The Jester
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For the DC comics hero see Jester (DC Comics), For the Marvel comics villain see Jester (Marvel Comics)
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| Location | Six Flags New Orleans |
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| Type | Steel |
| Status | SBNO since August 2005 |
| Opened | Six Flags Fiesta Texas: May 10, 1996 (as the Joker's Revenge) Six Flags New Orleans: April 13, 2003 (closed in August 2005) |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Hurricane |
| Height | 79 feet (24.1 m) |
| Length | 1,936 feet (590.1 m) |
| Max speed | 40 mile per hour (64.4 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Cost | $4,300,000 |
| Max G force | 3.5 |
The Jester is a roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans. Originally constructed as The Joker's Revenge by Vekoma for the 1996 season at Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, it was relocated to Six Flags New Orleans between 2002 and 2003 and renamed The Jester. In August 2005, the ride was closed along with the entire Six Flags New Orleans theme park due to Hurricane Katrina.
[edit] Relocation
The Joker's Revenge was operational for the 1996 through the 2001 seasons. It was the only roller coaster that would let you travel through a corkscrew backwards. In 2002 it was not opened due to mechanical problems and was left standing for much of the season. In 2003, Six Flags relocated the ride to New Orleans for the newly acquired theme park there (the park was previously called Jazzland). In May 2003, the ride was opened with a new name and paint scheme.
