Batman The Ride (Six Flags Over Texas)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Batman The Ride
Six Flags Over Texas
Location Arlington, Texas, USA
Status Operating since May 26, 1999
Rider height 54 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Product 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
HELP

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 make its debut in 1999.[2] On May 26, 1999, the ride officially opened. 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.[3]

Batman The Ride received a single rider line for the 2022 season.[4]

Design

Elements

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

Exterior

Layout

References

  1. "Amusement ride stickers". Texas Department of Insurance. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. "Milestones at Six Flags Over Texas".
  3. "Six Flags Over Texas Opens BATMAN™ The Ride Backwards". Six Flags Over Texas. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. "Six Flags Over Texas Brings the Thrills for Spring Break".

External links


Articles on Six Flags Over Texas