The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure)
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The entrance and show building of the ride at Six Flags Great Adventure
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| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Park section | Movie Town |
| Coordinates | 40°08′12″N 74°26′34″W / 40.1366°N 74.4429°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 15, 2008 |
| Cost | US$7,500,000 |
| Replaced | Movietown Water Effect |
| Six Flags Great America | |
| Park section | Orleans Place |
| Coordinates | 42°22′15″N 87°56′00″W / 42.3708°N 87.9333°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 21, 2008 |
| Cost | US$7,500,000 |
| Replaced | Theater Royale |
| Six Flags México | |
| Park section | Pueblo Vaquero |
| Coordinates | 19°17′36″N 99°12′39″W / 19.2933°N 99.2107°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 9, 2009 |
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| Type | Steel – Wild Mouse – Enclosed |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Wild Mouse (compact mobile, rev. 2) |
| Track layout | Wild Mouse |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 1,213 ft (370 m) |
| Speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
| Trains | 8 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available at all three Six Flags parks. |
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The Dark Knight Coaster at RCDB Pictures of The Dark Knight Coaster at RCDB |
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The Dark Knight Coaster is the name of three enclosed steel roller coasters that are currently operating at Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America and Six Flags México. They opened in 2008 and 2009, timed closely to the theatrical release of The Dark Knight. The roller coasters are manufactured by Mack Rides.
To aid in the construction of The Dark Knight, both Batman & Robin: The Chiller and Movietown Water Effect were removed. The roller coaster primarily occupies the previous location of the Movietown Water Effect, with the queue area placed in front of the building. Original plans called for the demolition of the Batman & Robin: The Chiller station and observatory but were later excluded from demolition plans. The exit was originally slated to go through the present Justice League gift shop adjacent to the ride, but this turned out not to be the case. On May 15, 2008, The Dark Knight officially opened to the public.
In preparation for The Dark Knight, the Theater Royale building was extensively modified and themed as a Gotham City Rail terminal. It officially opened on May 21, 2008.
In February 2008, construction on the ride had started at Six Flags New England before all of the necessary construction permits were in order, leading building inspector Dominic Urbinati to issue a stop-work order. Without the proper construction documents, according to Urbinati, there was no way he could ensure the project met state building and safety codes. In March, the park was still faced with having to seek a new set of permits after several changes were made to the plans previously approved by city boards. Park management still hoped to open The Dark Knight Coaster by Memorial Day weekend, but still faced hurdles from the town of Agawam due to changes in design from the original plans. The Planning Board and the Conservation Commission later approved the proposed changes, such as a 10-foot (3.0 m) shift in the building's footprint to meet state fire safety codes, but the plans were rejected by the Zoning Board, which had previously granted a special permit for changes in height to the original plans. References to the ride were later removed from the Six Flags New England website. In April 2008, it was announced that construction on The Dark Knight Coaster had been cancelled, and that the coaster itself would be sent to another park in the future. The coaster was removed from the park and was sent to Six Flags México for the 2009 season. It has been operating at that location since March 19, 2009.Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum took over the area at Six Flags New England in 2011.
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