Superman: Tower of Power
| Superman: Tower of Power | |
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Superman: Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Over Texas in 2010
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| Six Flags St. Louis | |
| Area | Illinois |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 19, 2006 |
| Six Flags Over Texas | |
| Area | Tower |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 2003 |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | |
| Area | DC Super Friends |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 27, 2016 |
| Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Closing date | 2008 |
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| Attraction type | Drop Tower |
| Theme | Superman |
| Manufacturer |
Intamin (Six Flags St. Louis and Kentucky Kingdom) S&S Worldwide (Six Flags Over Texas) Zamperla (Six Flags Over Georgia) |
 Flash Pass Available at both Six Flags parks. |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Superman: Tower of Power is a drop tower ride currently located at three Six Flags parks, and a former installment at Kentucky Kingdom.
Two of the four drop towers were manufactured by Intamin except for the Six Flags Over Georgia (Zamperla) and Six Flags Over Texas (S&S) installments.
The installment at Kentucky Kingdom (then known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom) was demolished after an accident that maimed a teenage girl.
The Superman: Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom was an Intamin Giant Drop model, nearly identical to the one at Six Flags St. Louis. It opened in 1995 as the first ride of its kind. The original name for this ride was "Hellevator", but it was renamed to "Superman: Tower of Power" in 2007 and received a fresh coat of paint at the top of the ride. The ride was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx. A new 129 foot drop tower, tilted "FearFall", was later added to the park in 2014.
The ride was dismantled in 2008.
Riders sit in one of four seats in several cars attached to the tower. They are quickly taken 177 feet (54 m) in the air at 12 mph (19 km/h), held at the top for several seconds, and then dropped around 154 feet (47 m) at speeds of 54 mph (87 km/h), before being stopped just 23 feet (7.0 m) from the ground by magnetic brakes.
On June 21, 2007, a 13-year-old girl was severely injured on Superman: Tower of Power. Shortly after the start of the ride, a cable snapped which fell and entangled the girl. Though she was able to remove the cable from her neck before the ride reached the top, it was still looped past her feet during the "drop" and shattered her left femur while severing both feet on the way down. The operator heard the cable snap and acknowledged unusual screaming as the car climbed, but failed to press the emergency stop button until after the ride had already dropped. The ride cannot be stopped after this point. Doctors were able to reattach her right foot. The ride was closed right after the accident; it was removed from the park soon after.
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