![]() In late August 2021, the ride vehicle on the left track of the tower was made to now face forward now giving riders the choice to experience the attraction in its original form for the first time in a over a decade. Since the riders no longer faced the tower, the Superman statue at the top was removed. On March 19, 2011, just after 14 years to the day of it's original release, the ride was reopened as Superman: Escape from Krypton. Park officials quickly denied rumors that it would receive a Bizarro re-theming. In June 2004, California State Regulators required the park to modify the seat belts because of an incident on the Superman: Ride of Steel roller coaster at Six Flags New England which had similar restraint systems. ![]() In July 2010, Superman: The Escape ceased operations and would not reopen until 2011, with hints that there would be improvements made to the ride experience. Superman: Escape from Krypton (2011-Present) Because of the intense nature of the attraction, guests have to be at least 48 inches (122 cm) to ride. The statue of Superman formally at the top of the tower.Īfter its opening, the media claimed Superman to be the fastest roller coaster in the world. However, after the delay, a similar roller coaster known as Tower of Terror, which also has a 100 mph launch opened a month earlier in Australia. Superman therefore lost this claim and tied with Tower for the world's fastest roller coaster, however, Superman became the world's first coaster to go over 400ft, therefore becoming the tallest roller coaster at the time. That year it was announced as Superman: The Escape, breaking records as the first roller coaster to reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Due to a range of problems with the launch system, its release was delayed. It was originally intended to open in summer 1996. The ride was originally going to be named Velocetron, themed after The Man of Steel. The track was painted white and had a statue of Superman at the top of the tower looking down at the riders. Riders were initially launched forward, facing the tower. The ride originally opened as Superman: The Escape on March 15, 1997. Superman: The Escape former entrance and paint scheme. History Superman: The Escape (1997-2010) 1.2 Superman: Escape from Krypton (2011-Present). ![]() In 2021, after years of rumors and speculation, the park decided to run the left side forward and the right side backwards giving riders a choice. From late 2010 to Spring 2011, the ride was fully refurbished into "Superman: Escape from Krypton" which added new trains that face backwards and was redecorated with a new color scheme. Opening in 1997, it was, at one point, the tallest and joint fastest roller coaster in the world and was one of the first two rides to utilize Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM) technology to propel vehicles to top speed. Once reaching near the apex of the tower, riders are rendered weightless for approximately 6.5 seconds. The attraction, themed after Superman, accelerates riders backwards at 100mph towards a vertical 40-story tower, rising upward before plummeting back to the loading station. Superman: Escape from Krypton (originally Superman: The Escape) is a steel shuttle roller coaster built by Swiss roller coaster firm Intamin at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
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