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Boardwalk Bullet | |
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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 |
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.