batman ride batman ride steel inverted roller coaster found flags theme parks built consulting engineers rises height feet reaches speeds miles hour original roller coaster flags great america partially devised park general manager batman ride world inverted roller coaster opened awarded status decorative theme based batman film clones ride exist amusement parks world history concept inverted roller coaster developed general manager flags great america 1990s develop idea worked swiss roller coaster manufacturer engineer ride soft opened public official opening week later cost ride disclosed single biggest investment flags great america attraction clones original ride flags great america illinois staple flags theme parks world opened flags great adventure flags magic mountain flags louis installation ride followed flags georgia flags texas amusement park montreal opened clone ride vampire vampire batman batman escape branded flags park licensing agreement batman ride allowed ride expected batman ride park scheduled converted flags branded park changes initiated non flags parks installed batman ride clones central park japan great white san_antonio texas kuwait installations ride flags new_orleans having relocated japanese park operated effects hurricane katrina caused flags abandon new_orleans park standing operating years ride relocated flags texas refurbished ride reopened april february flags great america announced batman ride roller coaster run backwards limited time season flags magic mountain flags texas season flags georgia flags great adventure followed suit running theirs backwards limited time characteristics structure original installation ride flags great america featured maximum height feet installations follow reached feet installation batman ride track length approximately feet rides reach speed miles hour exert times force gravity batman ride clones operate steel trains containing cars car seats riders single row total riders train ride layout ride layout specifically designed fit yankee harbor themed area flags great america layout successive attraction identical mirror image original batman ride begins track floor descending train moves station chain lift hill hill train coasts degree left drops degree vertical loop spin right followed vertical loop train travels upward tight spiral left wider turn right drops slightly quickly turns following tight right turn tight left turnaround train enters final brake run color scheme batman ride clones opened dark blue track supports featured gray yellow years modifications batman ride color schemes incorporating blues original ride flags great america retained original black color scheme track painted yellow supports dark purple flags texas originally featured black color scheme yellow rails track yellow season clone flags magic mountain medium blue black supports experience flags designers decorative theme attempts capture spirit batman world board ride queue moves theme ominous modeled award winning set design original batman film atmosphere indicates crime ridden dirty environment wrecked cars discarded pieces equipment concrete car bullet holes queue enters ride structure ride passenger loading area modeled features replica film incidents year old park employee working roller coaster restricted area flags georgia killed struck head leg year old girl riding girl hospitalized leg injury june year old south_carolina teenager struck batman roller coaster flags georgia teen trip park church youth group scaled fences friend restricted area walked ride path witnesses stated trying retrieve hat police spokesman reported teens attempting park reception batman ride generally received positive reviews stated ride proof new thrills cutting edge technology generate excitement praise theme smooth riding coaster stating mysterious crime fighter proven crowd american coaster enthusiasts praised ride awarding status describe ride revolutionary design offers unprecedented intensity maintaining remarkable comfort pacing ultimate describes batman ride ride life state sensation created inverted coaster different traditional roller coasters sensation coaster fan experience awards amusement today golden ticket awards batman ride ranked reasonably late 1990s dropping poll returning original installation flags great america ranked respectively returning position flags great adventure flags louis installations ranked respectively worldwide coaster poll batman ride peaked position year poll ride ranking dropped subsequent polls summarised table notes
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