Status Operating Opening date 1993 (1993) Height 20 m Height restriction 1.22 m Park Knoebels Amusement Resort | Opening date 2005 Closing date 2004 (2004) Max speed 60 km/h Opened 2005 Manufacturer Vekoma | |
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Status Relocated to Parque Diversiones Status Relocated to Knoebels Amusement Resort Similar Jet Star, Twister, High Speed Thrill Coa, Phoenix, Flying Turns | ||
Bocaraca is a steel roller coaster located at Parque de Diversiones in Costa Rica. It is a standard production model Vekoma Whirlwind double corkscrew roller coaster, featuring a 64-foot (20 m) lift hill, and a pair of corkscrews separated by a turn. Overall track length is 1,184 feet (361 m). Borcaraca previously operated at Knoebels Amusement Resort from 1993 to 2004 as Whirlwind and before that, it opened at Playland (New York) in 1984 and operated there until 1992 under the name Whirlwind as well. The ride opened at Knoebels in 1993, replacing the Jet Star. The Whirlwind was removed after the 2004 season due to space constraints at Knoebels. After being removed, the ride was moved to Parque de Diversiones where it opened in 2005, and still operates there to this day. While at Knoebels and Playland, the coaster was the only Vekoma corkscrew coaster in the USA to feature two separate corkscrew elements, as opposed to a double corkscrew.