Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

Superman: Ultimate Flight is a steel

Steel roller coaster

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Premier Rides

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roller coaster

Roller coaster

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currently under construction 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...

History

On August 21, 2011, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom posted on their official website a picture of a man in front of the building, stating "Can you keep a Secret?". With a hint stating, "It is bigger than a breadbox, smaller than Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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, and it's coming in 2012. So get ready for the kind of over-the-top, upside-down, screaming excitement that only Six Flags Discovery Kingdom can offer. Find out more on September 1". On August 27, 2011, the park stated on their Facebook

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page that they would be announcing their 2012 attraction on September 1. On September 1, 2011, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom officially announced Superman: Ultimate Flight, a Premier Rides launched roller coaster. Superman: Ultimate Fight will replace Pandemonium

Pandemonium (roller coaster)

Pandemonium is a Gerstlauer steel spinning roller coasters located at several Six Flags theme parks including Six Flags New England, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Its design consists of several cars holding four riders each...

a Gerstlauer

Gerstlauer

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spinning

Spinning roller coaster

A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.- Virginia Reel :The first spinning roller coaster was the Virginia Reel, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had "tubs" with seats built around the perimeter facing inward...

coaster that has operated at the park since 2008.

Ride experience

Superman: Ultimate Flight will launch out of the station accelerating riders to a top speed of 62 miles per hour (27.7 m/s). It will then travel up to a height of 150 feet (45.7 m) (ranking it among the tallest inversions in the world) where it will complete a non-inverting half-loop, a heartline roll and exit in a second non-inverting half-loop. It then enters a full non-inverting loop before returning to the station.

External Links

Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's official website

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History

Ride experience

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