Boulder Dash (roller coaster)
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| Boulder Dash | |
 Mountain Coaster |
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| Location | Lake Compounce |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 21, 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International |
| Designer | Larry Bill |
| Track layout | Custom Along Mountain Side |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Drop | 115 feet (35.1 m) |
| Length | 4,752 feet (1,448.4 m) |
| Max speed | 60 mile per hour (96.6 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:30 |
| Cost | US$6,000,000 |
| Height Restriction | 48 inches (121.9 cm) |
| Boulder Dash at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Boulder Dash at RCDB | |
Boulder Dash is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. It first opened in 2000. The ride's structure was built with Southern Yellow pine wood and the track is made of Douglas Fir wood.
[edit] The ride
This completely unique 4,752 foot wooden roller coaster uses the Lake Compounce's natural mountainous terrain, complete with trees and boulders within close proximity of the track. 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, onride photos are taken and can be viewed and bought at the photo booth at the end of the exit line.
[edit] Awards
In 2001, Boulder Dash was voted the world's #1 wooden roller coaster by the National Amusement Park Historical Association and in 2004 it took the top spot in Amusement Today's 2004 Golden Ticket Awards for Best Wood Coaster. It is the fastest, longest wooden coaster on the East Coast.
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[edit] External links
| Roller coasters at Lake Compounce |
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Boulder Dash - Kiddie Coaster - Wildcat - Zoomerang |
| Rides at Lake Compounce |
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American Flyers | Boulder Dash | Carousel | C.P. Huntington Train | Down Time | Enterprise | Ferris Wheel | Ghost Hunt | Lakeside Trolley | Musick Express | Pirate Ship | Saw Mill Plunge | Skycoaster | Skyride | Thunder N' Lightning | Thunder Rapids | Twister | Wave Swinger | Wildcat | Zoomerang | Zoomer's Gas N' Go |
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