Flashback
Previously known as The Vampire at Kentucky Kingdom, Boomerang at Star Lake Amusement Park
Six Flags New England
Park section	North End
Coordinates	42°2′24″N 72°36′54″W / 42.04000°N 72.61500°W / 42.04000; -72.61500
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)
Kentucky Kingdom
Coordinates	38°11′42″N 85°44′49″W / 38.195°N 85.747°W / 38.195; -85.747
Status	Removed
Opening date	June 13, 1990 (1990-06-13)
Closing date	1999 (1999)
Replaced	Ohio River Adventure
Replaced by	Skycoaster(2001-2009), Lightning Run
Star Lake Amusement Park
Coordinates	23°03′04″N 112°29′24″E / 23.051°N 112.490°E / 23.051; 112.490
Status	Removed
Opening date	1985 (1985)
Closing date	1989 (1989)
General statistics
Type	Steel – Shuttle
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Model	Boomerang
Lift/launch system	Chain
Height	117 ft (36 m)
Length	935 ft (285 m)
Speed	47 mph (76 km/h)
Inversions	3
Duration	1:48
Capacity	760 riders per hour
G-force	5.2
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Flash Pass available
Single rider line available
Flashback at RCDB

Flashback is a steel roller coaster of shuttle design currently operating at Six Flags New England. The ride has one train with a capacity of twenty-eight riders, two across in each row. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up the lift hill, then dropped through the loading gate into a cobra roll and then one loop. At the end of this cycle, the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track. It is then released, allowing the train to traverse the track in the opposite direction. The ride is an off-the-shelf Vekoma Boomerang design common in many amusement parks.

History

The ride started out at Star Lake Amusement Park in Zhaoqing, China, but was sold soon after opening, Before it moved to Six Flags New England, the roller coaster was located at Kentucky Kingdom where it was known as The Vampire, with its controversial slogan "Give blood at your local park".^[1] The ride opened at Kentucky Kingdom on June 13, 1990, when the park reopened after being closed for two seasons.^[2] Kentucky Kingdom was bought by Premier Parks in late 1997 and merged to become Six Flags in 1998, renaming the park to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in June 1998.^[3] The ride continued to operate at the park until 1999, when it experienced multiple breakdowns. It was later closed and dismantled in 1999 and was moved to Six Flags New England, where it was renamed Flashback and opened to the public in May 2000.