The Batman roller coaster tragedies tell of two almost identical tragedies over six years apart, this is the tragic story of two highly preventable accidents involving Batman The Ride at Six Flags Amusement Park.

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Batman Coaster footage – ThomasRosieFan

Batwing Coaster Footage – The Coaster Scoop

Kraken Coaster Footage – Amusementinsider

Hyper Coaster Footage – Coaster Hipster

Raptor Inverted Coaster – ElToroRyan

Maxx Force Coaster – CoasterFan15

Barbed wire fence with batman coaster behind – Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Six Flags park entrance – Jeremy Thompson via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/rollercoasterphilosophy/5359243050

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After Superman: Tower of Power removed a girls feet on june 21st 2007 many were quick to blame the rides manufacture. In reality had the ride operators done their job this accident could have been prevented.

Sources:

-Giant Drop SFGAm Controls Explained sfgamfan
https://ridesdatabase.org/sites/default/files/accident_reports/KY_917172.pdf
-accident report (use wayback machine) (used for most of video)
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/04/15/89148.htm
-SFKK failed to comply with intamin inspections, and used a non intamin cable (2003). They also dried out the cable to stop it from slipping, causing more wear and tear.
https://www.wflx.com/story/6698454/update-girls-feet-amputated-while-riding-six-flags-ride/
-Witness statement stating inaccuracies in witness statement and disproving cable around neck theory.
https://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51557&hilit=storm+chaser&start=680
-Pics of the cable.

Videos Used:
Giant Drop SFGAm Controls Explained sfgamfan: https://youtu.be/RF-_qie3Klo
Giant Drop Off Ride: https://youtu.be/ElWS4fi975g
NL2 Drop tower made by SirMaverick34’s: https://nolimitscentral.com/forum/topic/82 & https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=824582232
Carowinds drop tower 1080p: https://youtu.be/ISzan_z_1ek
AP interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTxWRUE7zwU

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