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Batman & Robin: The Chiller

Started by 29yrswithaGApass, Oct 17 2007 09:54 PM

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Poll: Batman & Robin: The Chiller (72 member(s) have cast votes)

Which was better - Batman or Robin?

  1. Batman (blue track) (36 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  2. Robin (red track) (11 votes [15.28%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.28%

  3. I was only able to ride Batman (1 votes [1.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.39%

  4. I was only able to ride Robin (24 votes [33.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

Which restraints were better on Chiller?

  1. Neck harnesses (5 votes [6.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.94%

  2. Lap Bars (67 votes [93.06%])

    Percentage of vote: 93.06%

Which was better?

  1. Inverted rolls (1997-2006) (65 votes [90.28%])

    Percentage of vote: 90.28%

  2. In-line humps (2007) (7 votes [9.72%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.72%

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#201 gafreak

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Posted 12 November 2011 - 06:28 PM

the sign that used to be over the entrance to the queue is next to the nitro lift
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 03:57 PM

With SFDK getting a new premier coaster (red zone would have never considered), could you imagine they completely renovated chiller and reintroduced it as Batman Vs. Joker escape from Arkym? ......oh the possibilities, but now back to reality. Its such a shame that this ride is sitting and rotting away, breaks my heart!


I would love it! We might as well stick with Batman theming in Movietown. We could do just a joker theme. So there would be Batman the Ride, The Joker and The Dark Knight (which is kind of both, I guess). I still think Mr. Freeze... and we could call it MR.FREEZE: CHILLER... gasp!

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Posted 14 November 2011 - 07:13 PM

What does it look like inside Chiller's old station now? Do they use it for anything?
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 08:17 PM

It's just a big empty space. They really only ripped the tracks out, everything else is pretty much just like it was when Chiller "ran".

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Posted 14 November 2011 - 11:54 PM

It really is a shame what happened to Chiller. I wonder if Chiller would have been saved if Shapiro was never in charge at the time? He was very trigger happy about removing rides during his tenure in SF.

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#206 Andrew M

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Posted 15 November 2011 - 01:16 AM

the station really needs to be used. i hope SF plans something. why else would they keep it up? be a shame if they didnt wanna pay to remove it....
it really would be perfect for some sort of launch rollercoaster like an intamin impulse coaster.... even a zac spin like the green lantern in MM??? PLEASE! lol

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Posted 15 November 2011 - 08:15 AM

I've heard there were plans to re-use the station under Shapiro with twin spinning coasters, but with the bankruptcy, things fell through.

It really is a shame what happened to Chiller. I wonder if Chiller would have been saved if Shapiro was never in charge at the time? He was very trigger happy about removing rides during his tenure in SF.


I don't think it would have made much difference. The real deciding factor was the companies finances and the bankruptcy, although the ride was doomed from the start.



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Posted 24 November 2011 - 02:28 AM

I got a Batman & Robin sign! Reminds me of the one the Ride had:

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:21 AM

Sharp sign were did u get it?

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 02:57 PM

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Posted 25 November 2011 - 12:01 AM

Cool that nice sign for $15 bucks!!!!!

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:09 PM

Noticing that the station for the Mr. Freeze coasters both have an animatronic of the Freeze-a-nator himself, I thought that it would've been fitting if Six Flags took a similar approach and created animatronics of George Clooney (Batman) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin) to put in the station.
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Posted 15 February 2012 - 10:46 AM

Did the Chiller's sale fall through? A few days ago on italintl the ride was listed as sold. Now it's back. You can also see the ride on Amusement Trader.

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 11:11 AM

I noticed that too, and I wonder if it's just a case of selling with a different broker now and the old broker marked it as sold rather than admit they couldn't sell it (because it's such a piece of crap).

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 09:31 PM

I have heard from two sources yesterday that the Chiller was sold to an unknow company in early February this year--first was in a comment on a youtube video, and the second was on wikipedia. Does anyone know anything else of this? And if so, who bought it and where it may be/ will be reconstructed? And lastly, does this mean that Great Adventure does not own this design anymore and will never ever be brought back regardless of what happens in the future? Please, answer.
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 11:08 AM

I have heard from two sources yesterday that the Chiller was sold to an unknow company in early February this year--first was in a comment on a youtube video, and the second was on wikipedia. Does anyone know anything else of this? And if so, who bought it and where it may be/ will be reconstructed? And lastly, does this mean that Great Adventure does not own this design anymore and will never ever be brought back regardless of what happens in the future? Please, answer.

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Did the Chiller's sale fall through? A few days ago on italintl the ride was listed as sold. Now it's back. You can also see the ride on Amusement Trader.




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Posted 29 February 2012 - 04:54 PM

I know the engineering background of the Chiller is really bad, but bad enough that the original sale falls through? Gee that's really bad.
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 05:32 PM

I have recently heard that the Chiller was sold toan unknow company, and I wanted to know if anybody knows anything at all about this? I hope the buyer is close to / in the United States becasue I would love to ride the Chiller at least once in my life. Also, does anybody know if this means that Great Adventure/ Six Flags does not own the rights to this ride/design? Also, does this mean that they can not try to fix the ride even if they decide to give it another chance? I doubt it, but still, please respond.

Edited by chillerrocked, 29 February 2012 - 05:37 PM.

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Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:31 PM

Did you read the reply you got in the Batman and Robin The Chiller thread? I dont think anything else is known at this time.

I have heard from two sources yesterday that the Chiller was sold to an unknow company in early February this year--first was in a comment on a youtube video, and the second was on wikipedia. Does anyone know anything else of this? And if so, who bought it and where it may be/ will be reconstructed? And lastly, does this mean that Great Adventure does not own this design anymore and will never ever be brought back regardless of what happens in the future? Please, answer.



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Did the Chiller's sale fall through? A few days ago on italintl the ride was listed as sold. Now it's back. You can also see the ride on Amusement Trader.


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Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:00 PM

Oh THANK GOD! I doubt it will happen, but I would love to see the park realize that it is useless now, and that they decide to fix it for some strange reason. It would be a dream come true for me to ride it once in my lifetime. Also, thank you for responding-- I posted yesterday but it got removed...
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