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Park Six Flags New Orleans
Location New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Status Defunct
Operated
Operated 1999-2001 (as The Joker's Revenge)
2003
- August 2005
Opened
Opening
Cost
Height restriction
Statistics
Manufacturer Vekoma
Builder
Designer
Type Steel- Sit-Down
Type
Model Hurricane
Riders per train
Riders per hour
Lift/launch system
Height 79 feet
Drop 69 feet
Top speed 40 mph
Length 1,936 feet
Dimensions
Duration 1:24
Inversions 3
Steepest drop
Maximum g-force
Backwards counterpart of Waly Coaster

Jester was a Vekoma sit-down roller coaster located at Six Flags New Orleans. Riders sat facing backwards throughout the ride. The ride originally opened as The Joker's Revenge at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 1999 before it closed in 2001. the ride was relocated to Six Flags New Orleans in 2003 before closing with the park in 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.

The coaster's paint was flaking off, revealing the original paint scheme from when it operated at Fiesta Texas. The ride was the first to be demolished when demolition of the park's remains began in October 2024.

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Six Flags New Orleans Roller Coasters
Former Batman: The RideRoad Runner's ExpressThe JesterMega ZephMuskrat ScramblerZydeco Scream
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Roller Coasters
Operating BoomerangGoliathKiddee KoasterPandemoniumPoltergeistRattlerRoad Runner ExpressSuperman Krypton Coaster
Former Boardwalk Canyon BlasterJoker's Revenge

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