Boomerang (roller coaster)

{{short description|Steel roller coaster}} {{About|a roller coaster model called Boomerang|the roller coaster element known by the same name|Roller coaster elements#Cobra roll{{!}}Cobra roll}} {{Use British English|date=December 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox attraction model | name = Boomerang | image = vekomaboomerang.jpg | imagedimensions = 250px | caption = Boomerang at Wild Adventures | status = Discontinued | first_produced = 1984 | No. of installations= 55 | manufacturer = Vekoma | manufacturer2 =  | designer =  | height_m = 35.51 | length_m = 285 | speed_mph = 47 | gforce = 5.2 | capacity = 760  | duration = About 1 min 48 sec | restraint = Over-the-shoulder | custom_label_1 = Inversions | custom_value_1 = 6 [3 on track, but each run traverses the track twice] |rcdb_number = 8191}}

'''Boomerang''' is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma, a Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. {{As of|January 2023}}, there are 55 Boomerangs operating around the world.

The roller coaster model was created in the early 1980s and was first introduced at four different parks around the world in 1984.

== Design and ride experience == thumb|left|200px|Boomerang's layout design The Boomerang consists of a single train with seven cars, capable of carrying 28 passengers. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up the first lift hill by a catchcar. After being released, the train passes through the station, enters a Cobra roll element (referred to as a boomerang by the designers) and then travels through a vertical loop. After being pulled up a second lift hill, the train is released to head backwards through each inversion once more, making the total number of inversions per ride six. The train slows down as it passes through the station backwards and then comes to a complete stop in the station. This coaster model is popular among many amusement parks in the United States, but it has appeared at amusement parks around the world.

Boomerang coasters have occasionally stalled, often in the Cobra Roll element. As a precaution, many Boomerang coasters are built with an access platform just under the Cobra Roll/Boomerang element.

During the reverse cycle, riders experience a g force of up to 5.2 when the train re-enters the vertical loop at {{convert|47|mph}}. In back row of the train{{snd}}the first to enter the loop{{snd}}this represents one of the most forceful moments seen in steel rollercoaster design.

== Variant designs == There are four main design variants based on the Boomerang layout, all of which are produced by Vekoma.

[[File:Invertigo At Great America.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Stinger'' when it was known as ''Invertigo'' at California's Great America]]

=== Invertigo === {{main|Invertigo (roller coaster)}}

The first variant of the Boomerang is the '''Invertigo'''. While retaining the same layout as the Boomerang, the Invertigo has inverted track, turning it into an inverted roller coaster. Each car has two rows of seats that are back-to-back, so the riders in the back row of each car would be facing those in the front of the trailing car. The first Invertigo, ''HangOver'' at Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden was supposed to open in 1996 with a new linear induction motor (LIM) or LSM lift. However, development problems delayed the ride's opening to 1997, and the design was remade to include a traditional chain lift like the original Boomerang. Only four '''Invertigo''' models were ever built.

=== Giant Inverted Boomerang === [[File:Stuntfall.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Stunt Fall at Parque Warner Madrid is one of five ''Giant Inverted Boomerangs'' built]] {{main|Giant Inverted Boomerang}}

The second design is known as both the '''Giant Inverted Boomerang''' and the '''Super Invertigo'''. While maintaining a similar layout to the Boomerang, the track is again inverted and the size of the ride is increased. The track is {{convert|270|ft|m}} longer, the two lift hills are almost {{convert|80|ft|m}} taller and both hills are vertical. As of 2025, three Giant Inverted Boomerangs operate and one is in storage.

=== Family Boomerang === In late 2010, Vekoma announced that they would be manufacturing a family-friendly model of the Boomerang. The prototype opened at Drayton Manor Theme Park, as "Ben 10{{snd}}Ultimate Mission", in April 2011; it was later renamed to Accelerator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drayton Manor - New for 2011 |url=https://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/park-guide.php?sub=new-for-2011 |publisher=Drayton Manor Theme park Limited |access-date=16 July 2024 |date=24 November 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124204113/https://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/park-guide.php?sub=new-for-2011 | archive-date=24 November 2011 }}</ref> Another model debuted on 17 May 2016 as “Velociraptor”, in the ‘Lost Kingdom’ themed area of Paultons Park.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Association |title=Rollercoaster evacuated a week after opening |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/26/rollercoaster-evacuated-a-week-after-opening |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=26 May 2016}}</ref> Unlike the other Boomerang roller coasters, a Family Boomerang does not feature inversions, but it still retains a similar shuttle design. The ride features the two signature end-spikes on (more or less) a figure-8 track layout. Phantasialand added the world's largest family boomerang, “Raik”, in 2016. This debuted in the new themed area of ‘Klugheim’, accompanying the adjacent Taron (an Intamin Blitz coaster).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolber |first1=Marcel |last2=Carey |first2=Kate |title=Phantasialand: Theme park opens new rides in time for summer holidays |url=https://ga.de/ga-english/news/theme-park-opens-new-rides-in-time-for-summer-holidays_aid-42889509 |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=General-Anzeiger Bonn |date=7 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref>

