Boulder Dash
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Boulder Dash is a renowned wooden roller coaster celebrated for its terrain-hugging layout through the forested hillside at Lake Compounce in Connecticut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boulder Dash canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11779604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boulder Dash Context triple: [Lake Compounce, hasRollerCoaster, Boulder Dash]
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A.
Pitfall
Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by André De Toth, noted for its dark exploration of suburban discontent and moral compromise.
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B.
Q*bert
Q*bert is a classic 1980s arcade video game character known for hopping diagonally on isometric cubes while avoiding enemies and obstacles.
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C.
Super Pit
The Super Pit is one of Australia’s largest open-cut gold mines, located on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
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D.
Stomper
Stomper is the elephant mascot of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.
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E.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a notoriously difficult Capcom run-and-gun platform game series starring the knight Arthur as he battles through demon-infested stages to rescue a princess.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boulder Dash Target entity description: Boulder Dash is a renowned wooden roller coaster celebrated for its terrain-hugging layout through the forested hillside at Lake Compounce in Connecticut.
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A.
Pitfall
Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by André De Toth, noted for its dark exploration of suburban discontent and moral compromise.
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B.
Q*bert
Q*bert is a classic 1980s arcade video game character known for hopping diagonally on isometric cubes while avoiding enemies and obstacles.
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C.
Super Pit
The Super Pit is one of Australia’s largest open-cut gold mines, located on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
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D.
Stomper
Stomper is the elephant mascot of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.
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E.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a notoriously difficult Capcom run-and-gun platform game series starring the knight Arthur as he battles through demon-infested stages to rescue a princess.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
roller coaster
ⓘ
wooden roller coaster ⓘ |
| award | Golden Ticket Award for Best Wooden Coaster ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Amusement Today ⓘ |
| builtOn | mountainside of Lake Compounce ⓘ |
| capacity | 1200 riders per hour ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer |
Custom Coasters International
ⓘ
Larry Bill ⓘ |
| drop |
113 ft
ⓘ
34.4 m ⓘ |
| duration | 2:30 ⓘ |
| features |
airtime hills
ⓘ
lateral G-forces ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| height |
117 ft
ⓘ
35.7 m ⓘ |
| inversions | 0 ⓘ |
| length |
1430 m
ⓘ
4700 ft ⓘ |
| liftType | chain lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol, Connecticut
ⓘ
Connecticut ⓘ Lake Compounce ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| manufacturer | Custom Coasters International ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
60 mph
ⓘ
96.6 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
runs along the mountainside at Lake Compounce
ⓘ
terrain-hugging layout through a forested hillside ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-speed run through dense trees
ⓘ
use of natural terrain instead of large artificial supports ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | consistently ranked among the top wooden roller coasters in the world ⓘ |
| opened | 2000-05-13 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Lake Compounce ⓘ |
| owner | Palace Entertainment ⓘ |
| parkSection | Boulder Dash area ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| restraintType | lap bar ⓘ |
| setting | forested hillside ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| terrainInteraction | closely follows natural hillside contours ⓘ |
| terrainType | terrain coaster ⓘ |
| theme | mountain terrain ⓘ |
| trainCount | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boulder Dash Description of subject: Boulder Dash is a renowned wooden roller coaster celebrated for its terrain-hugging layout through the forested hillside at Lake Compounce in Connecticut.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.