Batman: The Ride is a common coaster at Six Flags parks, and there is a reason why: The GP loves these things. As for me, I am in between, maybe my other experience hurts my opinion of Batman. The ride itself is pretty good, and most definately intense. The sequence of the first half is awesome, going vertical loop -- Zero G roll (one of the best elements around  ) -- vertical loop all right in a row, Batman rattles off three inversions in about 15 seconds. The rest of the ride is nice, I love B&M Wing-overs, but I suppose that now, I have a lower value of this again, because it does not have some of the better elements that B&M has to offer on its Inverts, ie, the Immelman and the Batwing, which are some of the things that make Montu so special. Batman does provide lightning-fast pacing, as I alluded to before, but this coaster, and the other one I have been on, do little to "knock my socks off". It is a good coaster to build upon, and certainly worth a ride here or there, but not the best invert, and not even the best in the section of the park which was themed specifically for its arrival LOL The final verdict comes down to my past experience, so my rating will also drop a point here, going down to a 7 rather than an 8.
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