Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum
Previously known as Road Runner Express at Kentucky Kingdom (2000-2009)
Six Flags New England
Park section	DC Universe
Coordinates	42°02′26″N 72°36′53″W / 42.0406°N 72.6146°W / 42.0406; -72.6146
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 16, 2011 (2011-04-16)
Kentucky Kingdom
Coordinates	38°11′47″N 85°44′39″W / 38.196385°N 85.744267°W / 38.196385; -85.744267
Status	Removed
Opening date	May 2000 (2000-05)
Closing date	2009 (2009)
Replaced	The Squid
Replaced by	Professor John's Flying Machines, and Cyclos
General statistics
Type	Steel – Wild Mouse – Family
Manufacturer	Maurer AG
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
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum at RCDB

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 canceled 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.

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 their car's villain to escape from Arkham Asylum. The ride was previously themed to The Looney Tunes when it was at Kentucky Kingdom.