Superman: The Ride (Six Flags New England)

Bizarro General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Six Flags New England Location Agawam, Massachusetts, USA Status Operating Operated Operated May 5, 2000 - Opened May 5, 2000 Opening Cost Height restriction Between 54 inches (137 cm) and 76 inches (193 cm) Statistics Manufacturer Intamin AG Builder Designer Werner Stengel Type Steel- Hyper Type Model Riders per train 34 Riders per hour Lift/launch system Chain Lift Height 208 feet Drop 221 feet Top speed 77 mph Length 5,400 feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration 2:35 Inversions 0 Steepest drop Maximum g-force Flash Pass avialable

Superman: The Ride, formerly known as Superman: Ride of Steel (until 2008) and then Bizarro (until 2015), is an Intamin AG hyper roller coaster located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts. The ride was built by Intamin AG in 2000 and has just over a mile of track. Bizarro has won the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for "Best Steel Roller Coaster" in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The ride shares the same theme as Bizarro, a floorless roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure.

History and General Information

Superman: The Ride of Steel opened at Six Flags New England in 2000. It opened around the same time as Millennium Force, the coaster it has been in an ongoing war with for the Golden Ticket Award for Best Steel Roller Coaster. The ride featured a 208 foot hill with a 221 foot drop into a headchopper tunnel along with many airtime hills and a mist-filled tunnel. It was praised for its airtime, smoothness, and of course the general intensity and excitement value of the ride.

In 2009, Superman was rethemed to Bizarro, the name of superman's evil clone. The red and blue paint scheme of the ride were changed to purple and dark blue. Effects were added such as flames, building structures, open-aired "S" shields, and mist-filled tunnels. The flames were eventually relocated to the New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas. In 2013, Bizarro recieved new audio. At the beginning of the 2016 season, Bizarro was re-named Superman: The Ride, and received its old red and blue paint scheme again. The audio from 2013 was removed, and the coaster now features Virtual Reality, the first VR coaster in the northeast.

Rankings

Golden Ticket Awards: Best Steel Roller Coaster

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Ranking	10	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	101

Photo Gallery

Bizarro Tunnel.jpg

The Bizarro train entering the mist tunnel

Bizarro traveling through a 'building'

Superman Drop Original.jpg

Bizarro's drop while still under the Superman theme

Bizarro with Superman theming