Superman The Escape (now Escape From Krypton) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in SoCal has recently received a major renovation. Just like its twin in Australia (Dreamworld’s Tower Of Terror 2), the cars themselves have been turned backwards. Riders are now accelerated backwards at 101 M.P.H in just 7 seconds. Making it the Worlds fastest backwards roller coaster. Watch this video of Superman’s first test run:
In other news Six Flags Magic Mountain is now the coaster capital of the World boasting 18 rides. The new rides for the 2011 year are Superman: The Escape (renovated), America’s first Zac Spin ride, and a kid coaster.
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Submitted by Ducky
Via: Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Superman: Escape from Krypton page & Six Flags on Facebook
What’s Your Take?
What do you think about Superman Escape From Krypton? Do you think it will be better? Leave a comment below.
February 4, 2011 at 12:44
This looks realy fun, although I still think one of the trains should remain facing forward.
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February 4, 2011 at 14:14
I've heard several reports that they are planning to run both sides backwards for the first few months then switch one track around to run forward.
February 4, 2011 at 15:25
Hopefully the rumours are true.
February 4, 2011 at 17:46
I wonder which will be more popular? I also wonder if they plan to accelerate the launch a bit to make it faster than ToT:2
February 5, 2011 at 03:35
I think they did, now it's launch is 101 mph
February 4, 2011 at 13:57
February 4, 2011 at 17:44
Do you believe that Apocolypse officially counts as a new coaster this year?
February 4, 2011 at 22:06
No. While the experience might be SLIGHTLY different, it uses the same trains, structure, and layout. It still only counts as ONE credit.
February 5, 2011 at 11:49
They didnt count Apocalypse as one of their 18 new rides.
February 6, 2011 at 05:56
I am very happy to find out that Superman at SFMM is being renovated. I absolutely loved the old ride, and I think the new one going backwards will be even better.
I do have a question about the renovated ride. Did they simply fix the old steel tower or did they put in a new one? The old one was cracked when I last visited in 2007. A worker there made it sound like it would be closed down for good because of structural damage, so hopefully the track/tower is new even though the layout is still the same.
February 7, 2011 at 12:25
What morons! They should have had one car go forwards and one backwards… not the two backwards! I can't even imagine how many people have been let down by this modification.
February 8, 2011 at 02:56
Just read Gearhearts' post above.
February 14, 2011 at 13:26
I wonder if they'll launch both train at once. I thought they used to do that, but then shut down the other side.
February 16, 2011 at 10:00
hopefully they will leave 1 going forward like kjdrgdksnc,.dngv said. i think they will do that.
March 13, 2011 at 00:22
well, i rode it last weekend during the technical rehearsal and it was pretty fun. the ride operator said that it can go 104 mph loaded.
December 31, 2011 at 09:41
Yeah, I also think that they should have one track facing forward, and the other going backwards.