The Flying Batman
Prepare for the ride of your life...hang
on tight but most importantly keep your feet inside the car...but...what
happened to the floor of the car? Batman The Ride takes the concept of
a roller coaster to a brand spanking new dimension. On Batman your feet
dangle free from the ski lift style trains that hang from the track overhead.
Getting To The Ride
After entering through the Gotham City
portal, visitors walk through Bruce Wayne's beautiful landscaped Gotham
City Park, complete with ornate sculptures and an ongoing concert of nature
sounds symphony, more like techno music, not a peaceful. As unsuspecting
guests venture further the peacefulness of Gotham City Park is suddenly
disturbed by unsettling noise in the streets, which are now ruled by Batman's
arch enemies. Guests will encounter a crashed police car, broken fire hydrant
and other evidence of the growing chaos in the streets. Once in the
underground tunnels beneath Gotham City, guests will finally escape through
the Batcave to be whisked away on Batman's newest crime-fighting device,
Batman The Ride.
The Ride
Suspended from the track riders fly through the air, feet
dangling free, experiencing sensations only felt on an inverted coaster.
After cresting the ten story lift hill, the ride begins with a 87-foot
twisting dive into a seven story tall vertical loop, followed by a zero
gravity one-of-a-kind heartline spin and a second 68-foot vertical loop.
Riders then proceed at full throttle through several twisting turns, a
few quick dips and two more corkscrew inversions sending your feet for
the sky, before the brake run. The sensation created by an inverted coaster
is very different from that of traditional roller coasters. It is a sensation
that every coaster fan must experience. Batman The Ride boasts a top speed
of 50 mph that is consistently maintained throughout the ride while giving
riders the sensation of upto 4 G's. Batman The Ride was built and designed
by premier coaster experts Bolliger and Mabillard and was the first inverted
roller coaster in Southern California. Today Batman remains one of the
most popular attractions at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
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