Superman the Ride
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| Previously known as Superman: Ride of Steel (2000–2009) Bizarro (2009–2015) |
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| Six Flags New England | |
| Park section | DC Superhero Adventures |
| Coordinates | 42°02′19″N 72°36′41″W / 42.03861°N 72.61139°WCoordinates: 42°02′19″N 72°36′41″W / 42.03861°N 72.61139°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 5, 2000 |
| Cost | Approx: $12,000,000 |
| Replaced | Riverside Park Speedway |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Mega Coaster |
| Track layout |
Out and Back Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 208 ft (63 m) |
| Drop | 221 ft (67 m) |
| Length | 5,400 ft (1,600 m) |
| Speed | 77 mph (124 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:35 |
| Max vertical angle | 72° |
| Capacity | 1300 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.6 |
| Height restriction | 54–76 in (137–193 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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 Single rider line Non-Participating Attraction |
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Superman the Ride at RCDB Pictures of Superman the Ride at RCDB |
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Superman the Ride (formerly known as Bizarro and Superman: Ride of Steel) is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts. Built by Intamin in 2000, it features a 208-foot (63 m) lift hill, a 221-foot (67 m) drop, and over 1-mile (1.6 km) of track. The park announced plans to change the name from Bizarro to Superman the Ride for the 2016 season, as well as adding a virtual reality feature to the ride, starting June 11.
Superman the Ride has been voted the number one steel roller coaster in the world in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards five times since 2003 and had not been ranked lower than #2 in that same poll until it was ranked at #3 in 2016. It has swapped with Millennium Force at Cedar Point for the top position five times in the last eleven years, with Fury 325 displacing both in 2016. Since its debut, the roller coaster has undergone several safety modifications as the result of two serious incidents.
Prior to the 2000 season, Six Flags New England was known as Riverside Park. Six Flags purchased the park and added their own DC Comics theming. The site that Superman the Ride operates on is the former site of the Riverside Park Speedway. The Speedway was demolished after the 1999 season to make room for a new themed area, DC Superhero Adventure. As part of the $40 million expansion, the park built Superman: Ride of Steel. Six Flags worked with Swiss manufacturer, Intamin, to build and design the ride a year earlier. The final track piece of Superman was installed on March 27, 2000, about 40 days before opening day. The ride officially opened on May 5, 2000 as the tallest and longest roller coaster on the East Coast of the United States. The entrance and station were themed to Superman with Superman logos and a picture of him located above the entrance. The second tunnel also had a mist effect.
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