Batman The Ride (Six Flags St. Louis)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Batman The Ride
Batman The Ride in 2014
Six Flags St. Louis
Location Eureka, Missouri, USA
Coordinates 38°30′48″N 90°40′24″W / 38.513394°N 90.673319°W / 38.513394; -90.673319
Park section Studio Backlot
Status Operating since April 22, 1995
Rider height 54 inch minimum
Replaced Super Sports Car Ride
Statistics
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Product Inverted Coaster (Batman)
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel - Inverted
Riders per train 32
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 105 feet
Drop 85 feet
Top speed 50 mph
Length 2693 feet
Inversions 5
Duration 2:00
G-Force 4
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Batman The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, USA. It has been operating since April 22, 1995.

History

On September 7, 1994, Six Flags St. Louis announced that Batman The Ride would be added to the park.[1] The ride opened on April 22, 1995.[2] At the time, it was the first Batman The Ride clone to be mirrored, as well as the first one to feature a different queue line.

On February 1, 2018, it was announced that the attraction would run backwards during the first half of the 2018 season.[3]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

Black track and supports.

Trains

2 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.

Images

Queue line

Exterior

Layout

References

  1. "Holy Thrills, Batman! New Ride At Six Flags".
  2. Levins, Harry (April 1, 1995). "Six Flags' Inverted Rails To Offer Cliffhanger". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 7. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. "Batman fans can fly backward at Six Flags St. Louis this spring".

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