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Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||||
Product | Inverted Coaster (Batman) | ||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||
Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||||
Riders per train | 12 | ||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1400 | ||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
Height | 105 feet | ||||||||||||
Drop | 84.5 feet | ||||||||||||
Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||||
Length | 2700 feet | ||||||||||||
Inversions | 5 | ||||||||||||
Drop angle | 59° | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||
G-Force | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Batman The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA. The ride, along with many other copies, was designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard.[1] It opened on March 26, 1994.
History
The addition of Batman The Ride was announced on August 4, 1993.[2]
Batman The Ride opened on March 26, 1994.[3] During the 2014 season, Batman The Ride ran backwards, along with Colossus.[4]
Design
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The ride features a height of 105 feet, a top speed of 50 mph, a 59° angle of descent, and a maximum g-force of 4.
Color scheme
The original color scheme was silver track and gray supports. The attraction was repainted with blue track and black supports in 2010.
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
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The Gotham Public Works banner
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The junk and graffiti
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The Broad Avenue Storm Drain Access sign
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The sewer tunnel
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The scenery signs
Exterior
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The entrance archway
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The new entrance sign
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The station
Layout
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The original color scheme
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The zero-g roll
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View from the exit ramp
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Corkscrew of Batman The Ride, 2023
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Vertical Loop of Batman The Ride, 2023
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0g roll of Batman The Ride, 2023
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References
- ↑ COASTER-net article and gallery
- ↑ "New bat-twist for Magic Mountain", The Signal (August 5, 1993), pp. 5. Retrieved on October 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Batman Scales the Mountain : Gotham City Area, Roller Coaster Are Largest Expansion in Magic Mountain’s 23-Year History". https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-26-ca-38648-story.html.
- ↑ "BATMAN the Ride and Colossus Celebrate Six Flags Magic Mountain Anniversaries in Reverse". https://www.inparkmagazine.com/magicmountainbackwards/.
External links
- Batman The Ride on the Roller Coaster DataBase.