One of Six Flags Great Adventure's most famous roller coasters almost
had a very different look.
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Batman & Robin: The
Chiller was a unique roller coaster design created by Premier Rides specifically for
Six Flags Great Adventure for their 1997 season. While Six Flags Over Texas and Six
Flags St.
Louis both received similar coasters at the same time, The Chiller was
designed to have a higher capacity with dueling coaster trains resulting
in a heightened level of riding excitement.
In the early design configuration
you can see many of the elements of The Chiller ultimately would be incorporated into the final
design that was constructed. The station, the observatory, and the
inversion elements more or less were unchanged in the final design but
just rearranged.
This
initial design would have taken up a little less space with a more
condensed layout. The
familiar top hat of the Batman side and the cobra roll of the Robin side
appear basically the same with the track turned back onto itself after those
inversions. The sloped spikes and inline
twists would have been above the previously mentioned inversions rather than
above and beyond the
station.
This early design would have used approximately the same
footprint as the constructed version of The Chiller with its station
located across from Stuntman's Freefall and the trains launching in the
opposite direction. This would have positioned the tallest portion
of the ride with its vertical inversions and support for the upper track
spikes closer to the park's entrance where it could delight guests
waiting to enter Six Flags Great Adventure. |
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The final design of Batman &
Robin: The Chiller was equally impressive, but it was unfortunately
problematic from the start. Between the yet to be perfected and unreliable
technology of the linear induction motors and the power requirements to
launch the trains, the ride was never able to consistantly duel like
planned. The sketchy launches and stress inducing track design had
too many recurring issues which in the end led to the ride being redesigned
in 2006 and removed after the 2007 season. |
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Original Spotlight: September
26, 2022. GAH Reference#: PBNB-1997-001 |
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