Superman: Ultimate Flight

This article is about the three flying roller coasters at Six Flags amusement parks. For the roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, see Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom).

Superman: Ultimate Flight
Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Over Georgia
Park sectionMetropolis Park
Coordinates33°45′57″N 84°33′11″W / 33.765745°N 84.553045°W / 33.765745; -84.553045
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 6, 2002
ReplacedViper[1]
Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Over Georgia at RCDB
Six Flags Great Adventure
Park sectionBoardwalk
Coordinates40°8′20.27″N 74°26′21.94″W / 40.1389639°N 74.4394278°W / 40.1389639; -74.4394278
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 17, 2003
Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great Adventure at RCDB
Six Flags Great America
Park sectionOrleans Place
Coordinates42°22′16″N 87°56′03″W / 42.371051°N 87.934265°W / 42.371051; -87.934265
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 3, 2003
ReplacedShockwave
Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great America at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel – Flying
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelFlying Coaster - Superman
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height106 ft (32 m)
Drop100 ft (30 m)
Length2,759–2,798 ft (841–853 m)
Speed51 mph (82 km/h)
Inversions2 (1 non-vertical)
Capacity1100-1500 riders per hour
G-force3
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)
TrainsTwo (Great America) or three (Over Georgia and Great Adventure) trains, with seven (Over Georgia) or eight (Great America or Great Adventure) cars. Riders are arranged four across in one row for a total of 28 (Over Georgia) or 32 (Great America or Great Adventure) riders per train.
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Superman: Ultimate Flight is the name of three flying roller coasters currently operating at three Six Flags amusement parks in the United States, those being Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America. Each of these steel coasters were designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in 2002 and 2003.[2][3][4] Since 2003, Six Flags has installed Superman: Ultimate Flight in three of their parks. Themed to the popular comic book character, Superman: Ultimate Flight simulates flying by positioning its passengers parallel to the track, supported by harnesses and facing the ground through most of the ride. In the station, riders board the train sitting down. After the train is locked and checked, the trains are raised into the flying position. After the ride, the seats are lowered back into the sitting position for the next round of riders.

  1. ^ O'Brien, Tim (December 16, 2002). "Six Flags Ships Schwarzkopf". Amusement Business. 114 (50): 8.
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