The Troubled History of Superman: The Escape - The Delayed FIRST Coaster to Reach 100 Mph
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- Join us on Expedition Six Flags as we look at the troubled history of Superman: The Escape, now known as Superman: Escape from Krypton. This coaster opened during the coaster wars of the 90s and 2000s and was delayed during testing. It hoped to be the first roller coaster in the world to reach 100 mph. Was it? well kinda.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it is Superman: The Escape. A rollercoaster that pushed technolgy in the industry forward and made a huge impact around the world.
There are some flashing scenes in this video.
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40% of my memories at Six Flags consist of me covering my ears as I pass underneath Superman's track. So iconic, but so loud, lol
Whats the other 60%?
@@bravo562 Probably playing in the Looney Tunes fountain
Super loud. That's one of reasons the Las Vegas city council wouldnt let the Stratosphere build one.
Never cover your ears walkin this epic sound for it only works 4 times a year this days so it's something of a rare sound to hear now
I came to SFMM a couple days ago, that ride sounds like thunder lol
I know this ride isn't exactly a favorite in a lot of people's eyes but I have always enjoyed my rides on this. In the early 2000's, I rode this with only three other people in the train. My friends, who were local to the area, were extremely excited before we launched. I just thought they were happy to be riding but as it turns out, less people made for a much quicker ride. We made it all the way to the top and literally 'kissed' the brakes up there. I just remember realizing how damn close we were to the Superman sculpture and realizing that wasn't normal. I haven't had a faster ride on it since. It was one I won't forget.
Cool! I wonder as I'm getting older now 🤔 how heavy is the feeling of the G-forces of the launch? Also because you are heading backwards now... and is it a shaky ride?
@@dlrpmagic The launch isn't nearly as powerful feeling as I thought it would be, however, it does seem a lot more intense while riding in reverse. I don't find the ride to be shaky at all.
@@SeanFlaharty thanks!
The lack of weight probably made the ride a lot fast but also the breaks needed to work a bit extra due to that. Scary thinking you were close to the sculpture.
I actually rode it yesterday with 3 other people (they need 4+ in order to launch it), it didn’t feel like 100mph but it was still fast. We rode it twice in a row and then it broke down and closed for the rest of the day lol we were the only guests in the park to ride it yesterday. A really good experience lol.
She might not be the tallest or fastest anymore, but surly must be the loudest
It’s true!
I feel like I'm the only one who actually loves its jet sound.
So loud you would think it was doing something epic.
@@jaredungar6552 nah I like it too it allows it to shout it’s name in the park
Just cover your ears while going underneath it
@@jaredungar6552 Same I love the loud noise it makes !
“Coaster enthusiasts will travel hundreds of miles for a moment of airtime”
Truer words have never been said
Haha right
I live near Magic Mountain and Superman is the loudest thing in all of Santa Clarita! You can hear it from miles away
So loud haha
lol wait until those apts open next to the park oh the complaining will begin
Only when you're not on it weirdly huh?? Going under during its run was really rough. Didn't have that on the ride lol
@@a-rex5774 the wind in your ears and the screams of the riders don't let you hear anything else 😁
I wonder what the cause of the sound is?
If the trains launch backwards, shouldn't it be called "Bizarro Superman: the Not Escape"?
😎🤔
Yes aha
His name is just Bizarro. That would be awesome.
You could say the delay...
*was its kryptonite*
Yessss
I'm so glad you mentioned the floating banana. This ride was always that "floating banana" ride to me and my siblings. Hell, we probably quote that dude and the floating banana at least once a month. It's just one of those things that's so ingrained into my psyche it's hard to forget. And I've never even rode this coaster.
Please please I beg you do a history video on ghost Rider from Knott's Berry farm please!!!your voice is perfect for narration and it would be awesome it would be one of my favorite videos ever also is my favorite wooden roller coaster
I will in the future! Thank you
I really miss the Tower of Terror. I know that these rides are a 1 trick pony, but the adrenaline was awesome :)
Agreed!
Yeah, I still got one of the tower of terror mugs
...I don't miss it. At 16, I was much smaller than my ridiculously tall family at the time I rode it. The lapbar did nothing because it locked multiple inches off of my thighs. I had to hang on for dear life so I wouldn't get flung out. When I got off I sat outside the exit, curled into a fetal position, sobbed, shook, and rocked back and forth. It took me several minutes before I could explain what happened. Thankfully my hand strength was strong enough to hold onto the bar and I successfully locked my joints too. I hated the Tower of Terror.
