Bocaraca

Bocaraca
Previously known as Whirlwind
Parque Diversiones
Coordinates	9.9607°N 84.1269°W / 9.9607; -84.1269
Status	Operating
Opening date	2005 (2005)
Bocaraca at Parque Diversiones at RCDB
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Name	Whirlwind
Coordinates	40.878346°N 76.505005°W / 40.878346; -76.505005
Status	Removed
Opening date	1993 (1993)
Closing date	2004 (2004)
Whirlwind at Knoebels Amusement Resort at RCDB
Playland
Name	Whirlwind
Coordinates	40.966°N 73.673°W / 40.966; -73.673
Status	Removed
Opening date	1984 (1984)
Closing date	1992 (1992)
Replaced	Jet Star
Whirlwind at Playland at RCDB
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Model	Whirlwind
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	64 ft (20 m)
Length	1,148.3 ft (350.0 m)
Speed	37.3 mph (60.0 km/h)
Inversions	2
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Trains	Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

Bocaraca is a steel roller coaster located at Parque de Diversiones Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes in San José, Costa Rica.

History and design

Bocaraca 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. The overall track length is 1,184 feet (361 m). It previously operated at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, from 1993 to 2004 as Whirlwind, and before that, it opened at Playland in 1984, operating 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 to this day. While at Knoebels and Playland, the coaster was the only Vekoma corkscrew coaster in the United States to feature two separate corkscrew elements, as opposed to a double corkscrew.