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Batman The Escape was a stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, United States. Manufactured by Intamin , the ride featured one inversion and originally opened as Shockwave at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1986.
Batman The Escape was a steel stand-up roller coaster at Six 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 t
Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a 209-acre (85 ha) amusement park located in Valencia, California, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc. [2]
In the early 1990s, the Six Flags parks gained access to DC Comics characters through its corporate owner, Time Warner; [38] Batman: The Escape was installed at AstroWorld for the 1993 season. [39] In February 1998, Premier Parks, led by CEO Kieran Burke, acquired Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. [40]
The concept of an inverted roller coaster with inversions was developed by Jim Wintrode, the general manager of Six Flags Great America, in the early 1990s. [5] [6] To develop the idea for the park, Wintrode worked with Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard – from Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard – and engineer Robert Mampe. [5]
DC Universe (stylized DC UNIVERSE) is a DC Comics themed area at several Six Flags amusement parks. First opening at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011, the themed area has since expanded into multiple Six Flags amusement parks in North America. Although the layout and attractions are not identical and vary at each park, they all thematically ...
Originally located at Six Flags Great Adventure as Sarajevo Bobsleds. It was removed from Great America to make room for Southwest Territory. Was relocated to Six Flags Great Escape in 1997 and reopened the following year as Alpine Bobsled. It operated at Great Escape until it was removed in 2023 to make way for The Bobcat. [3] Shockwave: 1988 2002
Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts.