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Batman: The Ride
In the Spring of 1992, Six Flags Great America and Bolliger & Mabillard turned the coaster world upside down with their introduction of the world's first inverted coaster capable of inversions, Batman: The Ride. The coaster proved so popular that it was introduced at Great Adventure for the next season, opening May 1, 1993. Batman: The Ride offered a fast and intense ride, combined with some of the most elaborate theme elements ever seen at Six Flags parks, and was an immediate and huge success. Great Adventure's Batman:
The Ride was the second of twelve coasters produced throughout the world
using the same design. The coaster remains one of the most popular rides
at the park years after its debut, while other coasters have come and
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| View from the Big Wheel, Summer of 1993 | Kicking the sky | ||
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| Along with the coaster came a whole Gotham City themed area | Through the top of loop one | ||
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| The first vertical loop | The second vertical loop | ||
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| Flying into the turn | Coming out of the second corkscrew | ||
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| Diving into a corkscrew | Batman as seen over the backlot sets | ||
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| The first vertical loop in yellow | The top of the loop over the station building | Through the loop at unset | Spring 2004, with the new yellow and blue paint job |
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| Apparently some purple test paint | Batman: The Ride: The Sign | The Gotham City Park themed queue | |
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| The train goes through the Zero-G Roll | Sun sets as the train races through the corkscrew | Looking toward the entrance | Spring 2004 |
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| The Zero-G Roll above the sign | Overview of the ride | Park postcard | The moon through the first loop |
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