Bat (Canada's Wonderland)

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Bat

Canada's Wonderland Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43.843605°N 79.543270°W / 43.843605; -79.543270 Park section Medieval Faire Status Operating since 1987 Rider height 122 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Boomerang
Type	Steel - Shuttle
Track layout	Boomerang
Hourly capacity	760
Propulsion	Catch car lift hill Chain lift hill
Area	88 metres × 30 metres
Height	35.5 metres
Top speed	75.6 km/h
Length	285 metres
Track inversions	3
Rider inversions	6
Duration	1:48
G-Force	5.2
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Riders per train	28
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The Bat is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1987, it is a Boomerang installation from Vekoma. Its train was originally one of three from Dragon Fyre, another of the park's roller coasters.

Design

See Boomerang (Vekoma product)

Elements
Catch car lift hill Cobra roll Vertical loop Chain lift hill

When the ride begins, the train is pulled backwards up the catch car lift hill, then dropped through the loading station and into a cobra roll and then one vertical loop. At the end of this cycle the train is pulled up the lift hill at the end of the track, then dropped once again allowing the train to go back through the design backwards.

Colour schemes

The Bat originally had red track with black supports. During the 2008 season, The Bat's supports were painted orange. As of the 2019 season, the colour scheme has been switched back to the original red track with black supports.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The Bat's train was originally one of three from Dragon Fyre, an Arrow Dynamics looping coaster. This is because this coaster only ever used two of its trains, so the third one was moved to The Bat, presumably to save time buying a new train. The trains were built by Arrow Dynamics.

Images

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  The train exiting the cobra roll

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External links

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  Bat on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Bat on Coaster-Count.
• Bat on the parks website

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