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THE DARK KNIGHT COASTER
Opening Ceremonies
May 15th, 2008
The Dark Knight Coaster opened to the public today, and it is a GREAT ride, taking the park's collection of coasters and rides to the next level in terms of theme elements and ride experience.   While the ride itself is a standard Wild Mouse style roller coaster, the theme elements and attention to detail take it beyond the traditional coaster ride, and makes it an immersive environment with lots of great details everywhere you look.  

Coming in to the media event The queue of the ride looks great with all the landscaping The former Chiller site looks great
Dark Knight souvenir cart The queue and the sun shade in front of the building The landscaping really adds a lot to the look of the ride building as well as the Movietown area
The exterior of the building looks really great with the landscaping and the newly painted background The new Glow in the Park parade barrier cans came in handy for blacking off the ride area for the media event
The enthusiasts line up to be the first riders on The Dark Knight The media sets up Everyone is anxiously waiting for the grand opening
"Now Open" banners are all around the park A benefit comedy show is being held to help celebrate the grand opening of TDK Theme elements are all around
The crowds arrive as the park opens at 10:30 A correspondent from G4 interviews the waiting crowd The ceremonies begin


Mark Kane addresses the crowd


Mark Kane and the Mayor of Jackson cut the ribbon to officially open the ride!
Our lovely and talented mistress of ceremonies, Angel
The pre-show features a "news report" film specially made for the ride, featuring Aaron Eckhart, the actor playing Harvey Dent in the new movie
The detail level of the theme elements is REALLY impressive!
   
     
The Joker interrupts the press conference
     
Everywhere you look there is great attention to detail



The TV monitor in the queue is fun, superimposing masks on the guests as they pass
The Joker's calling cards are scattered all around 
The station carries on the theme, and the ride itself is really great, beyond expectations.   The Dark Knight Coaster truly brings the Six Flags experience to the level of the studio theme parks. 
Great job and thank you to our hosts for the Dark knight opening event!!! :)

May 15th


General Park Notes

The landscaping looks great all around the park The Dark Knight is NOW OPEN! The hanging baskets are up all around the park
The Looney Toons topiaries are looking good  
     
The hanging baskets are up all around
There are some really great deals available in the Park stores
Dark Knight stuff is EVERYWHERE Why are they selling soap? There were a lot of school groups in the park today!
Ironman merchandise is front & center in the shops Cool new shirt Granny's lost its name on the top of the signs
New sun shade on La Cocina The new neon signs are up on the Plaza del Carnaval Johnny Rockets Express
More new shirts! The tropical plants are now out around the park
Really cool new El Toro shirts! Tiger topiaries
A new Dippin Dots stand has been added to the Plaza The Camp kitchen got some more permanent Kosher signs Tortoise topiary
I think that's Dr. Fright's chair from FrightFest... Old Best of the West benches Foghorn Leghorn topiary
The old Pirate's Flight/Turbo Bungy site looks like it will soon be home to some kind of show New structure...maybe for the Stone Figure Garden show?
Nice new benches have been added to the old ladder climb area Need a job?   Six Flags is a GREAT place to work!!!
Glow In The Park
Parade Route
The hundreds of new green garbage cans line the new Glow in the Park Parade route
     
The garbage cans have little star markings on the pavement to mark their proper locations
Can't wait to see the new Parade!!!

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May 3rd & 4th


The Dark Knight Construction Update
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General Park Notes


The Dark Knight is looking really good with all the new trees and shrubs around it
Holes are in place for a sunshade over the main outdoor queue More plantings around the portal The photo booth and the landscaping look like they're ready!
Some more of the area between The Dark Knight and the old Chiller is getting much needed new plantings
Some of the old purple paint is showing through at Character Cafe Wiggles prizes are now offered at one of the games The inside track of Rolling Thunder is now up and running, with all four trains ready to go
Waste Management seems to now be a park sponsor Saturday evening was REALLY foggy, with the top of Kingda Ka disappearing at times
The dolphin show was drawing a big crowd The yummy offerings of Best of the West The old ladder climb game is now a patio
The old Commissary (Now Beer Garden) got new umbrellas Showcase Theater looks great with fresh flags and banners
Awesome new Wild Safari pins are now available Lots of new magnets too! A Batman nutcracker...could Holiday in the Park be coming?
More great new shirts have arrived! Glasses with all the tigers
     
The landscaping and floral beds are really starting to look great with the warmer weather
  All the coasters and rides seem to be running really well this season There are 2 Cabana packages available
The flume was running and splashing with full boats all day
New posts in front of La Cocina...new sunshade or more lights? The hotdog stand is gone New official signs on Bugs Bunny National Park announcing the 8PM closing


Looney Tunes Seaport also closes at 8PM, which makes a lot of sense since the little kids are usually gone by then and there are 2 other kids sections open

The current concert listing One of the plant hangers is now next to the Rapids station
Congo Rapids has a sign announcing it will close at 9PM There's now water in the reservoir and a few boats ready to go!

