| Not to be confused with Superman: Escape from Krypton. |
Superman's Entrance
Superman: Krypton Coaster is a floorless roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, located in the DC Universe section of the park. It opened on March 11, 2000
Superman: Krypton Coaster was one of the first floorless roller coasters in the world. The well-received ride held the title for the world's tallest vertical loop (145 feet) from its opening until 2013. It is also known for being the world's tallest and fastest floorless coaster at 168 feet high and a top speed of 70 mph.
History[]
In 1999, Six Flags Great Adventure spent $42 million on new attractions including a prototype Floorless Coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard, Medusa (later Bizarro). The immediate popularity of the ride, led to Six Flags Fiesta Texas and three other amusement parks to announce plans to install Floorless Coasters in 2000; aside from the announcement of Superman: Krypton Coaster on November 1, 1999, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced Medusa, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure announced Batman: Knight Flight, and SeaWorld Orlando announced Kraken. The $20 million Superman: Krypton Coaster was announced as part of a wider multimillion-dollar expansion of Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
At the time of the ride's announcement, construction had already begun on unused land, which was bordered by quarry walls and an irrigation pond. The initial plans for the ride specified it would have seven inversions including a 114-foot-tall vertical loop and a 96-foot-tall dive loop Following the ride's announcement, the design was altered to remove the dive loop and increase the size of the vertical loop to 145 feet (44 m). This saw Superman: Krypton Coaster obtain the record for the world's tallest vertical loop when it officially opened to the public on March 11, 2000.
On March 6, 2010, Six Flags Fiesta Texas offered exclusive ride time on Superman: Krypton Coaster to help celebrate the ride's 10th anniversary. On June 22, 2013, Superman: Krypton Coaster lost the title of having the world's tallest vertical loop since Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California opened Full Throttle which features a 160-foot-tall vertical loop, 15 feet taller than the loop on Superman: Krypton Coaster.
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 will also come to the Superman: The Ride at Six Flags New England and Superman - Ride of Steel at Six Flags America.
Ride experience[]
After riders have boarded and the station floor is retracted, Superman: Krypton Coaster departs with a left turn out of the station. This leads directly to the 168-foot-tall chain lift hill. At the top, the train crests the lift hill and follows a fairly level 180 degree turn to the right above the quarry wall. This leads into a 168-foot drop off the quarry wall directly into the 145-foot-tall vertical loop. With the quarry wall on the track's right, the train inclines to the top of the wall where it performs a helix to the right. After dropping from the quarry wall again, the train enters the zero-g roll where riders experience a feeling of weightlessness. This is followed by the 78-foot-tall cobra roll and a mid-course brake run. The exit from the mid-course brake run banks down to the right into the two interlocking corkscrews. This leads to a final turn before the final brake run and return to the station.
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The 4,025-foot-long (1,227 m) Superman: Krypton Coaster stands 168 feet tall. With a top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), the ride will tie with Iron Rattler as the fastest roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The ride features six inversions including a 145-foot-tall vertical loop, a zero-g roll, a 78-foot-tall (24 m) cobra roll and two corkscrews.
Trains[]
Superman: Krypton Coaster operates with three floorless trains. Each train seats 32 riders in eight rows of four. This gives the ride a theoretical hourly capacity of 1600 riders per hour. The open-air trains feature seats which leave riders' legs dangling above the track. Riders are secured with over-the-shoulder restraints. As the trains are floorless, the station has a retractable floor for safe boarding.
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External links[]
- Superman: Krypton Coaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Superman: Krypton Coaster at Wikipedia- Superman: Krypton Coaster at the Roller Coaster DataBase
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