TCM Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I really cannot wait to ride this! It will be such a great addition to the park. I was also on the last train of Roar on its last day, And I hope to be on one of the first for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I took a little trip to the Kingdom on 11/1 and took some pictures of The Joker's progress, and only just now got a few minutes to post them. Nothing too exciting happening on the ride, I have a feeling that we're gonna be the last RMC to open next year, though that seems to be the case with Six Flags and their coasters. As long as it eventually opens, they can take all the time they want. They installed some of the crossbar supports (I believe they're called ledgers?) coming into and leaving the station. It looks like the turn out of the station is banked, which it isn't in the video (I know, I know...ride animation isn't completely accurate). It makes me wonder what other differences we'll see as construction progresses. That's about all I got this time around. I think I'll be back there again next Sunday (11/15). If there's anything worth photographing, I'll post some pictures. If not, then I won't. -Doug Into the station. From the brake run into the station. Pre-drop out of the station (note the banking). Out of the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 ^ Thanks for the photos!! I can't wait to see the track in place!! I think those colors are going to look amazing next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Great photos. Will be nice when they finally start going vertical, on the verticals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Joker is definitely my favorite color scheme for next year!! Honorable mention to Monster and Phobia Phear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternate Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Can't wait for this thing to open! I LOVE Twisted Colossus and now I'm going to have an RMC 20 minutes from my house! This is a dream come true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The slow pace of construction is kind of surprising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The slow pace of construction is kind of surprising The weather hasn't been the best for working outdoors lately. Rain, hail, etc. Roars footprint isn't that large, so I am sure work will start to ramp up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Did anyone go to the park on veterans day? I assume it was cold given it was over here in the valley and given last year in 2014 the bumper car's weren't back up and running until sometime in December. Just wondering what crowds were like due to the national holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Another update for everyone. I had a delightful visit to the park last Sunday. It was cold and windy...which meant low crowds. I got my first 10-in-a-row ride of the off-season on Superman. A couple of the rides had me the sole rider on the train. There was a significant headwind coming into the top of the ride. That, coupled with a light train due to me being the only one riding, made for VERY slow rides through the barrel roll. Very cool, but slightly unnerving. I was not surprised when they closed the ride due to wind. I spent plenty of time checking out Roar/Joker. I found some new vantage points from which to view the ride and construction, and got several pictures. Some are good, some not as good. Full disclosure: no fences were scaled, nor rules broken to obtain any of said pictures. Construction (or, should I say, deconstruction) is moving along well. The biggest thing is that Roar is now bald, meaning that all but one small portion of track has been removed. Some more ledgers have been installed, including the final brake run and the first of the pre-lift bunny hops. I'm really looking forward to seeing that gorgeous two-tone track go up. Enough from me. I'll let the pictures to the rest of the talking. Enjoy! -Doug Something seems to be missing from this lift hill... There will be a very cool inversion here sometime in the future...not soon enough for my tastes An even cooler inversion will go here...f%&k it's gonna look spectacular. Also, note the removed track on the ground...if you can see it due to my taking the photo with the sun NOT behind me. #photofail Getting cleaned up and prepped in here. Should look cool once track gets installed. Another picture of progress inside the former tangle of track. A pile of ledgers ready to be installed. Speaking of ledgers, they've been installed on the final brake run. And in this craptacular picture, if you look really hard through the sea of supports and squint your eyes just right, you can see the first bunny hop in the pre-lift section. Bad news: Roar is closed. Not to worry, the Dippin' Dots guy said that it should be back up and running next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 ^Thanks for the pictures, good to see some progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Really cool pics! I'm excited to see track installed. I wonder if they will install track on areas that already have ledgers placed, or if they will wait until all ledgers are placed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternate Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I have some similar pictures. I went to the park yesterday, and it was basically dead. Construction on the Joker looks great, I can't wait! Although most of my pics are similar to the ones above, I'll put some up anyways. As I was there, they were putting the metal crossbar-ledger things on the lift hill. Joker track in the parking lot! Kind of insanely twisted! This is going to be awesome! More Joker track Superman Roar (well, Joker) turnaround lookin' good Joker A cool view of construction Joker lift hill. By the way, V2 was closed all day. And finally, although this is my home park and I visit rather often, I just saw Drench! for the first time. I enjoyed it! On the way in, the gate was open, so you could see into the construction site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I wonder if Six Flags Discovery Kingdom would get a Batman themed ride/coaster in the future to go with The Joker coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I wonder if Six Flags Discovery Kingdom would get a Batman themed ride/coaster in the future to go with The Joker coaster? Not sure it would fit in that area of the park, unless they removed Superman and shipped it to like SFA or something. And is it me, or does this project seem way behind compared to the other RMCs slated to open for '16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 And is it me, or does this project seem way behind compared to the other RMCs slated to open for '16? I don't know why you're asking this question - you're in a Six Flags thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 ^Haha true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 And is it me, or does this project seem way behind compared to the other RMCs slated to open for '16? I don't know why you're asking this question - you're in a Six Flags thread! I remember construction for Twisted Colossus going slow at the beginning, but it eventually became much quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I think the constructions should pick up very soon, this project can be worked on during the heavy winter months, unlike Dollywood, KK and Sweden, so I understand why the focus is on those other parks for the moment. It's about allocating proper construction focus on the 4 overlapping projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I haven't been back to the park since Halloween but they cleared off all the track from the first drop, the first turn and it's drop and seems like they got those metal beams from the station to the top of the lifthill. Hopefully they are picking up the pace a bit since a storm seems to be getting to California once a week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 It seems the construction for this RMC is going a little slower than the other three, but given that RMC is packed (even internationally) that's understandable. If Joker's reviews are as praising as Wicked Cyclone's and Medusa's, I could very well be making a trip up north to ride this beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Joker does have an advantage with weather. Coasters being built elsewhere have a possible chance of a snow storm coming in and cooler temps/wind could slow down construction on other projects. Since Cali has a much better forecast, it would make sense to take more time on Joker by completing the other projects first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halogen Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Anybody know what month this'll open? April, May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halogen Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'm hoping to go end of April, so I'm hoping it will be ready to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Everyone should already know to expect this to be open Memorial Day weekend at the earliest. SF Corp does not open new attractions before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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