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Batman: The Ride is a Roller Coaster found in many Six Flags Theme Parks , including Six Flags Great Adventure , Six Flags Great America , Six Flags Magic Mountain , Six Flags New Orleans , Six Flags Over Georgia , Six Flags Over Texas , and Six Flags St. Louis . Built by Bolliger & Mabillard , it features a first drop of 109 feet, 6 inches and reaches speeds of 50 miles per hour. The original coaster in Six Flags Great America was the first inverted roller coaster when it opened in 1992 and was awarded landmark status by the American Coaster Enthusiasts at their annual convention, Coaster Con XXVIII, in June 2005. Magic Mountain designers attempted to capture the essence of Batman and his world while waiting in line for the ride. The beginning of the wait brings you into Gotham City Park, with a plaque that reads, "Dedicated to the citizens of Gotham City through the generosity of Bruce Wayne." Walking through the well kept environment can convince you that Gotham is a nice place. When you turn a corner, a well kept advertising wall has grafiti and criminal tags on the other side. Park Guests continue to enter an ominous environment as they get closer to the ride itself. Modeled after Anton Furst 's award winning set design for the original '' Batman '' film, guests find a crime ridden and dirty environment, with wrecked cars, discarded pieces of equipment, crumbling concrete, and even a Gotham City Police car with bullet holes riddled on one side. Guests then enter the structure, with a large fan waiting on the other end. You then rise into an environment resembling Axis Chemicals from the first film. The loading area is modeled after Batman's Batcave , complete with a Batsuit vault on the other side of the track. Throughout this wait, ''Batman'' film music plays from both Danny Elfman and Elliot Goldenthal . Batman: The Ride is also located at Six Flags Mexico , but this particular ride is actually an SLC built by Vekoma , as well as a similar ride in Warner Bros: Movie World in Madrid. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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