Best Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster POV Footage EVER - Lake Compounce Zoomerang
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Love them or hate them, Vekoma Boomerangs are everywhere and they are here to stay! Here is some of the best footage we have ever shot on one of these very popular roller coasters!
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I love the painted catch car.
Dear people of TH-cam that don't know much about how the roller coaster industry works - This is not a "copy" of another ride, nor did they "rip off" a certain ride. Many parks buy their rides from a ride manufacturer that both designs and builds roller coasters. In this example, the generic ride name is called a "Boomerang" made by the company "Vekoma." The first one opened in 1984 and they are still being built today. There are about 50 of these all over the world. If you are interested in buying one, you can check out this page: www.vekoma.com/index.php/experience-thrill-coasters/boomerang-coaster
Any further comments about how this ride "ripped off" or "copied" another ride will be deleted. I hope you've learned something today! =)
Yea but i dont see your point.. speed of sound in walibi holland is a boomerang coaster made by vakoma.. so why isnt it better? It has onboard music and a lot of other special effects en decorations..
Regenboog Snoep No one is saying it is or isn't better. This video wasn't meant to start a "Boomerang competition." It was just a video of a single Boomerang, nothing more. I'm sure there might be better ones and I'm sure there might be worse ones. But just because something has music and an effects doesn't always make it better.
To the people in the comments that think they're saying Lake Compounce's Zoomerang is the best Boomerang ever, TPR isn't saying that, they're saying that this is the best footage they've ever taken on a Vekoma Boomerang coaster. Hence the title: BEST Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster POV FOOTAGE EVER. There's no war between which Coaster is better, it's just stating that this is one of the best videos they've taken. It's not that hard to comprehend really...
Mr Doom Please READ the title of the video! It says "Best Vekoma Boomerang VIDEO... VIDEO!!!!!" We aren't saying this is the "Best Boomerang!" I'm sorry I underestimated the reading comprehension ability of our subscribers.
+Theme Park Review Some people say you're a jerk, but I understand how in this situation how annoying people can be. Many people who watch these know nothing about these coasters and they just only know about their hometown park. I've seen a lot of people commenting saying every inverted b and m is a copy of Montu, and that is the furthest from the truth. I know how you feel.
Boomerangs may be rough, but they are a pretty good idea and are fun(when smooth). I rode Stinger at Dorney, which is an inverted boomerang and it was pretty smooth and enjoyable. Even had theme music in the station.
You managed to find Stinger while it wasn't broken down? Impressive!
+AJ Syslo (k'nexturtle7) I was surprised too, and a bit nervous that it would get stuck somewhere
Yeah boomerangs can be fun, if they’re smooth. I’ve recently ridden Speed Of Sound at Walibi Holland and that vest restraints actually made it smooth and enjoyable. I also rlly like the decoration and on board music on the ride
Well, I want to say that I think this is the Best Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster POV Footage EVER. Having worked in the amusement park industry when I was younger and controlled the roller coasters, having videos like this (the underworks of how a ride works) I really appreciate it. It truly fascinates me how these things are built, how they work and how much fun they are to ride.
Ahh, what a beauty. This was my first flip ride, this one at Lake Compounce. My friends and I went on it for camp, and we were ALL scared to death. Haha, good times. Zoomerang made me love roller coasters, and it was my first flipping ride, so it'll have a special place in my heart. Lol
Boomerangs are kinda underrated in my opinion.
You must've not been on a lot. Your probably fortunate to have been on the rare "smoothish" ones. The ones I've been on have been incredibly rough, especially the one located at Worlds of Fun! :P
Vreffinity EDM Trust me, you don't know real roughness until you've been on Furious Baco during the afternoon.
+tabularmite I literally rode Furius Baco three days ago, my last ride of the day at that. Maybe it was just where I was sitting (outer seat, last car on the left), but I really don't think it's as bad as many people make it out to be. Sure enough, it was shaky, but no more than that of Dragon Khan, which, most likely gave me more brain damage than what I already have, and that's a B&M at that.
Luminade_ When did you leave the park?
tabularmite Around 8 O'Clock.
Love these boomerangs. I used to ride, one of the first Verkomas, in the late 80's. it was in Pwllheli north Wales, at Butlins. No brakes on second climb, or emergency escape on the inversion.
Sadly, the place closed, but the coaster was bought by Blue Bayou in Louisiana.
I've been watching videos from this channel for a very long time. You guys keep getting better and are doing an incredible job with these POVs (they're the best I've seen on TH-cam). Keep up the good work!
Wax Mop JakesThrills Thanks guys!
Cool coaster...totally weird having not one peep of human voice during the whole ride. Brings a whole different experience. Had the luck of riding big thunder mountain at magic kingdom by myself at park opening...majorly weird for it to be silent...
I honestly never have understood why these rides are so hated. They are unique in that they go both forwards and backwards, and they aren’t painful or rough. Then again, the only one I’ve ridden is the one at Darien Lake, which many people say is one of the smoother ones, but I honestly have enjoyed my experiences with the Vekoma Boomerang. But the SLC on the other hand...
