The Joker
Great ejector airtimeriders rate it 7.6 of 10 Just a lap bartight for some riders

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, California

Joker

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What riders love
  • The m shaped camelback and the final camelback have fantastic ejector airtime.
  • All the airtime hills launch you out of your seat.
  • The step-up underflip is crazy and the bunny hops near the end of the ride try to throw you out of the train.
  • Has three world class inversions while still having great moments of airtime, especially in the back row.
  • This is more inversion focused, and those inversions are all spectacular.
  • The final inversion is low to the ground and is my personal favorite.
  • I loved the first drop, and I think the angle to the right as you fall gives a unique feeling of G-forces horizontally and vertically.
  • First drop is nuts and unexpected if it’s your first time.
  • Joker is an amazing ride, for only being 100ft tall its drop is super good.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Although it doesnt focus on airtime as much as other RMC’s I still find the inversions very fun and the airtime moments delivers great ejector.

Kevin Li

Exactly the type of airtime California needed for a long time, and is always welcomed!

The Coaster Kings

Joker has a couple of good ejector airtime moments such as on the first drop and the second of the back to back airtime hills toward the end of the ride.

HockeyNinja

This next part is kinda dead though as you just go around an overbanked turn but then you get air on the next hill!

Jake Williams

Really good RMC layout as always though this could use some longer more drawn out airtime moments as it felt lacking in that department.

Shmee

The wild turns and inversions paired with the impressive speed and overall smoothness of the ride make for an incredible experience.

Cole Coombs

It’s smooth and one of the most comfortable coasters I’ve ever ridden, but it still maintains a good level of intensity.

John Montague

Some other coasters in the park are rough but this one defies the odds.

Gibson Williams

so smooth and so much airtime, and the layout is just crazy.

@brockburgi994

the ejector airtime and inversions especially the last stall are perfect but there are some flat points but for maybe 1 second and the knee guards hurt if you have big knees

Marco Cornejo

As you rocket through this element it feels overwhelming and provides a fun combination of positive forces and a touch of laterals.

The Coaster Kings

Joker may be one of the worse RMC’s, but i do believe it is better than the prototype raptors, and has incredible forces.

sidwari

A few valleys felt a bit too intense for their own good especially as the track isn’t as smooth as other RMC coasters I’ve done (not sure why that is).

Shmee

Sure, it has a rather weak layout for an RMC, but it still has great forces and is stupidly underrated.

Aiden Davenport

There’s solid airtime, some intense moments, and a first drop that is pleasantly surprising.

Ethan Finn

I RODE THIS WHEN I WAS 8 coming back to it, it was probably too much for me.

@StrawberryRainy

Well paced, unique, and just plain fun, Joker is definitely one worth paying the price of admission for.

Evangelion Martini

This ride has relentless pace and I feel like it should be ranked a little higher.

Dylan JM

Unfortunately, the middle third of the ride loses a lot of that momentum with the “breaking wave” turn being one of the weakest airtime moments on an RMC.

GigaG11

It does feel like the ride meanders a lot between moments with a lot of dead spots

Henry Japha

As for the operations, only one train was running with 5+ minute dispatches with a full park on a holiday so I was very happy to get my one ride in the back row.

David

I got only one ride because the wait time quickly ballooned to two hours.

Coaster Nut
Worth the queue

It broke down multiple times before I was able to ride it, but it was totally worth it.

Gabe S

It is a great ride and worth the wait for the most part, but the operations are so frustrating.

@johnpolese6575

Should I ride it?

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Car 6, the back: 3 of 4 riders who named a rowMiddle row: 1 rider

Specifications

100 ftHeight
150 SupermanUltimateFlight 150 Flash:VerticalVelocity 150 Medusa 120 Batman TheRide 116 Boomerang 100 Joker
95 ftFirst drop
150 Medusa 135 SupermanUltimateFlight 109 Kong 95 Joker 55 Batman TheRide
53 mphTop speed
Flash:Vertical Velo…65 Medusa65 SupermanUltimate Flig…62 Joker53 Kong50 Boomerang47 065 mph
78°Drop angle
90°SupermanUltimateFlight90°Flash:VerticalVelocity78°Joker71°Kongdashed line: straight down, 90°
3Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Strong airtimeGreat inversionsHuge first dropEjector airtimeHangtime

Criticised for

Often closedLong waitsSlowed by trimsRider fit issuesWeak layout

Joker may be one of the worse RMC’s, but i do believe it is better than the prototype raptors, and has incredible forces.

sidwari, Captain Coaster review

the drop is fantastic & the double pop is the only other bit of power on this ride so it should be commended).

SnowyShores, Captain Coaster review

I loved the first drop, and I think the angle to the right as you fall gives a unique feeling of G-forces horizontally and vertically.

Max S., Captain Coaster review

**The front car:** you feel like you’re literally being launched through this element.

The Coaster Kings, published review

Joker has a couple of good ejector airtime moments such as on the first drop and the second of the back to back airtime hills toward the end of the ride.

HockeyNinja, Captain Coaster review

Joker is an amazing ride, for only being 100ft tall its drop is super good.

Josiah, Captain Coaster review

Photos

The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker & Superman Ultimate Flight
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker & Superman Ultimate Flight
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker & Superman Ultimate Flight
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker & Superman Ultimate Flight (& Yiyan)
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
The Joker
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0

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Planning your ride

History

May 30, 2016Opened

Built by Rocky Mountain Coasters, designed by Alan Schilke.

3.4 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, thecoasterkings.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): California Coaster Addict, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Insane ejector on all hills.”; Caleb Kwong, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The m shaped camelback and the final camelback have…”; RThirtyEight Coasters, rider review on Captain Coaster: “All the airtime hills launch you out of your…”; Dylan JM, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The step-up underflip is crazy and the bunny hops…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “While it may be a bit on the shorter…”; Rumham, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Has three world class inversions while still having great…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is more inversion focused, and those inversions are…”; Jake Williams, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The final inversion is low to the ground and…”; Eli Lassiter Michael, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop is somewhat unique for an RMC,…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I loved the first drop, and I think the…”; Austin L., rider review on Captain Coaster: “First drop is nuts and unexpected if it’s your…”; Josiah, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Joker is an amazing ride, for only being 100ft…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, The Joker Back Row (HD POV) Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.