- The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America)
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The Dark Knight Location Six Flags Great America Park section Orleans Place Coordinates 42°22′15″N 87°56′00″W / 42.370769°N 87.933346°WCoordinates: 42°22′15″N 87°56′00″W / 42.370769°N 87.933346°W Status Operating Opened May 21, 2008 Cost $7.5 million Type Steel - Wild Mouse - Enclosed Manufacturer Mack Rides Designer Werner Stengel, Six Flags Model Wild Mouse (2nd-gen compact mobile) Track layout Wild Mouse Height 45 ft (14 m) Length 1,213 ft (370 m) Max speed 30 mph (48 km/h) Duration 2:00 Capacity 850 riders per hour Height restriction 3 ft 6 in (107 cm) The Dark Knight at RCDB Pictures of The Dark Knight at RCDB Amusement Parks Portal
The Dark Knight Coaster is an enclosed steel roller coaster which is currently operating at Six Flags Great America.[1] It opened on May 21, 2008,[1] timed closely to the release of the film of the same name.[2][3] The roller coaster was manufactured by MACK Rides.[1] A similar ride of the same name opened at Six Flags Great Adventure a week earlier.[4]
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History
In preparation for The Dark Knight, the Theater Royale building was extensively modified and themed as a Gotham City Rail terminal.[5]
Summary
Queue and pre-show
The Dark Knight coaster is located in Orleans Place next to Superman: Ultimate Flight and uses former Theater Royale as its queue. The Theater Royale building also houses a pre-show room where riders are greeted by Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) who is in a marketing video that sets up some of the plot of the film.[citation needed]
Ride
At the loading station, the cars normally move through continuously. Guests unload at the rear of the platform, after which guests from the queue immediately load. Unlike almost all the other coasters in the park, there are no gates on the loading platform. Lapbars are locked and checked as the car approaches the front of the platform, then it proceeds onto the lift. The ride itself consists of several sharp hairpin turns and sudden drops, accented by various eerily-lit Gotham City buildings placed alongside the track. The ride layout is a standard Wild Mouse roller coaster layout. Guests must be at least 48 inches (120 cm) tall to ride alone or 42 inches (110 cm) if with an adult.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4046.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ Six Flags Great Adventure. "Six Flags Great Adventure Announces 'The Dark Knight' Themed Coaster for 2008 Season". RCDB. http://www.rcdb.com/4047.htm?dt=126&d=275. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ Six Flags. "Six Flags Releases New Elements of 'The Dark Knight' Coaster". RCDB. http://www.rcdb.com/4047.htm?dt=126&d=289. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4047.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Construction Photos: Six Flags Great America". Six Flags. 5 February 2008. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/rides/constructionphotos.aspx. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
External links
Batman amusement rides and stunt shows Batman Adventure – The Ride • Batman Adventure – The Ride 2 • Batman – The Dark Knight (Six Flags New England) • Batman: The Escape • Batman: Knight Flight • Batman: The Ride • Batman & Robin: The Chiller • Batwing Spaceshot • Batwing • Catwoman's Whip • The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure) • The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America) • Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum • The Joker's Jinx • The Joker's Revenge • Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) • Mr. Freeze • Riddler's RevengeSix Flags Great America Coasters American Eagle · Batman: The Ride · The Dark Knight Coaster · Demon · Little Dipper · Ragin' Cajun · Raging Bull · Spacely's Sprocket Rockets · Superman: Ultimate Flight · Vertical Velocity · Viper · Whizzer · X-Flight (Opening in 2012)Other rides Past rides Cajun Cliffhanger · Déjà Vu · Gulf Coaster · Iron Wolf · Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension · Power Dive · Rolling Thunder · Shockwave · Sky Whirl · Tidal Wave · Z-ForceCategories:- Steel roller coasters
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