Probably the biggest announcement from SixFlags today is The Joker - a RMC Hybrid coming to SixFlagsDiscovery Kingdom next year. Although it will be situated on the site of the recently closed Roar, I believe this will be an entirely new installation rather than a conversion.
Some of the key facts are as follows:
3,200 feet of dual-colored purple and green track
First ever step-up under flip
3 inversions
A wild Zero G barrel roll
Breaking wave turn
15 extreme airtime moments
78 degree drop
180 degree stall
Maximum speeds of 53 mph
Nearly 2 minutes long
2 x 24 passenger trains
100-feet tall
There's both a teaser video and full on-ride POV for the ride. As with all RMCs, it looks like it will be an awesome addition to the park with what looks to be a great mix of airtime and inversions.
This looks relentless! I know Code will be very happy to see this! (It's his home park) Looks very Wicked Cyclone style. More airtime, less interaction with itself. As for the dual colour track, good to see RMC doing something different.
This is the only thing SixFlags have announced that is truly amazing. The Joker just looks awesome! It feels quite like Wicked Cyclone so it will definitely be good in my eyes :P Just a quick question, why is it a new installation?
From what I've read this doesn't seem to be a conversion in the same way as previous SixFlags RMCs have been, but it may use some of the existing structure.
It appears the ride's lift hill has now been topped off (although the photo has been subject to Instagram's filters, resulting in some off-looking colours).
The first section of inverted track has been installed today, as shown in this image from the park's Instagram, along with this overview of the first portion of the layout.
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