Six Flags Over Georgia
Batman - The Ride
OPENED: May, 1997
MANUFACTURER: Bolliger & Mabillard
HEIGHT: 105 feet
TOP SPEED: 50 mph
INVERSIONS: 5 (2 loops, 2 corkscrews, 1 zero-G roll)
HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS: 54 inches
Batman The Ride is a Six Flags staple. Clones exist in 7 different parks (the original is in Six Flags Great America) and even a few non-SF parks have the same ride. On the one hand, I want to chastise Six Flags for cloning this coaster so many times rather than getting something unique in each location, but honestly…if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Batman The Ride is one of the best inverted coasters out there (not THE best, mind you). It takes most of the major B&M elements (not counting the cobra roll) and balls them up into a fast, tight, compact package. This ride feels much shorter than its actual run time indicates, and there’s not a lot of time between elements to catch your breath. If you’re a fan of inverted coasters (and who isn’t?), Batman is definitely worth hitting.
Lines vary as the day progresses. They can be very short in the morning, as the Gotham City area of the park is a bit out of the way. FLASH PASSers be warned: you won’t be able to select your row, so if you want the front you’ll have to queue up like everyone else. Also, keep your eyes open as sometimes Batman and Robin will jump on and take a ride. Of course, they get to cut and take the front row. Lucky guys.
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