Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is a steel shuttle roller coaster currently at several parks in North America. The roller coaster was designed and manufactured by Vekoma, and is considered as one of its boomerang models. At the time of installation in the late 1990s, the coaster was built at parks operated by Six Flags. All five coasters were originally known as Boomerang: Coast to Coaster, although three 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, the coasters had a teal track & white supports. As of 2015, Six Flags Darien Lake's model still has its original colors; Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's model has teal track and yellow supports; Elitch Gardens' model has a yellow track and purple supports; and Six Flags Fiesta Texas' has teal track and orange supports. Six Flags Great Escape's was given yellow track and red supports, but was repainted to its original colors for the 2025 season.^[1]

This is the standard Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster design found operating at fifty-two different amusement parks worldwide.

Each coaster has one train with a capacity of 28, two across in each row. Unlike Vekoma's suspended trains, "Boomerang: Coast to Coaster" operates a sit-down design. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, then dropped through the loading gate through a cobra roll and then one loop. At the end of this cycle the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track, then dropped once again allowing the train to go back through the loops 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	Hot Rod USA	May 23, 1997	Operating	[2]
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Sky	March 27, 1998	Operating	[3]
Boomerang	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		April 30, 1999	Operating	[6]

Gallery

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

See also

• Boomerang (roller coaster)