Boardwalk Bullet

Roller coaster in Kemah, Texas

29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°W / 29.546254; -95.017261StatusOperatingOpening dateAugust 31, 2007Cost$3.044 millionGeneral statisticsTypeWood – TwisterManufacturerMartin & VleminckxDesignerThe Gravity GroupLift/launch systemChain Lift HillHeight96 ft (29 m)Drop92 ft (28 m)Length3,236 ft (986 m)Speed51 mph (82 km/h)Inversions0Duration1:45Max vertical angle55°Capacity800 riders per hourG-force3.5Height restriction48 in (122 cm)Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB

The Boardwalk Bullet is a wooden roller coaster at the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park in Kemah, Texas, United States. Opened August 31, 2007, it is the only wooden roller coaster in Greater Houston, and one of only four 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 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
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Ranking 39[3] 37[4] 38[5] 17[6] 39[7] 34[8] 35[9] 43[10] 50[11] 14[12] 33[13] 31[14] 22[15] 21[16]

References

  1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Census for Texas". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Boardwalk Bullet". Kemah Boardwalk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 18 (6.2): 38–39. September 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "2016 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "2017 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "2018 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "2019 Top 50 Wood Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  15. ^ "2021 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "2022 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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