500 employees worked at the park and 33 attractions were operating. During the entire vertical section of the ride, riders are completely weightless for about 7.5 seconds, half going up and half coming back down. Six Flags Magic Mountain opened on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain. Watch out for the walls lined with glowing green kryptonite! From atop the hill, Superman looks far less intimidating, compared to looking up at it from the base of the tower. It is not to be confused with The 415 ft (126 m) tall tower of Superman: Escape from Krypton prior to the addition of Due to problems, it was never open to the public until the 1997 season.

This type of insane acceleration is only possible with a cutting edge electromagnetic motor designed just for SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton.The world races by as you fly face first right back down the track to Earth. As its name suggests, Superman: Escape from Krypton is named after the famous plot point in the Sometime in the mid-1990s, production began on an all-new, record-breaking roller coaster for While in the planning stages, the ride was going to be named Superman: The Escape was originally intended to open on On October 14, 2010, an official video was leaked announcing several new experiences for In early 2012, the coaster closed again. Lift / Launch System: LSM Length: 1235' Height: 415' Drop: 328' 1" Inversions: 0 Speed: 100 mph Duration: 0:28 Max Vertical Angle: 90 Degrees G-Force: 4.5 I used to think the Superman ride essentially ended when the car reached the climatic 415-foot-high peak. 6 6 1... 2 5, 5 4... 8 7 8.

Watch out for the walls lined with glowing green kryptonite!

You and 13 other would-be super heroes must escape by piling into a sleek car that will blast you off this frozen rock. Processing fees apply to online orders.Using a screen reader and having problems using this website? Unsubscribe anytime with just a couple of clicks.Prices, availability of attractions, operating schedule and park policies are subject to change without notice. This is video from the Superman Ride at Magic Mountain...I tried to keep it steady as possible !!

Riders climb this vertical section facing directly downward, before slowing and following the same path back to the start. There is absolutely no commitment, and we won’t share, sell or rent your personal information with anyone. The revamped rollercoaster was originally known as Superman: The Escape, and was a major addition to Six Flags Magic Mountain when it opened in March 1997. Manufactured by Intamin, it is a launched steel shuttle coaster that was the second in the world to utilize Linear Synchronous Motors to blast its vehicles along the track. Ring up. Superman: Escape from Krypton (originally Superman: The Escape) is a steel shuttle roller coaster built by by Swiss roller coaster firm Intamin at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.The attraction, themed after Superman, accelarates riders backwards at 100mph towards a vertical 40-story tower, rising upward before plummeting back to the loading station. While in the planning stages, the ride was going to be named Velocetron and themed as The Man of Steel. The ride was designed by Intamin, a Swissroller coaster firm. Riders are accelerated in reverse from 0 to 104 miles per hour (167 km/h) in approximately 7 seconds (about 0.65 g). Back Rider's Perspective on Superman: Escape from Krypton (Intamin AG: Reverse Freefall Coaster) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA.

4 0, 7. Tunnel deep into SUPERMAN’s icy Fortress of Solitude to face the ultimate challenge—1,315 feet of track that bends straight up into the sky 415 feet high!SUPERMAN’s home world of Krypton is beautiful but daring. Six Flags Magic Mountain 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway Valencia, California 91355 Six Flags Magic Mountain Website. This record-breaking speed and acceleration has never before been achieved in a thrill ride, let alone backwards. It was originally intended to open on June 1, 1996. Now all you need is a cape.Prices, operating schedule and park policies are subject to change without notice.

The The roller coaster originally featured two vehicles, each with three rows of four seats and one row of three seats for a total of 15 riders per vehicle.The steel track is approximately 1,235 feet (376 m) in length and the height of the tower is approximately 415 feet (126 m).For the first four years of operation, Superman: Escape from Krypton was tied with Tower of Terror II as the "Superman: The Escape" redirects here.