Boomerang (Six Flags México)

Boomerang roller coaster

Boomerang

Previously known as Escorpión (1992-1999)
Six Flags México
Park section| Hollywood
Coordinates| 19°17′36″N 99°12′28″W﻿ / ﻿19.293406°N 99.207814°W﻿ / 19.293406; -99.207814
Status| Operating
Opening date| 1988 (1988)
Rafaela Padilla
Status| Removed
Opening date| 1984 (1984)
Closing date| 1986 (1986)
General statistics
Type| Steel – Boomerang
Manufacturer| Vekoma
Designer| Arrow Dynamics
Model| Boomerang
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)
Trains| Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

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Boomerang at RCDB

Boomerang is a Vekoma roller coaster currently operating at Six Flags México since 1988.[1][2]

## History

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Boomerang first started at the former Rafaela Padilla in Puebla, Puebla in Mexico, as Boomerang from 1984 to 1986 and was the first Boomerang ever built by Vekoma.[3] Then the roller coaster was relocated to Reino Aventura as Boomerang in 1988. A couple years later in 1992, Boomerang got a new name as Escorpión (themed to a Scorpion), until 1999. When Six Flags purchased Reino Aventura and transformed the park to Six Flags México in 2000, Escorpión was renamed back to Boomerang as it is the current name in the present.[1][4]

## Ride

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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. This is the standard Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster design found at forty-three different amusement parks worldwide.

## References

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1. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Six Flags México)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
2. ^ "Boomerang". Retrieved January 12, 2012.
3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Rafaela Padilla)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
4. ^ STACOM, Don; Ken Byron (December 9, 1999). "Six Flags Name Changes". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 12, 2012.[dead link]

## External links

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* Official Website

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