Batman & Robin: The Chiller

[29yrswithaGApass]

Those were distributed as you entered the queue to cut down on line cutting. You can see tickets from several other rides HERE.

[Viper26]

^They do a system like that for Goliath at Six Flags Great America.http://themeparkmaniacs.com/schedule/2015/may/052815.shtml

[Nachos]

Which book do you speak of ?

[MarioSonic94]

So this just popped up.

[29yrswithaGApass]

As we watch the progress of construction for the new Justice League ride, let's look back at the assembly of the Chiller's station which was being erected twenty years ago on the same site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Viper26]

I'd rather have a Batman & Robin the Chiller that doesn't break down all the time instead of a Justice League Battle for Metropolis across from the Showcase Theater.

[RC98]

^ I agree, out of all the park's removed rides Chiller is the one I most wish I had the chance to get on.

[ericthewanderer]

Seeing those construction photos reminds me of how loud the launches where-especially on the exit ramp.

[Viper26]

Seeing those construction photos reminds me of how loud the launches where-especially on the exit ramp.

At Six Flags America, The Joker's Jinx, also a Premier LIM launch coaster, has a loud launch too. The tunnel, however, reduces the noise it makes, but the track makes a loud roar like most B&M coasters that can be heard across the park.

[joeyc98]

I regret always walking by The Chiller as a kid and never having the guts to ride it. Really wish I had been able to experience it.

[The Master]

20 years ago, God that makes me feel old. Chiller is one of the top removed rides that I miss. Used to ride marathons on Chiller pretty often, once rode it 30 times in a row.

[Medusa42]

I have heard rumors that Six Flags Great America intended to build a Premier Rides LIM launch coaster for the 1998 season, but the project was cancelled due to issues with the Mr. Freeze clones and The Chiller.   Does anyone have more info on this project?  This is the only piece of non speculative info I have been able to find about the project:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-06-26/news/9706260381_1_roller-coaster-six-flags-great-america-village-board

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Six Flags Pulls Proposal To Build 225-foot Wilderness Roller Coaster

June 26, 1997 | By Ted Saylor.

 

GURNEE — Officials of Six Flags Great America informed the Gurnee Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night that they have dropped plans for construction of a 225-foot-tall roller coaster.

 

"At this time, it appears unlikely that the attraction will be constructed," wrote Six Flags Senior Vice President J. Michael Foerster in a letter to the zoning board.

 

The letter did not provide a reason for canceling the ride.

 

Six Flags officials had requested a zoning variation to permit construction of a wilderness-themed roller coaster near the Iron Wolf ride.

 

Under a zoning agreement approved when the park was constructed, any structure with a height below 125 feet can be built without the village's permission.

 

Because the proposed new ride would have been 225 feet tall, the Village Board would have had to approve the variation. The board last October approved the 227-foot Giant Drop ride.

 

 

[MarioSonic94]

Rare footage of both sides dueling.

 

 

[dougdrummer]

what an awesome ride this was when running in tandem

[The Master]

Anyone else think the exterior of Negan's compound on The Walking Dead looks similar to the exterior of the Chiller's old station?  

[harry2004]

its weird that the roller coaster is based on the worst movie at all time.

its way better if they theme it to batman & mr freeze subzero to promotion the animated movie of the same name

 

Edited June 28, 2018 by harry2004

[Pineracer]

Last picture of the ride (from four years ago) showed the track in a field (kind of like Batman in storage at Darien Lake, now back in the family, but still), everything else is safe in warehouse (and I think the trains were like new or were new when they were shipped).

[Medusa42]

This picture was posted on reddit by user FluffyDragonBoi today.  The picture was taken about two weeks ago and shows the sign from The Chiller is still at the farm where parts of the ride were stored.

 

https://old.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/a2bhdv/relic_of_the_past_sign_from_batman_and_robin_the/

 

[Pineracer]

I thought that that was from Brazil, but the reddit seems to say otherwise. I thought i heard it here that the ride was melted down as well, guess I was wrong.

[Cintya]

Infelizmente ela nunca foi colocada em pé aqui no Brasil. Acho que apenas os trens permanecem no parque, o restante virou aço derretido.

[29yrswithaGApass]

12 minutes ago, Cintya said:

Infelizmente ela nunca foi colocada em pé aqui no Brasil. Acho que apenas os trens permanecem no parque, o restante virou aço derretido.

 

Translation:

 

[Yoshi]

That's a shame, I don't think I would have ever gotten to Brazil to ride the coaster but it would have been nice to see the ride still running for others to enjoy.

[Pineracer]

16 hours ago, 29yrswithaGApass said:

 

Translation:

 

 

I don't know why that came off like the end of a spooky story  

Don't know of a Premier that could use new trains though

[Tbone112499]

Does anyone know where this farm is? Somewhere in Plumsted if I'm not mistaken?

Edited December 3, 2018 by Tbone112499

[Medusa42]

8 minutes ago, Tbone112499 said:

Does anyone know where this farm is? Somewhere in Plumstead if I'm not mistaken?

Not far from the park.  If you use Google Earth, you can see the track sitting there in the 2008-2010 images.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/40°06'04.6"N+74°29'16.3"W/@40.1016332,-74.49325,695m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.101273!4d-74.48785