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- From: rhb@ucs.usl.edu (Bird Rendell H.)
- Subject: Re: Batman Ride at Astroworld
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.194637.8486@usl.edu>
- Sender: anon@usl.edu (Anonymous NNTP Posting)
- Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette
- References: <1993Jan7.171510.25910@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:46:37 GMT
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- mangieri@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov asks:
- >Does anybody have any details about the Batman ride
- >at Astroworld/Houston? I know that it will include the stand-up
- >rollercoaster (Intamin?) from Six Flags in New Jersey.
-
- That's right. I have heard rumors that AstroWorld will be 'punching-up'
- the ending.
-
- >I've
- >heard sketchy plans of converting the Mountain (from the
- >defunct Alpine Sleigh Ride) into a fully themed Bat Cave
- >which will precede the coaster.
-
-
- True also. Plus the end of the coaster (which is rather in a straight
- line, and has no elevation changes) will be made to go through the mountain,
- or some other dark tunnel.
-
- Usually when rides are moved from 'northern' parks, down to
- 'southern' Six Flags parks, the rides are *improved* slightly.
- {examples: UltraTwister at AstroWorld; Ninja at Six Flags Over Georgia, etc).
-
-
- I have high hopes for Batman The Ride (The Standup) but I have a
- nagging suspicion that it won't be as much fun as The Iron Wolf
- at SFGreat America (a B&M stand-up).
-
-
- Rendell
-
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- "Please keep your hands and arms inside the carpet at all times"
- -The Blue Genie to Aladdin
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