Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce

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Boulder Dash is a wooden terrain coaster at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, built by Custom Coasters International. coasterpedia.net

The ride opened in 2000 and remains in operation. coasterpedia.net

Its height is 33.53 metres, or 110 feet. coasterpedia.net

Boulder Dash reaches 96.6 kilometres per hour, equal to 60 miles per hour. lakecompounce.com

The course contains no inversions. coasterpedia.net

The listed hourly throughput is 1,152 riders. coasterpedia.net

Construction of Boulder Dash cost six million U.S. dollars. web.archive.org

The story of Boulder Dash

Boulder Dash was conceived as a mountain coaster for Lake Compounce, and opened in 2000 as a major new work by Custom Coasters International. Its track follows the natural rise and fall of the wooded hillside rather than standing apart from it. coasterpedia.net· latimes.com

The setting demanded patient and ingenious construction. Crews used special cable and pulley systems to move equipment into the mountainous ground, taking care to disturb as little of the surrounding landscape as possible. coaster101.com

From its first seasons, the coaster drew notice for its long, low course through the trees, its rapid turns, and the remarkable way the ground seems to rise and fall around the train. It later received repeated recognition in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket awards for wooden coasters. coaster101.com· latimes.com

Lake Compounce has continued to renew the structure through retracking and refurbishment, preserving the character of a wooden ride that belongs unmistakably to its hillside, its forest, and the lake below. coasterpedia.net· coaster101.com

Boulder Dash

Boulder Dash

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The story of Boulder Dash

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