the original Lethal Weapon – The Ride entrance and Superman Escape. On 27 January 2012, Lethal Weapon – The Ride closed for an extended maintenance period until 1 April. On 30 January 2012, Warner Bros. Movie World announced via Facebook that a new experience would replace Lethal Weapon – The Ride in time for Easter. Images released hinted at the ride being rethemed to Arkham Asylum with the addition of new coaster trains. On 10 March 2012, Warner Bros. Movie World announced via their Facebook page that the ride would be rethemed into Arkham Asylum featuring a new train with on-board audio and modified restraints. On 7 April 2012, Arkham Asylum officially opened to the public. Theming for the relaunched attraction was developed by Sculpt Studios. Riders join the queue outside the asylum, where the Joker has sprayed graffiti around the area. Entering the asylum, they find a tv smashed onto a guard, showing news reports on all of the rogues of Batman taking over Arkham. The guests then walk down the cell block viewing the files of selected Batman villains including Poison Ivy and Two-Face. Ride The train climbed the lift hill, before dropping down a steep, curved drop to the right. The train then entered the rollover, followed by a hill with a banked turn to the left. At the bottom of the hill was a sidewinder (similar to an Immelman loop), followed by a 270-degree turn to the right. Next was two inline twists. Upon exiting this element riders experienced a download 180-degree turn to the right. Unlike most Vekoma Suspended Looping Roller Coasters, Arkham Asylum featured an additional helix just before the brake run. This element was referred to as the "bayern kurve" by Vekoma and was the first to be installed in any Suspended Looping Roller Coaster. Trains When the ride was known as Lethal Weapon – The Ride, it had two Vekoma trains with 10 cars per train. Riders were arranged two across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. The two trains were very similar in colour although one featured some red elements while the other featured blue elements. As part of the Arkham Asylum retheme, the ride featured new trains with modified restraints which increased upper body movement during the ride. The trains were manufactured by Kumbak and were originally set to feature on-board audio. See also