Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

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.

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
General statistics
Type	Steel – Shuttle – Boomerang
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Designer	Vekoma
Model	Boomerang
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	116.5 ft (35.5 m)
Length	935 ft (285 m)
Speed	47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions	3
Duration	1:48
Max vertical angle	65°
Capacity	760 riders per hour
G-force	5.2
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Flash Pass available at Discovery Kingdom and Fiesta Texas

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

Name	Park	Area	Opened	Status	Reference
Flashback	Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor	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]

Gallery

• 
  Boomerang at Elitch Gardens
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  Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake
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  Boomerang: Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
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  Flashback at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor

See also

• Boomerang (roller coaster)