Fly over the skies of Gotham City with the one true caped crusader...
Fly over the skies of Gotham City with the one true caped crusader...
| Theme Park | Six Flags Over Georgia |
|---|---|
| Park Area | Gotham City |
| Type | Rollercoaster |
| Audience | Thrillseekers |
| Opened | 3 May 1997 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Inverted Coaster - Batman |
| Height | 105 ft |
| Length | 2700 ft |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Max Speed | 50 mph |
| Duration | 1¾ minutes |
Entrance to Batman: The Ride
Down in Gotham City at Six Flags Over Georgia lies Batman: The Ride, one in a series of inverted rollercoasters at parks across the Six Flags chain.
The ride is an Inverted Coaster model from Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M) and follows the same track design and layout as the other Batman clones, although Georgia's is painted dark blue rather than the more common black or yellow.
Batman: The Ride opened at Six Flags Over Georgia in May 1997 and was the park's first B&M rollercoaster. It has since been joined by Standup, Flying and Hyper Coaster models from the B&M catalogue.
The ride begins from an elevated station (accessed up some stairs in the final part of the queueline), from which the coaster train climbs up the 105ft lift hill. A diving first drop takes the train off the top and into a vertical loop, unrelentingly followed by a zero-G roll and a second loop. From there comes a few moments of restbite in the form of a helix and turnaround, before riders are pitched upside down again through two wing over elements. Another helix throws the train up and into the final brakes, slowing it for a return into the station.
Just as with the other Batman clones, Six Flags Over Georgia's Batman is fast, intense and full of positive G-forces. Its fun but the pace rarely lets up - many thrillseekers love it, even if it may be a little too much in the sweltering heat and humidity of a very hot summer day.
