![]() ![]() 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 Dominator, and SeaWorld Orlando announced Kraken. In 1999, Six Flags Great Adventure spent $42 million on new attractions including a prototype Floorless Coaster by Bolliger & Mabillard, Medusa (later Bizarro). The well-received ride held the title for the world's tallest vertical loop (145 feet) from its opening until 2013. Opened in 2000, Superman: Krypton Coaster was one of the first floorless roller coasters in the world. The interactions with the quarry wall makes Superman: Krypton Coaster one of the most unique coasters I’ve ridden.Superman: Krypton Coaster is a Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless Coaster at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Next, the ride swoops up and to the right for another interaction with the quarry wall, a 360 degree helix sitting on top of the wall. The sheer size of this loop means you get a bit of hangtime on the top of the loop before diving back down. ![]() The ride then traverses the 145-foot-tall vertical loop, which was the largest vertical loop in the world until Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain surpassed it with a 160 ft loop. The ride takes a flat 180 degree turn before taking a swooping dive off the quarry wall. The top of the lift hill actually sits on top of the quarry wall, so as you exit the lift hill, the ground is only ~20-30 feet below you. As the coaster climbs up the lift hill, you can see Superman standing on top of the vertical loop on your left as if he’s encouraging you to conquer your fears. The ride begins with a left turn out of the station towards the 168-foot-tall lift hill. Superman himself sits on top of the vertical loop! Ride Experience After the ride was announced by Six Flags, the design was changed to remove the dive loop and increase the vertical loop to 145 ft, making it the tallest vertical loop in the world at the time. The initial plans for Superman: Krypton Coaster originally indicated that the ride would include seven inversions including a 114-foot-tall vertical loop and a 96-foot-tall dive loop. Its location against the quarry wall makes Superman: Krypton Coaster one of the most picturesque coasters I’ve seen. In fact, the park actually had to blast away a portion of the quarry wall to anchor a portion of the ride. The ride sits against the wall of the limestone quarry that Six Flags Fiesta Texas was developed on. Krypton Coaster sits near the rear of the park in the Spassburg section. Like most B&M looping coasters, the ride runs 3 trains with 8 rows, seating 4 people across each row for a total of 32 riders per car. The ride reaches a top speed of 70 mph and traverses through six inversions, placing it as one of the fastest looping coasters in the world. Krypton Coaster stands at a height of 168 ft and has a length of 4,025 ft. At the time of opening, it was the park’s seventh coaster. Superman: Krypton Coaster opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas on March 11, 2000. The ride was followed by Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Dominator at Geauga Lake, and Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando. Krypton Coaster is also the first of four floorless coasters built by B&M in 2000. ![]() It was the Six Flags chain’s second floorless coaster, following up on the success of Medusa (now Bizzaro) at Six Flags Great Adventure. Superman: Krypton Coaster is a steel floorless coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. ![]()
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