Batwing
For the roller coaster at Six Flags America, see Batwing (Six Flags America).
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[edit | edit source]
Name | Amusement park | Country | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
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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 |