@@GonzoIsCoolthe lapbar is several inches above me on most coasters I ride, you're just overreacting.
@@MrPizza_0919 I was appropriately 5ft tall, and still wore size 14/16 girls slim because my hips were non existent. If I was a literal circle in the middle. the widest I could be was less than 9 inches at the hips. Because I wasn't a playmobile figure, I was more like 6 inches in depth, which I know because I like enclosed spaces. The bar ended almost 3 inches off of my lap. Since I could get exactly both sets of fingers to meet around the thickest part of my legs, I know that they were approximately 4" tall. So it was more than an inch bigger than the widest part of my body at the time. I made my own clothes back then, so I knew my measurements. I legitimately was hurt by the ride, and all of my muscles hurt from the strain of holding on. There was NOTHING but me trying to wedge myself between the seat and the floor and the strength of my hands keeping me from leaving my seat. Thankfully I am extremely short waisted so I had legs 9 inches taller than normal for my height. If I wasn't short waisted with the legs I wouldn't have been able to wedge myself in place. Having the legs of someone closer to 6ft tall is why I didn't fall out. I hope this more clearly explains what happened.
Could you do Rock N Roller Coaster next? Love your videos 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Soon and thanks!
@Florida-By-Rail this guy seems to do a good job with his research so I def think he’ll include it’s sister coaster as well.
The epitome of a one-trick pony. Rode this once and didn't feel the need to get back in line. Plus it's insanely loud🤣
It is really loud aha
That is exactly why I’ve never ridden it. I always dreaded going near it because it hurt my ears so bad. I remember hearing it CLEAR ACROSS THE PARK and having to cover my ears everytime I went under the bridge where the coaster would go over. We used to run underneath it to get it over with faster.
I was waiting for him to mention how loud it was. I remember having to yell to be heard when in its vicinity!
I went to Six Flags MM during the summer of 1996. We were disappointed that Superman had not yet opened and watched as they tested the empty cars, none of them reaching even halfway up the tower. When I finally rode it in 1998, it was definitely worth the wait. Short but FUN! The launch was intense, the sound alone as you accelerated along the track was memorable. A great ride!
Agreed!
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Sadly in the past years superman has only been operating with onside. It never duels anymore. I heard that thats beacause it puts too much stress on the tower. And ive heard that they used one side for spare parts.
I think it's days are numbered sadly
They used our Tower of Terror for parts but even doing that the days for it will be numbered being it's now a one of a kind coaster.
I worked at superman the day it actually reached the top of the coaster. It took the power from the entire park. It happened early in the morning before guest were allowed in.
Did it? I always wanted to ride it when it got up there but they changed that quick.
@@LewisSmithJr yeah why the power was needed from the entire park was beyond me. It was even weirder cause I didn't know there was brakes at the top to make you pause and look at superman for a second.
@@disconnected5495 yeah the whole point was to get the the top hold you there for a few like something really quick like 3-6 then bring you back. It was also around the beginning time when if timed right pennies would float in the air for the same amount of seconds you are paused at the time. Then they went and changed things turned the cars around etc...now they damn ride barely works. You gotta catch it on a good Saturday
This ride had so many issues and down times when it opened. I remember I got cold waiting in line with my BF. I left him in line, walked out of the park, walked to the car, got my jacket, walked all the way back, then through the queue, and he was still where I left him.
Superman and Goliath are the only rides at Magic Mountain where I always say I'm gonna finally go on but every time I go I'm like 'fuck that'.
Goliath is for baby’s Superman tho is some scary stuff
goliath isnt that bad i find x2 more intense
Honestly I think that shuttle coasters and full circuit coasters should be separated always when it comes to awards. It’s easier and harder for each of them to do stuff so stuff like the worlds longest shuttle coaster should be awarded just as much as worlds longest coaster.
I agree
Meanwhile I, Rocket Man, am the best superhero in the universe
Hmmmm
I rode it forwards in 2004 and have ridden it backwards many times since 2011, and whether or not it's a roller coaster it's always one of my favourite moments of any Magic Mountain day.
Yes!
I have ridden this ride back in 2018 and I would say it’s fun. What surprise me the most was the weightlessness, it is super noticeable and definitely my favorite part about this ride.
Agreed!
"I want to go on something more thrilling than "
Yesss
X2
I’ve ridden the “Tower of Terror” the Aussie version!! Loved the ride!! Was so fun. The ride will be missed.
