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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||
| Product | Wild Mouse (compact mobile, rev. 2) | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Enclosed - Wild Mouse | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 4 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Length | 1213 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||
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The Dark Knight Coaster is an enclosed steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, USA.
History
On September 27, 2007, it was announced that The Dark Knight Coaster would be coming to three Six Flags parks. One of these parks was Six Flags Great America.[1]
In preparation for The Dark Knight Coaster's construction, the Theater Royale building was extensively modified and rethemed as a Gotham City Rail terminal. It officially opened on May 21, 2008.[2]
For the 2022 season, the park added a single rider line to the attraction.[3]
Design
Trains
8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per car.
Images
Queue line
The Wayne Enterprises sign
The pre-show
The Gotham Cab sign
The queue tunnel
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Interior
The loading area
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References
- ↑ "'The Dark Knight' Themed Roller Coaster Coming To Three Six Flags Theme Parks In 2008". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20070927_01.shtml.
- ↑ "Dark Knight roars through Six Flags". https://abc7chicago.com/archive/6154065/.
- ↑ "Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is set to open for the season this week. Here's what's new.". https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/13/illinois-gurnee-six-flags-great-america-open-2022-season-week/7303099001/.
External links
- Dark Knight on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
