Batman The Ride (Six Flags Great America)

Batman The Ride General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Six Flags Great America Location Gurnee, Illinois, USA Status Operating Operated Operated May 2, 1992 - Opened May 2, 1992 Opening Cost Height restriction Statistics Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard Builder Designer Werner Stengel Type Steel- Inverted Type Model Batman Riders per train 32 Riders per hour Lift/launch system Chain Lift Height 109 feet Drop 80 feet Top speed 50 mph Length 2,700 feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration 2:00 Inversions 5 Steepest drop Maximum g-force 4G Flash Pass available

Batman The Ride is a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. The ride opened on May 2, 1992, as the first inverted roller coaster in the world.

Design

Batman The Ride begins with a curved drop leading into the first vertical loop. Next, it travels through a zero-g roll, and a second vertical loop. Several turns follow, and then two more corkscrews before the finishing brakes.