![]() So when you see that red track, you'll know you're pushing the summit of the ride even before your moment slows you to weightlessness. No Man s Sky s hefty Endurance update is just the dose of Star Trek I ve. Magic Mountain's helped the visuals by painting the tip of the tower red, as opposed to the blue on the rest of the track. Krypton, appearing here on Earth as a battle-scarred and flawed man of steel. Riding Superman, you can see the ground you know exactly how high you're riding." But on this coaster, you get to do it backward Superman: Escape from Krypton, located at Six Flags Magic Mountain, sends riders 415 feet straight up into the sky in reverse. As Burkhart explained to me, "riding forward, all you see on the way up is blue sky. Superman: Escape from Krypton (Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA) Blasting off at blazing speeds is scary enough. ![]() The final brake is surprisingly smooth I didn't notice any force to the deceleration, just a gentle glide to the finish.Ĭomparing Superman to traditional up-and-down launch coasters such as Knott's Xcelerator or Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster, riding backward definitely offers some visual advantages. ![]() You can feel the 100-mph wind pushing your face into a smile as you fly back into the station. I miss the Superman that would look at you from the top of the tower on Superman Escape from Krypton at SFMM. At the top, you'll have a moment of weightless before the third stage of the ride, a face-down, 90-degree drop back down the same tower you just climbed.įrom there, you transition to horizontal for the final stage, a gravity-driven race back to the station. He was an alien from a planet not in our Solar System, and the weak gravity of Earth compared to the gravity of his home world of Krypton gave him amazing. It goes from 0 to 104 mph (167 km/h) in 7 secondsShot with the Insta3. Superman, true to his selfless nature, crashed into the alien Kryptonian spacecraft, propelling it above the clouds. After being sucked from the station, the positive G-forces return, pushing you into your seat, as the train makes its momentum-propelled ascent up the 415-foot tower. 360° Superman: Escape from Krypton is an awesome ride over at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Superman delivers riders four distinct speed and G-force sensations during its brief, up-and-down ride. Six Flags COO Al Weber and Magic Mountain President Bonnie Rabjohn react after returning on their inaugural Superman flight.
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