Batman: The Ride
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Entrance to Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain
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| Six Flags Great America | |
| Park section | Yankee Harbor |
| Coordinates | 42°22′5.79″N 87°56′1.42″W / 42.3682750°N 87.9337278°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 2, 1992 |
| Opening date | May 9, 1992 |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Park section | Movie Town |
| Coordinates | 40°8′8.73″N 74°26′38.05″W / 40.1357583°N 74.4439028°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 1, 1993 |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Park section | DC Universe |
| Coordinates | 34°25′33″N 118°36′03″W / 34.425854°N 118.600778°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 26, 1994 |
| Six Flags St. Louis | |
| Park section | Studio Backlot |
| Coordinates | 38°30′49″N 90°40′24″W / 38.513535°N 90.673207°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 22, 1995 |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | |
| Park section | Gotham City |
| Coordinates | 33°46′10″N 84°32′47″W / 33.769495°N 84.546366°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 3, 1997 |
| Six Flags Over Texas | |
| Park section | Gotham City |
| Coordinates | 32°45′30.31″N 97°3′59.93″W / 32.7584194°N 97.0666472°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 26, 1999 |
| Six Flags New Orleans | |
| Park section | DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures |
| Coordinates | 30°02′59″N 89°56′05″W / 30.049732°N 89.934758°W |
| Status | Relocated to Six Flags Fiesta Texas where it operates as Goliath |
| Opening date | April 12, 2003 |
| Closing date | August 2005 |
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| Type | Steel – Inverted |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Inverted Coaster – Batman |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Capacity | 1280–1400riders per hour |
| G-force | 4 |
| Restraint Style | Over-the-shoulder |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
| Height | 100 or 105 ft (30 or 32 m) |
| Length | 2,693 or 2,700 ft (821 or 823 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Drop | 84.5 ft |
 Flash Pass available |
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Batman: The Ride at RCDB Pictures of Batman: The Ride at RCDB |
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Batman: The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster based thematically off of the 1989 film Batman and found at seven Six Flags theme parks in the United States. Built by consulting engineers Bolliger & Mabillard, it rises to a height of between 100 and 105 feet (30 and 32 m) and reaches top speeds of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). The original roller coaster at Six Flags Great America was partially devised by the park's general manager Jim Wintrode. Batman: The Ride was the world's first inverted roller coaster when it opened in 1992, and has since been awarded Coaster Landmark status by the American Coaster Enthusiasts. Clones of the ride exist at amusement parks around the world.
The concept of an inverted roller coaster with inversions was developed by Jim Wintrode, the general manager of Six Flags Great America, in the 1990s. To develop the idea, Wintrode worked with Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard – from Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard – and engineer Robert Mampe. The ride soft opened to the public on May 2, 1992, with an official opening one week later. Although the full cost of the ride was never disclosed, it was the single biggest investment made by Six Flags Great America on one attraction.
Clones of the original ride, at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, became a staple at Six Flags theme parks around the world, and were opened in Six Flags Great Adventure (1993), Six Flags Magic Mountain (1994), and Six Flags St. Louis (1995). Installation of the ride followed at Six Flags Over Georgia (1997), and Six Flags Over Texas (1999).
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