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Superman - Ride of Steel

 
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This page is for Superman - Ride of Steel and Ride of Steel at Six Flags America and Darien Lake. For the Six Flags New England coaster originally called Superman - Ride of Steel, see Bizarro (Six Flags New England).

Superman - Ride of Steel
Ride of Steel.JPG
The station on Ride of Steel at Darien Lake. The Darien Lake Ride of Steel is a mirror image of the one at Six Flags America.
Location 1. Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
2. Six Flags America
Type Steel roller coaster
Status Open
Opened May 13, 2000
Manufacturer Intamin AG
Model Hypercoaster
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 208 feet
Drop 205 feet
Length 5400 feet
Max speed 74 mph
Inversions 0
Duration 2:10
Capacity 1100 riders per hour
Cost $12,000,000 USD
Height Restriction 54"(Min.) 74"(Max.)
Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB
Pictures of Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB

Superman - Ride of Steel is a steel hyper roller coaster that exists at Six Flags America. A roller coaster with a mirror image layout of Superman - Ride of Steel exists at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort called the Ride of Steel (originally called Superman - Ride of Steel prior to 2007) Additionally, a similar coaster with a somewhat different layout known as Bizarro (formerly Superman - Ride Of Steel) is located at Six Flags New England.

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Accidents

  • A near-fatal accident occurred on the Darien Lake version in 1999 when a passenger was thrown from the train on one of the final hills. As a result, the park installed standard seat-belts and imposed further restrictions on passenger size and weight. Prior to the accident, the height restriction was 48 inches; now it is 54 inches. This ride also has a computer controlled and monitored restraint system that does not allow the train to leave the station house until all restraints are low enough. The restraints were also replaced with larger and longer lap bars. Seat belts were also added to the seats. [1] A similar incident resulting in death occurred at Six Flags New England in 2004,[2] caused by the same problems Darien Lake had rectified after the first incident.

Rankings

Golden Ticket Awards: Top Steel Roller Coasters
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Ranking
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20
16
13
12
18
23
14[3]
01
Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Steel-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ranking
8
6
11
13
9
12
17
19

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