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This article is about the Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster. For the episode of The Batman, see Riddler's Revenge (The Batman).
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| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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| Park section | The Movie District |
| Type | Steel - Stand-up |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | April 4, 1998 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | stand-up |
| Track layout | custom |
| Lift/launch system | chain |
| Height | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Drop | 146 ft (45 m) |
| Length | 4,370 ft (1,330 m) |
| Max speed | 67 mph (108 km/h) |
| Inversions | 6 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 54° |
| Capacity | 1500 riders per hour |
| Cost | $14,000,000 |
| Max G force | 4.2 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (140 cm) |
| The Riddler's Revenge at RCDB Pictures of The Riddler's Revenge at RCDB |
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The Riddler’s Revenge is a Bolliger and Mabillard stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Opened on April 4, 1998, Riddler's Revenge set stand-up coaster records for height (156 feet tall), drop (146 feet), speed (65 mph), track length (4370 feet), and the most inversions on a stand-up coaster (six). All five of these records eclipsed those of Chang, which opened at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom the year before. The Riddler’s Revenge’s inversions are, in order:
- 124 foot tall vertical loop, which wraps around the lift hill
- 2 diving loops, the second of which also wraps around the lift hill
- Inclined loop
- Two corkscrews (flat spins) after the mid-course brake run
As the Riddler was an archenemy of Batman, The Riddler’s Revenge is appropriately located adjacent to Batman: The Ride, in the back of the park. The Riddler's signature question mark is featured on the coaster's logo. The area around the ride itself is modeled largely around the Riddler's lair in Batman Forever, including a gigantic model of the NygmaTech "box."
Riddler's Revenge is one of only two Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters to feature a vertical loop that wraps around the lift hill, with the other being Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
The music played on the loading platform is Ecuador (Bruce Wayne Mix) by Sash!
References
This is not Six Flags Magic Mountains first attempt at a stand-up roller coaster. The first one was Shockwave. It stood where Terminator Salvation: The Ride is located today.
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Coordinates: 34°25′28″N 118°35′49″W / 34.42444°N 118.59694°W
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