Yeah shame it closed!
One thing most people don't realize that I actually like, is that Superman is the loudest roller coaster in the world.
You’re not lying!!! I worked at the arcade under it....it was CRAZY loud!! You couldn’t even talk to guest when they launched the cars! We also heard stories of test run dummies heads getting ripped off 🤷♂️
Here's my story with this ride. I was a teenager visiting Magic Mountain for the first time and by the time we went to ride Superman, I was exhausted. I told my friends that after this ride, I was going back to the car to go to sleep. I even stood under the blowers for the cold theming in the Fortress of Solitude to try to stay awake in the queue. After the ride, I was WIDE AWAKE. My friends and I rode the Gold Rusher and Spin Out numerous times as they had no line. I was totally unaware of the ride's history until this video.
Sounds awesome!
I LOVE this ride. It would be far higher up my coaster rankings than most people, but I love the speed and find it incredibly relaxing flying up the tower with the feeling of weightlessness and seeing the whole park down below. I know it shouldn’t be my favourite ride in the park but somehow it is. Lucky to have got on tower of terror II just a week or two before it’s closure, but hopefully this can keep going for a few more years yet 😊
You can’t mention Desperado without mentioning Lance Burton
Exactly!
Lance Reddick + LeVar Burton?
(please tell me someone gets that)
I’m surprised you didn’t mention how extremely loud this ride is when you’re just walking around the park lol
Haha goes without saying
Yes! I visited Magic Mountain a couple of years ago, and I did ride Escape from Krypton, and it was fun, but I wouldn't want it at my home park of Six Flags Over Texas, because it's just too jarringly loud!
Really wish you talked more about the tires and the sound. The tires are made of urethane after rubber slowed down the vehicle, but the urethane tires changed the sound profile. It has the DB of a F-14 tomcat fighter and can be heard throughout the area when running.
I wish I had a coaster ridding banana 😪
Me too!!
get one at the grocery store :)
“That was stupid. That was really stupid.”
Indeed. Indeed, it was.
Hahaha yes
Very FAKE too.
5:01 THAT CLIP!!! THAT 13 CLIP AND THE DESPERADO CLIP IN BACK TO BACK VIDEOS LMAOOOOO
Hahaha the dream !
Do I consider it a coaster? No.
Do I ride it every visit? Absolutely.
Dubious records aside, it's still REALLY fun.
Agreed!
Hey, Expedition Theme Park! Please do the History of Drachen Fire!
Sure!
@@ExpeditionThemePark wait until 2022. Busch Gardens is rumored to pay homage to Drachen Fire in their 2022 coaster.
Defunctland already made a video on that.
@@Thestuffnope Sure, but Defunctland and Expedition Theme Park videos have different vibes, and I'm always happy to get both perspectives.
As always, another quality Expedition! I remember living in Los Angeles at the time, and you perfectly captured the frustration of the lengthy delays. That’s such a Six Flags Power Move to finish construction just weeks before the scheduled opening date. The ride is painfully short, and probably has the worst queue to experience ratios of any ride to date. That being said, the launch, hang time, and return is unlike anything I’ve encountered. It’s an amazing ride. I’m kinda surprised you didn’t mention the iconic sound that dominates the park. The screaming sleds are deafening, and I feel for the Park workers who are stationed directly below. Cheers!
Thank you!!
I loved RCT (Roller coaster Tycoon)... @ 9:12 is exactly what I used to do when I build that type of ride 😂. Horrible I know.
Hahah we all did I think!
i love your videos!! this may sound weird but your voice is so soothing and i fall asleep to your videos (in a good way LMAO)
One of the best parts of this ride was when the LSMs don't kick back in during the return and you fly through the station into the emergency friction brakes . Is way better than any roll back I've had on anything else....
Yeah haha I saw a video of it happen and looks crazy
im glad you keep going over the rollercoaster tycoon coasters, this is one of my game favorites!!
Me too!
I want to go on something more thrilling than Superman the escape
This ride is on my "no way" list as in there's "no way" I'd ride this! Lol.
I've been on Top thrill dragster, I305, Millennium Force, and other giant coasters but there is something about that backwards plummet I'm like..." Nope" 😅
Before this Coaster was changed to launch backwards, this was also a nope for me. But when I finally went on it, I was in shock that I was even scared of it. It really wasn't that bad, just fun. I have been fortunate to ride this ride forwards and backwards but never got an experience where both tracks were launched at the same time. Also I have been on TTD and Millennium force and Superman is weak forwards and backwards compared to those two. But SFMM being my home park, I still love to ride Superman. Even with its launch not being as strong.
