Ride of Steel
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| Location |
Six Flags Darien Lake ( Darien Center , New York , USA ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | Mega coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH |
| costs | $ 12 million |
| opening | May 15, 1999 |
| length | 1646 m |
| height | 63 m |
| Departure | 63 m |
| Max. gradient | 68 ° |
| Max. speed | 118 km / h |
| Travel time | 2:02 min |
| Trains | 2 trains, 8 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
Ride of Steel in Six Flags Darien Lake ( Darien Center , New York , USA ) is a steel roller coaster of the Mega Coaster model from the manufacturer Intamin , which was opened on May 15, 1999 as Superman: Ride Of Steel . A mirror-inverted system runs under the name Superman: Ride Of Steel in Six Flags America . A similar train runs under Bizarro (formerly also Superman - Ride of Steel ) in Six Flags New England .
The 1646 m long route reaches a height of 63 m and has a 63 m high first drop of 68 °, on which the trains can reach a top speed of 118 km / h.
Trains
Ride of Steel has two trains with eight cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. Passengers must be between 1.37 m and 1.93 m tall to be allowed to ride.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 55 ′ 45.5 ″ N , 78 ° 23 ′ 12.6 ″ W.