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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Product | Inverted Coaster (Batman) | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1400 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Serial number | IC-T99[1] | ||||||||||
| Height | 105 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 84.5 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 2700 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 Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, USA. It was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Opened in 1999, the ride is the ninth Batman installation and the sixth at a Six Flags park.
History
On November 4, 1998, Six Flags Over Texas announced that Batman The Ride would debut in 1999.[2] On May 26, 1999, the ride opened.[3] Unlike the other locations, this one features a different loading station themed to the Wayne Foundation Industrial Park instead of Gotham Public Works.
During the 2014 season, the ride operated backwards.[4]
Batman The Ride received a single rider line for the 2022 season.[5]
The attraction was repainted in 2023.[6]
Design
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Color scheme
Yellow track and blue-grey 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
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The Bruce Wayne plaque
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Exterior
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The Batman symbol -
The Flash Pass staircase -
The station -
The backstage area
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Layout
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Batman The Ride in 2003 -
The front side of the coaster -
The zero-g roll -
The underside of the zero-g roll -
The second vertical loop -
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The first vertical loop
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References
- ↑ "Amusement ride stickers". Texas Department of Insurance. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ "Milestones at Six Flags Over Texas".
- ↑ Ayala, Eva-Marie (May 26, 1999). "Batman the Ride flies into action at Six Flags". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 17. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Texas Opens BATMAN™ The Ride Backwards". Six Flags Over Texas. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Texas Brings the Thrills for Spring Break".
- ↑ "Batman: The Ride Paint Job, New Dining Locations, Various Park Projects".
External links
- Batman The Ride on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
