Superman: Ultimate Flight
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Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great America
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| Six Flags Over Georgia | |
| Park section | Cotton States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′58″N 84°33′10″W / 33.766109°N 84.552863°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 6, 2002 |
| Replaced | Viper |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Park section | Boardwalk |
| Coordinates | 40°8′20.27″N 74°26′21.94″W / 40.1389639°N 74.4394278°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 17, 2003 |
| Six Flags Great America | |
| Park section | Orleans Place |
| Coordinates | 42°22′16″N 87°56′03″W / 42.371051°N 87.934265°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 3, 2003 |
| Replaced | Shockwave |
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| Type | Steel – Flying |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Flying Coaster - Superman |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Drop | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Length | 2,759–2,798 ft (841–853 m) |
| Speed | 51 mph (82 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Capacity | 1100-1500 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | Two (Great America and Great Adventure) or three (Over Georgia) trains, with seven (Over Georgia) or eight (Great America or Great Adventure) cars. Riders are arranged four across in one row for a total of 28 (Over Georgia) or 32 (Great America or Great Adventure) riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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Superman: Ultimate Flight is a steel flying roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard. Themed to the popular comic book character, Superman: Ultimate Flight has been installed at three Six Flags theme parks around the United States: Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America. Superman: Ultimate Flight simulates flying by positioning its passengers parallel to the track, supported by harnesses and facing the ground through most of the ride. In the station, riders board the train sitting down. After the train is locked and checked, the trains are raised into the flying position. After the ride, the seats are lowered back into the sitting position for the next round of riders.
The first flying roller coaster, in which passengers ride parallel with the track, was launched in 1997 at Granada Studios Tour as Skytrak Total. Shortly after, Bolliger & Mabillard began designing their own flying roller coaster. In January 2002, both Alton Towers in the United Kingdom and Six Flags Over Georgia in the United States announced their intentions to build Bolliger & Mabillard "Flying Coasters". On March 16, 2002, Alton Towers opened the first installation, Air. Less than a month later, Superman: Ultimate Flight opened at Six Flags Over Georgia, in Austell, Georgia.
Six Flags ordered two more versions of the attraction for the 2003 season for Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags Great Adventure's version of the ride officially opened to the public on April 17, 2003. In preparation for the ride's installation at Six Flags Great America, the park removed Shockwave, an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster that was located on part of the park's parking lot.Grading works also had to take place to convert the parking lot into something more suitable for Superman: Ultimate Flight. The ride at Six Flags Great America opened on May 3, 2003.
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