Coming this Spring, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California will unveil their newest roller coaster…THE JOKER
Standing 100ft tall, with a length of 3,200ft, this wild roller coaster will send people on a ride, going up to 53 mph, around several loops and falls.
Each train will have six cars, each seating four people (in two rows of two riders), for a total capacity of 24 riders per train. Â The Joker will depart the station and be sent through several small ‘bunny hills’ and turns paying homage to the original pre-lift elements that demonstrated Great Coaster International’s Millennium Flyer trains that were first used on Roar, the coaster ‘The Joker’ is replacing. Â It is very reminiscent to Twisted Colossus’ pre-lift elements. Â The train will then ascend up its first hill of 100 feet which has been re-profiled to be steeper similar to the work done on the Cyclone at Six Flags New England to become Wicked Cyclone. Â Dropping at 78 degrees with a top speed of 53 miles per hour through a curved drop which is also paying homage to GCI’s signature curved drops. Â Riders will then go into the ‘step up under flip’ inversion and turn to the left under the inversion. Â The train will then go up a hill into the 180 degree stall which will have several ‘head choppers’. Â After, the train will go into the wave turn and into air time hills. Â After an over banked sharp turn, the train ascends and descends two camel back hills and a then a second very sharp over banked turn. Â Then, the train will go into the final inversion, a barrel roll. Â Finally the train will go into a banked turn and an airtime hill before slamming into the brakes.
Check out this virtual ride of the new roller coaster:
The Joker is set to open Spring 2016. Â Stay tuned for more updates as they come.
