Six Flags Magic Mountain “Superman: Escape from K k or so,” Once one of the fastest and highest roller coasters in the world.
Park officials will close maintenance journeys last September Tell the Orange County Register.
The theme park did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Times on Friday.
Originally named “Superman: Escape”, roller coaster Set speed and altitude record According to the theme park’s website, it made its debut in 1997, headed upwards toward the cyclists at 100 mph, and then sent them back to a nearly vertical 415-foot drop, where they experienced 6.5 seconds of weightlessness.
In 2011, the roller coaster was re-recorded as “Superman: Escape from K” and redesigned Shocking trip back.
“You will shoot from 0 to 100 miles per hour in seven seconds, instead,” the Six Flags website describes the trip. “This record-breaking speed and acceleration has never been achieved under stimulation, let alone backward.”
Magic Mountain President Jeff Harris Tell the OC Register The park initially wanted to reopen the ride, but purchasing replacement parts for aging roller coasters has proven to be costly.
“Like other roller coasters in the theme park industry, like these coasters,” Harris told the Register. “It’s just a point in time where we need to make informed decisions about where we should really reinvest to improve the maximum funding for the guest experience. From a business standpoint, putting it back to Superman doesn’t make much sense.”
“Lex Luthor: Devastating Drops” Harris said it was a ride before hanging Superman riding and lift-up park visitors in the air, and then sent them back to Earth, which is currently under maintenance and is scheduled to reopen in April.
The end of Superman’s End meets the sadness of an adrenaline addict.
“Their words to parents and children apply here: ‘You never know when it’s the last time you’ve held your child in your arms,” one user wrote. reddit. “When they were renovating, the same was true for Superman. I love Superman…I never knew the last time I rode was the last time ever.”
Although the fan base of extreme riding is strong, it also experienced it Technical Challenges and several long closing periods. Some of them are Linear synchronous transmission system This brings the ride to 100 mph.
Currently, the fastest roller coaster in the world is the recipe Rossa from Ferrari World of Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2010 and has a top speed of 149.1 mph.
Six Flags Magic Mountain is now down to 19 roller coasters, but Valencia Theme Park has a new one Suspension motorcycle roller coaster The cycling is scheduled to open in 2026.
