The Joker's Jinx
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| Location | Six Flags America |
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| Type | Steel - Launched |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | LIM |
| Lift/launch system | LIM launch track |
| Height | 78.8 feet (24 m) |
| Length | 2,705 feet (824.5 m) |
| Max speed | 60 mile per hour (96.6 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 56 sec. |
| Acceleration | 0-60mph in 3 seconds |
| Max G force | 4.5 |
| The Joker's Jinx at RCDB | |
| Pictures of The Joker's Jinx at RCDB | |
The Joker's Jinx is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. This roller coaster has no lift hill, instead it uses a set of forty-four linear induction motors (LIM) to launch the train from 0 to 60mph in just over three seconds.
The Joker's Jinx is one of three outdoor LIM Catapult roller coasters made by Premier Rides, along with Mad Cobra at Suzuka Circuit and Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. (Unlike Poltergeist, The Joker's Jinx does have a mid-course brake run.) In addition, Premier Rides built two indoor LIM Catapult coasters, both called Flight of Fear, at Paramount's Kings Island and Paramount's Kings Dominion. All five share a similar layout. [1] [2]
The Joker's Jinx uses a green and purple color scheme.
| Roller coasters at Six Flags America |
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Batwing – Great Chase – The Joker's Jinx - The Mind Eraser - Roar - Superman: Ride of Steel - Two Face: The Flip Side - The Wild One |
