Boomerang (Worlds of Fun)

Boomerang
Boomerang
	Boomerang at Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun
Location	Worlds of Fun
Park section	Africa
Coordinates	39°10′23″N 94°29′06″W / 39.173135°N 94.485096°W
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 8, 2000
Replaced	Zambezi Zinger (original)
General statistics
Type	Steel – Boomerang – Shuttle
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Model	Shuttle roller coaster
Track layout	Steel
Lift/launch system	Chain
Height	116 ft (35 m)
Length	935 ft (285 m)
Speed	47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions	6 (3 forward, 3 backward)
Duration	1 min 48 sec
Max vertical angle	45°
Capacity	750 riders per hour
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
	Fast Lane available
	Boomerang at RCDB

Boomerang is a boomerang roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in the 2000 season, replacing the vacancy left by the original Zambezi Zinger's departure in 1997 and used Zambezi's line queue. Since 2005, the line queue and signage has moved. Boomerang is a "cookie-cutter" or "clone" ride, meaning it is not unique to Worlds of Fun and is manufactured by Vekoma for many other parks. Since Worlds of Fun has no Australia/Oceania section, the Boomerang was fitted into the Africa section.

Ride Experience

Riders are towed up a 166-foot (51 m), 45° incline. When they reach the top of the lift hill, they are dropped. The train reaches a maximum speed of 47 miles (76 km) per hour while traveling through the station and into a cobra roll, inverting the riders twice and turning in the direction of the initial incline. It then travels through a vertical loop and up a section of track that is nearly parallel to the first incline. Finally, the train repeats the trip, backwards, to complete the ride.