Video shows a man climbing the stairs of the Batwing roller coaster’s lift hill, after the ride closed earlier this year due to a mechanical issue.

Six Flags America guest arrested after climbing permanently closed Batman-themed roller coaster: ‘Dumbass’

Video shows a man climbing the stairs of the Batwing roller coaster's lift hill, after the ride closed earlier this year due to a mechanical issue.

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- Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday after 51 years of operation.

- Guest video shows another attendee climbing the 115-foot lift hill of the closed Batwing coaster.

- The user called the guest a "dumbass" before posting another clip of authorities arresting a man.

Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday, but the amusement park didn't go down without incident.

Atop reports that the Maryland-based destination's *Superman*-themed roller coaster shut down early for the final time due to a technical problem, another guest shared video footage of an attendee reportedly entering a restricted area to run up the stairs of the park's *Batman*-themed Batwing roller coaster — which closed in July over a mechanical issue.**

"Some dumbass just climbed batwing," a park guest wrote Sunday on X, sharing video of a guest running up the stairs of the 115-foot-tall roller coaster on the park's final operating day.

Batwing roller coaster at Six Flags America.

The same guest later shared another clip — which they claimed to show the same guest as the prior video — being arrested and escorted by authorities past the green track of the park's Joker's Jinx roller coaster (also themed to a DC Comics character).

In a longer video the user shared to YouTube, a group of people can be seen confronting the guest at the bottom of the lift hill's stairs.

"Safety is a cornerstone of our business, and we have zero tolerance for disruptive and unsafe behavior," a Six Flags spokesperson told * *via email. "On Sunday evening, a guest was stopped by park security and was arrested by Prince George’s County Police for entering a restricted area."

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EW has reached out to representatives for the local police for more information.

Opened in 2001, Batwing opened as one of several Flying Dutchman models from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. This specific model flipped riders on their stomachs at great heights and through several inversions, with the experience simulating flight.

Before it closed in July following a piece of the train's cosmetic covering reportedly falling off mid-ride, Batwing was the final operating Flying Dutchman model in the world. Two others previously operated in Ohio (the now-closed Six Flags Worlds of Adventure's X-Flight was later relocated to the state's Kings Island park as Firehawk) and North Carolina (Nighthawk first opened as Stealth at California's Great America, before being shipped off to Carowinds). Kings Island shuttered Firehawk in 2018, while Nighthawk closed at Carowinds in December 2024.

Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags America.

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Six Flags America first opened in 1974 as a drive-through wildlife preserve, before transforming into a major amusement park over the years. Six Flags acquired the park in 1998, with Cedar Fair — the company behind parks like Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm, and the aforementioned Carowinds and Kings Island — merging with Six Flags in July 2024 to form a super chain of attractions.

A specific reason wasn't given for closing Six Flags America, which operated just outside of Washington, D.C., though a public official said upon announcement of the park's closure in May that locals were working on potential plans for the 500-acre site, of which Six Flags America only occupied about 130 acres.

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“For decades, Six Flags has been more than just a theme park—it is a cherished part of our county’s identity, a source of joy for families, and a hub of economic activity,” official Tara H. Jackson said of the site in May, per the Associated Press. “We are committed to working closely with Six Flags and other stakeholders to guide a thoughtful and inclusive redevelopment process that supports jobs, growth and long-term community benefit.”

Among historic attractions at the park were Firebird, the first-ever roller coaster from iconic Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, as well as Wild One, a 108-year-old wooden roller coaster that was relocated from a park in Massachusetts after first opening there in 1917.

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