Superman: Krypton Coaster
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| Location | Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
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| Type | Steel - Floorless |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | March 11, 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Height | 168 feet (51.2 m) |
| Length | 4,025 feet (1,226.8 m) |
| Max speed | 70 mile per hour (112.7 km/h) |
| Inversions | 6 |
| Duration | 2:35 |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 3.8 |
| Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Superman: Krypton Coaster at RCDB | |
Superman: Krypton Coaster is a roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is one of four floorless coasters to open in the year 2000 (the other three were Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Dominator at Geauga Lake and Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando). The coaster stands 168 feet tall and has a track length of 4025 feet and top speed of 70 mph—the fastest of any B&M floorless coaster. It has six inversions
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[edit] Trivia
- Bolliger & Mabillard utilized the surrounding cliff in the creation of Superman: Krypton Coaster. Both the top of the lift hill and the helix after the vertical loop extend over this cliff.
- On top of the loop, a small statue of Superman exists
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[edit] Gallery
 The ascent |
 The track |
 The initial descent |
 Vertical loop |
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
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Boomerang – Poltergeist – Rattler – Road Runner Express – Rollschuhcoaster – Superman: Krypton Coaster |
