Sunday, July 20th 2008




Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Superman: Ride of Steel | Batman: The Dark Knight | Cyclone | Pandemonium | Mind Eraser | Flashback Thunderbolt | Twister | Scream | Double Trouble | Time Warp | Nightwing | Catapult


     
Superman has been voted as the best steel roller coaster in the world for multiple years in a row from many different polls and surveys.  Widely considered to be Expedition GeForce's only rival in terms of thrills and airtime, Superman: Ride of Steel gives a fantastic well-paced and well-rounded ride.  It begins as an out and back coaster, and ends with numerous strong helixes and a finale of three small bunny hills.
    


Type: Mega-coaster
Manufacturer: Intamin
Height: 208ft
Length: 5,400ft
Speed: 77mph

Tunnels: 2
Maximum g-forces:
+3.6, -1.1

Opened: 2000


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Flying over the trees

 


The finale


2nd helix

 


Flying past the station


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Force Factor

Average Member Rating Out of Ten


Actual Rating: 9.652

Members Who Have Been on and Rated Superman: Ride of Steel: (23)
Ratings in Brackets


Jake(10), blako(10), CK(10), Pieman(10), alecelm(10), alecelmboy(10), 
Jubby(10), Boomerang201004(10), CoasterKing24(10), East Coast(er) Gener(10), Fi(10), SnooSnoo(10), sfjunkie2010(10), 
xsupaxmanx(10), mewantcandy2(10), Ketchup(10), Almost(10), Ultimate Coaster(10), UFAlien(9), jordan1471(9), 
duxstar(8), kulkep(8), eltorolover(8), 


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East Coast(er) General


Posts: 148
Location: New York City
What can I say - its my fav steel coaster and #2 on my all-time list. Since El Toro is #1 it only makes sense that SRoS
be right behind the wild bull. Great climb & drop (sit in the back row on the left overlooking the river), cool tunnels
(a little mist on a hot day) & that air time! A true 10 if there ever was one!
CoasterKing24


Posts: 53
Location: 
Looks awesome!
duxstar


Posts: 30
Location: 
I LOVE hypercoasters and while this one was fun, I couldn't believe the hype it receives, went on it numerous times and
never had the air time that lots of people here talk about.
blaze123


Posts: 16
Location: 
id prefer nemesis over this anytime-and it has theming rather than just a name and a paint scheme-why cant more parks
theme rides properly like at alton
alecelm


Posts: 16
Location: 
Amazing. One of the Best coasters ever.
ayreb002


Posts: 0
Location: 
wow, it looks totaly amazing, it makes other rollercoasters seem perfetic
Boomerang201004


Posts: 20
Location: 
This ride is AMAZING!!!. The airtime is immense, and the helices are great! this entire ride is just perfection in a
ride, couldn't ask for a better ride!
jujuondeck


Posts: 0
Location: 
wow i really want to go on that so bad man its to bad though i have a lot of family members uo there maybe i can go
there for spring break hmmmmm!
pluto


Posts: 0
Location: Portsmouth England (woo hooo)
Wow! What can I say! After queuing for over an hour for scream I thought “F*ck it! Get a fast pass”. Well worth the
cash as the next ride we went on was this and we only had to wait 10 min! I was shaking with anticipation as we got on.
I was breathing like a pervert on a telephone as we ascended that first drop. And then…. Holy sh*t! That first drop is
awesome, as you drop down over the hump and look down you think the track is broken because it descends right into a
hole in the ground! Then its scream after scream, through the second tunnel and a cooling mist (nice on a hot July day)
and out. Wow. If you in the area its worth going to six flags just for this ride. Be warned, with out fast pass it
would have been over an hour wait.
MsIsly


Posts: 134
Location: In heaven, obviously not...
I've gotta go here one day!
Griffonfreak!


Posts: 21
Location: Virginia,USA
Looks awesome!!!!!!!!!! I live in Virginia so I can't go!
Pieman


Posts: 331
Location: In front of my computer
This is a great example of Intamin's awesome work. The view over the lift hill, the great airtime, the frist drop into
the tunnel, and the powerful helixes at the end make this a great ride. Never lets up till the very last second the
magnetic brakes stop the train.
stealth2112


Posts: 1
Location: coasterforce.com
i wanna go to sfne really bad but i live too far away
peasaregreen


Posts: 0
Location: 
omg looks crazzzzzy!
chafara


Posts: 0
Location: 
ride it than.
intaminmyles


Posts: 0
Location: 
I WANT TO RIDE THIS
RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chafara


Posts: 0
Location: 
best ride in the world.i like how all the other buildings are like city buildings in NYC and the superman movies take
place in NYC so the buildings and then superman are good aspects.but it does have down sides:1.dirty station.2:with
flash pass sometimes they keep on opening the chain to the station to only the people in the quene which is stupid.3:the
flash pass there is the gayest because it has to be like 1 minute or it dosent take it.4:long wait for the flash
pass.ex.u put it in at 11 and you will have to wait until like 1.5:not much of the ride has scenery like all it has is
tunnels and mist thats it.and the rest is just ride
sfjunkie2010


Posts: 22
Location: 
simply the best ride ever! End of story.
jebcoaster


Posts: 0
Location: 
great ride but doesnt compare to b&m speed coasters
UFAlien


Posts: 12
Location: 
MF is Millenium Force, at Cedar Point. I'm not able to compare, as I won't ride MF until this August!
xsupaxmanx


Posts: 135
Location: Connecticut
this is the closest park to me, only like 3o min away and i absolutely love thi coaster, the airtime on the camelbacks
are amazing!
slammer*


