The Joker (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

The Joker
The Joker
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Location	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Park section	DC Universe
Coordinates	38°08′17″N 122°13′58″W / 38.13806°N 122.23278°W
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	May 25, 2016
Opening date	May 29, 2016
Cost	7,800,000
Replaced	Roar
General statistics
Manufacturer	Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer	Alan Schilke
Model	I-Box
Track layout	I-Box
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	100 ft (30 m)
Drop	95 ft (29 m)
Length	3,200 ft (980 m)
Speed	53 mph (85 km/h)
Inversions	3
Duration	2:00
Max vertical angle	78°
Capacity	1,128 riders per hour
G-force	3.4
Trains	2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
	Single rider line no
	Wheelchair accessible
	Must transfer from wheelchair
	The Joker at RCDB

The Joker is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. The ride opened on May 29, 2016, as a rebuild of former wooden roller coaster Roar, adding a new steel track on top of Roar's wooden support structure. This hybrid configuration was implemented by Rocky Mountain Construction and is themed to the Joker, a comic book character villain featured in DC Comics publications.^[1]^[2] The original Roar roller coaster was constructed by Great Coasters International and opened in 1999.^[3]

^ MacDonald, Brady (September 3, 2015). "Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2016". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^ Glidden, John (September 3, 2015). "'The Joker' roller coaster set to open next year". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^ MacDonald, Brady (September 3, 2015). "Meet the latest contender for best new roller coaster of 2016". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2015.