Boomerang is a model of shuttle 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. , 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

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 . In back row of the trainthe first to enter the loopthis 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.

Invertigo

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

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 longer, the two lift hills are almost 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 10Ultimate Mission", in April 2011; it was later renamed to Accelerator. Another model debuted on 17 May 2016 as “Velociraptor”, in the ‘Lost Kingdom’ themed area of Paultons Park. 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).

Super Boomerang In 2023, a new variant of the Boomerang model opened in Fantawild Wonderland in China. 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.

Layouts

Ride locations

Coaster name Amusement park Variant Original opening Status AcceleratorFormerly Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission Drayton Manor Theme Park Family Boomerang 2011 AftershockFormerly Déjà Vu Silverwood Theme ParkSix Flags Great America Giant Inverted Boomerang 20082001 Closed 2007 Anaconda Luna Park, Tel Aviv Boomerang 2000 The Bat Canada's Wonderland Boomerang 1987 Batgirl Six Flags MexicoRafaela Padilla Boomerang 19871984 Closed 1986 Boomerang Parc d'atraccions de Montjuïc, Barcelona Boomerang 1990 Boomerang Bellewaerde Boomerang 1984 Boomerang Elitch Gardens Theme Park Boomerang 1999 Boomerang Energylandia Family Boomerang Rebound 2017 Boomerang E-World Boomerang 1995 Boomerang Freizeit-Land Geiselwind Boomerang 2000 Boomerang Fantasilandia Boomerang 1996 Boomerang Gero Land Boomerang 1997 Boomerang La Ronde Boomerang 1984 Boomerang Parc des Combes Family Boomerang 2011 Búmeran Parque Diversiones Costa Rica Boomerang 2012 Boomerang Parque de la Costa Boomerang 1998 Boomerang Siam Park CityJerudong Park Playground Boomerang 20071996 Closed 2006 BoomerangFormerly Flashback Mid America AdventureSix Flags Over Texas Boomerang 20131989 Closed 2012 Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Boomerang 1999 Boomerang Trans Studio Bali, IndonesiaPleasure Island Family Theme Park Boomerang 20191993 Closed 2016 Boomerang Walygator Sud-OuestZygo Park Boomerang 19921987 Boomerang Wiener Prater Boomerang 1992 Boomerang Wild Adventures Boomerang 1998 Boomerang Worlds of Fun Boomerang 2000 Boomerang Family FunTivoli Karolinelund Boomerang 20152005 Closed 2010 Boomerang (飞旋过山车) Wuhan Zhongshan Park Boomerang 2017 Boomerang Yerevan Park Family Boomerang Rebound 2021 Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Darien Lake Boomerang 1998 Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Boomerang 1998 Boomerang Hyper CoasterFormerly Boomerang Trans Studio Cibubur, IndonesiaKnott's Berry Farm Boomerang 20191990 Closed 2017 Boomerang Roller Coaster Amrapali Funland Family Boomerang 2014 Boomerang-Roller Coaster Al-Shallal Theme Park Boomerang 2004 BúmeranFormerly Boomerang Parque DiversionesPlaycenter São Paulo Boomerang 20121997 Closed 2012 Bumerang Tashkentland Boomerang 1995 Cobra PowerPark Boomerang 2005 Cobra Walibi Belgium Boomerang 2001 Cloud Shuttle Fantawild Wonderland Tongshan Super Boomerang 2023 DiabolikFormerly Two-Face: The Flip Side Movieland ParkSix Flags America Invertigo 20151999 Closed 2007 Family Coaster (合家欢过山车) Happy Valley Family Boomerang 2017 FamilyBoomerang RollerCoaster Happy Valley Family Boomerang Rebound 2020 Fireball Furuvik Family Boomerang 2017 FlashbackFormerly VampireFormerly Boomerang Six Flags New EnglandKentucky KingdomNanhu Amusement Park Boomerang 200019901985 Closed 1999Closed late 1980s–early 1990s FlashbackFormerly Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor Boomerang 1997 The Flying CobrasFormerly Carolina CobraFormerly Head Spin/Mind EraserCarowindsGeauga Lake Boomerang 20091996 Closed 2007 Frontline Charge (火线 追击) Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ningbo Family Boomerang Rebound 2021 Frontline Charge (火线 追击) Fanta Park Glorious Orient Ganzhou Family Boomerang Rebound 2021 Generator Walibi Rhône-Alpes Boomerang 1988 Giant Inverted Boomerang (巅峰一号) Jin Jiang Action Park Giant Inverted Boomerang 2011 GoliathFormerly Déjà Vu Six Flags New EnglandSix Flags Magic Mountain Giant Inverted Boomerang 20122001 Closed 2011 Good Gravy! Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Family Boomerang 2024 High Speed Round Trip Bao Son Paradise Park Family Boomerang Rebound 2019 InvertigoFormerly Face/Off Kings Island Invertigo 1999 Jolly Rancher RemixFormerly Sidewinder Hersheypark Boomerang 1991 Light Explorers Energylandia Family Boomerang Spirit 2021 London Loop Global Village Family Boomerang 2017 Luna Liseberg Family Boomerang 2023 Pine Tree Rocket (飞跃狗熊岭) Oriental Heritage, Shanxi Family Boomerang Rebound 2021 Pine Tree Rocket (飞跃狗熊岭) Fantawild Land Family Boomerang Rebound 2021 Quantum Leap Sochi Park Giant Inverted Boomerang 2014 Ragin' CajunFormerly Boomerang Dixie Landing'Hafan y Môr Holiday Park Boomerang 20011987 Closed 1998 Raik Phantasialand Family Boomerang 2016 RecoilFormerly Thunderbolt Wonderla Amusement Park BangaloreAladdin's Kingdom Boomerang 20161994 Closed 2009 RecoilFormerly ZoomerangFormerly DemonFormerly Titan Wonderla Amusement Park HyderabadAlabama Adventure & Splash AdventureWonderland SydneyWorld Expo Park Boomerang 2016200519921988 Closed 2011Closed 2004Closed 1988 RecoilFormerly Colossus Wonderla Amusement Park KochiHabtoorland Boomerang 20172004 Closed 2011 Saven Fårup Sommerland Family Boomerang Spirit 2020 Sea Serpent Morey's Piers Boomerang 1984 Snow Slope Lusail Winter Wonderland Family Boomerang Rebound 2022 Space Shuttle MaxFormerly Cobra Enchanted KingdomWest Midland Safari Park Boomerang 19951985 Closed 1991 Spartan Race (Chúa tể đấu trường)Formerly Flying Dolphin Coaster VinWonders Phú Quốc Family Boomerang 2015 Speed of SoundFormerly La Via Volta Walibi Holland Boomerang 2000 StingerFormerly Invertigo Dorney Park & Wildwater KingdomCalifornia's Great America Invertigo 20121998 Closed 2010 Stress Express Fantawild Dreamland, Fujian Boomerang 2013 Stress Express Fantawild Adventure Boomerang 2012 Stress Express Oriental Heritage Jinan Boomerang 2015 Stress Express Fantawild Dreamland, Hunan Boomerang 2016 Stress Express Oriental Heritage Jiujiang Boomerang 2015 Stress Express Oriental Heritage Cixi Boomerang 2016 Stress Express Fantawild Asian Legend Boomerang 2018 Stress Express Silk Road Dreamland Boomerang 2019 Stunt Fall Parque Warner Madrid Giant Inverted Boomerang 2002 Tidal Wave Trimper's Rides Boomerang 1986 TriopsFormerly TornadoFormerly UnknownFormerly HangOver BagatelleSommerland SydAllou Fun ParkLiseberg Invertigo 20122005Never opened1997 Closed 2011Never openedClosed 2002 Turbo Dino (角龙战车) Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom Family Boomerang Rebound 2022 Tweestryd Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Double) Family Boomerang 2018 Velociraptor Paulton's Park Family Boomerang 2016 Volldampf Erlebnispark Tripsdrill Family Boomerang 2020 Whirly Roller CoasterFormerly Boomerang Floraland Continent ParkQingdao International Beer City Boomerang 20151995 Closed 2010 WipeoutFormerly MissileFormerly Coca-Cola Roller Pleasurewood HillsThe American Adventure Theme ParkGlasgow Garden Festival Boomerang 200719891988 Closed 2004Closed 1988 Zoomerang Lake Compounce Boomerang 1997 The Quest Emerald Park Family Boomerang Spirit 2024 Zydeco ScreamFormerly Boomerang Six Flags New OrleansParc de Montjuic Boomerang 20001990 after Hurricane KatrinaClosed 1998 Fantawild, Mudan Family Boomerang Rebound 2023 Fantawild, Rencheng Family Boomerang Rebound 2023 Fantawild, Liangyuan Family Boomerang Rebound 2023 Oriental Heritage, Henan Family Boomerang Rebound 2024 Oriental Heritage, Jiangxi Family Boomerang Rebound 2024 Fantawild, Yunnan Family Boomerang Rebound 2024 Fantawild, Jiangsu Family Boomerang Rebound 2024 Warner Bros. Movie World (Double) Family Boomerang 2024 Formerly Déjà Vu MirabilandiaSix Flags Over Georgia Giant Inverted Boomerang TBD2001 Closed 2007 The Flash: Vertical Velocity Six Flags Great Adventure Super Boomerang 2025

See also Invertigo (roller coaster) Giant Inverted Boomerang

References

External links

Listing of Boomerang roller coasters at RCDB Listing of Invertigo roller coasters at RCDB Listing of Giant Inverted Boomerang roller coasters at RCDB Listing of Super Boomerang roller coasters at RCDB Listing of Family Boomerang roller coasters at RCDB Family Boomerang official website Super Boomerang official website