Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America)

Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America)

Infobox roller coaster
name=The Dark Knight


caption=
location=Six Flags Great America
section=Orleans Place
type=Steel
type2=Wild Mouse
type3=Enclosed
model=Wild Mouse (2nd-gen compact mobile)
track= Wild Mouse
status=Open
opened= May 21, 2008
train manufacturer=
manufacturer=MACK Rides
designer=Werner Stengel, Six Flags
height=45
drop=
length=1213
speed=30
duration=2:00
first drop angle=
capacity= 850
restriction=48
cost= $7.5 million
rcdb_number=4046

The Dark Knight is an indoor steel roller coaster designed by MACK Rides. It opened on May 21st at Six Flags Great America. A similar ride is also opening at Six Flags Great Adventure this year.

The ride

The Dark Knight Coaster is inspired by "The Dark Knight". Costing $7.5 million, the ride puts guests through the premise of being stalked by the Joker. [cite web|url=http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/info/news_TheDarkKnightCoaster.aspx|title= The Dark Knight Press Release |publisher=Six Flags]

The Six Flags Great America ride 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. The building has been modified and extensively themed as a Gotham City Rail terminal.The [http://rollercoasterfreak.com/2008_ACE_Events/No_Coaster_Con/05// The Dark Knight concept layout] (also shown [http://www.sfgamworld.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8140&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=200/ here] ) was recently released for Six Flags Great America.

See also

Dark Knight (film)

External links

[http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/09/28/six-flags-announces-dark-knight-roller-coaster/ Dark Knight press release]

References


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