Happy Birthday!

[T_Biggs]

Batman turns 11 today. Time flies. I remember when it was new, and I wasn't tall enough to ride it and thought it was the scariest thing there, along with Shockwave. I'm glad that I didn't have to ride it! I still had to wait in line, though.

[chiatrain]

Happy Birthday, Batman. I remember the same things about Batman and American Eagle. It was more that my parents didn't want me to ride American Eagle, but gave the green light. Time does fly.

[CoasterDave316]

God 11 years old...It still feels new to me lol. I remember waiting like 4 hours for it opening year (not sure if it was opening day or not). But I barely made it on at almost exactly 54".

[coasterswimgurl12]

Happy Birthday Batman!!!! i remeber when i wasnt tall enough.....the line was soooooo long!!! but im glad i've been able to ride it for the past 4 years!!!

[Aero737]

oh wow. That coaster doesnt really show too many signs of ageing. The track is smooth and the cars work fine. I can only hope that it will stay fast, smooth, and sweet for years to come

[SFGAmfreak4life]

Man 11 years already. I was 5 when the ride first opened. I remember when the lines were about 4 hours too. I wasnt tall enough to go on it and my dad always wanted to go on it since it was a brand new type of experience. He never went on it because the lines were 4 hours and he felt like it wasnt worth the wait. He finally went on it last year. I dont know why he waited that long. If I was tall enough I would have gotten in line no matter how long the wait was. I used to cry so much when I was little because I wasnt tall enough to go on Batman Iron, Wolf, and Shockwave. I was always sad when I went there, it was like the rides were mocking me because I wasnt tall enough to ride them . Finally I was tall enough to go on them and I rode them a few times in that day. That was one of the best days I ever had the park.

[coastrcorey]

Wow... I can't beleive it's that old either... Happy Birthday

[SFGAmfreak4life]

I wonder why the park didnt do anything to celebrate its 10th anniversary lasy year.

[stolen_starz]

they didn't do anything for it but they said it on one of the commercials or something. they advertised and said something like "come ride blah blah blah and celebrate batman's 10th anniversary"

[SFGAmfan]

Hey, its my birthday too! What a coincidence, I was 3 years old when it opened.

[Coaster_Chick]

hehe, it's my birthday too! Only I was 9 when it opened.

[Chitown]

Geeez, I feel like an old geezer. Better bust out the gerital and proceed around the park with my walker. I was 20 when Batman first opened and at that age I was tall enough.

[DejaVuGurl1203]

That's cool.. wow it doesn't even seem that old. Iron Wolf opened 2 weeks after I was born.

[Coasternut68]

Hello everybody. This is my first post here at SFGAMWorld.Don't feel bad Chitown, I was 24 when Batman opened. Its getting close to wheelchair time.

[coasterzak]

Hello, and Happy Birthday to B:TR! Still a great coaster, getting up there in the years, lol. It's almost a teenager. B&M knew what they were doing 11 years ago, and have only expanded on that today!

[Blinkcoaster]

Happy birthday batman to bad that GAm doesent throw Birthday parties for its coasters. lol that would be cool

[SFGAmfreak4life]

Yeah it would be cool.

[coastrcorey]

Lol... What do you mean throw parties?

[coasterswimgurl12]

a celebration!!!! have somthing in the upcoming parade!!! lol

[coasterzak]

Decorate it and put streamers from the lift hill!

[coastrcorey]

I suppose that would be sort of cool...

[coasterzak]

LOL I was just kidding but it sounds like something Disney would do.

[SFGAmfreak4life]

I would like to have a celebration of some sort for B:TR. I cant wait until Mardi Gras.

[coasterzak]

LOL, what does Mardi Gras have to do with B:TR? Something going to happen on Bourbon St.?

[coastrcorey]

Great America has a Mardi Gras celebration... I think that's what he meant.