Flashback Friday! New England's Boomerangs

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 New England is home to three Vekoma Boomerang Coasters. Two are located at Six Flags New England and one is located at Lake Compounce. While all are very similar, they each provide their own ride experiences. This article will list the key differences of the coasters, along with the best way to ride them.

Goliath is the only Giant Inverted Boomerang in the group. It is similar except the rides layout is an "X" shape, and riders are underneath the track. The rides spikes are also 90 degrees straight up. When Goliath opened in 2012, after moving from its original home at Six Flags Magic Mountain, it was an amazing ride. It featured staggered seating, similar to some B&M hyper coasters, and provided a smooth ride.

 In 2014, Six Flags New England began running a train from Premier rides which has made the ride experience significantly rougher and has multiple seats out-of-order at most times.

I find that Goliath provides a good experience when following these tips below. This is only my opinion though.

1. Ride in rows 1,2,7,8
2. Sit in the inner 2 seats
3. Keep head against the headrest at ALL times!




Flashback is the regular Vekoma Boomerang located at Six Flags New England. There really isn't anything special about this installation. It's jerky, but is not too rough. SFNE also does not allow riders to choose their seat on this ride. It's a fine beginner ride, but it is not the best Boomerang in New England.




Zoomerang is by far the smoothest Boomerang installation in New England. The ride features the traditional Boomerang harness restraints, but Lake Compounce takes amazing care of this ride. The park also allows riders to choose their seats, which is always great. 

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