Ride Of Steel (Darien Lake)

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This page is for a roller coaster at Darien Lake known as [[Ride Of Steel (Darien Lake). For the similar coaster called Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England, see Superman - Ride of Steel (Six Flags New England). For the identical coaster called Superman: Ride Of Steel found at Six Flags America, see Superman: Ride of Steel.

Ride of Steel
Loading station and lift hill at Darien Lake, prior to the removal of Superman theming.
Location	1. Darien Lake Theme Park Resort 2. Six Flags America
Type	Steel roller coaster
Status	Open
Opened	May 15, 1999
Manufacturer	Intamin AG
Model	Hypercoaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	1. 208 feet 2. 197 feet
Drop	205 feet
Length	1. 5350 feet 2. 5400 feet
Max speed	73 mph
Inversions	0
Duration	2:02
Capacity	1100 riders per hour
Cost	$12,000,000 USD
Height Restriction	54 inches
Ride of Steel at RCDB Pictures of Ride of Steel at RCDB
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Ride Of Steel is a steel hyper roller coaster that exists at Darien Lake. An identical rollercoaster known as |Superman: Ride of Steel exists at Six Flags America. The two rides feature identical layouts which includes two large helices, multiple airtime hills, and a long straight segment. After Six Flags sold Darien Lake in 2006, the new owners dropped the "Superman" name for just "Ride of Steel". However, Darien Lake's version is still functionally the same, only without the Superman name and theming. In addition, a similar rollercoaster, also called Superman - Ride Of Steel operates at Six Flags New England. The other two opened in 2000, while this one opened in 1999.

Contents 1 Accidents 2 Rankings 2.1 Darien Lake Theme Park Resort 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Accidents

• A near-fatal accident occurred on the Darien Lake version in 1999 when a passenger was thrown from the train on one of the final hills. As a result, the park installed standard seat-belts and imposed further restrictions on passenger size and weight. Prior to the accident, the height restriction was 48 inches; now it is 54 inches.^[1]

[edit] Rankings

[edit] Darien Lake Theme Park Resort

Golden Ticket Awards: Top Steel Roller Coasters[2][3][4]
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Ranking	10	6	6	10	9	13	13	12	11

Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Steel-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Ranking	1	none	7	5	9	7	12	15	25

Superman's lift and first drop

Superman's first airtime hill

Superman's final airtime hill

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Six Flags America's Official Page for Superman: Ride of Steel

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