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April 26

The Dark Knight Construction Update
--and--
General Park Notes



The beautiful waterfall is running The cart is back in The Golden Kingdom
Birthday with Bugs was taking place at Best of the West   The Festival Stage roof has been raised into place
The Log Flume was open today despite cool temperatures and the crew was filling boats with 4 and 5 guests each for maximum throughput Some brand new garbage cans have arrived, still in bubble wrap
Overview of the front queue and entrance doors These concrete blocks will be the ride queue entrance The locker covering and the photo booth are looking good
The workers were busy all around even on a Saturday The sign gives it a finished look The concrete walkways for the queues are taking shape
This will look even better once the building gets painted Lots of really nice plantings are going in all around the ride Overview of The Dark Knight
That facade looks really cool The new photo booth looks good Still more grading work going on in front of the building


The facade looks really cool now with all the parts coming together and the final details being added to the "building".


Does anyone know what the number "8717" means?   It must have some significance...

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April 20 & 22

The Dark Knight Construction Update
--and--
General Park Notes

More details of what you get with a cabana rental Long lines for the Big Wheel
I think this is the group that usually comes to the park on Easter Sunday OH...MY...GAWD!   It looks like the 1980's are back! (UGH!)
It was a BIG group at the park on Tuesday Woodchucks are all around the park this year

The sign shop has been hard at work updating the signs around the park, and they look great

The doors of Showcase Theater are being painted, despite the fact that there is no show in it this season.

New condiment rack at the Backlot

New Glow in the Park posters are now in the movie poster holders

Showcase Theater is available for events this season

The Glow in the Park Parade sounds like it will be really impressive!



The Theater area looks good, though few people will see it this year
     
The reservoir on the Flume was filled on Saturday and the pumps were activated for a short time on Tuesday.   All the belts seem to be in place, so it could be opening prior to Memorial Day 
The Bugs planting looks good The signs have been updated with Hurricane Harbor stickers Blondie is coming!!!
The Coca Cola Cool Zone has bee dismantled completely This shop features more Safari merchandise now There are nets over the Dream Street flower beds...looks like problems with critters eating them
Cool new Great American Scream Machine Tshirts! New rubber fillers around the trees on Main Street Season Pass processing has been very fast and efficient this season
Awesome new Pirate ship background in the Old Time Photo Stand! Special Passover menu Good advice!
The Carnegie Express is now open, selling drinks, cheesecakes, Tshirts and mugs More new signs in the park
Some awesome new Dark Knight merchandise!   The crew was hard at work on the new Glow in the Dark Golf
Mega Putt seems popular Another new sign The demo Cabana with another new sign
The Backlot Beer Garden got some new paint covering the old HBO name  The Picnic Grove was open serving Kosher food for Passover The old Glatt Spot in now a Season Pass upgrade booth
A beautiful day in the Picnic Grove! The new wall blocking off Old Country from the Picnic Grove
The old Chiller station and observatory minus the tracks
The Dark Knight continues to take shape
Plantings are in New sidewalks A tantalizing glimpse into the building
These pictures taken on Sunday (above) and Tuesday (below) show how fast the ride is coming together with the new Gotham City Park area taking shape.
Can't wait to see the building finished with the Gotham skyline
New planting in Gotham Park, which will be part of the queue Parts going into the building


The Dark Knight is really making fast progress with workers all over the site building the queue area and working on the interior.   With a couple of weeks left to the scheduled opening, the progress from day to day is amazing to watch!



There's a lot of room for the queue lines out here The observatory makes a great backdrop
Soon this will be filled with waiting riders Sidewalks are taking shape for the entrance queue
The framework is in place for the lockers Framing for the entry portal and other theme elements
 
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New banners are up on
The Dark Knight construction
fence announcing that the ride
will open in Mid-May.

April 12th

The Dark Knight continues to take shape, with the exterior where the ride entrance will be getting more decorative touches to the facade.


The area in front of the ride has been cleared out now, with the path open to the Stunt Arena and a new permanent gate closing off the path to Showcase Theater and the Old Country Picnic Grove.
The roof piece is just about ready to go up
   
     
The newly re-opened pathway The ladder climb game is gone apparently The new end of the path
The new gate to the Old Country Picnic Pavilion and its signs
The Glatt Deli has been moved over to the Bugs Bunny National Park Camp Kitchen, and the Kosher certifications are on display in the window The restroom next to Runaway Mine Train has received a mini-remodel, and now you can reach the soap!

The tigers look like they're enjoying the nice weather


The new wiring conduits on the old Super Teepee site have been capped with a box

There was a marching band in the park today
The trees are in bloom all around the park    
There are new Deal or No Deal machines in Studio 28 There's something missing here... Cabana Cove got new, more permanent looking signs, and has set up a sample on Dream Street
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