Statistics

The 4,370-foot-long (1,330 m) Riddler's Revenge stands 156 feet (48 m) tall. With a top speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), the ride features six inversions including a 124-foot-tall (38 m) vertical loop, two dive loops, an inclined loop, and two corkscrews.^[11] The vertical loop wraps around the lift hill, a rare feature that is also found on Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa and Banshee at Kings Island.^[17] Riders experience up to 4.2 times the force of gravity on the three-minute ride.^[11]

The Riddler's Revenge operates with three steel-and-fiberglass trains. Each train has eight cars with four seats in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.^[11] Riders are secured by an over-the-shoulder harness. Although The Riddler's Revenge is a stand-up roller coaster, there is a small bicycle seat which riders straddle.^[18]

Manufacturer

The Riddler's Revenge is one of four Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain, joining Batman: The Ride, Scream, and Tatsu.^{[19][20][21][22]} The coaster is the park's second stand-up coaster; the first, Shockwave, was a smaller coaster manufactured by Giovanola and contracted by Intamin. It operated at the park from 1986 to 1988.^[19][23] Shockwave was relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure, preceding the installation of Green Lantern (a retheming and relocation of Chang).^[24][25]

Theme

As its name suggests, The Riddler's Revenge is themed after the DC Comics character Riddler.^[26] The track was originally painted green with black supports^[27] until 2017, when the supports were repainted yellow.^[28] As the Riddler was an archenemy of Batman,^[29] The Riddler's Revenge is located appropriately adjacent to Batman: The Ride, in the back of the park.^[30] The Riddler's signature question mark is featured on the coaster's logo. The techno music that played on the loading platform is Ecuador (Bruce Wayne Mix) by Sash! (Bruce Wayne being the secret identity of Riddler's nemesis, Batman).^[11]

Queue and station

After waiting in line in the outdoor portion of the queue, guests enter a building housing the station.^[31] Prior to entering, The Flash Pass queue merges with the general queue.^[31] Guests climb a staircase and head into the boarding area.^[31] Inside, there are laser lighting special effect units mounted at various points, which use moving mirrors to reflect a green question mark shape around the interior of the queue.^[31] Near the boarding area, the line breaks into eight separate rows, with each one leading to a gate that boards a specific row on the train.^[31] There is also a separate single rider entrance and queue that leads to directly to the boarding area.^[32]

Layout

An overview of Riddler's Revenge

The ride begins with a right turn out of the station. Once the train ascends the 156-foot-tall (48 m) lift it goes through a small pre-drop, before dropping 146 feet (45 m) on a banked left turn. It then enters the 124-foot-tall (38 m) vertical loop which wraps around the lift hill. Two dive loops follow, the second of which also wraps around the lift hill. An inclined loop is followed by two right turns that lead up and into the mid-course brake run. After dropping out of the brake run, the train immediately enters a corkscrew to the left. A series of direction and elevation changes lead into a second corkscrew, the inverted part of which is just above a portion of the queue line. The track then turns to the right and enters the final brake run before returning to the station.^[11][33]