Very interesting to see how it really 'works' - the guy that came up with this simple yet original idea was a genius. Back in the days when Boomerangs weren't so common the ride was impressive, and it more or less still is of course: small footprint but it has a real 'punch' to it. The only thing that I can think of missing is an airtime hill, but who knows one day we'll see that too in these rides. Many thanks you for the upload!
same ride is called the bat. up here at Canada's wonderland
You've made Zoomerang look like it's smooth to ride on. To tell you the truth, it's actually incredibly painful going backwards because the headrests are not adjusted properly, so your head bounces back and forth very rapidly. It was interesting to see Zoomerang's operations and mechanics. Since it's my local theme park it's pretty awesome to see how they make it.
True story. The guys running the TPR forums are too positive for opinions.
I rode my first Boomerang coaster in June. I loved it so much, I went on it twice! It felt very weird going backwards though.
beautiful quality guys! keep it up, you're amazing at this
Love the close-up of the mechanics on this ride - please make sure to do more like this.
i love this ride. It's not only original, but also unpredictable. The full package!
Robb, this is amazing! I've never seen anything like it!
Theme Park Review, Please start to do some waterparks. I LOVE this channel and if I am going to a theme park, I go directly on youtube to your channel and watch videos until I am no longer scared. Keep up the good work at putting a smile on my face every day!
princesscassyj Have you bothered to look at our videos??? We've posted two water park videos in the last month!
Oh! If you could send me the link to those that would be great! By the way, Have God bless you, you are great!
I'm amazed that of all the boomerangs out there, the one that was recorded like this is the one that is practically in my back yard! Awesome footage!
great video definitely the best boomerang video ever! :D
It really is the best footage ever.
I still have not ridden a boomerang rollercoaster yet. I think I am nervous about backwards on through the loops. But all I have to say is, holy crap this is the smoothest Vekoma coaster I have ever seen.
You have to try a boomerang coaster. I mean, I agree with other people saying its rough but its fun! Epspecially when you are going backwards, it makes you feel like your are being pushed towards your sit. But tbh, this coaster gave me a bad headache so we make this our last ride so we can sleep on our way home. Hahaha!
nice shot of that Boomerang coaster..love it!! I also love the colors of that coaster..violet and that green/blue..lovely :)
Wow I've been that ride before! It was super fun!😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thx for showing this video ride, it shows me the memories😆
I was the 77, 777th thousand viewer.
It was my first loop coaster I ever been on! And it is always my favorite ride!
One time, they did the "boomerang" callenge. One was don't scream and we get to get on again
Oh yeah that looks very smooth
I went on one that similar to this one at Hershey park in Pennsylvania. It was definitely a whole new experience. It was so much fun.
It is pretty good footage of a Boomerang, so way to polish that turd Robb.
Very interesting video, Robb! I learned some things from the unique POVs, such as that the chain on the reverse spike actually drops down a couple inches to let the train start rolling backwards. I always assumed the chain simply disengaged from its drive and "rolled" back with the train. I guess you could call me a "lift hill enthusiast" lol.
Corkscrew Coaster 1 was great!
Excellent ride.
We have a boomerang over in the UK where i live. the colour is white and greyish green. i like these colours too! Thanks for the video!
Yay finally a video about this coaster. (well i live in Finland but we have one of basically identical ones called Cobra)
Now i get it how the second lift works and why there is those brakedowns and evacuations in boomerang-loop :D
this is the best ride at lake compounce
this is the smoothest Vecoma Boomerang I've been on.
lies, i rode this shit last year and it was pretty rough
@@Cokepencilpsd 4 years has gone by since my comment, what do you expect.
@@Cokepencilpsd I didn't think it was very rough
I live near here, cool for it be featured on this channel, gives its a form of respect
ZYES I LOVE THIS RIDE
We have this in the Philippines since 1995, it's called "Space Shuttle Max" in here.
Thumbs up for watching because it is THE Best Vekoma Boomerang Roller Coaster POV Footage EVER
Wow! This really is the best footage of a Boomerang. Is it the one at Lake Compounce always this smooth or is it just a really good day? The closest Boomerang to me is the one at KBF and you could say that there is a bit of a rattle to it. Haha not very reridable.
It's also nice to know that Robb and TPR actually read the comments so it's not one big free for all like most channels are.
Brenden Moore The comments amuse me, and it's sort of a guilty pleasure responding back to all the crap! lol
It's really smooth I go all the time
Smoothest
There is one of these in Worlds of Fun and it is SOOOOO fun!
I went on this in June :). It was very fun.
my (personal) favorite is any of the Inverting models, mainly Kings Island's for me
I go there literally every weekend and I love that ride I go on it as soon as I get there
Tbh I think SOS(Speed of sound) is the best vekoma boomarang because it is the only boomarang in the world with/music and I think music makes it way better
I've been on the one in walibi holland but this one looks so smooth ! So much better than the speed of sound ;)
Sos in Walibi Holland is not better than other boomerang coasters. I must admit that other boomerangs are a bit boring without the music :) but they are a lot smoother! Anyway nice video guys! Love the POV's!
