Batman: The Ride is a steel inverted coaster at Six Flags Mexico that has been operating since 2000. It is a standard VekomaSuspended Looping Coaster model themed to the famed Batman franchise, and was part of Premier Park's massive renovation in 2000.
In 1999, Premier Parks, the holding company for all Six Flags theme parks at the time, bought Six Flags Mexico, then known as Reino Aventura, for an estimated $59 million. Management then proceeded to utilize $40 million to renovate the park, which included the addition of 20 new attractions, 18 of which are still operating today. Batman: The Ride was one of them. It officially opened to the public on April 14, 2000.
Characteristicsedit
Modeledit
Batman: The Ride is a steel VekomaSuspended Looping Coaster, instead of the similarly themed Bolliger & Mabillardinverts that opened at various Six Flags theme parks in the 1990s. However, this coaster model is very common, with identical coasters existing all around the world. However, it is the only inverted coaster of any kind or model currently operating in the country.
Statisticsedit
Batman: The Ride has a total length of 2,260.5 ft (689.0 m), a top speed of 49.7 mph (80.0 km/h), and a height of 109.3 ft (33.3 m), the highest point of the ride being the peak of the lift hill. The coaster also boasts 5 inversions; including the SLC signature Sea Serpent Roll (which counts as two), a sidewinder, and two inline twists, which occur one after the other.
Trainsedit
Batman: The Ride utilizes two 20 passenger trains, making for an estimated hourly capacity of 1.040 riders per hour. The trains are outfitted with over-the-shoulder restraints, which are known to aid the typical head banging that Suspended Looping Coasters normally get. Riders must be minimum 51 inches tall to ride, although most SLCs require a 52-inch minimum.
Layoutedit
The coaster follows the same layout as the standard Suspended Looping Coaster. The ride starts by taking riders up a 33.3-metre (109 ft) chain hill. Once at the top, the train goes down a steep, banked turn to the right where it enters the first inversion element - a Sea Serpent Roll (also known as a Roll Over), which first features a Sidewinder quickly followed by a reverse sidewinder.[1] Upon exit from this element, the train goes up a hill featuring some banking at the top before descending and approaching the ride's next inversion - a sidewinder. A sidewinder is similar to an Immelmann loop; however, it features a half loop followed by a half corkscrew (rather than an inline twist).[2] From the exit of this sidewinder, the train goes into a sharp 270° helix before entering the ride's final two inversions - inline twists, one after the other. A banked curve to the right turns the train back around to face towards the station, whereas the coaster hits the brake run, and makes two 90° turns to the right, through another brake run, before re-entering the station.
Locationedit
The coaster is located in the DC Universe section of the park, beside attractions such as Superman El Último Escape, Super Girl Sky Flight, and Wonder Woman Coaster, as well as the Teen Titans Turbo Gokarts attraction that was installed alongside it back in 2000.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Batman The Ride Six Flags Mexico news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the Six Flags Mexico ride For the Bolliger amp Mabillard inverted coasters see Batman The Ride Not to be confused with Batman Adventure The Ride Batman The Ride Six Flags Fiesta Texas or Batman The Escape Batman The Ride is a steel inverted coaster at Six Flags Mexico that has been operating since 2000 It is a standard Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster model themed to the famed Batman franchise and was part of Premier Park s massive renovation in 2000 Batman The RideSix Flags MexicoLocationSix Flags MexicoCoordinates19 17 43 N 99 12 23 W 19 2952 N 99 2065 W 19 2952 99 2065StatusOperatingOpening dateApril 14 2000General statisticsTypeSteel InvertedManufacturerVekomaLift launch systemChain lift hillHeight109 3 ft 33 3 m Length2 260 5 ft 689 0 m Speed49 7 mph 80 0 km h Inversions5Duration1 36Capacity1 040 riders per hourHeight restriction51 in 130 cm Trains2 trains with 10 cars Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train Batman The Ride at RCDB Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 2 1 Model 2 2 Statistics 2 3 Trains 2 4 Layout 3 Location 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1999 Premier Parks the holding company for all Six Flags theme parks at the time bought Six Flags Mexico then known as Reino Aventura for an estimated 59 million Management then proceeded to utilize 40 million to renovate the park which included the addition of 20 new attractions 18 of which are still operating today Batman The Ride was one of them It officially opened to the public on April 14 2000 Characteristics editModel edit Batman The Ride is a steel Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster instead of the similarly themed Bolliger amp Mabillard inverts that opened at various Six Flags theme parks in the 1990s However this coaster model is very common with identical coasters existing all around the world However it is the only inverted coaster of any kind or model currently operating in the country Statistics edit Batman The Ride has a total length of 2 260 5 ft 689 0 m a top speed of 49 7 mph 80 0 km h and a height of 109 3 ft 33 3 m the highest point of the ride being the peak of the lift hill The coaster also boasts 5 inversions including the SLC signature Sea Serpent Roll which counts as two a sidewinder and two inline twists which occur one after the other Trains edit Batman The Ride utilizes two 20 passenger trains making for an estimated hourly capacity of 1 040 riders per hour The trains are outfitted with over the shoulder restraints which are known to aid the typical head banging that Suspended Looping Coasters normally get Riders must be minimum 51 inches tall to ride although most SLCs require a 52 inch minimum Layout edit The coaster follows the same layout as the standard Suspended Looping Coaster The ride starts by taking riders up a 33 3 metre 109 ft chain hill Once at the top the train goes down a steep banked turn to the right where it enters the first inversion element a Sea Serpent Roll also known as a Roll Over which first features a Sidewinder quickly followed by a reverse sidewinder 1 Upon exit from this element the train goes up a hill featuring some banking at the top before descending and approaching the ride s next inversion a sidewinder A sidewinder is similar to an Immelmann loop however it features a half loop followed by a half corkscrew rather than an inline twist 2 From the exit of this sidewinder the train goes into a sharp 270 helix before entering the ride s final two inversions inline twists one after the other A banked curve to the right turns the train back around to face towards the station whereas the coaster hits the brake run and makes two 90 turns to the right through another brake run before re entering the station Location editThe coaster is located in the DC Universe section of the park beside attractions such as Superman El Ultimo Escape Super Girl Sky Flight and Wonder Woman Coaster as well as the Teen Titans Turbo Gokarts attraction that was installed alongside it back in 2000 References edit Marden Duane Roll Over Roller Coaster DataBase Retrieved 28 March 2019 Marden Duane Sidewinder Roller Coaster DataBase Retrieved 28 March 2019 External links edit Batman The Ride Six Flags Mexico sixflags com mx Retrieved 29 March 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Batman The Ride Six Flags Mexico amp oldid 1111282614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
