When those scientists several years back were looking to create Dolly, the sheep that introduced the world to cloning, they should have consulted with Vekoma. If theres anybody that knows about that subject, its them!  And although some of their rides show up practically everywhere (or so it seems), I still give them some credit for coming up with the ideas that they do. Boomerangs are probably their most popular cloned coaster, and its pretty easy to see why. A ride on a boomerang is always the same - backwards lift, neat drop, cobra roll/boomerang/whatever they call it, vertical loop.....climb hill and repeat in reverse - but it is a novel idea that has remained quite popular with guests. I will concede that the more I ride these, the less impact they have on me, primarily because its so easy to come across them. Ive gotten to where a typical starting point for me to rate them is right in the middle with a 5, and then I go from there. Darien Lakes Boomerang is above average as far as these things go, so it gets a bump up a little higher. It has a neat setting near the central lake, and as usual the drops are good along with navigating the inversions backwards. The trains arent the most comfortable, which Im not a huge fan of. And although this one still has a couple spots that can provide a jolt, for the most part its pretty smooth, so thats a positive. I often wonder though what a B&M boomerang would be like. Anyway, Darien Lakes version is an above average coaster and certainly hands out a fun ride that has what youd expect from a boomerang, including some moderate thrills.
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