The Boomerang Challenge

[simaticable]

Absolutely none

[JRHcoasterki]

None! And I am honestly not too upset about it...

[texcoaster]

Sixteen.

 

Had to look some up, as they've changed names since I rode them.

[Me007gold]

Sidewinder - Hershey Park

Tidalwave - Trimpers, Ocean City MD

Boomerang - SFFT

 

Two Face - SFA

[bottom_feeder_13]

Standard: 5

Wiener Prater (old trains)

Wiener Prater (new trains) [best]

SFDK

Knott's

Hershey

Carowinds

 

GIB: 2

SFMM

Silverwood

[SLUSHIE]

4 standard 3 inverted.

 

Knotts

SFDK

Geauga

Hershey

 

SFMM

KI

CGA

[rcdude]

After this summer's trip, I'm now at seven (listed from best to worst):

 

Boomerang Coast to Coaster (Darien Lake)

Zoomerang (Lake Compounce)

Boomerang Coast to Coaster (Great Escape)

Carolina Cobra (Carowinds)

Bat (Canada's Wonderland)

Boomerang (Knott's Berry Farm)

Flashback (Six Flags New England)

 

I've also seen two boomerangs that I couldn't ride due to them being closed all day (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and La Ronde), and I've been on one invertigo (CGA's former Invertigo) and one Giant Inverted Boomerang (SFMM's former Deja Vu).

[ArizonaGuy]

SFFT

SFoT

Knott's Berry Berry

SFDK

Kings Island(invertigo)

[Perilous Chris]

Standard:

 

KBF

SFOT

SFFT

SFNE

Lake Compounce

Hershey Park (improved train)

Carowinds (improved train)

 

Inverted/Giant Inverted:

 

KI

SFMM

[coastercrazy 9]

I have only ridden Sea Serpent at Morey's Pier. I intend to keep it that way.

[fraroc]

Is it weird If I like Vekoma Boomerangs? I loved Sidewinder at Hershey every time I went on it, sure, it beats me up, but I don't care, I think it's fun.

[Erik_73]

Boomerang - Knott's Berry Farm (Operating 4/6/1990)

Boomerang - Pleasure Island Family Theme (Operating 5/27/1993)

Boomerang - Karolinelund (- 1985)

Cobra - Walibi Belgium (Operating 4/28/2001)

Cobra - PowerLand (Operating 2005)

Flashback - Six Flags New England (Operating 5/5/2000)

Sidewinder - Hersheypark (Operating 5/11/1991)

Space Shuttle - Enchanted Kingdom (Operating 7/28/1995)

Speed of Sound - Walibi Holland (SBNO 4/22/2000)

The Stress Express - Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou (2012)

 

...only 10; but in 3 continents and in 8 countries

[cal1br3tto]

Somehow, on my last coaster trip I managed not only to only get one new Boomerang credit, but also to successfully only ride ONE Boomerang? Go me! (Then again, I did ride two Zamperla Volares that weren't even new to me, so...)

 

12 Boomerangs

Boomerang, Elitch Gardens

Boomerang, KBF

Boomerang, SFFT

Boomerang, WOF

Boomerang Coast to Coaster, SFDK

Boomerang Coast to Coaster, TGE

Carolina Cobra, Carowinds

Flashback, SFOT

Flashback, SFNE

Sea Serpent, Morey's Piers

Sidewinder, Hersheypark

Zoomerang, Lake Compounce

[tylercolby83]

Six:

Vampire @ SFKK

Mind Eraser @ SFO/SFWoA

Boomerang @ KBF

Sidewinder @ HP

Boomerang @ Wild Adventures

Boomerang @ WOF

 

I've also ridden the two relocated ones in their new homes as well:

Flashback @ SFNE

Carolina Cobra @ Carowinds

 

Also:

Invertigo @ KI

Two Face @ SFA

Deja Vu @ SFOG

[3Mutts]

I've only been on two normal boomerangs (Sidewinder at Hersheypark and Boomerang at The Great Escape) and one Gaint Inverted Boomerang (Goliath at SFNE which I found to be a great ride).

[snoflake15]

Had a look through everyone's list.

 

Anyone else on the Coca-Cola Roller at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988?

 

My first ever coaster.

 

Only added two since then - Bat at CW and Boomerang at KBF.

[BJ KoasterKooK]

Standard: (Ranked by least discomfort)

 

Carolina Cobra @ Carowinds

Sidewinder @ Hershey Park

Flashback @ SFNE

Boomerang Coast to Coaster @ TGE

 

GIB:

 

Deja Vu @ SFOG

[Athletekim]

Updated:

 

Tidal Wave @ Trimper's O.C MD

Sea Serpent @ Morey's Piers, Wildwood NJ

[cwgator]

The only one I've been on is Boomerang @ Wild Adventures.

 

That was this past March. I wasn't all that fond of it; although I did ride twice in a row since there was no line. I was fine going forward, but going backwards through the cobra roll was not a pleasant feeling. Of course this one still has the old restraints too; not that I think it would have been better with the new ones...it is a Vekoma after all...lol. I love going backwards on coasters normally. I loved Viper (when it was at SFOG), Thunder Road and Rebell Yell when they had a backwards train, and even the backwards portions on Expedition Everest and Revenge Of The Mummy (USF).

 

The next opportunity to ride another one will be when I go to Carowinds next season (hadn't been since '08).

[pianojohn]

I've been on 13 including the one at Wonderland in Sydney.

Can't say one was better than the others. They all sort of blur together.

The Demon from Wonderland Sydney in 2000

The Demon from Wonderland Sydney in 2000

[SharkTums]

^That was my first Boomerang!

[AussieMum]

ONE - WCB 2012 Knotts

[Hhappy]

Too many

[IronWolfman]

Normal:

 

Flashback-SFNE

 

GIB:

 

Aftershock-Silverwood (Most Reliable G.I.B Power)

 

Goliath-SFNE

[Sammy*]

this is a bit off subject but since were talking boomerangs, I will go ahead and mention this.

I thought Magnum was the first roller coaster to exceed 200 feet in height. But Moonsault Scramble @ Fuji-Q Highland, a boomerang, operated from 1983-2000. Stood 230 ft. tall.