Boardwalk Bullet
Encyclopedia
The Boardwalk Bullet is a high-speed wooden roller coaster
in Kemah, Texas
, United States
, that was opened August 31, 2007. It is part of the Kemah Boardwalk
amusement park. Currently, this is the only roller coaster
in Greater Houston. It is a 96 feet (29.3 m), 3236 feet (986.3 m) twisted wooden roller coaster designed by The Gravity Group
built on a 1 acre (0.404686 ha) footprint, making it the one of most compact wooden coasters in the world.
Wooden roller coaster
A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design...
in Kemah, Texas
Kemah, Texas
Kemah is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city's population was 2,330 as of the 2000 census. Located in Galveston County, Kemah's main industry comes from shipping...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, that was opened August 31, 2007. It is part of the Kemah Boardwalk
Kemah Boardwalk
The Kemah Boardwalk is a hotel and restaurant destination in Kemah, Texas, USA. The main attractions of the complex, which opened in 2001, are its many restaurants overlooking Galveston Bay. The area was developed by Landry's Restaurants, which owns all of the restaurants on the boardwalk...
amusement park. Currently, this is the only roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
in Greater Houston. It is a 96 feet (29.3 m), 3236 feet (986.3 m) twisted wooden roller coaster designed by The Gravity Group
The Gravity Group
The Gravity Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an American based roller coaster design firm. The firm was founded in July 2002 out of the engineering team of the famed but now defunct Custom Coasters International. The design and engineering team has more expertise and experience than any other...
built on a 1 acre (0.404686 ha) footprint, making it the one of most compact wooden coasters in the world.