Posts: 135
Location: Connecticut
oooh!!! WOW that looks so good.
baseball66


Posts: 40
Location: 
what's MF
lazytownollie


Posts: 1
Location: Near Camelot, UK
This is the best! Completely! One off my favourites but air at alton is the best :-)
kulkep


Posts: 0
Location: NYC
Went on this coaster a few weeks ago after hearing how good it was. Gave it 3 rides to make sure of my opinion and
thought it was ok. I like Nitro a lot better. SROS isn't as smooth. There is this weird little rumble as it goes over
the track. It is a good ride just not what I thought it would be.
polarpenguin512


Posts: 0
Location: NYC
i love this coaster. one of my all time favorites!
Bennett_777


Posts: 3
Location: Providence
Great rollercaoaster! It was so fun and I was so scared but after the first drop its alright. Love it been on once and
is my #1 favorite!!!!!
CK


Posts: 154
Location: Connecticut
Ah! My home coaster. Only 15 Minutes drive! This coaster got a 5 on my top 10 coaster list!
CK


Posts: 154
Location: Connecticut
Last day of operation '06. (Halloween) I was there, front seat, dead of night, in a costume. It was awesome. Can't wait
for next year!
coaster_ryan


Posts: 154
Location: Connecticut
aaaaaaawwwwwssssoooommmmeeeee fun !!!!!!!
helloloser2434


Posts: 154
Location: Connecticut
wow. i rode this on a band trip (i sprinted to the line as fast as i could and i had to force the girl i was with into
line) and it is SO crazy. the airtime cant be rivaled with on any ride. its just amazing
asr


Posts: 231
Location: Central Mass
Like nothing else I have ever seen. Amazing airtime, great tunnels, fun helices, it rattles quite a bit, but in a good
way, it makes the ride feel more powerfull. In the end of the twister section, you wish it would stop, not because it's
painfull or boring, but because it is just too much. Just amazing, and it will leave you hungry for more. I've never
rode it at night, but it must be unbelivable. 10 out of 10, and probably the best coaster ever built, although El Toro
looks pretty good too.
Cedar_boi


Posts: 231
Location: Central Mass
Amazing airtime, i have never been on anything like it 10/10
PA1234


Posts: 18
Location: 
no..this doesnt go upside down!
Cal


Posts: 18
Location: 
For me, this is the perfect coaster. Glorious floating airtime, twists, turns, a tunnel - it has it all. This is the
coaster I'll remember on my death bed.
BlackHole2005


Posts: 18
Location: 
This is the meaning of awesomeness!!
hazza


Posts: 0
Location: 
does it go up zide d o w n
Nitro1118


Posts: 0
Location: 
My favorite steel coaster. Absolutely incredible ride. It has 2 spots of great floater, 5 moments of great ejector, 2
strong helixes, 2 great underground tunnels, and overall the best pure layout in the world.
mewantcandy2


Posts: 844
Location: DC, son
Meant to originally give it a ten, not an 8. This ride is vicious.
blazzinmatt


Posts: 844
Location: DC, son
Too much hype for the ride. It wasn't as perfect as everyone made it out to be.
Chris61488


Posts: 844
Location: DC, son
Great ride! One of the best rides I have ever riden. The speed is great, the airtime is sick and the tunnels are
awesome. There are however a couple of things I don't like. The trains are a bit cramped, I am rather tall [6'6"] so I
don't have much leg room. Also, according to www.rcdb.com you must be between 54" and 76" to ride. I haven't been there
in a few years, but I am now over 76" and apparently no longer allowed to ride SROS. Although this has more air and
elements then MF, I can't give it a 10 due to my love for sheer speed and the fact that I am no longer able to ride it.
kyle04


Posts: 844
Location: DC, son
no airtime what so ever
cedarpointchick2011


Posts: 844
Location: DC, son
looks awesome. and since i've finally been on MF and TTD, i think i could handle this
slakerx


Posts: 5
Location: Southern Vermont, USA
Best coaster out there! Not the tallest / fastest, but the speed never lets down going over the hills, thru the tunnels,
and even into the final turn and brake run. This is WAY better than MF. AIRTIME over ALL of the hills, not just 1.
awesome layout not just overbanked turn, followed by almost forceless hill.
!Thrill seeker!


Posts: 5
Location: Southern Vermont, USA
This ride looks sooooooooo ace!
Hyde244


Posts: 5239
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
V Granted, MF has downtime from time to time, as does every coaster, but it is nowhere near what it was when MF first
opened. Nowadays, downtime is usually at most a week, maybe a week and a half at most, for the whole season. And
from the sounds of things, S:RoS doesn't do much better than that at all.
CK


Posts: 154
Location: Connecticut
Why was Yesum's rating removed? My only complaint about this ride is the down-time. It's not as bad as MF's but almost
every time I go for the front seat, BREAK DOWN! It's so annoying.
Big Steve


Posts: 1295
Location: *points*
Looks like it's got some amazing airtime on it.
Paul


Posts: 154
Location: Togatown, NY
Amazing ride...beats anything I've been on by a HUGE margin (Nitro, Dragons, Hulk, etc). Yesum you should be killed for
giving it a 7 just because you 'got sick before'.
Broken-Yet-Silent


Posts: 154
Location: Togatown, NY
This was great coaster....once I got on it. My group was about to get loaded on when the front restrant got stuck. But
w/e once I got on it i thought it was great. The drops and bank turns were. All and all a smooth coaster all the way
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