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The Boardwalk Bullet is a wooden roller coaster at the Kemah Boardwalk amusement park in Kemah, Texas, United States.Opened August 31, 2007, it is the only wooden roller coaster in Greater Houston, and one of only four wooden coasters in Texas. [1]
Landry's, Inc. acquired property along the Kemah Waterfront in 1997 and opened the Kemah Boardwalk in 1998. In 2007, the Boardwalk Bullet, a high-speed wooden roller coaster opened on the boardwalk. The 96-foot-tall, 3,236-foot-long roller coaster is built on a 1-acre footprint, making it one of the most compact roller coasters in the world.
Map of Kemah. Kemah is located in the northeastern corner of Galveston County at (29.5425, –95.0203) [8] and is part of the Clear LakeIt is bordered to the west and south by League City, to the northwest by Clear Lake Shores, to the southeast by unincorporated Bacliff, and at its northern end by Seabrook across the Clear Creek Channel in Harris County.
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Throughout the 19th century Galveston remained Texas' dominant metropolis and the communities around the bay were strongly tied economically and culturally to the city though, as Houston began to develop, so did the Bay Area's ties to it. The construction of the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad further spurred growth in the area. [32] [33]
Kemah may refer to: Kemah, Erzincan, a town and district of Erzincan Province, Turkey; Kemah, Texas, a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States; USS Kemah, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919; Kemah Bob, an American comedian
Moody Gardens, established in 1986 by The Moody Foundation, is a non-profit attraction in Galveston, Texas, that includes a hotel and a golf course. Moody Gardens features three main pyramid attractions: the Aquarium Pyramid, which is one of the largest in the region and holds many species of fish and other marine animals; the Rainforest Pyramid, which contains tropical plants, animals, birds ...
The Kemah Boardwalk is a waterfront attraction featuring a variety of rides, restaurants, shops, and other entertainment venues. [45] It is next to the Kemah Marina and hosts annual events such as the Boardwalk Wine Festival. [46] Museums in the area include the Bay Area Museum [47] (Seabrook) and the Butler Longhorn Museum (League City). [48]