Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum
| Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum | |
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| Previously known as Road Runner Express at Kentucky Kingdom | |
| Six Flags New England | |
| Park section | DC Superhero Adventures |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 16, 2011 |
| Kentucky Kingdom | |
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| Status | Relocated to Six Flags New England |
| Opening date | May 2000 |
| Closing date | 2009 |
| General statistics | |
| 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) |
| Speed | 28 mph (45 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:32 |
| Max vertical angle | 46° |
| Capacity | 900 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
 Flash Pass Available |
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Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum, formerly known as Road Runner Express, is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts.[1]
History
In May 2000, Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky opened a new wild mouse roller coaster. It opened on the former site of The Vampire, (which was also relocated to Six Flags New England as Flashback). The ride operated as the Road Runner Express until the end of the 2009 season when Six Flags rejected the park's lease after a dispute with the Kentucky State Fair Board 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. It is also an exact clone of Goofy's Sky School at Disney California Adventure
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
There are eight different Batman villain themed cars. The story of the ride is that passengers are going along with the villain to escape from Arkham Asylum. It was previously themed to The Looney Tunes but when it was relocated it was rethemed to Batman villains. The ride is now themed to the Batman franchise.
See also
References
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External links
- Roller coasters introduced in 2000
- Roller coasters by name
- Roller coasters introduced in 2011
- Steel roller coasters
- Wild Mouse roller coasters
- Family roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Maurer Söhne
- Pages with broken file links
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Roller coasters operated by Six Flags
- Six Flags New England
- Roller coasters in Massachusetts
- Batman in amusement parks
- Amusement rides that closed in 2009
