How A Mechanical Glitch Revealed The Dark Knight Coaster's Beauty

Batman the Ride has been a mainstay at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee since it opened in 1992.

The First Inverted Coaster in the World

Since then, Batman the Ride has been added to many different Six Flags locations across the United States, but this one is the original. Did you know it was also the first inverted roller coaster in the world?

The Dark Knight Coaster: Six Flags’ Overlooked Indoor Ride

Among all the great rides at Six Flags, Batman has been one of the most popular for over 30 years now, but often forgotten in the coaster cavalcade is an indoor ride Batman adjacent called The Dark Knight Coaster.

Lights On: A Rare Look Inside The Dark Knight Ride

Apparently, they had a bit of a mechanical issue over the weekend, which allowed us an inside look at The Dark Knight Coaster with the lights on. Opened since 2008, it's not very often that you see what is almost a completely pitch-black experience visible during the day.

A Reddit user snapped a pic, and the responses were as you would expect:

The Light Knight.
Never saw the inside.
I'm very jealous.
The set dressing and the pre-show, there's nothing quite like Dark Knight at the park.
I love this ride, but I would love to see it be more than that ride you go to when it’s raining or too hot outside.

Got stuck on Dark Knight
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Is The Dark Knight Coaster Just a Rainy Day Option?

I feel like that is the overall sentiment when it comes to The Dark Knight Coaster. It's only used when it's too hot or too rainy. Is that true? What are your thoughts on The Dark Knight?

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