Superman - Ride of Steel

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This page is for the roller coaster at Six Flags America. For the Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England, see Superman - Ride of Steel (Six Flags New England). For the Darien Lake coaster see Ride Of Steel (Darien Lake).

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Superman - Ride of Steel
Loading station and lift hill at Darien Lake, prior to the removal of Superman theming.
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	197 feet
Drop	205 feet
Length	5400 feet
Max speed	73 mph
Inversions	0
Duration	2:10
Capacity	1100 riders per hour
Cost	$12,000,000 USD
Height Restriction	54 inches
Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB Pictures of Superman - Ride of Steel at RCDB
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Superman - Ride of Steel is a steel hyper roller coaster that exists at Six Flags America. An identical rollercoaster called Ride Of Steel exists at Darien Lake, which was formally a Six Flags Park. Because Darien Lake is no longer a Six Flags park, that coaster can no longer be called Superman. Darien Lake's version is still functionally the same, only without the Superman name and theming. The two rides feature identical layouts which includes two large helices, multiple airtime hills, and a long straight segment. Additionally, a similar coaster with a somewhat different layout also known as Superman - Ride Of Steel is located at Six Flags New England.

1 Accidents
2 Rankings
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 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.^[1]