The Bat challenges riders to see things from a different point of view: backwards! The train is towed up the initial incline backwards to start the ride. When the train is released riders plunge downhill, travel upside down twice through the boomerang element and then once more through the vertical loop before traveling partially up another incline. Once the train is towed up the remainder of the incline, it is released to travel back through these elements backwards. Because the Bat is surrounded on two sides by the midway, park patrons are treated to a close-up view of friends and family on the ride.

Notes

  Third train from Dragon Fyre used for this ride

Opened
  1987

Lift Height
  35.5m (116.5ft)

Length
  267m (876ft)

Footprint
  88m (289ft) x 30m (99ft)

Duration
  1min 50 sec

Speed
  75.6kph (46.98mph)

Structure
  Steel supports
  Steel tubular track

Elements
  Boomerang
  Vertical loop

Vehicles
  2-across seating
  2 rows per car
  7 cars per train
  1 train
  28 seats total

Capacity
  760 rider per hour

Restraints
  Over the shoulder

Make
  Vekoma

Model
  Shuttle

Type
  Sit-down

Height Req
  122cm (48") or taller

Rating
  5

Cost
  $3.7 million