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243:Closing date
228:Opening date
169:Park section
128:Closing date
113:Opening date
54:Park section
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1446:Gotham City
1403:The Penguin
1245:Power Surge
1240:The Rattler
1201:Fright Fest
1170:DC Universe
1158:Other rides
1134:Poltergeist
1129:Pandemonium
1073:Attractions
1005:Pirates 4-D
820:13 November
544:Pandemonium
540:Fright Fest
516:quarry wall
485:Time Warner
477:San Antonio
448:in 1996 as
438:New Orleans
270:Pandemonium
266:Replaced by
207: /
182:Coordinates
92: /
67:Coordinates
32:(1996-2002)
1471:Categories
1356:characters
1235:Kidzopolis
1210:Mardi Gras
1020:Sonic Slam
958:Skycoaster
943:The Jester
868:2007-08-09
688:References
674:The Jester
636:The Jester
625:Sonic Slam
586:The Jester
469:See also:
426:The Jester
365:Inversions
235:1996-05-10
195:98°36′34″W
192:29°35′58″N
135:2005-08-21
120:2003-04-13
80:89°56′12″W
77:30°03′16″N
59:Mardi Gras
22:The Jester
1303:Of Batman
948:Mega Zeph
735:March 27,
682:The Comet
670:brake run
666:corkscrew
658:lift hill
641:Mega Zeph
608:Six Flags
574:Six Flags
523:DC Comics
504:Hurricane
489:Six Flags
316:Hurricane
1424:elements
606:In 2007
551:Zamperla
390:Capacity
374:Duration
1441:Batwing
1114:Goliath
761:July 5,
460:History
399:G-force
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233: (
223:Removed
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1292:Batman
1194:Events
1175:Scream
501:Vekoma
442:Vekoma
428:was a
416:Trains
348:Length
332:Height
306:Vekoma
220:Status
108:Closed
105:Status
936:Rides
646:Joker
591:When
481:Texas
356:Speed
312:Model
296:Steel
822:2010
763:2020
737:2023
628:and
377:1:24
340:Drop
292:Type
258:Cost
250:2001
246:2001
161:Name
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680:as
403:3.5
385:40°
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