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Six Flags New England (travel info) |
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Steel Coaster |
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Operating since 5/5/2000 |
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Hyper/Giga/Strata Coaster |
| Designer: |
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Werner Stengel |
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Intamin AG |
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5400' |
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208' |
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221' |
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77 mph |
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2:35 |
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Two 9-car trains that hold 36 riders/train. |
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Individual hydraulic lapbar and seatbelt |
| Visits: |
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247 |
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| More About This Ride |
Ride Restrictions:
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54 in. |
Features:
Two underground tunnels, one after the first drop and one after the second helix.
History:
In early 2004, a rider was killed when thrown from one of the coaster's moving trains during a high-speed maneuver. The ride later reopened with modified lapbars and reduced length seatbelts.
Originally named Superman: Ride of Steel, the roller coaster was renamed Bizarro in 2009 with a new makeover including new colors and a backstory.
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This ride has not been relocated
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| Reviews |
sfne stinks
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 11177
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Whoo! Superman. It's an okay ride, but I don't think it's the best.
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| 9-24-04 15:26:39 |
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aribev24
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 294
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I love Superman. The airtime is incredible, and its my number 1 coaster! Well, probably only until I go to CP this summer...
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| 10-2-04 23:30:37 |
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wickedtwist1
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 51
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Superman is sooooooo much better than any ride at any other parks. It is super fast, and has airtime that is unbelievable. The 'spagetti bowl' at the end is the best part of the ride besides the first drop. Ride this one at night in the front seat. It is the best experience on a roller coaster that you can get. Wow, what a ride.
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| 1-28-05 20:55:17 |
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RamblinWreck
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 563
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I rode Superman a couple of years ago and it was great, one of my favs, but last year's changes sucked. The new restraints stink big time. 3/5 now, was at least a 4.
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| 4-11-05 17:43:21 |
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canobiefan
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 52
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You cannot say enough about this ride. Might be the best ride on earth. Yes, that includes all the ride from CP. Speed, height, airtime, tunnels, mist, overbanked turns, this ride is THE BEST OUT THERE!!!
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| 5-26-05 18:22:01 |
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Nitro Luvr
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 548
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Well I have been on a lot of coasters, but this was the first time ever a seat change made a HUGE difference in the ride. The first time I rode S:ROS I was in either the 4th or 5th car and it was a horrible experience on this ride. Just rough and painful all around. Would of put it with my top 20 least favorite coasters. But then on a hunch I decided to ride again, but this time I got in the second car. And BOY what a difference. This coaster packs some punch to it. I loved it, you get major air time all throughout. Now I see why it was named in a number of magazines number one coaster in the country. Now for my opinion, it is far from number one for one simple reason...... comfort. In order to be the best you have to have the total package and well with me being 6'4, the new modifications don't make for it to be a comfortable seating. Yes smooth ride, but I was uncomfortable in the harness. But I say screw it, its worth the sacrifice to ride this coaster. I recommend it for everyone.
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| 5-5-06 19:42:34 |
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NITROS AIRTIME
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 318
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The airtime is second only to El Toro.
IT was such an overall amazing ride. I really liked being right next to the water on the lift hill.
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| 9-4-06 14:59:39 |
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DSB
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 215
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It's an amazing ride. Good drop, great forces on the helixes, the airtime is AWESOME from the first hill to the last. The first and second time I was so scared I didn't let go of the lapbars. The onride photo was really funny the 1st time I rode... Now I love the ride. The layout is a nice mix of insane airtime with forceful helixes. The second tunnel makes you feel like you're going to slam right into the wall because you enter it on a turn. It's getting a little vibratey on the pullouts but not bad at all.
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| 11-26-06 17:18:19 |
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Freddie
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 176
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SROS is... well great. It's one of the very few steels that I like. The layout and airtime are amazing.
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| 1-9-07 19:41:51 |
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tedfuzz
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 319
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Superman is okay, but it's not the best Intamin.
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| 1-22-08 10:06:56 |
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Canobie Coaster
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 423
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Many coasters out there have tons of hype associated with them. Some live up to it, while others don’t. Well ladies and gentleman the Man of Steel definitely lived up to his impressive reputation and even exceeded it! This is definitely one of the few rides on the planet that totally lack any dull moments once cresting the lift hill, providing the ultimate blend of negative and positive Gs, drops and helixes. Superman excels in many fields to say the least and is totally deserving of all the accolades and rave reviews it constantly receives. This Intamin creation truly is a masterpiece and the best coaster I have ever been on!
