Superman – Ride of Steel | |
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Superman - Ride of Steel's final airtime hill | |
Six Flags America | |
Park section | Gotham City |
Coordinates | 38°54′31″N 76°46′38″W / 38.9085°N 76.7771°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 13, 2000 |
Cost | $12,000,000 USD |
Six Flags Darien Lake | |
Coordinates | 42°55′44″N 78°23′22″W / 42.9288°N 78.3894°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 15, 1999 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Intamin |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | Mega Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 208 ft (63 m) |
Drop | 205 ft (62 m) |
Length | 5,400 ft (1,600 m) |
Speed | 73 mph (117 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:02 |
Max vertical angle | 68° |
Capacity | 1100 riders per hour |
G-force | ? |
Height restriction | 54–76 in (137–193 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train. |
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Superman – Ride of Steel at RCDB |
Superman – Ride of Steel is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland, and the original name of two other steel coasters located in the United States. Another installation at Six Flags Darien Lake in Corfu, New York, was renamed Ride of Steel in 2007, dropping Superman from the name. Both hypercoasters were manufactured by Intamin and feature identical layouts, opening one year apart beginning with the Darien Lake installation in May 1999, followed by the Six Flags America installation in May 2000. They are 208 feet (63 m) tall, feature a drop length of 205 feet (62 m), and reach a maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h). Also in 2000, a third steel coaster with a completely different layout opened with the same name at Six Flags New England. It was renamed Superman the Ride in 2009.
On March 3, 2016, Six Flags announced that the ride would be one of several rides at various Six Flags parks to feature a VR system. Riders have the option of wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset, powered by Oculus to create a 360-degree, 3D experience while riding. It is themed to Superman saving a city from Lex Luthor's Lex Bots who are causing chaos with an anti-gravity ray. This theming was also added to Superman: Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Superman The Ride at Six Flags New England. [1]
Once the train has been dispatched from the station it makes a winding, 180-degree turn. The train ascends 208 feet (63 m) up the lift hill and then drops 205 feet (62 m) at an angle of 68 degrees. The train reaches the maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h) before entering a sharp turn and the first airtime hill. A 540-degree helix follows, in addition to another smaller airtime hill. The finale involves a 500-degree helix and several more airtime hills before reaching the brake run and returning to the station.
Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Ranking | 20 [2] | 16 [3] | 13 [4] | 12 [5] | 18 [6] | 23 [7] | 14 [8] | 17 [9] | 28 [10] | 26 [11] | 40 [12] | 43 [13] | 38 [14] | 39 (tie) [15] | 47 (tie) [16] |
Superman – Ride of Steel | |
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Superman - Ride of Steel's final airtime hill | |
Six Flags America | |
Park section | Gotham City |
Coordinates | 38°54′31″N 76°46′38″W / 38.9085°N 76.7771°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 13, 2000 |
Cost | $12,000,000 USD |
Six Flags Darien Lake | |
Coordinates | 42°55′44″N 78°23′22″W / 42.9288°N 78.3894°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 15, 1999 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Intamin |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | Mega Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 208 ft (63 m) |
Drop | 205 ft (62 m) |
Length | 5,400 ft (1,600 m) |
Speed | 73 mph (117 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:02 |
Max vertical angle | 68° |
Capacity | 1100 riders per hour |
G-force | ? |
Height restriction | 54–76 in (137–193 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train. |
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Superman – Ride of Steel at RCDB |
Superman – Ride of Steel is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland, and the original name of two other steel coasters located in the United States. Another installation at Six Flags Darien Lake in Corfu, New York, was renamed Ride of Steel in 2007, dropping Superman from the name. Both hypercoasters were manufactured by Intamin and feature identical layouts, opening one year apart beginning with the Darien Lake installation in May 1999, followed by the Six Flags America installation in May 2000. They are 208 feet (63 m) tall, feature a drop length of 205 feet (62 m), and reach a maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h). Also in 2000, a third steel coaster with a completely different layout opened with the same name at Six Flags New England. It was renamed Superman the Ride in 2009.
On March 3, 2016, Six Flags announced that the ride would be one of several rides at various Six Flags parks to feature a VR system. Riders have the option of wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset, powered by Oculus to create a 360-degree, 3D experience while riding. It is themed to Superman saving a city from Lex Luthor's Lex Bots who are causing chaos with an anti-gravity ray. This theming was also added to Superman: Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Superman The Ride at Six Flags New England. [1]
Once the train has been dispatched from the station it makes a winding, 180-degree turn. The train ascends 208 feet (63 m) up the lift hill and then drops 205 feet (62 m) at an angle of 68 degrees. The train reaches the maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h) before entering a sharp turn and the first airtime hill. A 540-degree helix follows, in addition to another smaller airtime hill. The finale involves a 500-degree helix and several more airtime hills before reaching the brake run and returning to the station.
Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Ranking | 20 [2] | 16 [3] | 13 [4] | 12 [5] | 18 [6] | 23 [7] | 14 [8] | 17 [9] | 28 [10] | 26 [11] | 40 [12] | 43 [13] | 38 [14] | 39 (tie) [15] | 47 (tie) [16] |