Boardwalk Bullet
| Boardwalk Bullet | |
|---|---|
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A view of the Boarkwalk Bullet as seen from across the marina. | |
| Kemah Boardwalk | |
| Coordinates | 29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°WCoordinates: 29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | August 31, 2007 |
| Cost | $3,044,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood – Twister |
| Manufacturer | Martin & Vleminckx |
| Designer | The Gravity Group, LLC |
| Lift/launch system | Chain Lift Hill |
| Height | 96 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Length | 3,236 ft (986 m) |
| Speed | 51 mph (82 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Max vertical angle | 55° |
| Capacity | 800 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
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Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB Pictures of Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB | |
The Boardwalk Bullet is a high-speed wooden roller coaster in Kemah, Texas, United States, that was opened August 31, 2007. It is part of the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park. Currently, it is the only wooden roller coaster in Greater Houston, and one of only three wooden coasters in Texas.[1] It is a 96-foot-tall (29 m), 3,236-foot-long (986 m) twisted wooden roller coaster designed by The Gravity Group built on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) footprint, making it the one of the most compact wooden coasters in the world.[2] The bullet is one of the most popular rides at Kemah Boardwalk.
Awards
| Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||||||
| Ranking | 39[3] | 37[4] | 38[5] | 17[6] | 39[7] | 34[8] | 35[9] | 43[10] | 50[11] | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Census for Texas". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Boardwalk Bullet". Kemah Boardwalk. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 12 (6.2): 42–43. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 13 (6.2): 38–39. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 14 (6.2): 38–39. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 15 (6.2): 46–47. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 17 (6.2): 40–41. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 38–39. September 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 20 (6.2): 46–46. September 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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