BoulderDash Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It looks great but it just seems out of place, they should have put it around Chillers area so it would fit in with the Batman theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargersmichael Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It looks great but it just seems out of place, they should have put it around Chillers area so it would fit in with the Batman theme. That's what I was thinking...oh well. It seems that it will be a great ride after hearing reviews from SFFT! Can't wait to ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MIntaminGCI Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It looks a lot nicer, and I'm guessing RMC had a lot of purple and green paint left over from SFDK's Joker coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Total Mayhem name change! Now it's the Joker. http://youtu.be/6znds6lmPdA Looks like someone didn't pay attention to the embargo that SFGAdv put on the announcement. I am going to honor that and you won't see any of our information go up until 5am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Can't help but wonder when the decision was made to change the theme/color scheme, and if the track had already been painted yellow/red and had to be re-painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 The Joker Will Wreak Total Mayhem in 2016 Iconic DC Comics Super-Villain Masterminds Plot to Seize the Most Insane Coaster in the History of Six Flags Great Adventure JACKSON, N.J. ─ January 27, 2016 ─ Chaos reigns supreme at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2016 as one of the world’s most iconic DC Comics Super-Villains commandeers the park’s 14th and most unique scream machine in its history, The Joker. Earlier this fall, the world’s largest theme park announced “Total Mayhem,” which quickly became one of the world’s most anticipated new coasters of 2016. But behind the scenes, criminal mastermind The Joker was secretly plotting to take over the new 4D, free-fly coaster and name it as his own. “The Joker is undeniably one of the greatest DC Comics Super-Villains ever created. Only someone with his warped sense of humor could provide this level of insanity ─ or spinsanity ─ with a new, vertical coaster that delivers gravity-defying somersaults with utter unpredictability. It is the perfect addition to our dynamic line-up of award-winning roller coasters because this ride delivers total mayhem with its next-generation, cutting-edge thrills,” said Six Flags Great Adventure President John Fitzgerald. After being lifted straight up a 12-story, 90-degree hill, this 4-D, free-fly coaster will wreak havoc as riders flip head-over-heels at least six times along the weightless journey. Thrill seekers will experience exhilarating leaps and dives along a horizontal plane, along with unexpected drops as they tumble from one level to the next. The wing seats amp up the pandemonium since riders will experience all of this chaos with no track above or below ─ just the sky, ground and adjacent Great Lake churning around them. The unique design of The Joker features: · Massive, imposing, floating and twisting I-box track frame in a unique two-tone design · One-of-a-kind onboard magnetic technology featuring smooth head-over-heels free-fly flips providing guests the feeling of weightlessness as they soar outside the confines of a traditional track · 4-D wing vehicles that seat up to 8 per vehicle with a total of 5 vehicles · Face-off seats that allow riders to face each other as they tumble head over heels · A 120-foot-tall, 90-degree hill that is ascended by an elevator-style, chain link lift · Two beyond 90-degree “raven” drops giving the sensation of free-falling The Joker is expected to wreak total mayhem beginning in the spring of 2016, and join the ranks of all legendary roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure. For more information about the 2016 season at Six Flags Great Adventure, visit http://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Yes! It looks much better than the ketchup/mustard track. I'm digging it. It looks great but it just seems out of place, they should have put it around Chillers area so it would fit in with the Batman theme. Doesn't feel any more out of place than Bizarro in Frontier Adventures or Superman and GL in the Boardwalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo77 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I see the removed the sign from the coaster which looks better too. Added a circus style tent for the queue and dressed up the path area in front. Overall it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I think it's a better theme than the more generic "Total Mayhem." I know this guy agrees with me. Edited January 27, 2016 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It's not like the old colors were that great either, but I really don't like the purple and green, and I really liked the name Total Mayhem. But what's the point of complaining? SF gonna do SF P.S. still a WAY better name then Val-f*ckin-ravn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I think it's a better theme than the more generic "Total Mayhem." I know this guy agrees with me. I had a feeling this clip was coming when I saw the name had changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 To all the people complaining about the name or ask why, first of all, who cares? Instead of complaining about it, why can't people just be happy the park is getting a big new ride? And as someone who worked with licensed properties most of their life, I can tell you it can be difficult getting everything approved and maybe this was one of those cases where the park knew what they wanted, but it was the licensor that held things up. It's not always "the parks fault" you know. Again, stop the complaining!!! It's so annoying! The ride looks great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 ^It does look great, i think these colors look much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) From the passholder newsletter they just sent out, it appears the track is on the construction site. "Crews have completed the groundwork along Lakefront and the foundation for the new ride is finished. We've also received all of the two-tone purple and green pieces of track that will soon be crafted together to create a smooth and unique ride experience." Supposedly there will be more photos and updates at https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/attractions/new-2016/construction -- but at the current moment, all I'm getting is an "Access denied" page when I click on the link. Oh well! Bookmark it for future reference. Edit: To all the people complaining about the name or ask why, first of all, who cares? Instead of complaining about it, why can't people just be happy the park is getting a big new ride? I *am* happy the park is getting a big new ride! The only complaint that I do have about it is a common one in regards to Six Flags parks, and that's the fact that they're reusing the same name for different rides. It just gets annoying constantly having to qualify which one you're