=== Super Boomerang === In 2023, a new variant of the Boomerang model opened in Fantawild Wonderland in China.<ref name="rcdb.com">{{cite web |url=https://rcdb.com/19714.htm |title=Cloud Shuttle - Fantawild Wonderland (Tongshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China) }}</ref> This version uses a launch system rather than a catch car lift hill and has a longer layout and fewer inversions than the normal boomerang and is more similar to rides such as Mr. Freeze and the now defunct Batman & Robin: The Chiller, though it has a swing launch rather than a stationary launch.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.vekoma.com/sitdown-thrill-coasters/super-boomerang| title=Super Boomerang | Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV}}</ref>

== Layouts == {{multiple image  | align = none | direction = horizontal | width =

| image1 = Boomerang roller coaster.svg | width1 = {{#expr: (75 * 350 / 100) round 0}} | alt1 = Boomerang | caption1 = Boomerang

| image2 = Vekoma Invertigo layout.png | width2 = {{#expr: (75 * 299 / 84) round 0}} | alt2 = Invertigo | caption2 = Invertigo

| image3 = Giant Inverted Boomerang.png | width3 = {{#expr: (75 * 312 / 107) round 0}} | alt3 = Giant Inverted Boomerang | caption3 = Giant Inverted Boomerang

| header = Layouts of the different variations | header_align =  | header_background = | footer = | footer_align =  | footer_background = | background color = 424242 }}

