Catwoman's Whip
Specific Type: Double Figure Eight
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The next time you visit Six Flags New England and are exploring the DC Superheroes Adventure section watch out there is a cat ready to pounce. Down towards the turnaround of the park’s signature attraction, Superman: The Ride is coaster themed to the antihero Catwoman. Catwoman Whip is a Zierer Tivoli double figure eight model that hugs the ground and is surrounded by foliage. The ride was installed in 2000 and was first named Poison Ivy’s Tangled Train, but was renamed in 2007.
Guests enter a garden like area leading up to the station, a central sculpture is the Catwoman herself. Upon entering the station you are greeted by a very long 20 car train that can accomodate 40 passengers. Once the train is locked and checked it is dispatched around a left hand turn and then up the 26.3 foot tall lift with booster wheels. The train banks and dives down at 22 MPH weaving under a section of track and down to the ground. As the train negotiates this double figure eight layout it is constantly weaving over and under itself on banked turns. When the train reaches the station after covering the 1,181.1 foot long circuit it glides through the station for a second lap. This family coaster is a great tweener coaster between a kiddy coaster and a high thrill ride that can be enjoyed by the whole family. |
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