The Joker Revenge, the first backward roller coaster.
Classic
Now it's sitting abandoned all because Six Flags was too cheap to fix their New Orleans park.
I’m old enough to remember when this was THE hot coaster. Back when it was featured on every Discovery Channel documentary about roller coasters, back when we were amazed at going 100 MPH, and the six seconds of substations floater airtime as the train lost momentum and fell back down the tower was considered the “holy grail”. For 5 years, this was one of the hot coasters in the community.
Then Top Thrill Dragster opened in 2003, and suddenly this attraction looked like a “baby’s toy”. It was no longer the hot ride. Today's enthusiasts look at this and go "meh", which I can't blame them. But I remember when this topped every enthusiast's "Best of" list in the late 90s/early 2000s.
It may not personally be my favorite ride at Magic Mountain, but it’s a fun ride for what it was. Though I miss when it went forward, as the launch backwards isn’t nearly as fun.
Yeah!
companies with new launch systems:
Premier with LIM: Lets do something safe
Intamin with LSM: WHO WANTS SPEED? WHO WANTS HEIGHT?
Iron Gwazi plug 😂😂 “Roller Coaster fan continued to press the park”
and Velocicoaster
Hahaha right?!
They didn't know its longest-standing record would be world's loudest roller coaster
Is it a bird? is it a plane? No its another awesome Expedition!
Yessssss
Cedar point: *haha, we took your achievement of largest coaster*
Six flags: *let's make the same layout with the same drop tower but just a tiny bit higher and add a little airtime hill*
And add an airtime hill
If 36 feet is tiny to you sure.
@@markvolpe2305 yeah and that too. Good point. Lets not forget faster too.
and terrible restraints
I really don't think that shuttle coasters should qualify for height or drop records at all personally. There's no guarantee that they'll ever achieve that height in the normal course of the ride -- and usually they don't even come close. You have the speed record, but that's a pretty unreliable record in itself. Unless you have a radar gun on every lap, its a very easy stat to manipulate or lie about. At least height/drop is easier for third parties to verify -- and I still think that only continuous circuit coasters should be eligible for the record.
The now extinct Tower of Terror on the Gold Coast used to vary wildly with its launch speeds as well, even in its hey-day of the early 2000's. I managed to get a ride on it a few weeks before it closed in 2019 (very suddenly, with no fanfare) and it was not the ride of my childhood - it was clunky, much slower, and had an aweful and jarring run back through the brakes, stopping halfway back down the tunnel to limp back to the platform. I hope that Superman remains well maintained and is given an eventual retirement that these two giants deserve. Dreamworld just took theirs out the back and shot it after leaving it to linger for years. Incidently, the Tower of Terror still has a drop tower attached to the structure too - in inovatively named Giant Drop... again, in need of either closing or some significant TLC.
Just wanted to point out that that epic music in the beginning has "The Lick" in its central melody
thank god i'm not the only one who noticed!
The first time I rode this in 2008, it was a miracle if it broke 300 feet on the tower!!!
Yeah! Today it isn’t much better
I’m having Six Flags Great America withdrawals, hope we get to see another video on one of the rides there soon lol!
I will in the future
Makes me wonder if the controversy about shuttle coasters and records is why subsequent really tall coasters went to using a tophat instead of a shuttle, so they were technically full circuit roller coasters.
Thanks for mentioning Desperado. That poor damn roller coaster needs some help.
Poor Desperado!
Oh God that would be terrifying going over 100mph on 1920s technology
Haha right
My system ye got yer shuttle coasters and ye full circuit coasters
Yepppp
I remember visiting SFMM when Superman was still in that testing phase. The other rides were making announcements that the ride would not be opening that day, even though it was test firing all day. I remember one of the launches, a car was sparking as it went up the tower. It didn't reach even a third of the way up. That was the last test run for that night.
Now people would wait all day for the chance
SFMM was my first job. I worked on Superman - was my favorite ride to work on. However, I never rode it haha. Too scared of heights.
In what dispensation does a coaster go from Lap bars to OTSRs?
One of my friends told me that they once saw the car fly off the end of it... How dumb can people be-
Especially since the cars never reach the highest point of the tower.
@@BAKU2K2 there’s literally a stop mechanism at the top anyway aha
Haha
Dumb GP Meter: FLYING OFF THE RAILS!! (no pun intended)
What I remember were the debates in online communities (including RRC) back in the late 90s over whether this was a coaster or not.
