Bat Coaster

Roller coaster in the United Arab Emirates
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Bat Coaster
Freij Entertainment (UAE)
Location Travelling
Status Operating since 2009
Antibes Land
Location Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Operated 2007 to 2008
Nigloland
Location Dolancourt, Grand Est, France
Operated March 30, 2002 to 2006
Statistics
Manufacturer Pinfari
Product Xpress XP56
Type Steel - Inverted
Riders per train 10
Hourly capacity 600
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Area 184 metres × 75 metres
Serial number FP393
Height 66 metres
Top speed 38 km/h
Length 1230 metres
Inversions 2
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Bat Coaster is a travelling steel inverted roller coaster built by Italian manufacturer Pinfari currently owned & operated by Freij Entertainment International.

History

It originally opened in 2002 at Nigloland in Dolancourt, Grand Est, France and remained there until it closed in 2006 and was relocated to Antibes Land in Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. in Antibes Land it operated from 2007 until 2008, when the ride once again was closed and relocated a second time (this time outside France), to Global Village in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Here it was primarily for the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2009 which ran from January 15, 2009 to February 15, 2009. The coaster was said to run until the end of the season which was February 21, 2009.

In 2011, the roller coaster operated in China.[1]


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