Batman The Escape

Batman The Escape was a steel stand-up roller coaster in storage at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort and designed by Intamin. There are no plans for the coaster yet. The ride was originally built in 1986 for Six Flags Magic Mountain where it was known as Shockwave. It was one of the first stand up roller coasters in the world. The coaster was a very popular attraction at Magic Mountain regardless of its roughness due to the positions of the restrain... more

Batman The Escape was a steel stand-up roller coaster in storage at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort and designed by Intamin. There are no plans for the coaster yet. The ride was originally built in 1986 for Six Flags Magic Mountain where it was known as Shockwave. It was one of the first stand up roller coasters in the world. The coaster was a very popular attraction at Magic Mountain regardless of its roughness due to the positions of the restraints. At the time, Six Flags had a ride rotation program, in which some coasters would remain at a park for a couple years and then transferred to another park. Late in 1988, the Shockwave was closed, in 1989 removed, and in 1990 relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure and opened there. At Magic Mountain, the former Shockwave location would be where the California Psyclone wooden twister coaster would be built in 1992. At Great Adventure, the Shockwave would open a month into the 1990 season and be plagued with many technical difficulties. The... less