![]() There’s still some retheming left to do, I feel, as there’s still some Tsunami Soaker branding on several ride vehicles, as well as some seagull theming on top of colored posts. Themed after… the Penguin! The ride itself isn’t exactly new, as it’s Tsunami Soaker’s retheme. The sun also came out later that day, so in our Ride Review you’ll find lots of awesome blue-sky shots □ Oh and a little fun fact regarding the storage track, the park added a hole to the roof so they can lift the trains’ cars out of the storage track area! Also new to the ride/ area… is the Penguin Ride. Which is true, as we all know… RMC coasters are just simply amazing, and The Joker is no exception! Don McCoy then introduced 10 more Bay Area comedians (or should I say ‘Jokers’ □ ), who would be the first official riders of The Joker! But the biggest Joker of them all made an appearance too of course!! The same awesome actor we all met at the train reveal! And then it was time for the official ribbon cutting! Done by Don McCoy and Michael Pritchard! And now the Joke’s officially ON YOU! HA HA HA! – Which by the way is on the side of the Breaking Wave structure and looks awesome! Now let’s walk through the mouth of this giant clown to ride, shall we? Or you may find yourself waiting through these switchbacks… but you will eventually get to walk through the magical mouth to the station! The ride was operating with one train during the media event, luckily with two trains later that day for the VIP event. ![]() He then went on to talk about The Joker, and how highly anticipated the ride was, not only in Northern California, but in the World. He himself spotted some awesome Joker themed shoes too, in fact custom The Joker converse! Next up was Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s Park President, Don McCoy. There were 10 more honorable guests, all comedians from the Bay Area, that were introduced a little bit later on. A well-known Bay Area comedian, Michael Pritchard was welcomed to the stage to tell us a little bit about what it’s like to be a comedian, how it keeps one young, which all blended in with the theme of the Joker. He spoke a little about the past rides the park acquired and the significance of The Joker before introducing one of the honorable guests. This awesome joker-wrapped Ford! But let’s cut to the actual opening of the ride now… First off one of the park’s directors, Kirk Smith, welcomed all the guests with his awesome shoes (matching green and purple shoe laces). On our way in by the way, we noticed the park’s newest addition to their car line-up. If he’s not Pong (one of the two they brought out was in fact Pong) then he just looks a lot like Pong. The infamous penguin you may have seen on park banners. But before any of the official opening stuff… WE WERE WELCOMED BY PENGUINS! YES PENGUINS! Adorable (but actually not so kind to their keepers) PENGUINS! This here is Pong. So what exactly is The Joker? Let the banner near the ride tell us… Anyhow, the media day was about to begin, with the ribbon ready to be cut in front of the ride’s entrance. We are totally fine with our audience using our images, BUT ONLY IF credit is given to. ![]() – Recently our images have popped up on other sites and forums, awesome that our coverage spreads, not so awesome that no one mentioned where they got the images from. After months of updates and closely following along with construction of California’s newest and highly anticipated roller-coaster, The Joker, it was finally time to experience it for ourselves during the Media Day! This report looks mainly at the Media Day, we’re currently also working on a very detailed Ride Review, which will launch soon! – For those with Six Flags Season Passes, you may ride the Joker May 27th and 28th, more details below! ![]()
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