Batman The Ride (Six Flags Great Adventure)

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Batman The Ride

Six Flags Great Adventure
Location	Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates	40°08′09″N 74°26′38″W / 40.135755°N 74.443928°W / 40.135755; -74.443928
Section	Movietown
Status	Operating since May 1, 1993
Rider height	54 inch minimum
Replaced	Lightnin' Loops

Statistics

Manufacturer

Bolliger & Mabillard

Product

Inverted Coaster (Batman)

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Inverted

Riders per train

32

Hourly capacity

1280

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

105 feet

Drop

80 feet

Top speed

50 mph

Length

2693 feet

Inversions

5

Drop angle

59°

Duration

1:40

G-Force

4.9

Batman The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. This ride, along with many other copies, was designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard. It opened on May 1, 1993.

History

In 1992, Six Flags Great Adventure rethemed their Fun Fair section to Action Town, and introduced the Batman Stunt Show. Later that year, they announced the addition of Batman The Ride, which had been a popular favorite at Six Flags Great America that year, in the following year. To advertise the ride, the Batmobile and a video screen showing footage of the Six Flags Great America version were put up in Action Town. Construction began shortly afterward.^[1]^[2]

On May 1, 1993, Batman The Ride opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in the newly-christened Movietown section, replacing Lightnin' Loops.^[2] The queue line was themed to Gotham City with a sign for Wayne Enterprises, a fountain, a crashed police car, graffiti, junk and a storm drain tunnel with all elements in the set piece. The station was themed to the Batcave and featured the Batsuit.^[2] Also, before guests departed the station, they would hear a recording of Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Gough) telling riders to "hold on tight, it's going to be a bumpy ride," referring to the storyline of the ride about guests escaping on one of Batman's many vehicles.^[3]^[4]

In 2004, the park started removing the extensive theming in the queue (most notably the police car) and changed the track's color scheme from black to yellow.^[2] However, the score and soundtrack in the queue station still remain, as of May 2019.

The ride ran backwards under the moniker Batman The Ride Backwards in 2015. The experience was offered from 4th of July weekend through Labor Day weekend.^[5]^[6]

The ride was repainted for the 2022 season.^[7]