Having only been to one Six Flags park, I can’t comment on the entire chain, but I have always heard so many negatives towards Six Flags in terms of their theming, or lack there of. However, I thought Six Flags did an incredible job with Superman’s theming. From the Metropolis buildings around the ride to the very nice station, Superman looks well super! The ride ops are very energetic pumping everyone up for their ride and getting the station buzzing with excitement. This was so different from the complaints I have heard from others about Six Flags’ ops being uninterested and unfriendly. Well coaster enthusiasts aren’t the only ones in love with this steel monster, but regular park-goers as well.
Generally I have found Superman to average 20 minute waits for me on weekdays. I can’t comment on weekends since I’ve never visited the park on weekends due to horrific stories of unbearable crowds from friends and other enthusiasts. Superman has a very high capacity, running 2 trains each seating a whopping 36 passengers. Loading could be a tad faster, but it definitely has improved with each of my visits. Having been on a Morgan and B&M hyper, I have to say that Intamin has the least comfortable of the seats of the three. That being said, Superman still is quite comfortable thanks to a simple seatbelt and lap bar.
Now onto the ride (isn’t that the point of reviewing it?). The ride begins with a long and relaxing climb up a 200+ foot lift hill. From here unobstructed views of the rest of the park’s thrills can be enjoyed off to the right or the tranquility of the Connecticut River can be enjoyed off to the left. Soon the train crests the lift hill beginning the insanity.
Superman begins with one of the best drops found anywhere, a steep, and I mean steep 220ft plunge that catapults riders skyward. Reaching speeds around 77mph, the train narrowly enters a wonderfully executed underground tunnel that provides one of the most frightening headchoppers on any ride. However, the excitement is only beginning as Superman then treated me to a good parabolic hill that gives a hearty dose of air. Then with such grace, speed, and intensity few coasters could execute, Superman flies through an intense overbanked turn that just piled on the Gs. Briefly after came two of the best air-time hills found on any ride. If you think you know what air-time is, get out to New England and experience these two hills and they alone will redefine what air-time is. Once you crest those hills, your butt won’t touch your seat until you reach the bottom.
At this point many coasters would let up, but Superman avoided the almighty kryptonite and then some. From what I had heard from other enthusiasts, the second half pales in comparison with the first half. That certainly wasn’t the case for me. Without losing a step, Superman rockets into an intense helix that really treats riders to some of the strongest Gs I’ve ever experienced. I can’t say the strongest because after a huge, swooping air-time hill, another helix provides the most powerful Gs of any coaster I’ve ever experienced. Next came the picturesque s-hill into the second and final of Superman’s tunnel, which provides incredible ejector air mixed with great laterals. But just before hitting the brake run, Superman has yet another drop filled with negative Gs and then two more great bunny hills that give air just as advertised, and then some. Still maintaining speed that would be a top speed for many other coasters, Superman speeds into the brake run finally giving riders a chance to breathe.
Superman is not only the best steel coaster I’ve been on, but also the best coaster that I’ve been on, period! The Man of Steel excels in so many areas- air-time, Gs, intensity, speed, pacing- the list goes on and on. Thanks to relentless pacing, best air of any other steel coaster I’ve been on, and just intensity that rivals the real Superman, Superman is the king of coasters in my eyes.
Overall Rating: 10 out of 10 (Favorite Coaster Ever!)
Favorite Seat: Back (9:2)
Favorite Moment: 4th hill
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| 7-16-08 17:00:24 |
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SFoGGuy
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 84
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Superman is a very fun ride, there is a little doubt about that. The elements at the end of the ride are maybe the best of any coaster. For me though, where it falls short, is the first drop. While SROS is better than Millennium Force on the back end and it is longer, the thrill and intensity of the first drop on MF keep it as a better overall ride for me. I have probably ridden at least five coasters with a better beginning drop hill than SROS. So my verdict is that Superman is a great ride, top five for sure, but it does not take over the top spot for me.
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| 8-25-08 10:26:07 |
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wickedtwist2
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 138
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Just SLIGHTLY overrated, the straight drops on this thing are killers.
The ride is sweet though, do not get me wrong! The air is just sick, and it's so twisty with pops of ejector air all over the place. It is truey a great ride, if it had flowy drops rather than the straight ones, this would easily be the best steelie of all time IMO.
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