Batgirl (formerly known as Boomerang and Escorpión) is a shuttle roller coaster operating at Six Flags México since 1988. Originally built by Vekoma in 1984, it was the first of the company's Boomerang model.[1][2][3]
| Batgirl | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Boomerang(1988-1991)/(2000-2024) and Escorpión (1992-1999) | |
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| Six Flags México | |
| Park section | Villa Hollywood |
| Coordinates | 19°17′36″N 99°12′28″W / 19.293406°N 99.207814°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Rafaela Padilla | |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Closing date | 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. |
 Flash Pass Available | |
| Batgirl at RCDB | |
History
editBoomerang first started at the former Rafaela Padilla in Puebla, Puebla in Mexico as Boomerang. It was built in 1984 as the first Boomerang ever built by Vekoma.[3] In 1986, the roller coaster was removed from the park, being relocated to Reino Aventura in 1988 and keeping the same name. In 1992, Boomerang was renamed Escorpión and rethemed to a scorpion. In 1999, Six Flags purchased Reino Aventura, which became Six Flags México. In 2000, Escorpión was renamed back to Boomerang.[4] In 2024, Six Flags announced that the roller coaster would be renamed once more, this time to Batgirl, based on the superhero of the same name.[1]
Ride experience
editBatgirl is the first of more than fifty identical Boomerang roller coasters made by Vekoma.[5] The ride begins with the train being pulled backward out of the station and up the 116.5 ft (35.5 m) lift hill by a catch car.[1] At the top of the lift hill, the train is released and speeds through the station, where it enters a cobra roll. Exiting the cobra roll, the train enters a vertical loop before ascending a chain lift hill. When the train reaches the top, the lift disengages, and the train falls backward through the inversions and tunnel before returning to the station.[5] One cycle of the roller coaster takes about a minute and forty-eight seconds to complete.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Six Flags México)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Boomerang". Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Rafaela Padilla)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ STACOM, Don; Ken Byron (December 9, 1999). "Six Flags Name Changes". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 12, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Boomerang – Other – Vekoma (Vlodrop, Limburg, Netherlands)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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