Top 5 Superman Roller Coasters to Visit This Summer

It's almost summertime which means you'll probably want to hit the road for an amazing vacation. What's a vacation without a roller coaster? The big news in Batman v Superman fans is that Warner Bros. and an Abu Dhabi firm are teaming to build a $1 billion theme park based on several characters including Superman.

Located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California Superman: Escape From Krypton was originally called Superman: The Escape when it opened in 1997. In 2011 season it was rebuilt into Superman: Escape from Krypton.  

There are a few changes they made but the biggest one is the position of the riders. Instead of facing forward to the look at the sky they now ride backwards looking at the ground as they fly on the vertical track. Roller coaster lovers will like this ride since Escape from Krypton has the third-tallest structure at 415 feet (126 m), the fifth-fastest speed and the third-longest drop in the world.

The ride takes you up the 41-story tower at a 90-degree angle before dropping you at speeds up to 100 mph in seven seconds! While you may never be able to fly like Superman the track gives you a feeling of weightlessness for 6.5 seconds!

About Superman: Escape From Krypton

• Location:  Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California, USA)
• Operating since 1997
• Top Speed: 100 mph (160.93 kph)
• Top Height: 
• Length: 1,315 feet (400.8​ m)
• Duration: 30 seconds
• Minimum Height: 48" (1.2 m)

Official Site: Six Flags Magic Mountain

Krypton Coaster takes you over 168 feet in the air before zooming you through the hills and turns of this super-sized coaster. Just when you think it's over it shoots you through the second tallest 360 vertical loop in the world. Did I mention this is a floorless coaster and leaves your legs dangling?

This Spring, Six Flags is adding Virtual Reality to several of their coasters. The VR goggles will let you get a 360-degree view of Metropolis as Superman battles Lex Luthor and his "Lexbots". This will debut on the Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta, Superman The Ride at Six Flags New England, and Superman Ride of Steel at Six Flags America.

About Superman: Krypton Coaster

• Location: Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
• Operating since 2000
• Top Speed: 100 mph (160.93 kph)
• Top Height: 168 ft
• Length: 4,025 ft
• Duration: 2 minutes, 35 seconds
• Minimum Height: 48" (1.2 m)

Official Site: Six Flags Fiesta

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This roller coaster takes you to a dizzying height of over 200 feet before dropping you several winding hills and two circular runs at a face pounding top speed of 72 mph.

This is the world's first Intamin Mega Coaster in 1999. Intamin is one of the biggest players in the amusement park attractions industry and the first to use the first to create a magnetic propulsion system. They're known for their "hypercoaster" which have a height or drop over 200 ft/61 m.

About Ride of Steel

• Location: Darien Lake (Darien Lake, NY USA)
• Operating since 1999
• Top Speed:73 mph (117.5 kph)
• Length: 5,400 ft (8690.45 kph)
• Top Height: 208 ft (63.39 m)
• Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds
• Minimum Height: 54" (1.4 m)

Official Site: Darien Lake

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The first thing that hits you is the winding 180-degree turn before going up in the air for a stomach-turning 20 story drop at an angle going 73 miles per hour. You get spun around a winding track twice along several hills before cruising back to Earth.

Not to be confused with Ride of Steel, Superman Ride of Steel is actually one of two almost identical roller coasters. The other one is in NY. This is one of three Superman coasters to get the virtual reality experience soon.

About Superman – Ride of Steel

• Location: Six Flags America (Upper Marlboro, Maryland USA)
• Operating since 2000
• Top Speed: 73 mph (117.5 kph)
• Top Height: 197 ft (60.045 m)
• Length: 5350 feet (1630.7 m)
• Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
• Minimum Height: 54" (1.4 m)

Official Site: Six Flags

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First, it was known as Superman: Ride of Steel (2000–2009) then Bizarro (2009–2015). Now it's just Superman: The Ride. This coaster has been voted the number one steel roller coaster in the world in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards five times since 2003. This is the big one.

The ride starts off by greeting you with the classic Superman Theme by John Williams. After a sickening drop of 221 feet, the coaster races through a fogged tunnel before throwing you around several hairpin turns, winding lanes and hills before dropping you in another underground tunnel.

This ride smokes the competition but it's getting even better with the VR goggles coming soon.

About Superman the Ride

• Location: Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts USA)
• Operating since 2000
• Top Speed: 77 mph (123.9 kph)
• Top Height: 208 feet (63 m)
• Length 5,400 feet (1,600 m)
• Duration: 2 minutes, 35 seconds
• Minimum Height: 

Official Site: Six Flags New England