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Boulder Dash {#1 Wooden}


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Facts about Boulder Dash
  • Location: Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT
  • Type: Wood
  • Status: Open
  • Opened: May 21, 2000
  • Manufacturer: Custom Coasters International
  • Designer: Larry Bill
  • Track layout: Terrain
  • Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
  • Height: 50 ft (15 m)
  • Drop: 115 ft (35 m)
  • Length: 4,672 ft (1,424 m)
  • Max speed: 60 mph (26.8 m/s)
  • Duration: 2:30
  • Max vertical angle: 59°
  • Capacity: 1800 riders per hour riders per hour
  • Cost: US$6,000,000
  • Height restriction: 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
    • Description of Boulder Dash:
    This 4,672 foot wooden roller coaster uses the Lake Compounce's natural mountainous terrain, complete with trees and boulders within close proximity of the track. Boulder Dash is the first roller coaster to be build on a mountain. The lift climbs the mountainside and then disappears from view. When it reappears, it has completed its first drop of 115 feet and is traveling sixty miles per hour as it crosses over itself and flies over the station. Much of the first half of the ride is hidden as the train climbs and drops along the mountainside. On the last drop, on-ride photos are taken and can be viewed and bought at the photo booth at the end of the exit line. Most of the ride was retracked during the 2007 off season and during the 2008 off season the remainder will be retracked. Lake Compounce bought PTC trains from Hershey Park's Wildcat and is expected to run them on the Boulder Dash for the 2008 season.
    Experience on Boulder Dash:
    Great airtime, smooth ride, relentless speed from start to finish: You name it, the out-and-back Boulder Dash has it. The fact that it is built into the side of a mountain and careens around trees and boulders, however, pushes it to the top of the list. The ride gets its name from the rugged terrain it's built atop that consists of rock faces, boulders and plenty of trees. Leaving the station, the lift hill climbs the mountainside and disappears into the forest. By the time it reappears, Boulder Dash has already descending the 115 foot first drop. Most of the roller coaster is hidden from view which adds an element of surprise for first time riders.
    Accidents on Boulder Dash:
    There have not been any reported accidents on the Boulder Dash roller coaster.
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