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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Product | Stand-Up Coaster | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Stand-Up | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,610 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 156 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 146 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 65 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 4370 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 6 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 3:00 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.2 | ||||||||||
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Riddler's Revenge is a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA.[1] Opened in 1998, Riddler's Revenge set stand-up coaster records for height, drop, speed, length, and the most inversions on a stand-up coaster.[2] All five of these records surpassed those of Chang (now Green Lantern), which opened at Kentucky Kingdom the year before.
History
Riddler's Revenge is the second stand-up roller coaster to operate at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The first was Shockwave, which operated from 1986 to 1988.[3]
Construction of Riddler's Revenge began in 1997.[4] The ride officially opened to the public on April 4, 1998. The opening of the ride was part of a redevelopment of the Monterey Landing themed area into the 4.9-acre Movie Town themed area. As part of the expansion, the park added new restaurants, retail outlets, and rethemed some existing rides.[5]
In 2017, Riddler's Revenge was repainted to coincide with the opening of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis and the new Metropolis themed area. The track remained green, however, the supports were changed from black to yellow.[6]
Design
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Riddler's Revenge is well known for its interaction with the queue line, making it photogenic from numerous areas. It is currently the only stand-up coaster to have a lift hill that passes through a vertical loop. With six inversions, it holds the record for most on a stand-up coaster.
The music played in the loading station is "Ecuador (Bruce Wayne Mix)" by Sash. (Bruce Wayne is the name of the alter ego of Batman, who the Riddler is a rogue of.)
Trains
3 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
Riddler's Revenge in 2002
The vertical loop
The second corkscrew
A train on the inclined loop
One of the dive loops
A train on a curve with Batman The Ride in the background
The station
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References
- ↑ Six Flags Magic Mountain website information
- ↑ Stansbury, Robin (1998-03-15). "New rides for the strong of stomach". Hartford Courant. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1998-03-15-9803120097-story.html. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "Magic Mt. waves in 'Shock'-ing new ride", The Signal (May 16, 1986), pp. 33. Retrieved on May 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Construction of The Riddler's Revenge". http://heylownine.tripod.com/constr.htm.
- ↑ "A Thrill With a Twist". https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-02-ca-35042-story.html.
- ↑ "The Riddler’s Revenge Gets A New Paint Job at Six Flags Magic Mountain". The Coaster Guy. http://www.thecoasterguy.com/2017/04/30/riddlers-revenge-gets-new-paint-job-six-flags-magic-mountain/.
External links
- Riddler's Revenge on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1998 – March 11, 2000 | ||
| Preceded by Chang |
Tallest vertical loop April 4, 1998 – March 11, 2000 |
Succeeded by Superman Krypton Coaster |