== Ride locations == {{Clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Coaster name !! Amusement park !! Variant !! Original opening !! Status !! class="unsortable" | |- | Accelerator Formerly ''Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission'' || Drayton Manor Theme Park || Family Boomerang {{cvt|185|m|ft}} || 2011 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Accelerator|location=Drayton Manor|rcdb_number=9607|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Aftershock Formerly ''Déjà Vu'' || Silverwood Theme Park ''Six Flags Great America'' || Giant Inverted Boomerang || 2008 ''2001'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2007'' ||<ref name="Déjà Vu (SFGAm)">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Déjà Vu|location=Six Flags Great America|rcdb_number=746|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> <ref name="Aftershock">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Aftershock|location=Silverwood Theme Park|rcdb_number=4155|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> |- | Anaconda || Luna Park, Tel Aviv || Boomerang || 2000 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Anaconda|location=Luna Park Tel Aviv|rcdb_number=1560|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | The Bat || Canada's Wonderland || Boomerang || 1987 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Bat|location=Canada's Wonderland|rcdb_number=64|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Batgirl || Six Flags Mexico ''Rafaela Padilla'' || Boomerang || 1987 ''1984'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 1986'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Six Flags Mexico|rcdb_number=1350|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Rafaela Padilla|rcdb_number=3826|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Bellewaerde || Boomerang || 1984 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|Coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Bellewaerde Park |rcdb_number=926|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Elitch Gardens Theme Park || Boomerang || 1999 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Elitch Gardens|rcdb_number=542|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Energylandia || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Energylandia|rcdb_number=14192|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || E-World || Boomerang || 1995 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=E-World|rcdb_number=1407|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Freizeit-Land Geiselwind || Boomerang || 2000 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref name="ReferenceB"/> |- | Boomerang || Fantasilandia || Boomerang || 1996 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Fantasilandia|rcdb_number=1155|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Gero Land || Boomerang || 1997 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Gero Land|rcdb_number=1355|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || La Ronde ||Boomerang|| 1984 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=La Ronde|rcdb_number=187|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Parc des Combes || Family Boomerang {{cvt|185|m|ft}} || 2011 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Parc des Combes|rcdb_number=9799|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Búmeran || Parque Diversiones Costa Rica || Boomerang || 2012 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Búmeran|location=Parque Diversiones|rcdb_number=10523|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Parque de la Costa || Boomerang || 1998 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Parque de la Costa|rcdb_number=1321|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Siam Park City ''Jerudong Park Playground'' || Boomerang || 2007 ''1996'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2006'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Jerudong Park Playground|rcdb_number=1350|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Siam Park City|rcdb_number=3714|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang Formerly ''Flashback'' ||Six Flags St. Louis ''Six Flags Over Texas''|| Boomerang || 2013 ''1989'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2012''||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/stlouis/boomerang/ |title=Boomerang | New for 2013 |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901191805/http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/stlouis/boomerang |archive-date=1 September 2012 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB |coaster_name=Flashback |location=Six Flags Over Texas |rcdb_number=8 |access-date=19 February 2012 }}</ref> |- | Boomerang: Coast to Coaster || Six Flags Fiesta Texas || Boomerang || 1999 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Six Flags Fiesta Texas|rcdb_number=529|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Trans Studio Bali, Indonesia ''Pleasure Island Family Theme Park''|| Boomerang || 2019 ''1993''|| {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2016'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Trans Studio Bali|rcdb_number=17050|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Pleasure Island Family Theme Park|rcdb_number=858|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Walygator Sud-Ouest ''Zygo Park'' || Boomerang || 1992 ''1987'' || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Walygator Sud-Ouest|rcdb_number=941|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Zygo Park|rcdb_number=1818|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Wiener Prater || Boomerang || 1992 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Wiener Prater|rcdb_number=1093|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang ||Wild Adventures|| Boomerang || 1998 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Wild Adventures|rcdb_number=500|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang ||Worlds of Fun|| Boomerang || 2000 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Worlds of Fun|rcdb_number=653|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Family Fun ''Tivoli Karolinelund'' || Boomerang || 2015 ''2005'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2010'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Family Fun|rcdb_number=11969|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Tivoli Karolinelund|rcdb_number=1048|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang (飞旋过山车)|| Wuhan Zhongshan Park || Boomerang || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Wuhan Zhongshan Park|rcdb_number=13696|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref> |- | Boomerang || Yerevan Park || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Yerevan Park|rcdb_number=18585|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |- | Boomerang: Coast to Coaster ||Six Flags Darien Lake|| Boomerang || 1998 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang Coast to Coaster|location=Darien Lake|rcdb_number=490|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang: Coast to Coaster ||Six Flags Discovery Kingdom|| Boomerang || 1998 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang Coast to Coaster|location=Six Flags Discovery Kingdom|rcdb_number=357|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang Hyper Coaster Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Trans Studio Cibubur, Indonesia ''Knott's Berry Farm'' || Boomerang || 2019 ''1990'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2017''<ref name="Knott's Instagram Page">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BRwQyQBl3L8/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BRwQyQBl3L8 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=limited|access-date=17 March 2017|title=Knott's Berry Farm on Instagram: "Take your last ride on Boomerang during the Knott's #BoysenberryFestival before the coaster closes forever on April 23!"