Six Flags Great Escape · Operating · 1997
Flashback
116 ft · 47 mph
Photo: Six Flags Great Escape · Official park / manufacturer media
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A Vekoma Boomerang shuttle with a cobra roll and loop run forward and backward.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Six Flags Great Escape's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
116 ft
Tallest at Six Flags Great Escape
Ride experience
- Boomerang
- Shuttle
- Steel
Specs from sixflags.com
History
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Timeline
1997
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Background
Flashback is Great Escape's Vekoma Boomerang shuttle — cobra roll and loop forward, then the same path backward.
It fills the compact steel shuttle niche for Queensbury guests chasing a classic Six Flags-era credit.
History primarily sourced from sixflags.com. See also our data policy.
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Sources & official links
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- Six Flags Great Escape — official sitesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Six Flags Great Escape on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
- Vekoma — manufacturervekoma.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Six Flags Great Escape · Official park / manufacturer media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Licensed / educationalWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcesixflags.com(opens in a new tab)
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About Vekoma-built coasters
Vekoma — boomerangs, clones, and modern reinvention
Dutch manufacturer with classic boomerangs and newer models chasing smoother ride feel.
Matches a shuttle coaster
Shuttle coasters and boomerangs
Out and back on the same track — launches or lifts that reverse direction instead of looping a full circuit.