After working with Arrow Dynamics on construction of the Corkscrew at Alton Towers in the UK, Vekoma broke off to build their own design of roller coasters. This began with the Boomerang coaster, a shuttle roller coaster that uses a chain lift to raise the train, which is dropped through a series of inversions, meets a second lift hill to raise it to the top of a second spike, and then drops to reverse course back to the station. Starting with the first four in 1984, over 50 Vekoma Boomerangs have been constructed, making it one of the most popular coaster designs in the world.
Carowind’s Carolina Cobra was the first Boomerang to feature Vekoma’s new trains that made for a smoother ride.