Flashback is a
steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel Railway track, track, which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along the track typically rely ...
of
shuttle design currently operating at
Six Flags New England
Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts. Opening in ...
. The ride has one train with a capacity of twenty-eight riders, two across in each row. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, then dropped through the loading gate into a cobra roll and then one loop. At the end of this cycle, the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track. It is then released, allowing the train to traverse the track in the opposite direction. The ride is an off-the-shelf
Vekoma
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is an amusement ride manufacturer. Vekoma is a syllabic abbreviation of Veld Koning Machinefabriek (Veld Koning Machine Factory) which was established in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld.
History
The company originally manu ...
Boomerang design common in many amusement parks.
History
The ride started out at Star Lake Amusement Park in
Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing ( zh, c=肇庆), alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanz ...
,
China
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, but was sold soon after opening, Before it moved to Six Flags New England, the roller coaster was located at
Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Kingdom, formerly known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, is a theme park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The park includes a collection of amusement rides and the Hurricane Bay water park. Kentucky Kingdom is at the intersection ...
where it was known as The Vampire, with its controversial slogan "Give blood at your local park". The ride opened at Kentucky Kingdom on June 13, 1990, when the park reopened after being closed for two seasons. Kentucky Kingdom was bought by
Premier Parks in late 1997 and merged to become Six Flags in 1998, renaming the park to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in June 1998.
The ride continued to operate at the park until 1999, when it experienced multiple breakdowns. It was later closed and dismantled in 1999 and was moved to
Six Flags New England
Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts. Opening in ...
, where it was renamed Flashback and opened to the public in May 2000.
See also
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Boomerang (roller coaster)
Boomerang is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma, a Netherlands, Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the Boomerang, hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. , the ...
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Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
References
External links
Flashback's page on Six Flags New England official siteFlashback's page on Six Flags Over Texas official site
{{Kentucky Kingdom
Roller coasters introduced in 2000
Roller coasters operated by Six Flags
Six Flags New England
Boomerang roller coasters
Roller coasters introduced in 1990
Amusement rides that closed in 1999
1990 establishments in the United States