Superman – Ride of Steel

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Superman - Ride of Steel
Superman - Ride of Steel (Six Flags America) 03.JPG
Superman - Ride of Steel's final airtime hill
Six Flags America
Park section Gotham City
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Status Operating
Opening date May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
Darien Lake
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Status Operating
Opening date May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Intamin
Designer Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
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
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.
Flash Pass Available at Six Flags America
Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB
Pictures of Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB

Superman – Ride of Steel is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags America amusement park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Ride of Steel is an identical model located at Darien Lake amusement park in Darien, New York. Both are hypercoasters reaching heights above 200 feet (61 m), and were manufactured by Intamin. The installation at Darien Lake opened to the public on May 15, 1999, and the replica at Six Flags America opened a year later on May 13, 2000. Six Flags New England's Bizarro roller coaster was previously known as "Superman – Ride of Steel" prior to 2009, but it features a significantly different layout.

Ride layout

Once the train has been dispatched from the station it makes a 180 degree turn. The train the travels up 208ft (63m) to the top of the lift hill. The train then descends the 205ft (62m) drop at an angle of 68 degrees. The train reaches the maximum speed of 73 m.p.h at the bottom. The train then pulls into a 90 degree turn and into the first airtime hill. The train then performs a 540 degree helix and another smaller airtime hill. The train once again goes into another 500 degree helix. Finally the train goes over a few airtime hills and into the brakes/station.

Elements

  • 5 airtime hills (4 airtime hills and a twisted airtime hill)
  • 2 helixes (540 degree and 500 degree)

Accidents

  • On May 16, 1999, a passenger was thrown from the train at the Darien Lake installment on one of the final hills and suffered only minor injuries.[1]
  • On July 8, 2011, a passenger on the Darien Lake installment riding in the front seat fell to his death.[2] State investigators faulted operator error as the cause of the accident and the ride was re-opened on July 22, 2011.[3]

Rankings

Golden Ticket Awards: Top steel Roller Coasters
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ranking 20[4] 16[5] 13[6] 12[7] 18[8] 23[9] 14[10] 17[11] 28[12] 26[13] 40[14] 43[15] 38[16]
  • Ride of Steel.JPG

    The station of Ride of Steel at Darien Lake

  • Superman - Ride of Steel (Six Flags America) 01.jpg

    Superman's lift and first drop

  • Superman - Ride of Steel (Six Flags America) 02.JPG

    Superman's first airtime hill

  • Ride of Steel first hill.jpg

    The version of (Superman) Ride of Steel at Darien Lake

References

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