Boardwalk Bullet
| Boardwalk Bullet | |
|---|---|
Boardwalk Bullet as seen from across the marina | |
| Kemah Boardwalk | |
| Location | Kemah Boardwalk |
| Coordinates | 29°32′47″N 95°01′02″W / 29.546254°N 95.017261°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | August 31, 2007 |
| Cost | $3.044 million |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood – Twister |
| Manufacturer | Martin & Vleminckx |
| Designer | The Gravity Group |
| 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) |
| Boardwalk Bullet at RCDB | |
Boardwalk Bullet is a wooden roller coaster at the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park in Kemah, Texas. The ride opened on August 31, 2007, and is the only wooden roller coaster in the Greater Houston area, as well as being one of only four wooden coasters in Texas.[1] It is 96 feet (29 m) tall, features a drop of 92 feet (28 m), and is 3,236 feet (986 m) long, with top speeds of 51 mph (82 km/h). It has a maximum vertical angle of 55 degrees, and exerts a maximum of 3.5 Gs on riders.
The ride was designed by The Gravity Group. At a cost of $3.044 million, it was built on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) footprint, making it the most compact wooden coaster in the world, with 42 track crossovers.[2] A full ride experience on Boardwalk Bullet lasts approximately one minute and 45 seconds.
The ride has two trains built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. Each train has six cars, and each car seats four riders in two rows of two, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Awards
| Year | 1998 | 1999 | ||||||||
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| Ranking | – | – | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Ranking | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39[3] | 37[4] |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Ranking | 38[5] | 17[6] | 39[7] | 34[8] | 35[9] | 43[10] | 50[11] | 14[12] | 33[13] | 31[14] |
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| Ranking | N/A | 22[15] | 21[16] | 30 (tie)[17] | 25[18] | 21[19] |
References
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Census for Texas". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Boardwalk Bullet". Kemah Boardwalk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "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. 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 wooden roller coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2017 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2018 Top 50 Wooden Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2019 Top Wood". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2021 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2022 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2023 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Amusement Today. 27 (6.2): 71–72. September 2023. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2024 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2024. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "2025 Golden Ticket Award Winners". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2025. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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