talking about. "Yeah, I rode the Joker last weekend. No, not the RMC, the Batman: The Ride clone. No, that OTHER Batman: The Ride that's not like any of the other ones. And next week I'm going to hit up Goliath..." But honestly, it's a minor price to pay for having easy access to awesome rides, and it's not going to change the actual ride experience any, so no harm done! Edited January 27, 2016 by coneyislandchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It does look great, i think these colors look much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 To all the people complaining about the name or ask why, first of all, who cares? Instead of complaining about it, why can't people just be happy the park is getting a big new ride? And as someone who worked with licensed properties most of their life, I can tell you it can be difficult getting everything approved and maybe this was one of those cases where the park knew what they wanted, but it was the licensor that held things up. It's not always "the parks fault" you know. Again, stop the complaining!!! It's so annoying! The ride looks great!!! I'm not sure why people are complaining about the name, especially since I remember people complained about the original name: Total Mayhem. Shouldn't people be happy that the park did change it after all the original complaining? Can we go back to my original post of sending it to Korea from ages ago, when people complained about it when it was first announced, that it wouldn't be up to capacity (despite parks in Korea being in the top 20 attendance wise with only a couple of 1 train operated coasters each) etc. We haven't had a big coaster for the whole country in over 8 years, we'll take it no matter what the theme or name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I seem to remember I was practically the only person on the entire forum who liked the original name. It reminds me of when Nintendo changed the name of their system from the Revolution to the Wii. Granted, this is much more predictable and nowhere near as confounding, but still, when you get attached to one name it takes a little bit of time to adjust to another. In a couple years it won't matter at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) The only complaint that I do have about it is a common one in regards to Six Flags parks, and that's the fact that they're reusing the same name for different rides. It just gets annoying constantly having to qualify which one you're talking about. You know what's more annoying? People like you complaining...endlessly...about stupid crap like this. So are you ALSO annoyed that Disney reuses the Toy Story name for different rides? Or that Space Mountain appears in different parks and there are three totally different versions of it? Or that Universal has multiple different Harry Potter areas? Seriously. SHUT UP with all the damn petty complaining!!!! These are names and characters that people can connect with and that the park has the license to us. It just makes "sense." Sorry you don't understand that. I can tell you that we had way WAAAAAAY more views on every "Batman" video we put up than one labeled something like "Total Mayhem." Why? People people relate to those names and characters. Your average guest who walks out of the park is going to remember the "batman ride" a lot more than some random name of a ride that they probably forgot 10 minutes after they rode it. Not everyone is an "enthusiast" and most people in their lives will probably never know that "Batman" appears at a different park but is a different ride. We are all supposed to be "theme park experts" here and understand why parks do things. But the reality is there is more bitching and complaining than from normal park guests. And I *HATE* that part of this community. The park is building a big new ride, the name and theming look great, and I personally haven't had a chance to ride Batman in Texas so I'm actually VERY MUCH looking forward to riding this one in July. Why can't more people make posts like that? Would certainly make our forums a lot less annoying to read. /end rant. Edited January 27, 2016 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 To all the people complaining about the name or ask why, first of all, who cares? Instead of complaining about it, why can't people just be happy the park is getting a big new ride? And as someone who worked with licensed properties most of their life, I can tell you it can be difficult getting everything approved and maybe this was one of those cases where the park knew what they wanted, but it was the licensor that held things up. It's not always "the parks fault" you know. Again, stop the complaining!!! It's so annoying! The ride looks great!!! Again, I think this is an improvement. I don't understand how anyone could think this looks worse than the original paint scheme. And I am ecstatic we are getting a big new ride that will keep people occupied while I ride El Toro and Nitro. Also this was pointed out in the Great Adv Connoisseurs FB group: If the renderings are to be believed, we are getting a giant HAHAHA sign in the plaza in front of the ride. I love it! Is it just me or is it weird that everyone in the rendering is wearing pants? LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I think it's a better theme than the more generic "Total Mayhem." I know this guy agrees with me. I had a feeling this clip was coming when I saw the name had changed. Can you imagine a better time for it? ^I did notice one woman in a dress in that rendering. Edited January 27, 2016 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) SF totally played this wrong. If they had only waited 2 years to do this to Total Mayhem, they could have added on-board audio, fire, placed a few cardboard cutouts of Joker throughout the queue area, mist, re-painted and then re-named it; boom- New for 2018: The Joker 4D Free Fly Coaster. Odds are there would even be a Justice League dark ride somewhere in the vicinity by 2018 to go with it. Edited January 27, 2016 by Ed Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 ^I did notice one woman in a dress in that rendering. Actually you are right now that I look closer there's a few. But no one w/ shorts. The attire represented does not scream summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Everything about this ride sucks! All Joking aside, I'm happy the park is getting a new coaster and even if it's 1/2 as fun as B:TR @ SFFT, then we're in for a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorneyKid14 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I may actually take a trip to Great Adventure to ride this. I like the Joker theme to it better, especially the track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapfordakids Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Question: Is this the same model as BTR-SFFT or the larger one? And I like the new color scheme and name/theme change although "Joker's Revenge" sounds better than The Joker, imo. rcdb.com/206.htm PS: ^Had the best queue ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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