Zoomerang (Alabama Adventure)
| Zoomerang | |
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Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure
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| Previously known as Demon at Wonderland Sydney and Titan at World Expo Park | |
| Alabama Adventure | |
| Coordinates | 33°22′49″N 86°59′47″W / 33.380341°N 86.996441°WCoordinates: 33°22′49″N 86°59′47″W / 33.380341°N 86.996441°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 8, 2005 |
| Closing date | 2011 |
| Wonderland Sydney | |
| Coordinates | 33°47′58″S 150°50′45″E / 33.799556°S 150.845800°E |
| Status | Relocated to Alabama Adventure |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Closing date | April 26, 2004 |
| World Expo Park | |
| Status | Relocated to Wonderland Sydney |
| Opening date | April 30, 1988 |
| Closing date | October 30, 1988 |
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| Type | Steel – Shuttle |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Boomerang |
| Height | 117 ft (36 m) |
| Length | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 1:48 |
| Capacity | 760 riders per hour |
| 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. |
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Zoomerang at RCDB Pictures of Zoomerang at RCDB |
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Zoomerang is a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster that used to operate at Alabama Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama from 2005 to 2011. It also operated at Wonderland Sydney after being relocated from World Expo Park. The ride was removed in 2013 and sold to Wonderla in India.
It originally opened in 1988 as Titan at World Expo Park in Brisbane, Australia. It closed after only one season before opening as Demon in 1992 at Wonderland in Sydney. It operated until the park closed in April 2004, where it then was relocated to Alabama Adventure.
Following the 2004 season, Southland Entertainment Group announced that VisionLand would introduce a new steel coaster for the 2005 season. Originally slated for inclusion for the 2006 season, its opening was moved up due to demand and improved attendance numbers. The name Zoomerang was announced in February 2005 and was chosen from a field of over 6,500 suggestions in a name the ride contest. The ride officially opened on May 8, 2005.
Alabama Adventure was sold to new management in 2012 which then decided to close the rides at Alabama Adventure and solely operate the water park, Splash Adventure. Zoomerang as a result was closed along with the other rides. The ride was removed in 2013 and sold to Wonderla in Bangalore, India.
The ride starts with the train being pulled backwards up the first lift via cable. At the top it is released where it then passes through the station at 48-mile-per-hour (77 km/h). It goes through three inversions then goes up a second chain lift. The train is released and travels the course in reverse.
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