Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk
Head chopper crossoversso much coaster in so little space

Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah, Texas

Boardwalk Bullet

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
What riders love
  • It has a ton of really good airtime, and the drop is great.
  • The airtimes hit great and the laterals have the bite of a good ole woodie.
  • The ride consists of tons of airtime, laterals, and positive forces.
  • its just mesmerizing to ride this as you twist over and under track, all while getting great airtime.
  • The ride currently holds the record for most track crossovers which give some great head chopper effects.
  • It's an amazing piece of engineering that got that much ride on this small of a space.
  • Tons of length despite the compact footprint, relentless pacing, loaded with pops of air and strong laterals and head-choppers galore.
  • The ride just violently tosses you in various directions and from lift hill to brakes there is not a single dull moment.
Boardwalk Bullet Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Kemah Boardwalk

Tons of length despite the compact footprint, relentless pacing, loaded with pops of air and strong laterals and head-choppers galore.

Austin James

Definitely not the best coaster in Texas but it has a great front and back row ride and two of the strongest ejector moments I’ve felt back to back.

jesuslovesyou

Easily the best coaster in Texas, amazing pacing, the ride never stops hauling, lots of head-choppers, and 2 awesome airtime moments.

Arrow Die-Namics

but it gets overshadowed by the rest of the ride, which is just a blur of ejector hills and awesome laterals.

Alex Balango

While you are floating out of your seat, you are being pushed to the side of the train.

Mostly Coasters

Fast transition, there’s a track going everywhere, air time, and this feeling that the layout just refuses to settle down.

HairTime Coasters

This ride is running super smooth this year as well and I like the sparse Texas theming.

jesuslovesyou

I was expecting more air but liked the smoothness and the incredibly compact layout.

@AirtimeThrills

But more importantly, it’s a wild, unpredictable ride full of tight twists and turns.

Jim Winslett

My only complaint is that it can be rough near the end, but it is a minor defect.

Panda Knit

Those being the twisted hill after the drop, and the pop into that first turn, that of which you grey out from the bottom of the drop during those hills and it’s just wild.

jesuslovesyou

BB is an incredibly intense, at times disorienting, rush fit into an absurdly small space.

Bifflesaurus

Boardwalk bullet is just pure adrenaline and is among my favorite coasters of all time!

coaster land

I urge everyone to do your first ride on this at night, you won’t believe how aggressive it feels.

@kylebohler2452

That was the loudest and intense rollercoster I’ve ever went to in TEXAS.

@Gabsterstudio

ive been on that on it was fast I thought my was going to get knocked of because the wood was so close

@torandagoat4564

The only downsides are the last 1/3 of the ride looses a little steam as the train crawls into the break-run and the operations can be a little slower (not that the park is overly busy).

Bifflesaurus

In my experience the ride typically runs just one train, but there’s also never been a long wait in my few visits.

Austin James

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Specifications

96 ftHeight
92 ftFirst drop
51 mphTop speed
56°Drop angle
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteGreat layoutFeels fast

Definitely not the best coaster in Texas but it has a great front and back row ride and two of the strongest ejector moments I’ve felt back to back.

jesuslovesyou, Captain Coaster review

It doesn’t quite reach the top heights either GCI or the Gravity Group have attained, but it’s still a fantastic ride.

Miles Hawkins, Captain Coaster review

But more importantly, it’s a wild, unpredictable ride full of tight twists and turns.

Jim Winslett, review

It’s absolute madness they were able to fit so much coaster into such a small space.

Ethan S., Captain Coaster review

Tons of length despite the compact footprint, relentless pacing, loaded with pops of air and strong laterals and head-choppers galore.

Austin James, Captain Coaster review

Easily the best coaster in Texas, amazing pacing, the ride never stops hauling, lots of head-choppers, and 2 awesome airtime moments.

Arrow Die-Namics, Captain Coaster review

Photos

A view of the Kemah Boardwalk Bullet as seen from across the marina
jimthompson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk
Ryan D. Phillips, CC BY 2.0
Full moon over the Kemah Boardwalk and the Boardwalk Bullet Roller Coaster
BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0
Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah Boardwalk
BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0

4 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

August 31, 2007Opened

Built by Martin & Vleminckx, designed by The Gravity Group, LLC.

$3.044 millionTo build
3.5 gStrongest force on riders

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 17 polls, 2008 to 2026

39th2008, its first poll
14th2017, its best placing
21st2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Kemah Boardwalk guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, chron.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0), jimthompson (CC BY-SA 2.0), Ryan D. Phillips (CC BY 2.0), BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “And the airtime is Ravine Flyer-esque in the best…”; Panda Knit, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has a ton of really good airtime, and…”; Bifflesaurus, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The airtimes hit great and the laterals have the…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride consists of tons of airtime, laterals, and…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “After a marathon of this ride I still couldn't…”; Alex Balango, rider review on Captain Coaster: “its just mesmerizing to ride this as you twist…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride currently holds the record for most track…”; Jim Winslett, rider review on chron.com: “It's an amazing piece of engineering that got that…”; Arrow Die-Namics, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Easily the best coaster in Texas, amazing pacing, the…”; Austin James, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Tons of length despite the compact footprint, relentless pacing,…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride just violently tosses you in various directions…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: James C's back row POV, Boardwalk Bullet Back Seat POV 2019 FULL HD Kemah Boardwalk (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.