Batwing

Batwing last ran on July 7, 2025, and the park confirmed in September 2025 that it would not reopen. Six Flags America itself closed permanently on November 2, 2025.

Batwing was a steel flying roller coaster in the Gotham City section of Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Built by Vekoma as a Flying Dutchman model and themed to Batman, it opened on June 16, 2001, as the first flying coaster on the East Coast. It closed in 2025, a few months before the park itself.

RCDB lists Batwing at 115 feet tall, with about 3,340 feet of track, a top speed of 50 mph, five inversions and a ride time of 2 minutes 2 seconds; Wikipedia gives its drop as 103 feet. The layout switched riders several times between lying on their backs and flying face-down, and included a horseshoe, a vertical loop and two in-line twists.

History

Batwing was a clone of Firehawk at Kings Island and similar to Nighthawk at Carowinds. Both of those rides were later removed, which left Batwing as the last operating Vekoma Flying Dutchman.

In July 2025 the ride was closed after a decorative fiberglass piece came off the front of a train; no riders were hurt. In September 2025 the park confirmed that the closure was permanent, with signs saying the ride had taken its final flight. Six Flags America closed for good on November 2, 2025.