Also, was this the ride that pioneered the Intamin tradition of innovative but frequently unreliable rides?
Great vid as always! I wonder how many of us learned about Six Flags rides first through RCT2 😂
Twisted Colossus, Viper, Full Throttle, or X2 if you haven't already.
All to come !
Huge sentimental ride for me - I was a 12 year old enthusiast when S:TE opened and it was the most amazing ride at the time. The queue would go down the hill practically to Gold Rusher those first couple of years. That said, I wouldn't shed a single tear if it was removed. As a now 34 year old enthusiast, it's just so loud and obnoxious 🤣
14:24 And now, Magic Mountain has just turned around the train on the left side to face forwards! Also they received the parts from Tower of Terror 2 and now the ride goes back up to its original height.
I remember being so afraid of getting on this thing but it really is a fun experience and doesn't feel like you are that high compared to when you are slowly going up a hill
Ik someone at Six Flags MM was like "How come Dreamworld got their sh*t together"
I'm A Huge Big Super Awesome Superman Fan. Thanks Mate. X
Thanks Luke!
Nezt do the historys of kingda ka and el toro
I will
@@ExpeditionThemePark yay :)
That has some crazy airtime! 😯
Yep!
This ride is so loud. I hate walking by it.
Haha yeah!
It’s bad when standing in line for CraZanity too
oof. on the line for senpai goliath 😩
I really don't understand why they have yet to turn one train forward. The option to so both would be great. I don't see a reason for not doing this.
Yeah I would ride it actually.
Yeah a shame
I never ride on Superman: The Escape (now known as Superman: Escape from Krypton) before. But I do heard that it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster to reach 100 mph! Speaking of that, I said to myself, "I thought that Superman: The Escape was the first tallest and fastest roller coaster!" But then I later found out that Tower of Terror opened as the world's first tallest and fastest roller coaster to reach a speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) at DreamWorld Austrailla! 😂😂😂
Yep!! Haha bet they were mad
I loved riding Superman in 2009, because Id been dreaming about it since seeing a science documentary that featured it back in the late 90s. No it wasn’t very forceful and it’s unbelievably loud but it was fast and it was tall and most importantly it was cool to say you rode it.
Speaking as a rider from when this coaster was forward facing, it was and still to this day, is one of my favorite rides I've ever experienced. Only ever closely matched by a coater at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. As many times as I visited the park, this ride had a 50/50 chance of being closed for the day. So the 3/4 times I was able to ride felt like a blessing. I'm glad my dad forced me onto this ride because it will be a moment I will never forget.
Not worth the wait.
X2 should have the Superman name/theming. If you sit in the front of X2, it is as if Superman has his arms around you and if taking you flying through the air.
Really wanted to go on this but thought fuck that after hearing it from literally miles away
I am among those who were fortunate enough to ride it when it was Superman: the Escape between the years 2001 (when I first rode it) to 2009 (the second year in a row that I had a season pass to Magic Mountain). I actually started to like better when it turned in Superman: Escape from Krypton in 2011 (there is just something about riding roller coasters backwards that I happen to like) but I do miss seeing the Superman statues that they had on both the tower and in the queue. Plus the Fortress of Solitude has the best air conditioning in the park on a hot summer day.
6:26 -- That day it wasn't just a Superman ride, it was a Bananaman ride as well.
The best kind of ride !
I actually get that.
I remember how much of a big deal this coaster was back when it opened in 1997. It was such a big deal that NBC sent out one of their Today Show correspondences to do an entire segment on the ride while riding it. But instead of using a banana, he used ping pong balls and Girl Scout cookies to show off the weightlessness riders get to experience on the ride.
The only good thing is that Superman escape from krypton brought the forward to the left side, while keeping backward to the right side, since 2021.
I’ve traveled more than 500 miles for 6 seconds of fun too. You’re not special, TV news guy.
Thankfully, now they DO have one side going forwards, and one side going backwards! Of course, they're usually not BOTH open... lol. Definitely love this ride still though, and try to go on it whenever Im there if it happens to be open that day.
I haven't been on it since I was a teenager, it only goes backwards now? And they took superman off? That totally defeats the purpose of the ride.
