Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum

Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum
Previously known as Road Runner Express at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Location Six Flags New England
Park section DC Superhero Adventures
Status Operating
Opened May 2000 (2000-05) (Kentucky Kingdom)
April 16, 2011 (2011-04-16) (New England)
Type Steel - Wild Mouse - Family
Manufacturer Maurer Söhne
Designer Ingenieur Buro Stengel GmbH
Model Wilde Maus Classic
Height 49.25 ft (15.01 m)
Length 1,213.9 ft (370.0 m)
Max speed 28 mph (45 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:32
Max vertical angle 46°
Capacity 900 riders per hour
Height restriction 3 ft 10 in (117 cm)
Flash Pass Available
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum at RCDB
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Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1]

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History

In May 2000, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky opened a new wild mouse roller coaster. The ride operated as the Road Runner Express until the end of the 2009 season when Six Flags rejected the park's lease and closed the park.[2][3] As part of Six Flags' settlement with the Kentucky State Fair Board, Road Runner Express was removed from the Kentucky Kingdom site and relocated to Six Flags New England.[1][4][5] In 2011, the ride reopened as the Gotham City Gauntlet Escape From Arkham Asylum.[6]

The coaster opened on a site that formerly housed the Batman Stunt Show arena and was previously prepared for the cancelled Dark Knight indoor wild mouse roller coaster. The Gauntlet is generally a mirror image of the layout of the Dark Knight coaster that initially was intended to be installed on that same site.

Ride

Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape From Arkham Asylum follows the same layout as many other wild mouse roller coasters, with four people per individual car. The highest point is 49 feet (15 m) and the coaster includes 17 turns and numerous drops. The ride is primarily intended for younger children and families, but it is not specifically a junior roller coaster as the minimum height requirement is 46 inches (1.2 m).

Theme

You will get in one of the themed Batman villains car and go along trying to escape Arkham Asylum with them.[7] Villains you can ride along:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Six Flags New England)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9431.htm. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Kentucky Kingdom Rejects Lease Park to Close". Roller Coaster Database. February 4, 2010. http://www.rcdb.com/4563.htm?dt=126&d=328. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Road Runner Express  (Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/702.htm. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Six Flags New England: New Coaster in 2011". Six Flags. http://www.sixflags.com/newEngland/rides/newcoaster2011.aspx. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Fair board strikes deal for Kentucky Kingdom". Business First. July 23, 2010. http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/07/26/story2.html?b=1280116800%5e3696121. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Investor Meeting Presentation". Six Flags. November 4, 2010. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzQ0MjQ3NXxDaGlsZElEPTQwMjU2MHxUeXBlPTI=&t=1. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  7. ^ SROS1fan (April 14, 2011). "GCG Media Day 2011". Video. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUOmPflgZ3o&feature=related. Retrieved September 21, 2011. 

External links

Roller Coasters:
Batman - The Dark Knight  · Bizarro  · Catwoman's Whip  · Cyclone  · Flashback  · Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum  · Mind Eraser  · Pandemonium  · Thunderbolt
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