly Missile
Formerly Coca-Cola Roller		Pleasurewood Hills
The American Adventure Theme Park
Glasgow Garden Festival		Boomerang1988Operating[49][50][51]
ZoomerangLake CompounceBoomerang1997Operating[52]
BoomerangFreizeit-Land GeiselwindBoomerang2000Operating[52]
BoomerangFantasilandiaBoomerang1996Operating
RaikPhantasialandFamily Boomerang2016Operating[53][54]
BoomerangParque de la CostaBoomerang1998Operating
AnacondaLuna Park, Tel AvivBoomerang2000Operating[55]
VelociraptorPaulton's ParkFamily Boomerang2016Operating[56]
TweestrydWildlands Adventure Zoo EmmenFamily Boomerang2018Operating[57]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Déjà Vu  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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  4. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Bat  (Canada's Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission  (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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  10. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Parc Touristique des Combes)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Six Flags Mexico)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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  14. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Flashback  (Six Flags Over Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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  19. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang Coast to Coaster  (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  20. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Carolina Cobra  (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  21. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Head Spin  (Geauga Lake)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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  23. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Vampire  (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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  29. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Invertigo  (Kings Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  30. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Mountain Peak  (Jinjiang Action Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  31. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Ragin' Cajun  (Dixie Landing')". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  32. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Sea Serpent  (Morey's Piers)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  33. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Sidewinder  (Hersheypark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  34. ↑ https://rcdb.com/10283.htm
  35. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Déjà Vu  (Six Flags Over Georgia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  36. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Sky Mountain  (Mirabilandia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  37. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Space Shuttle  (Enchanted Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  38. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cobra  (West Midland Safari Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  39. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Speed of Sound  (Walibi Holland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  40. ↑ {{Cite https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2018/03/exclusive-photos-of-deconstruction-of.html?m=1 RCDB|coaster_name=Stinger|location=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom|rcdb_number=9849|accessdate=18 February 2012}}
  41. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Invertigo  (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  42. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Stunt Fall  (Parque Warner Madrid)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  43. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tidal Wave  (Trimper's Rides)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  44. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Triops  (Bagatelle)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  45. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tornado  (Sommerland Syd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  46. ↑ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Allou Fun Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  47. ↑ Marden, Duane. "HangOver  (Liseberg)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  48. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Diabolik  (Movieland Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  49. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Wipeout  (Pleasurewood Hills)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  50. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Missile  (American Adventure Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  51. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Coca-Cola Roller  (Glasgow Garden Festival)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  52. 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Zoomerang  (Lake Compounce)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  53. ↑ "Family-Boomerang RAIK". Phantasialand. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  54. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Raik  (Phantasialand (Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany))". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  55. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Anaconda  (Luna Park Tel Aviv)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  56. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Velociraptor  (Paulton's Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  57. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tweestryd  (Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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