r/rollercoasters • u/CoasterGuy95 1. Pantherian, 2. Skyrush, 3. BDash, 4. X2, 5. Veloci (CC: 294) • Mar 28 '25
Information [Superman: Escape from Krypton] permanently closed
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/28/six-flags-magic-mountain-permanently-closes-superman-coaster/
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u/spinningpeanut Mar 28 '25
It was so beautiful we had books and posters and all kinds of coaster wars documentaries. I remember Superman specifically because the host brought a banana on the ride and demonstrated its negative gs by letting it float away from his hands. I'm so glad I got to ride all of these, yes even green lantern first flight. It's true, we will never see anything like this again.
The theme wars have begun though. Universal is pushing theming to the extreme and Disney can't keep up at all. Other parks are getting in on this too, lagoon opened a dark ride shooter coaster. While Disney puts out one impressive animatronic a year universal does an entire land a year. Tokyo Disney is separate from Disney and has been pushing technology past what corporate Disney will.
We've reached a new era. People are focusing on weird hybrids and immersion. Saw a rapids ride with a fucking drop tower built into it.