The Riddler Revenge is an inverted roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, where riders’ legs dangle below an overhead track through a gauntlet of inversions. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma as one of its Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) models, the ride first opened on May 24, 1997, under the name Mind Eraser, a title it shared with several sister coasters at other Six Flags parks.
In 2018, the park gave the attraction a thorough makeover, swapping in new trains with vest restraints, repainting the track green and the supports yellow, and renaming it The Riddler Revenge to tie into the park’s Gotham City theming. The underlying layout and stats stayed the same, preserving the ride’s reputation as one of the park’s more jarring, old-school steel coasters.
Stats at a Glance
- Park: Six Flags New England
- Manufacturer: Vekoma
- Opened: May 24, 1997 (as Mind Eraser; renamed 2018)
- Height: About 109 feet
- Top speed: About 50 mph
- Length: About 2,260 feet
- Inversions: 5
The Ride Experience
As a Vekoma SLC-model inverted coaster, the Riddler Revenge seats riders in cars that hang below the track with their feet dangling free, while the trains themselves stay close to fixed in place rather than swinging like a true pendulum. The layout packs five inversions into a run that lasts under two minutes, including loops and a corkscrew element that come at riders in rapid succession.
The ride is known among enthusiasts for its rattly, abrupt transitions, a hallmark of this Vekoma model from the 1990s. It’s a sensation shared with other SLC installations built during that era, making the Riddler Revenge a nostalgic throwback for fans of that distinctive style of steel coaster.
From Mind Eraser to Gotham City
For its first two decades, the ride operated as Mind Eraser, a name Vekoma and Six Flags used across multiple parks for this same coaster model. The 2018 rebrand folded the ride into the park’s Gotham City area alongside other Batman-themed attractions, giving it a fresh coat of paint and updated restraints without altering its core track layout.
The refresh also brought lighter trains with vest-style restraints, a change several Six Flags SLC coasters received around the same period to modernize rider comfort while keeping the original steel structure intact.
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The Riddler Revenge FAQs
What was the Riddler Revenge originally called?
It opened in 1997 as Mind Eraser before being renamed The Riddler Revenge in 2018 as part of a refurbishment.
Who manufactured the Riddler Revenge?
The coaster was built by Vekoma, a Dutch roller coaster manufacturer, as one of its Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) models, a type classified as an inverted coaster.
How many inversions does the Riddler Revenge have?
The ride features 5 inversions, including loops and a corkscrew element, over its roughly 2,260-foot track.
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