On September 3, 2015, Six Flags Over Texas announced that they would be adding three new flat rides to the Gotham City section. One of these rides would be the Riddler Revenge. The Riddler Revenge would be a ZamperlaGiant Discovery, very similar to Black Widow at Kennywood.[3]
The Riddler Revenge would open to guests in 2016.
Ride
The giant circle swings in a pendulum motion while switching between clockwise and counterclockwise rotations. At the peak of the swing, riders reach a height of 146 feet (45 m) above the ground and experience weightlessness. The Riddler Revenge stands at 90 feet (27 m) tall but reaches a height of 146 feet (45 m) in full swing with an angle of 120 degrees from the center. However, due to multiple problems with motors burning out often, the Park has decreased the maximum height of the swing to only about 90 degrees from center. The pendulum motion used to propel riders back and forth at 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).[2] Now the maximum speed is decreased due to it no longer swinging to 120 degrees.