Specific Type: Free Fly
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Six Flags Great America has been treating its guests as heros since they installed the first Batman: The Ride B&M Inverted Coaster back in 1992. This iconic ride became a familiar sight in many Six Flags Parks across the country. In 2003 the next super hero coaster entered the park, Superman: Ultimate Flight a B&M flyer. They continued this trend with another Batman themed coaster, The Dark Knight. This highly themed, complete with pre-show, wild mouse in a box allowed younger riders be the hero as well. They tried something different with The Justice League: Battle for Metropolis next, an interactive dark ride for the 2016 season. They wasted no time and are introducing their first villain, The Joker, for the 2017 season. The Joker is a purple and green S&S 4D free fly coaster.
The riders board one of five cars, each car having a pair of seats on each side facing one another. So, half the riders face forward for only half the ride, then they switch. The cars go up a vertical lift hill with the seats jiggling back and forth on the way up. The cars have “fins” on them that induce movement from Linear Induction Motors(LIMs) on the track. Once the cars make it to the top at 120 feet the craziness begins. The cars negotiates a series on hills where the seats will rock back and forth, but spin all the way around when induced by the LIMs. This makes the flips smooth and unpredictable. The trains do a raven turn, a greater than 90 degree drop down to the middle layer of track, that features a very similar series of hills with LIMs. If you were facing forward you are now facing backwards or vica versa. Another raven turn brings the car down to the brake run and then it is lowered to the bottom level to swap riders. The ride experience is very different that other free spinning or 4D coasters. Joker is sure to create maniacal laughter to all who ride. |
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