}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Knott's Berry Farm|rcdb_number=290|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Boomerang Roller Coaster || Amrapali Funland || Family Boomerang {{cvt|185|m|ft}} || 2014 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang Roller Coaster|location=Amrapali Funland|rcdb_number=6685|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |- | Boomerang-Roller Coaster || Al-Shallal Theme Park || Boomerang || 2004 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang-Roller Coaster|location=Al-Shallal Theme Park|rcdb_number=1718|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Búmeran Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Parque Diversiones ''Playcenter São Paulo'' || Boomerang || 2012 ''1997'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2012'' || <ref name="ReferenceC"/> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Playcenter São Paulo|rcdb_number=1147|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Bumerang || Tashkentland || Boomerang || 1995 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Bumerang|location=Tashkentland|rcdb_number=958|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Cobra || PowerPark || Boomerang || 2005 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Cobra|location=PowerPark|rcdb_number=2951|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Cobra || Walibi Belgium || Boomerang || 2001 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Cobra|location=Walibi Belgium|rcdb_number=1028|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Cloud Shuttle || Fantawild Wonderland Tongshan || Super Boomerang || 2023 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="rcdb.com"/> |- | Diabolik Formerly ''Two-Face: The Flip Side'' || Movieland Park ''Six Flags America'' || Invertigo || 2015 ''1999'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2007''||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Diabolik|location=Movieland Park|rcdb_number=545|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Family Coaster (合家欢过山车) || Happy Valley || Family Boomerang || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Family Coaster|location=Happy Valley|rcdb_number=14351|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster || Happy Valley || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2020 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster|location=Happy Valley|rcdb_number=18098|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Fireball || Furuvik || Family Boomerang || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/14047.htm|title=Fireball - Furuvik (Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden)|website=rcdb.com|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Fireball|location=Furuvik|rcdb_number=14047|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Flashback Formerly ''Vampire'' Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Six Flags New England ''Kentucky Kingdom'' ''Nanhu Amusement Park'' || Boomerang || 2000 ''1990'' ''1985'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 1999'' ''Closed late 1980s–early 1990s'' ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Flashback|location=Six Flags New England|rcdb_number=629|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Vampire|location=Kentucky Kingdom|rcdb_number=174|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Nanhu Amusement Park|rcdb_number=2200|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Flashback Formerly ''Boomerang: Coast to Coaster'' || Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor || Boomerang || 1997 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Flashback|location=Great Escape|rcdb_number=431|access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref> |- | The Flying Cobras Formerly ''Carolina Cobra'' Formerly ''Head Spin''/''Mind Eraser''||Carowinds ''Geauga Lake'' || Boomerang || 2009 ''1996'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2007'' ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Carolina Cobra|location=Carowinds|rcdb_number=4269|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Head Spin|location=Geauga Lake|rcdb_number=283|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Frontline Charge (火线追击) || Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ningbo || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Frontline Charge|location=Fanta Park Glorious Orient|rcdb_number=16188|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Frontline Charge (火线追击) || Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ganzhou || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Frontline Charge|location=Fanta Park Glorious Orient|rcdb_number=18692|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Generator || Walibi Rhône-Alpes | Boomerang || 1988 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Generator|location=Walibi Rhône-Alpes|rcdb_number=943|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Giant Inverted Boomerang (巅峰一号) || Jin Jiang Action Park || Giant Inverted Boomerang || 2011 || {{No|Closed 2025}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Giant Inverted Boomerang|location=Jin Jiang Action Park|rcdb_number=9564|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Goliath Formerly ''Déjà Vu'' || Six Flags New England ''Six Flags Magic Mountain'' || Giant Inverted Boomerang || 2012 ''2001'' || {{No|Demolished}} ''Closed 2011'' ||<ref name="Déjà Vu (SFMM)">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Déjà Vu|location=Six Flags Magic Mountain|rcdb_number=748|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> <ref name="SFMM relocate to SFNE">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Six Flags Magic Mountain to remove Deja Vu coaster|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-deja-vu-six-flags-new-england-08201119,0,2637256.story?track=rss&dlvrit=70653|access-date=20 August 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=19 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2012|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-six-flags-2012-rides-09201101,0,1330073.story|access-date=1 September 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1 September 2011}}</ref> |- | Good Gravy! || Holiday World & Splashin' Safari || Family Boomerang || 2024 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Good Gravy!