Superman: Krypton Coaster

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Superman: Krypton Coaster
Location	Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Type	Steel - Floorless
Status	Open
Opened	March 11, 2000
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer	Werner Stengel
Height	168 ft (51.2 m)
Length	4025 ft (1226.8 m)
Max speed	70 mph (112.7 km/h)
Inversions	6
Duration	2:35
Capacity	1600 riders per hour
Max G force	3.8
Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB

Superman: Krypton Coaster is a roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is one of four floorless coasters to open in the year 2000 (the other three were Medusa West at Six Flags Marine World, Batman: Knight Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure and Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando). The coaster stands 168 feet tall and has a track length of 4025 feet and top speed of 70 mph—the fastest of any B & M looping coaster. It has six inversions:

Vertical loop, atop which sits a small statue of the “Man of Steel” himself
Zero-gravity roll
Cobra roll
Interlocking corkscrews after the mid-course brake run

Six Flags Fiesta Texas and B & M utilized the surrounding cliff in the creation of Superman: Krypton Coaster. Both the top of the lift hill and the helix after the vertical loop extend over this cliff.