Superman: Krypton Coaster
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Superman: Krypton Coaster is a roller coaster
located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
in San Antonio, TX. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard
, it is one of four floorless coasters
to open in the year 2000 (the other three were Medusa
at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
, Dominator
at Kings Dominion, formerly Geauga Lake, and Kraken
at SeaWorld Orlando
). The coaster stands 168 feet (51.2 m) tall, with its lift hill
and helical drop extending over a bordering cliff. It also features the largest 360-degree vertical loop
in the world at 145ft. It has a track length of 4025 feet (1,226.8 m) and top speed of 70 mph—the fastest of any B&M floorless coaster, as well as the fastest at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It has six inversions, although initial plans had called for a total of eight (similar to PortAventura's Dragon Khan
in Spain). Superman: Krypton Coaster is the largest floorless roller coaster in the Southwestern United States
.
Contrary to what some believe, Superman: Krypton Coaster will not be receiving the Bizarro makeover Six Flags has recently given to some of its coasters, namely the former Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure
. Because it still holds a considerably high reputation among coasters in the region, naming and re-theming the ride experience would inevitably damage its image. Plans, however, are in the works for a fresh coat of paint for either the 2010 Season or the season after. Furthermore, there has been speculation whether the coaster will receive some type of audio system, also similar to Bizarro, even though it has already received fresh, rehabbed trains for the park's 2008 Season.
On March 6, 2010 Fiesta Texas hosted the 10th anniversary for Superman.
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land in San Antonio, Texas.Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA's La Cantera, a 1,600 acre master-planned development in northwest San Antonio...
in San Antonio, TX. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard
Bolliger & Mabillard
Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, with Bolliger acting as president and Mabillard as vice-president...
, it is one of four floorless coasters
Floorless roller coaster
A floorless roller coaster is a roller coaster with trains that ride above the track and allow the passenger's legs to dangle. It is a fairly new concept in roller coaster design brought forth by manufacturers Bolliger & Mabillard. The first ever floorless coaster debuted in 1999 at Six Flags Great...
to open in the year 2000 (the other three were Medusa
Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)
For the Six Flags Great Adventure ride formerly known as Medusa, see Bizarro .Medusa is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California....
at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA, is an animal theme park located in Vallejo, California. The park includes a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, along with a collection of...
, Dominator
Dominator (roller coaster)
Dominator is a steel floorless roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard currently operating at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The ride originally operated at Geauga Lake before Cedar Fair announced the park would no longer operate as an amusement park.Dominator is a notable floorless...
at Kings Dominion, formerly Geauga Lake, and Kraken
Kraken (roller coaster)
Kraken is a steel floorless roller coaster located at SeaWorld Orlando in the United States...
at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park, and marine-life based zoological park, near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group...
). The coaster stands 168 feet (51.2 m) tall, with its lift hill
Lift hill
A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride...
and helical drop extending over a bordering cliff. It also features the largest 360-degree vertical loop
Loop (roller coaster)
The generic roller coaster vertical loop is the most basic of roller coaster inversions. Specifically, the loop refers to a continuously upward-sloping section of track that eventually results in a complete 360 degree circle. At the top-most piece of the loop, riders are completely inverted.-...
in the world at 145ft. It has a track length of 4025 feet (1,226.8 m) and top speed of 70 mph—the fastest of any B&M floorless coaster, as well as the fastest at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It has six inversions, although initial plans had called for a total of eight (similar to PortAventura's Dragon Khan
Dragon Khan
Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster located in the PortAventura theme park in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Dragon Khan boasts eight inversions; which was a world record until the opening of the ten-loop Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002...
in Spain). Superman: Krypton Coaster is the largest floorless roller coaster in the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
.
Contrary to what some believe, Superman: Krypton Coaster will not be receiving the Bizarro makeover Six Flags has recently given to some of its coasters, namely the former Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...
. Because it still holds a considerably high reputation among coasters in the region, naming and re-theming the ride experience would inevitably damage its image. Plans, however, are in the works for a fresh coat of paint for either the 2010 Season or the season after. Furthermore, there has been speculation whether the coaster will receive some type of audio system, also similar to Bizarro, even though it has already received fresh, rehabbed trains for the park's 2008 Season.
On March 6, 2010 Fiesta Texas hosted the 10th anniversary for Superman.
Ride elements
- a 145 foot Vertical LoopLoop (roller coaster)The generic roller coaster vertical loop is the most basic of roller coaster inversions. Specifically, the loop refers to a continuously upward-sloping section of track that eventually results in a complete 360 degree circle. At the top-most piece of the loop, riders are completely inverted.-...
- Zero-G Roll
- Cobra Roll
- Interlocking Corkscrews