Magic Mountain is my home park but I never go on this “coaster”. Wanna know why?! The thought of staring at the ground from 300 and somethin feet up in the air, 90 degrees, for some reason just scares the living shit out of me. People laugh when I say “I’ll “consider” X2 over this”
It would always tick me off when people would compare Superman to TTD and say TTD is a far better experience. Yes, TTD is a faster and taller coaster. But at least mention that Superman laid the ground work for taller and faster coasters. It took 6 years for a Coaster to beat the records and it was only that long because we were in the middle of the coaster wars where coaster technology was rapidly improving. Superman was ahead of its time and a coaster that people have flocked all over the world to experience. However if Magic Mountain is smart, when this ride reaches its service life. They need to invest in reinforcing the tower, re-track to fit a new designed train that can carry more passengers, build a brand new launch like maybe Kingda Ka. Add about 100 feet to the tower to reach 500 feet, and make it a full circuit coaster. Also, 2 trains, one backwards and one forwards. You will not know what experience you will get until you start to board the train. Also since you board from the sides and exit in the middle, one station would be for load and the other station would be unload. You can either re-design the queue for one long line or use the return station side as a transfer track. It may sound costly but think about it. One launch will be taken out completely. A more cost effective launch will be put in wich will save money in the long run. You already have a your tower built. Another 100 feet of steel should be pretty affordable for Six Flags. Brand new track and trains may be pretty costly. The only foundation you need would be minimal as adding some re-enforced steel beams to help the tower deal with some G's. I believe this is very do-able. Also don't forget, you once again have the world's tallest and fastest coaster. And if you get a roll-back, then you just got the old school Superman experience.
Nice! I requested this video few days ago. Your fast 😉😉
Ahah yepppp
You mentioned the motors repelling the magnets under the cars as the way they work, this isn't technically accurate.
LSMs work by both attracting and then repelling the magnet using an alternating current. As the magnet approaches the motor, the voltage in the first coil goes from 0v to +250v then back to 0v to pull the magnet towards the coil. As the nett magnetic field becomes zero as the middle of the magnet passes the coil, the voltage then goes from 0v to -250v and then back to 0v to push the magnet away.
Until the development of decent variable frequency drives, controlling this system was a pain in the arse.
Wouldn't be the first time Cedar claimed shuttles don't count - they claimed Moonsault Scramble didn't count as a coaster over 200 feet so they could market Magnum XL200 as the first 😂 But if it coasts it counts in my book!
Well I’m my opinion, I don’t consider Superman a Rollercoaster 🎢 either to me it’s just a Drop Tower bc a coaster don’t just go up it goes everywhere and takes you for a wild ride not just up for some air time.!!! Sorry Superman
One part is wrong. Prior to 2010 or what ever they used to run super man backwards only on Halloween. I remember going in hs 99-03 and riding it backwards I have not been back since they got rid of super man I remember his face at the top was alll melted /old looking and your right it used to go right up to him to the top
It's a good thing they fixed the ride and replaced its launch fins so now it goes higher than it has in years! It goes way into the red now!
I work at Magic Mountain during the time the Superman was being tested and they offered free rides to the employees they were human guinea pigs one-time it made this huge electrical noise like I've never heard that echoed through the whole park Magic Mountain such a screwed-up place that fit in your general working instructions which you take a two-week class to work there there's a thing called none of the Backhouse issues which means don't talk about all the horrible things you see PS never eat the burger most of the time they're in a plastic bag with blackened and blood people aren't throwing up just cuz of the rides they're throwing up from the food I would only eat the Tyson chicken strips and fries because they gave me a free meal and the free turkey sandwiches that were mile-high were awesome but overall what a dirty scummy place I love the rides but as far as the corporation sucks they literally screw their employees out of an hour-and-a-half of work a day anybody who work there will tell you this
If You believe in Your Heart That Jesus Died On The Cross And Rose again On The Third Day And Confess With Your Mouth That Jesus Is Lord then you Will Be Saved
Easily one of the BEST mf rides ever created! I still get chills when I think about how it feels to ride it. In fact, I wish I could go and ride it all day! Not even sure if it's still in operation?!
Only one side is operating
It is!
This is a whack coaster. If Jor-El put me on a rocket because Krypton is exploding, I’d find him in the afterlife cause the rocket came back to Krypton.
I was incredibly afraid of this ride when it came out. When I finally rode it, it was no problem! Now that it’s turned around backwards, I’m scared to ride it again 😂
duuuuuuuude they reopened six flags (with restrictions of course) and we’re going next weekend !!!!!!
i fricking love superman the escape ohhh my god i can’t wait 😝