Doest this look like wipe out from pleasure wood hills norwich ?
Millie_kett it’s a clone basically when a park wants a coaster they ask a manufacturer this one being Vekoma, there are over 50 of these all around the world and is one of the most if not the most cloned roller coaster in the world, search vekoma boomerang if you still don’t know what I mean
I seriously miss lakes compounce
A little history on this boomerang originally purchased and built for the 1988 World Exposition in Brisbane Queensland Australia named TITAN after expo 88 finished it was sold to an Australian park called Australia's wonderland Sydney and operated as the DEMON from 1992-2003 till the closure of the park. It was then sold to this park in America and renamed the ZOOMERANG
missshellybeach You're thinking of the ride that used to be at Alabama Adventure that is now operating in India. This is a different coaster: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoomerang_(Alabama_Adventure)
Oops sorry my mistake!
I love this ride, We Have It At Elitch Gardens Denver Colorado Its My By Far Favorite Ride
There are a lot of rides exactly like this at a lot of amusement parks
really cool to see the catch car and chain drop out in the reverse view
I just went on one of these for the first time at Carowinds and I wasn't excpecting much but it was actually really cool
We have that ride too ! Its so fun lmao
Surprised ya didn't go to D23 Expo for the replacement of big thuder ranch the jamboree and everything behind it as well as toon town for star wars land
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Ah Nevermind Great videos nonetheless of the Ride POVs though!
It's now shifted to Wonderla, India renamed recoil coaster
The Boomerang is one of my favorite Vekoma models, second only to the Flying Dutchman.
My favourite boomerang is Cobra at Powerpark Finland :)
I like the reverse angle the best.
I hope they upgrade the restraints on these. They're not bad, but they start to hurt once you go for second round.
The second was scream like it was the scariest ride.
omg I love this ride everyone I go to lake compounce I go on this ride if you ever go here you DEFINITELY have to go on this ride
everytime I mean
This ride is way higher when you’re actually on it
If this does not end up on the next HD Coasters in the RAW, I won't believe you ever again....hehe come on, gotta give some Blu-ray love to some of the most cloned rides in existence at some point! :)
It's not really cloned, it's an off the shelf ride. It is the most common of the shelf ride though. Most cloned would be something like Batman The Ride by B&M (I don't think they sell off the shelf rides)
We have this at Canada's Wonderland, I would much prefer if they replaced it with the Vekoma Boomerang instead, appears to me like this is just a much smoother ride.
wow that's a really cool coaster but I feel like lines would be really long for it due to there can only be one train running at a time
Awesome! Am I correct in saying this Boomerang was the one that used to be called the Demon in Australia's Wonderland (before it closed down)?
foozahnation No. You're thinking of this one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoomerang_(Alabama_Adventure)
Cool
i enjoy these rides, but the seats are so uncomfortable for a taller person. great video though, very smooth
I'd love it if TPR could do a POV of Stealth in Thorpe Park! ☺😊
Raheel Pasha Merlin in the UK is not very accommodating to coming in to do a shoot. They like to shoot all their own stuff and then give us the B-Roll. Maybe...one day....
Theme Park Review I presumed they wouldn't be accommodating, but thanks and maybe one day!... 😊☺
Hey them park review, AKA: Robb, is that you at the beginning of the video next to the exit?
Spring Trap 2.0 It is, yes! lol
+Theme Park Review COOL!
insane ahaha
this is the same exact thing as the carolina cobra at carowinds!
This one is actually rough. I went on it yesterday.
I went on it today it was fun
if you look up worlds of fun they have the exact same ride the only difference is the color. its called boomerang at worlds of fun 😁
Still one of the best looping coasters that vekoma has.
People just that stupid with there questions, this is the same as in (fill in name).
Offcourse its the same boomerang as in any other park. There from a vekoma catalog its standard design people JEEZ....Use that brain you didnt get it for nothing.
OMG we have this exact same rollercoaster in holland called the speed of sound
And in belgium boemerang in Walibi and in Bellewaerde
Sea serpent in Wildwood is awesome
Wait....theres a ride (probably the original version) just like this at knots berry farm in California.....
Well we're early
looks like stinger in Dorney Park
It's a great coaster, I just hate the crappy restraints they have on them.
That is pretty much identical to the bat at Canada's wonderland
woah i srsly wish i was there!
mate whereever you live there is one of these near you. 50 of them around the world :)
is dis like da one in Lake George? The Boomeranf at six flags great escape
Reminds me of wipeout from pleasure wood hills
I have been here before twice but I never went on this ride because I am too scared but my friends went on it and they said it was fun.I guess everybody has different opinions
That is just like cobra in powerpark.
Just like the invertigo at kings island
I feel bad for saying this but I live in CT and I get season passes each year
Same
Same
+Tanner S. And +Matthew Martinez you guys live in CT
Ben Burnham yup I live in Hartford
+Matthew Martinez I live in Newington
We have that at our local six flags
When was this footage shot?
Ashton Woerz Late May.
I went on vacaiton and rode a ride likehtis, and thetrain seperatedin to two pars and I was stuck on the cobra roll. It was funny