Boardwalk Bullet

Roller coaster in Kemah, Texas

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Boardwalk Bullet

A view of the Boardwalk Bullet as seen from across the marina

Kemah Boardwalk
Location| Kemah Boardwalk
Coordinates| 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 million
General statistics
Type| Wood – Twister
Manufacturer| Martin & Vleminckx
Designer| The Gravity Group
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

The Boardwalk Bullet is a wooden roller coaster at the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park in Kemah, Texas, United States. Opened August 31, 2007, it is the only wooden roller coaster in Greater Houston, and one of only four 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 one of the most compact wooden coasters in the world.[2] The bullet is one of the most popular rides at Kemah Boardwalk.

## Awards[edit]

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters  Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022

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Ranking  | 39[3] | 37[4] | 38[5] | 17[6] | 39[7] | 34[8] | 35[9] | 43[10] | 50[11] | 14[12] | 33[13] | 31[14] | 22[15] | 21[16]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Census for Texas". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
2. ^ "Boardwalk Bullet". Kemah Boardwalk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
3. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 12 (6.2): 42–43. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=42-43&rft.date=2008-09&rft_id=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/issuearchive/2008gta/2008gta.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
4. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 13 (6.2): 38–39. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=38-39&rft.date=2009-09&rft_id=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/issuearchive/2009gta/2009gta.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
5. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 14 (6.2): 38–39. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=38-39&rft.date=2010-09&rft_id=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/issuearchive/2010gta/2010gta.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
6. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 15 (6.2): 46–47. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=46-47&rft.date=2011-09&rft_id=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/issuearchive/2011gta/2011gta.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
7. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=46-47&rft.date=2012-09&rft_id=http://goldenticketawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2012gtaissue.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
8. ^ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 17 (6.2): 40–41. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=40-41&rft.date=2013-09&rft_id=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/pdfs/2013_golden_ticket_section.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
9. ^ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 38–39. September 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=38-39&rft.date=2014-09&rft_id=http://www.amusementtoday.com/backissues/at_gt_2014_web.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
10. ^ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.wood+Roller+Coasters&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=6.2&rft.pages=45-46&rft.date=2015-09&rft_id=http://goldenticketawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AT-GoldenTix-2015-LoRes.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boardwalk+Bullet" class="Z3988">
11. ^ "2016 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
12. ^ "2017 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
13. ^ "2018 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
14. ^ "2019 Top 50 Wood Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
15. ^ "2021 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
16. ^ "2022 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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