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Amusement rides and stunt shows themed to theBatman franchise its derivative elements are commonly found atWarner Bros. andSix Flagsamusement parks across the world.
Batman: The Ride (not to be confused with the S&S version) is asteelinvertedroller coaster manufactured byBolliger & Mabillard. It is located at seven Six Flags theme parks includingSix Flags Great America,Six Flags Great Adventure,Six Flags Magic Mountain,Six Flags St. Louis,Six Flags Over Georgia andSix Flags Over Texas. It was formerly located atSix Flags New Orleans before it was relocated toSix Flags Fiesta Texas and rethemed toGoliath.
Batman The Escape was asteelstand-uproller coaster atSix Flags AstroWorld. Originally, the queue was located inside the Batcave, but the entrance was moved in 1998. Formerly, the coaster operated as "Shockwave" at Six Flags Magic Mountain from 1986 to 1988 and Six Flags Great Adventure from 1990 to 1992.
Batman & Robin: The Chiller was adual-trackedlaunched roller coaster based on the 1997 filmBatman & Robin. It opened atSix Flags Great Adventure in 1997. After closing in 2007, the ride was demolished and sold to the Brazilian theme parkBeto Carrero World, but was never re-assembled.
Batman: Knight Flight was afloorless roller coaster atSix Flags Ohio that opened in the park'sGotham City area in 2000. After the park was sold to Cedar Fair in March 2004 for $145 million, the park became Geauga Lake and the ride's name was changed to "Dominator". Later, on September 16, 2007, the ride was closed after Cedar Fair's announcement that Geauga Lake would be closed permanently. Dominator was relocated toKings Dominion in 2008, where it continues to operate today.
Batwing is a steel flying roller coaster atSix Flags America. It opened in 2001, and is based on the Batwing, Batman's plane from the comics.
Batman: The Dark Knight is asteelfloorless roller coaster atSix Flags New England. It opened in 2002, and was the first DC Comics themed attraction at the park after it was acquired by Six Flags in 1998. After The Dark Knight Coaster was announced for the 2009 season, its name was temporarily changed to "Batman: The Ride" but was then reverted to its former name after being cancelled due to building restrictions.
The Dark Knight Coaster is anenclosedWild mouse roller coaster based on the filmThe Dark Knight. In the ride, guests board a Gotham City Rail subway car and are chased by theJoker before being saved by Batman. It opened at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America in 2008, and atSix Flags Mexico in 2009.Six Flags New England was also scheduled to open the ride in 2009, but was cancelled due to building restrictions and placed in storage. In 2011, the ride was finally built asGotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum.
Batman: The Ride (not to be confused with the B&M version) is a 4D Free Spin roller coaster atSix Flags Fiesta Texas. A clone of the ride opened atSix Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2019.
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is an interactive dark ride at seven Six Flags parks: Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Mexico, Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure, and Six Flags Magic Mountain. In the ride, Batman helps brief guests on their mission to save the captured members of theJustice League fromLex Luthor, breaks intoLexCorp withCyborg, and has a fist fight with Luthor himself. He also joins the League as they chased the two villains (andHarley Quinn in the Six Flags Magic Mountain version) into the Metropolis subway.
The Batman Stunt Show was a stunt show that ran from 1992 to 1994 in the Batman Stunt Arena at Six Flags Great Adventure. The show was loosely based on the 1989 filmBatman, featuring various elements from the film such asMichael Keaton'sBatsuit, theBatmobile, andVicki Vale.
The Batman Water Stunt Spectacular was a stunt show at Six Flags Astroworld. It operated from 1996 to 1998. It was created and operated by Renaissance Entertainment.
Batman Forever was a stunt show in the Batman Stunt Arena at Six Flags Great Adventure. It opened in the summer of 1995 to coincide with thefilm of the same name, featuring many elements from it.
Gotham City: Carnival of Chaos was a stunt show in the Batman Stunt Arena in 1999. It was the first Batman stunt show at the park not being based on a film, instead drawing inspiration from the comics.
Batman vs. Catwoman: Catfight was a stunt show in the Batman Stunt Arena in 2004. In the show, Batman fightsCatwoman in Gotham City.
Batman Adventure – The Ride was a motion simulator ride based on Tim Burton's Batman series. The ride was located at Warner Bros. Movie World from 1992-2001, Warner Bros. Movie World Germany from 1996 to 2004, and Parque Warner Madrid from 2002 to 2014. The Warner Bros. Movie World and Warner Bros. Movie World Germany versions were replaced with a sequel titled Batman Adventure - The Ride 2, while the Parque Warner Madrid version stayed in its original form from opening until closure.
Shadows of Arkham is an inverted steel roller coaster atParque Warner Madrid. It is a clone of Batman: The Ride at Six Flags parks, and was previously known as Batman: La Fuga (Spanish for Batman: The Escape) from 2002 until 2017 when it was renamed to Batman: Arkham Asylum when the ride's addition of VR. The coaster gained its current name in 2023.
Batwing Spaceshot is a Space Shot attraction at Warner Bros. Movie World. The ride opened the same year as the 2005 filmBatman Begins, but there are no references to the film besides the ride's logo.
Justice League: Alien Invasion is an interactive dark ride at Warner Bros. Movie World. The ride opened in 2011, replacing Batman Adventure – The Ride. In the ride, Batman and the Justice League fight to save the people of Earth from the control ofStarro.
Arkham Asylum - Shock Therapy is aVekoma SLC roller coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World, loosely based on the video game seriesBatman: Arkham. It was previously known as Lethal Weapon – The Ride when it opened in 1995, but was re-themed to Arkham Asylum in 2012 after Warner Bros. feared that theLethal Weapon theming was beginning to show its age.
DC Rivals HyperCoaster is a steel roller coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World. The theme of the ride is DC super heroes and their villains, including Batman and The Joker.
Batman: Knight Flight (not to be confused with the dark ride of the same name) is a dark ride at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. It opened with the rest of the park in summer 2018.
Justice League: Warworld Attacks is a dark ride at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. It opened with the rest of the park on July 25, 2018.
The Total Batman Experience was a stunt show at Warner Bros. Movie World. It featured elements from the 1995 filmBatman Forever.
Batman: Shadows of Gotham was a stunt show at Warner Bros. Movie World. It was based on the 2005 filmBatman Begins, featuringScarecrow,Ra's al Ghul, and theLeague of Shadows.
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