Batman : The Dark Knight Blog

With The Dark Knight Coaster, guests will experience the ride of their lives. Venturing through demented hallways of twists, turns and hallucinatory images, they are tormented by The Joker himself. Then as they set foot onto a distressed, vandalized train platform, they can only guess at what awaits them as they speed through six 180-degree hairpin turns, climb unseen hills, plunge into pitch darkness and dip into unforeseen danger. As they attempt to escape the terror, their only hope is that Gotham’s Silent Guardian - Batman - can save them.

Six Flags Great Adventure announced today its new attraction for 2008: “The Dark Knight Coaster,” an indoor dark coaster based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming movie The Dark Knight featuring DC Comics’ characters Batman and The Joker. The Dark Knight Coaster opens April 2008. Check out the trailer below.
“Today’s announcement represents Six Flags Great Adventure’s continued focus on delivering a well-rounded and balanced entertainment package,” said Mark Kane, Six Flags Great Adventure’s Park President. “The Dark Knight Coaster offers a unique experience that will appeal to families and teens alike.”

The Dark Knight Coaster will transform guests into citizens of Gotham City - caught in the middle of a city under siege and torn apart by The Joker.

With The Dark Knight Coaster, guests will experience the ride of their lives. Venturing through demented hallways of twists, turns and hallucinatory images, they are tormented by The Joker himself. Then as they set foot onto a distressed, vandalized train platform, they can only guess at what awaits them as they speed through six 180-degree hairpin turns, climb unseen hills, plunge into pitch darkness and dip into unforeseen danger. As they attempt to escape the terror, their only hope is that Gotham’s Silent Guardian - Batman - can save them.

“The opening of The Dark Knight Coaster will be perfectly-timed to coincide with the debut of the next Batman film from director Christopher Nolan. We’re very excited that fans will be able to have a first-hand experience with the sites, sounds and thrills of crime fighting in Gotham City,” said Brad Globe, President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products.

The Dark Knight Coaster will use storytelling, physical movement, video, sound and special effects to bring guests a one-of-a-kind dark ride experience. The $7.5 million coaster will be located in the Movietown section of Six Flags Great Adventure
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The poor Dark Knight marketing team has been pretty much at a standstill for the last month, since Heath Ledger died suddenly and the entire Joker-centric marketing campaign came to a halt. We don’t really know what’s going to be next for them, though with the June release date looming, presumably there will be some trailer and posters coming up really soon.

For now, though, the fans have pretty much taken over for the professionals. The new Dark Knight poster over at CanMag.com is, as they call it, almost 99% definitely fake, but they also agree it’s pretty cool. For the first time in a while we see an emphasis on Batman, with all the detailing of the Batsuit in clear view. There are, of course, lots of bats flying around in the background, very reminiscent of the Batman Begins posters and therefore almost certainly fake. Poster designers know their shit, and they don’t tend to repeat motifs for sequels.

Even though you probably won’t see this poster in a theater near you, it’s nice to just get people thinking about Batman again. It remains one of the most-anticipated movies of the summer for millions of people, and eventually we’ll all be at the point where we’re far enough from Ledger’s death to look forward to what will be one of his last performances. So bring on the fan art! Even if it’s fake, it stokes the fires of excitement, and that’s fun for everyone.

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By Fraidy Reiss • STAFF WRITER • December 27, 2007
JACKSON — Visitors to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson next year will get to experience the terror of being victimized by the Joker while waiting to be rescued by Batman.

The theme park plans to introduce a new attraction in April: The Dark Knight Coaster, an indoor ride based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming movie “The Dark Knight,” which features the DC Comics characters Batman and the Joker.

On the coaster, riders will be transformed into citizens of Gotham City, a municipality being tormented by the Joker, according to a news release issued by the park. Riders will speed through six 180-degree turns, climb unseen hills and plunge into pitch darkness as they try to escape danger.

Their only hope of rescue is that Batman will arrive in time to save them.

The coaster will use storytelling, physical movements, video, sound and special effects to help riders experience the danger of Gotham City, according to the release. It will be located in the Movietown section of Six Flags.

The movie “The Dark Knight” is scheduled to open in theaters July 18. In the movie, Batman (Christian Bale) sets out to dismantle the criminal organizations that continue to plague the streets of Gotham City. He, along with Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) must take on a criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger).

Six Flags is on Route 537 in Jackson. It features the 465-foot-high Kingda Ka, which park officials say is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world; and El Toro, whose 76-degree drop is the steepest of any wooden roller coaster in the world, according to park officials.

More than 1,200 animals live at the park all year round, with most on display to visitors who drive the 4 1/2-mile auto trail through the park’s Wild Safari, officials say.

Next door to Six Flags Great Adventure is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor.

The 45-acre, tropical-theme water park includes a million-gallon wave pool with ocean-size waves, one of the world’s largest adventure rivers and almost 20 speed slides, according to the park’s Web site.

This section shows information about the actual coaster.
Name: Batman The Dark Knight
Company: Bolliger & Mabillard
Type: Floorless Coaster
Location: Six Flags New England, Agawam, MA, USA
Opened: 2002
Max. Height: 118 ft.
Max. Drop: 118 ft.
Max. Speed: 55 mph
Track Length: 2,600 ft.
Inversions: 5
Special Features: Compact Layout Steep lift hillFor more information, call Six Flags Great Adventure at (732) 928-1821.

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