Kings Island | Snoopy's Soap Box Racers | Vekoma Family Boomerang | 2024

[Dar]

I wonder what they do with those "cap" pieces at the end of the rails after they remove them for installation?

Weigh them in with the scrap dealer and get a celebration meal for a job well done?

That's a good point though, how good of a job do ride construction contractors make of recycling the waste from construction? Scrap metal has value, so I assume parks will either deal with it themselves or split the proceeds with the contractor if they deal with all the waste.

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Station is now being set up, the coaster hardware itself is still being shipped over. Once it goes it, it will go up fast.

Source

 

[dkspencer]

Officially vertical!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760390641874301388

 

[dkspencer]

And just like that, track work is done!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1762477762336436705

 

[Matt N]

They built the entire coaster in 6 days? I know that these Family Boomerangs are short, but that must be some kind of record!

That makes even the whirlwind construction of Zadra at Energylandia seem like an eternity by comparison…

 

[Niles]

While the track went up quick the trains have just arrived, however they are on the track with testing starting, really like the train design of this one. The park say it will have a late spring opening.

 

[Will]

Testing video appeared on Instagram this week.
I doubt this is going to be open in time for me (late Spring is quite vague and with their ride line up, I confess I'm not overly excited by ANOTHER one of these) but sharing nontheless

Kings Island on Instagram: "Attention, Beagle Scouts! 🏁 It’s time to start your engines! Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers just completed its FIRST TEST RUN! 🎉

🎢 Be among the first to experience it this summer with a Silver Pass (link in bio)! #KingsIsland

3,612 likes, 49 comments - kingsislandpr on April 17, 2024: "Attention, Beagle Scouts! 🏁 It’s time to start your engines! Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers just completed its FIRST TEST RUN! 🎉

🎢 Be among the first to experience it this summer with a Silver Pass (link in bio)! #KingsIsland #CampSnoopy...

www.instagram.com

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Opening next Friday;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1790457155125965130

It's been cycling regularly during operating hours, pretty good advertisement on its own. Has been a long time since Kings Island has opened a smaller coaster so would like to see how its debut fares compared to the craziness of past Kings Island coaster opening days.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1789447285186740282

 

[Hyde]

And we have POV!

 

[CrashCoaster]

And we have POV!

Looks like they've shortened the spike from the older models.

 

[Will]

**** yeah

Who needs Top Thrill

[which is going to spite me, while this now isn't, hence the spammy post]

 

[CanobieFan]

Got to ride this a few days ago. My first time doing the Vekoma version of a family Boomerang. Ride was fun, and oddly forceful for a kid/family ride. Walked right on at park opening too, no wait was definitely a plus. Hopefully more of these pop up at parks stateside.

 

[Hixee]

Unstuck!