Superman: Krypton Coaster
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An overview of Superman: Krypton Coaster from the ride's lift hill
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| Six Flags Fiesta Texas | |
| Park section | Spassburg |
| Coordinates | 29°35′43″N 98°36′36″W / 29.595150°N 98.609991°WCoordinates: 29°35′43″N 98°36′36″W / 29.595150°N 98.609991°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 11, 2000 |
| Cost | $20 million |
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| Type | Steel – Floorless Coaster |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Floorless Coaster - Custom |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 168 ft (51 m) |
| Drop | 163 ft (50 m) |
| Length | 4,025 ft (1,227 m) |
| Speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 6 |
| Duration | 2:35 |
| Max vertical angle | 58° |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.8 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB Pictures of Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB |
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Superman: Krypton Coaster is a Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless Coaster at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Opened in 2000, Superman: Krypton Coaster was one of the first floorless roller coasters in the world. The well-received ride held the title for the world's tallest vertical loop (145 feet) from its opening until 2013. It is also known as for being the world's tallest and fastest floorless coaster at 168 ft (51 m) high and a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Six Flags describes the coaster Thrill Level at MAXIMUM. Six Flags has announced plans to add Virtual Reality to Superman: Krypton Coaster to enhance the experience.
In 1999, Six Flags Great Adventure spent $42 million on new attractions including a prototype Floorless Coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard, Medusa (later Bizarro). The immediate popularity of the ride, led to Six Flags Fiesta Texas and three other amusement parks to announce plans to install Floorless Coasters in 2000; aside from the announcement of Superman: Krypton Coaster on November 1, 1999,Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced Medusa, Geauga Lake announced Batman: Knight Flight, and SeaWorld Orlando announced Kraken. The $20 million Superman: Krypton Coaster was announced as part of a wider multimillion-dollar expansion of Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
At the time of the ride's announcement, construction had already begun on unused land bordered by quarry walls and an irrigation pond. The initial plans for the ride specified it would have seven inversions including a 114-foot-tall (35 m) vertical loop and a 96-foot-tall (29 m) dive loop. Following the ride's announcement, the design was altered to remove the dive loop and increase the size of the vertical loop to 145 feet (44 m). This saw Superman: Krypton Coaster obtain the record for the world's tallest vertical loop when it officially opened to the public on March 11, 2000.
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