Flashback (Six Flags Great Escape)

For other coasters of the same name, see Flashback.

Flashback General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Six Flags Great Escape Location Lake George, New York Status Operating Operated Operated May 23, 1997 - Opened May 23, 1997 Opening Cost $5 million Height restriction Statistics Manufacturer Vekoma Builder Designer Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH Type Steel- Shuttle Type Model Boomerang Riders per train Riders per hour Lift/launch system Height 125 feet Drop 116.5 feet Top speed 45 mph Length 938 feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration 2:25 Inversions 3 Steepest drop Maximum g-force Former names    Boomerang: Coast to Coaster

Flashback is a sit down shuttle roller coaster found at Six Flags Great Escape in New York.

Design

The coaster is a standard Boomerang model. The train is pulled up by a lift chain behind the station. The train is then released, letting it go through the 3 inversions. The train is then caught on the second spike and released once again. The train then goes through the 3 inversions again backwards.

Trains

This ride features 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 28 riders per train.

Gallery

External links

• Flashback - Six Flags Great Escape official webpage at Six Flags
• Flashback at the Roller Coaster DataBase
• Flashback at the Six Flags Great Escape Wiki
• Flashback (Six Flags Great Escape) at the Six Flags Wiki
• Flashback (Six Flags Great Escape) at Wikipedia