Instead of dishing out huge doses of airtime, the ride sends passengers racing sideways in two degree helices that generate lateral G-forces. In its second half, however, Superman includes a couple of airtime hills that do get tummies tickling. The groundbreaking coaster places passengers on extra-wide trains in seats that are positioned on either side of the tracks.
Throw in a couple of inversions, and the result is a completely loopy, brain-scrambling ride. X2 drops feet at a nearly vertical 89 degrees and accelerates to 76 mph. It is not the fastest Six Flags coaster although it is pretty darn fast , but it is one of the most terrifying. One of the best steel coasters on the planet, Superman the Ride delivers all of the airtime that Raging Bull lacks — and then some.
The hypercoaster rises feet and clocks in at 77 mph as it flies down feet into a fog-filled underground tunnel. A note-perfect symphony of elements follows, including a dive down into a second enshrouded tunnel.
When it opens later this year, Maxx Force will break a few records. Using a compressed air launch system, it will hurtle passengers from 0 to 78 mph in less than two seconds. That will give it bragging rights as the coaster with the fastest acceleration in North America. Maxx Force will also send riders hurtling heels over head at 60 mph, making it the fastest inversion of any coaster in the world.
Climbing feet and dropping feet, Nitro explodes at 80 mph. Located at the original Six Flags park, Titan raises the hypercoaster stakes by dropping feet into an underground tunnel and reaching a potent 85 mph. As guests walk underneath the entrance, they walk through the queue. This queue begins with a switchback section. There is an extended queue area that winds around the section parallel to the normal pathway through the trees, leading to more switchbacks. Guests go down the stairs and walk on the wooden planks underneath the tracks.
On the left side, there is a chicken exit that guests can take if they have one last chance to exit before riding. Following this, is a stairwell that leads to the station. As the train exits the station, it makes a left turn and a small dip before hitting the lift hill.
The train then ascends feet 47 m into a hammerhead turn to the right above Viper's queue line. After the turnaround is a foot-parabolic hill 43 m that applies a trim brake on the uphill side. This followed by a foot hill 39 m that banks left over the station area, followed by a dip under the lift hill and the 2nd hammerhead turn to the left, then a right hand uphill turn into a mid-course brake run. Upon clearing the block brakes, the train drops into a valley where the on-ride camera snaps photos.
This is followed by an airtime hill, and a three-quarter turn to the right wrapping around the first drop, before the ride enters a figure-eight turn.
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