Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is a Vekoma shuttle coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, built in the park’s Los Festivales area. It opened on March 13, 1999, as part of a $30 million park expansion, becoming one of several nearly identical Vekoma Boomerang models installed at Six Flags parks across North America in the late 1990s.
Rather than running a continuous circuit, the coaster launches riders backward up a lift hill, drops them through the station, and sends them forward through a vertical loop and cobra roll before a second lift hill reverses the whole sequence. Fiesta Texas’s version is painted with teal track and orange supports, and the ride received a new train ahead of the 2023 season.
Stats at a Glance
- Park: Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Manufacturer: Vekoma
- Opened: March 13, 1999
- Height: About 116.5 ft
- Top speed: About 47 mph
- Length: 935 ft
- Inversions: 3
The Ride Experience
The single 28-passenger train is hauled backward up the first lift hill, then released to drop forward through the station and into the ride’s signature pairing of a vertical loop and a cobra roll. At the opposite end of the layout, a second lift hill catches the train and lets gravity pull it back through the same two inversions in reverse, delivering riders to the loading platform facing the opposite direction they left.
The full cycle lasts about one minute and 48 seconds and subjects riders to forces up to 5.2 g, with the whole course capped by a 65-degree-angled lift hill. Guests must be at least 48 inches tall to ride.
History and Design
Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is one of five nearly identical Vekoma Boomerang-model shuttle coasters built for Six Flags and Premier Parks properties between 1997 and 1999, including sister rides at Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The Fiesta Texas installation opened alongside a broader park expansion in 1999 and has kept its distinctive teal-and-orange color scheme since.
The coaster has an hourly capacity of roughly 760 riders and underwent a train replacement before the 2023 season, keeping the two-decade-old ride running smoothly for new generations of guests.
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster FAQs
How fast does Boomerang: Coast to Coaster go?
The coaster reaches a top speed of about 47 mph during its drop through the station.
How many inversions does the ride have?
Riders experience 3 inversions — a vertical loop and a cobra roll — twice each, since the train runs the course both forward and backward.
When did Boomerang: Coast to Coaster open at Six Flags Fiesta Texas?
It opened on March 13, 1999, as part of a $30 million expansion at the San Antonio park.
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