Recoil is a Boomerang roller coaster located at

Wonderla Wonderla is the largest chain of amusement parks in India. It is owned and operated by Wonderla Holidays Limited which is headquartered near Bidadi, from Bengaluru, Karnataka. It operates 3 amusement parks in Kochi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It was previously located at

Alabama Adventure Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure (previously known as VisionLand, Alabama Adventure, Splash Adventure and Alabama Splash Adventure) is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of ...

as Zoomerang until new management in 2012 decided to remove its rides and solely operate as a water park called "Splash Adventure". It also operated at

Wonderland Sydney Wonderland Sydney (originally known as Australia's Wonderland), was an amusement park in Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in December 1985 by the Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, the park was the largest in the southe ...

as The Demon after being relocated from

World Expo Park World Expo Park was an amusement park built for Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia. It was positioned on the corner of Melbourne and Glenelg Streets in South Brisbane, Queensland, South Brisbane, the former site of railway sidings for South Brisbane ...

. The ride was removed in 2013 and sold to

where it was renamed "Recoil".

History

It originally opened in 1988 as ''Titan'' at World Expo Park in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. It closed after only one season before opening as ''Demon'' in 1992 at Wonderland in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. It operated until the park closed in April 2004, where it then was relocated to Alabama Adventure. Following the 2004 season, Southland Entertainment Group announced that VisionLand would introduce a new steel coaster for the 2005 season. Originally slated for inclusion for the 2006 season, its opening was moved up due to demand and improved attendance numbers. The name ''Zoomerang'' was announced in February 2005 and was chosen from a field of over 6,500 suggestions in a name the ride contest. The ride officially opened on May 8, 2005.

Ride

The ride starts with the train being pulled backwards up the first lift via cable to a height of . At the top it is released where it then passes through the station at . It goes through three inversions then goes up a second chain lift. The train is released and travels the course in reverse.

Train

The train was built by German company Sunkid Heege GmbH and features 7 cars, seating 4 per car (28 total). When it was Zoomerang at Alabama Adventure, it used a train manufactured by

Arrow Dynamics Arrow Dynamics was an American manufacturing and engineering company that specialized in designing and building amusement park rides, especially roller coasters. Based in Clearfield, Utah, the company was the successor to Arrow Development (194 ...

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Pictures of the titan being constructed at World Expo Park

Pictures of the Demon being reconstructed at Australia's Wonderland

Pictures of the Demon in operation at Australia's Wonderland Sydney

Videos of the Demon in operation at Australia's Wonderland Sydney

Pictures of the Demon being removed from Wonderland Sydney

The Zoomerang being constructed at Alabama Adventure
Former roller coasters in Alabama Boomerang roller coasters Roller coasters in India The Demon

History

Ride

Train

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