Well Id better review this ride before the new season starts. In one word, "OVERHYPED". Six flags made this sound like the second coming of the ultimate coaster god. Sorry but the emporer has no clothes. I realize that BTDK has a lot to live up to, especially if compared to Superman, the ride it would help out by reducing queue line length. Well its all bull****. You get on, you do some loops, big friggin deal. The much hated Mind Eraser (which I LOVE) has it all over this ride, specifically in INTENSITY (and please dont give me your garbage about comparing one coaster to another, I know we SHOULDNT, but we all do). Mind Eraser may have a weak ending, but when its over, you KNOW YOUVE BEEN ON A COASTER. Batman is like an oreo cookie. Tastes good going down, but when its done you say to yourself, "what was that, its all oveeeeeeer? theres more right? No theres no more....... youre kidding me, what the..... thats IT!!!!!!!!?????" And by the way, Mind Eraser has the SAME amount of invesions as BTDK. Mind Eraser has Loop into in line twist (two elements) into half loop into partial corkscrew (one more) into DOUBLE in line twist (two more). BTDK has Loop into Immelman (thats two elements) into zero g role into two corkscrews (thats three more). BOTH have FIVE inversions, no more, no less. Batman has the zero g roll, its only saving grace, and the only reason Ill wait a half hour for this coaster, and no more. Also the "floorless" theme is garbage. An inverted coaster is MUCH more intense. To have NOTHING underneath you on a coaster is great fun. You truely feel like your body is dangling in thin air. On the floorless, big f***ing deal. Youre packed in four to a row and cant move your arms at all, if your a normal sized adult. And last but not least, this B&M (maybe like ALL B&Ms) looks like cheese. The track on the Intamin SUPERMAN and the VEKOMA Mind Eraser looks like it was meant to last for EVER!!!. The B&M track on BTDK looks like cheese sheet metal, it will rust, fall apart, fall into the Earth, and well build a new coaster (maybe even an ACE classic woodie) where Batman used to be. That wouldnt be a bad thing at all. Six Flags New England is my home park and I love it. Superman is such a great coaster it is beyond description. But Six Flags better do more than this cheese puff throw away to keep its loyal fans happy (how about bringing back Cyclone to its original status). Otherwise Lake Compounce becomes my favorite park here in western New England. Batman has a very nice station house and I love that zero g roll, so it gets a "6" rating from me, which means above average, but probably more thatn it deserves.
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