|location=Holiday World|rcdb_number=21070|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> |- | High Speed Round Trip || Bao Son Paradise Park || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2019 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=High Speed Round Trip|location=Bao Son Paradise Park|rcdb_number=16190|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Invertigo Formerly ''Face/Off'' || Kings Island || Invertigo || 1999 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Invertigo|location=Kings Island|rcdb_number=530|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Jolly Rancher Remix Formerly ''Sidewinder'' || Hersheypark || Boomerang || 1991 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jolly Rancher Remix|location=Hersheypark|rcdb_number=109|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Light Explorers || Energylandia || Family Boomerang Spirit || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Light Explorers|location=Energylandia|rcdb_number=18210|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | London Loop || Global Village || Family Boomerang || 2017 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=London Loop|location=Global Village|rcdb_number=15523|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Luna || Liseberg || Family Boomerang || 2023 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=London Loop|location=Global Village|rcdb_number=19785|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Pine Tree Rocket (飞跃狗熊岭) || Oriental Heritage, Shanxi || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Pine Tree Rocket|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=15685|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Pine Tree Rocket (飞跃狗熊岭) || Fantawild Land || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2021 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Pine Tree Rocket|location=Fantawild Land|rcdb_number=16972|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Quantum Leap || Sochi Park || Giant Inverted Boomerang || 2014 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Quantum Leap|location=Sochi Park|rcdb_number=10837|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Ragin' Cajun Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Dixie Landing' ''Hafan y Môr Holiday Park'' || Boomerang || 2001 ''1987'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 1998'' ||<ref name="Ragin' Cajun">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Ragin' Cajun|location=Dixie Landing'|rcdb_number=569|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> |- | Raik || Phantasialand || Family Boomerang || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phantasialand.de/de/park/themenwelt-klugheim/raik/|website=Phantasialand|title=Family-Boomerang RAIK|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Raik|location=Phantasialand|rcdb_number=13689|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |- | Recoil Formerly ''Thunderbolt'' || Wonderla Amusement Park Bangalore ''Aladdin's Kingdom'' || Boomerang || 2016 ''1994'' || {{yes|Operating}} Closed ''2009'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Recoil|location=Wonderla Amusement Park Bangalore|rcdb_number=12697|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Thunderbolt|location=Aladdin's Kingdom|rcdb_number=1349|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |- | Recoil Formerly ''Zoomerang'' Formerly ''Demon'' Formerly ''Titan'' || Wonderla Amusement Park Hyderabad ''Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure'' ''Wonderland Sydney'' ''World Expo Park'' || Boomerang || 2016 ''2005'' ''1992'' ''1988'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2011'' ''Closed 2004'' ''Closed 1988'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Recoil|location=Wonderla Amusement Park Hyderabad|rcdb_number=13869|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zoomerang|location=Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure|rcdb_number=2953|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Demon|location=Wonderland Sydney Bangalore|rcdb_number=1124|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Titan|location=World Expo Park|rcdb_number=1587|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> |- | Recoil Formerly ''Colossus'' || Wonderla Amusement Park Kochi ''Habtoorland'' || Boomerang || 2017 ''2004'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2011'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Colossus|location=Habtoorland|rcdb_number=2612|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Recoil|location=Wonderla Amusement Park Kochi|rcdb_number=14684|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Saven || Fårup Sommerland || Family Boomerang Spirit || 2020 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Saven|location=Fårup Sommerland|rcdb_number=17242|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Sea Serpent || Morey's Piers || Boomerang || 1984 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Sea Serpent|location=Morey's Piers|rcdb_number=302|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Snow Slope || Lusail Winter Wonderland || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2022 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Snow Slope|location=Lusail Winter Wonderland|rcdb_number=20471|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Space Shuttle Max Formerly ''Cobra'' || Enchanted Kingdom ''West Midland Safari Park'' || Boomerang || 1995 ''1985'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 1991'' ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Space Shuttle|location=Enchanted Kingdom|rcdb_number=1228|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Cobra|location=West Midland Safari Park|rcdb_number=1638|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Spartan Race (Chúa tể đấu trường) Formerly ''Flying Dolphin Coaster'' || VinWonders Phú Quốc || Family Boomerang {{cvt|185|m|ft}} || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Spartan Race|location=Vinwonders|rcdb_number=18027|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Flying Dolphin Coaster|location=Vinwonders|rcdb_number=12765|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Speed of Sound Formerly ''La Via Volta'' || Walibi Holland || Boomerang || 2000 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Speed of Sound|location=Walibi Holland|rcdb_number=773|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stinger Formerly ''Invertigo'' || Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom ''California's Great America'' || Invertigo || 2012 ''1998'' || {{No|Demolished}} ''Closed 2010''||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stinger|location=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom|rcdb_number=9849|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2018/03/exclusive-photos-of-deconstruction-of.html?m=1|title = Exclusive Photos of the Deconstruction of Stinger at Dorney Park|date = 31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Invertigo|location=California's Great America|rcdb_number=473|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Fantawild Dreamland, Fujian || Boomerang || 2013 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Fantawild Dreamland|rcdb_number=10177|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Fantawild Adventure || Boomerang || 2012 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Fantawild Adventure|rcdb_number=10708|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Oriental Heritage Jinan || Boomerang || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=11737|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express | Fantawild Dreamland, Hunan || Boomerang || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Fantawild Dreamland|rcdb_number=11738|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express | Oriental Heritage Jiujiang || Boomerang || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=11739|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Oriental Heritage Cixi || Boomerang || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=12235|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Fantawild Asian Legend || Boomerang || 2018 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Fantawild Asian Legend|rcdb_number=12880|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stress Express || Silk Road Dreamland || Boomerang || 2019 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stress Express|location=Silk Road Dreamland|rcdb_number=15223|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Stunt Fall || Parque Warner Madrid || Giant Inverted Boomerang || 2002 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref name="Stunt Fall">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stunt Fall|location=Parque Warner Madrid|rcdb_number=1369|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> |- | Tidal Wave || Trimper's Rides || Boomerang || 1986 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Tidal Wave|location=Trimper's Rides|rcdb_number=300|access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> |- | Triops Formerly ''Tornado'' Formerly ''Unknown'' Formerly ''HangOver'' || Bagatelle ''Sommerland Syd'' ''Allou Fun Park'' ''Liseberg'' || Invertigo || 2012 ''2005'' ''Never opened'' ''1997'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2011'' ''Never opened'' ''Closed 2002'' ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Triops|location=Bagatelle|rcdb_number=10341|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Tornado|location=Sommerland Syd|rcdb_number=3078|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=unknown|location=Allou Fun Park|rcdb_number=2331|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=HangOver|location=Liseberg|rcdb_number=1060|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Turbo Dino (角龙战车) || Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2022 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Turbo Dino|location=Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom|rcdb_number=17397|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Tweestryd || Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen || (Double) Family Boomerang || 2018 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Tweestryd|location=Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen|rcdb_number=15162|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |- | Velociraptor || Paulton's Park || Family Boomerang || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Velociraptor|location=Paulton's Park|rcdb_number=12835|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Volldampf || Erlebnispark Tripsdrill || Family Boomerang || 2020 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Volldampf|location=Erlebnispark Tripsdrill|rcdb_number=16277|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Whirly Roller Coaster Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Floraland Continent Park ''Qingdao International Beer City'' || Boomerang || 2015 ''1995'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2010'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Whirly Roller Coaster|location=Floraland Continent Park|rcdb_number=10741|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Boomerang|location=Qingdao International Beer City|rcdb_number=1934|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | Wipeout Formerly ''Missile'' Formerly ''Coca-Cola Roller'' || Pleasurewood Hills ''The American Adventure Theme Park'' ''Glasgow Garden Festival'' || Boomerang || 2007 ''1989'' ''1988'' || {{yes|Operating}} ''Closed 2004'' ''Closed 1988'' ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wipeout|location=Pleasurewood Hills|rcdb_number=3498|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Missile|location=American Adventure Theme Park|rcdb_number=807|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Coca-Cola Roller|location=Glasgow Garden Festival|rcdb_number=2873|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Zoomerang|| Lake Compounce || Boomerang || 1997 || {{yes|Operating}} ||<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zoomerang|location=Lake Compounce|rcdb_number=432|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> |- | The Quest || Emerald Park || Family Boomerang Spirit || 2024 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Emerald Park|rcdb_number=19777|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |- | Zydeco Scream Formerly ''Boomerang'' || Six Flags New Orleans ''Parc de Montjuic'' || Boomerang || 2000 ''1990'' || {{no|Removed in 2024 after being SBNO from 2005 to 2024}} ''Closed 1998'' || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zydeco Scream|location=Six Flags New Orleans|rcdb_number=590|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Fantawild, Mudan || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2023 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Fantawild|rcdb_number=19116|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Fantawild, Rencheng || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2023 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Fantawild|rcdb_number=19221|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Fantawild, Liangyuan || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2023 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Fantawild|rcdb_number=16222|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Oriental Heritage, Henan || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2024 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=16230|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Oriental Heritage, Jiangxi || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2024 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Oriental Heritage|rcdb_number=19984|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Fantawild, Yunnan || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2024 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Fantawild|rcdb_number=16975|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Fantawild, Jiangsu || Family Boomerang Rebound || 2024 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Fantawild|rcdb_number=20398|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} || Warner Bros. Movie World || (Double) Family Boomerang || 2024 || {{maybe|Under Construction}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Unknown|location=Warner Bros. Movie World|rcdb_number=20272|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|Unknown}} Formerly ''Déjà Vu'' || Mirabilandia ''Six Flags Over Georgia'' || Giant Inverted Boomerang || TBD ''2001''|| {{no|In Storage}} ''Closed 2007''||<ref name="Déjà Vu (SFOG)">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Déjà Vu|location=Six Flags Over Georgia|rcdb_number=1040|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Sky Mountain">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Sky Mountain|location=Mirabilandia|rcdb_number=8976|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> |- | The Flash: Vertical Velocity || Six Flags Great Adventure || Super Boomerang || 2025 || {{yes|Operating}} || <ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Flash: Vertical Velocity|location=Six Flags Great Adventure|rcdb_nnumber=21088|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> |}

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