Batwing

For the roller coaster at Six Flags America, see Batwing (Six Flags America).

A batwing on Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

A batwing is a heart shaped element that inverts riders twice. It is made up of a sidewinder, followed by a reverse sidewinder. This inversion is the inverse of a cobra roll.

The element was first used on Orient Express, where it was called a Kamikaze Kurve. Orient Express was demolished after the 2003 season.

On Arrow Dynamics roller coasters, such as Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure, it is known as a boomerang, however on Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters, such as Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa and Afterburn at Carowinds, it is known as a batwing.

The bowtie and the pretzel knot are both similar to the batwing.

Examples

Name	Amusement park	Country	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Afterburn	Carowinds	USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1999	Operating
Goudurix	Parc Astérix	France	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1989	Operating
Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1989	Closed July 18, 2010
Montu	Busch Gardens Tampa	USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1996	Operating
ShockWave	Six Flags Great America	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1988	Closed 2002
Smiler	Alton Towers	UK	Gerstlauer	Sit-Down	2013	Operating
Steel Phantom	Kennywood	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1991	Closed 2000
Viper	Six Flags Darien Lake	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1982	Operating
Viper	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1990	Operating
Vortex	Kings Island	USA	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1987	Closed October 27, 2019

Image gallery

The batwing element on Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure
Batwing on Viper at Darien lake
Batwing on Vortex at Kings Island

This box: view edit Thrill elements
Inverting	Banana roll • Barrel roll • Barrel roll downdrop • Batwing • Bent cuban eight • Bowtie • Butterfly • Cobra loop • Cobra roll • Corkscrew • Cutback • Demonic knot • Dive drop • Dive loop • Dive stall • Diving turn • Dog tongue • Double inverting dive loop • Double inverting stall • Drachen fire dive drop • Finnish loop • Fly to lie / Lie to fly • Flying snake dive • Heartline roll • Immelmann • Inclined dive loop • Inclined loop • Inclined roll • In-line twist • Interlocking corkscrews • Interlocking loops • Lagoon roll • Negative-g stall loop • Norwegian loop • Over-banked inversion • Pretzel knot • Pretzel loop • Raven turn • Reverse cobra roll • Reverse sidewinder • Roll out • Roll over • Saxophone • Scorpion tail • Sea serpent • Sidewinder • SkyLoop • Step-up under flip • Tongue • Top-Gun stall • Twisted horseshoe roll • Twisted in-line rollback • Vertical loop • Wing over • Wraparound corkscrew • Zero-g roll • Zero-g stall • Zero-g winder
Non-inverting	Airtime twist • Banked tilt • Bayerncurve • Camelback circle • Dark/Show section • Double down • Elephant trunk • Fly-through station • Hairpin dive • Hammerhead turn • Helix • High five • Hill • Horseshoe • Jr. Scorpion tail • Kickflip • Non inverting cobra roll • Non inverting loop • Octopus arm • Outward banked airtime hill • Over-banked curve • Over-banked pretzel knot • Pretzel curve • S-curve • Shark tail • Slide track • Splashdown • Splash effect • Splash track • Stengel dive • Switch track • Tilt section • Trick track • Triple dip • Tunnel • Turntable • Twisted arch • Twisted dive • Twisted top hat • Vertical drop track • Vertical rollback • Vertical spiral • Wagon wheel • Water brakes • Water channel • Windcatcher tower
Variable	Jr. Immelmann • Top hat