Superman The Escape Roller Coaster [POV] 400ft Six Flags Magic Mountain

This is a 2009 POV of Superman The Escape At Six Flags Magic Mountain In Valencia, California. POV filmed and edited by TheCoasterViews.

The ride was intended to open in 1996. However, due to a range of problems Superman: The Escape opened on March 15, 1997. At the end of July 4 weekend of 2010 Superman: The Escape ceased operations with no reason given. A sign posted in front of the ride indicated that it would reopen during the 2011 season, with hints indicating that there would be improvements made to the ride experience. A Los Angeles Times report on August 3, 2010, announced the plans for Superman: The Escape to undergo a major refurbishment before the 2011 season. After Superman: The Escape's former sister ride, the defunct Tower of Terror II at Dreamworld, underwent a major refurbishment in 2010 which entailed a new vehicle which launches backwards, speculation turned to the possibility of a similar modification to the Magic Mountain ride.

On October 20, 2010, Six Flags Magic Mountain officially announced the refurbishment and re-theming of Superman: The Escape, in addition to the construction of two new roller coasters (one of them has since gone extinct). As part of the refurbishment, the ride was renamed to Superman: Escape from Krypton and featured new backward launching cars and a new color scheme. The upgraded ride reopened to the public on March 19, 2011 and to see it, look at the End screen.

We have other videos from Six Flags Magic Mountain, See End screen for the playlist.

[zxjake]

I love how superman is just standing there like
"I'm important" xD

[DMKelly]

I LOVE how right after the guy says, "3...2, 1", you just hear several guys yelling out, "NO!" as the coaster takes off. XD

[neferazure]

This is the way I remembered the ride, for a really long time. I still have fond memories of getting to marathon this ride if you showed up at the right time of day. We'd get on it like 3-6 times back to back before the queue began to get too long for our patience lol. I recently rode it again for the first time in over 12yrs, literally this past Friday for my 35th birthday weekend, and it is so different now. New paint job, Superman no longer awaits you at the top of the tower, and it now seems to permanently launch backward rather than forward. I do miss this version, but the new tweaks they've made to it in the last decade or so, have also been fun! I rode in the front seat, so I'll have to return again and ride from the very back row to get that extra weightless feeling. 418ft drop, realizing that now, I think I'd be able to do Kingda Ka (seems a bit intimidating when I first watched it, but I think I wanna do it lol). I'll have to make my way out there to Jersey when I've fully recovered from surgery. Perhaps some time later this year.

Very proud to still have Six Flags Magic Mountain as my home park from the chain. Los Angeles Native here! I'm always so excited to talk to newcomers about the park and some of its fascinating history and trivia! Hope you guys from outside of California can make the trip here one day if you haven't already! I promise you'll love it here! Greetings! ✌🏼😁✌🏼

[GigaG]

He escaped for a few seconds, mysteriously rocketed 400 feet in the air, and then fell back down the exact same path back to where he started :P

[DSMTheEditor]

I remember being so scared to ride this for the first time as a kid when it opened and then it was the most awesome 10 seconds ever

[nightbane]

*Throws bowling ball at Superman doll*
I GOT IT!
XD

[rawkusrex]

the new paint job on this is looking good.... always thought it needed some color

[shotamilkk]

I remember riding this with my brother when I was younger. I thought I was so ~cool~ and ~awesome~, so I figured I'd be stone-faced the entire ride. Nope. Almost pissed my pants.

[johnwick]

Went to this park in 96
How gutted was I that this ride hadn't opened but was there for all to see
Went 4 years later and this was the first ride we ran to.

[CandyCaramel]

no there's two you can choose to go on. Go up forward and drop backwards, Or go up backwards, and drop forward.

[WingsOfEternalXXI]

this particular ride is now on-existent due to the fact it was remodeled into the new one. The new one launches backwards, has a way cooler paint job and makes it a bit farther up the tower as of some maintinence.

[jga]

The new ones gonna be so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so much better

[barelyypollitical]

Looks cool seeing superman at the top but it was so ugly now it's way prettier and there's less junk on the tower

[josulop]

Instead of the operator asking us for the countdown, he was like “You guys want a countdown?” Then instantly launches us as soon as someone said yes

[HeliosWx]

I rode that - unfortuantly it rolled back :P

[tonyramirez]

At the top of the coaster Superman should flip you off before you freefall back lol

[DiggerDeeper]

This ride looked WAY bigger in Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

[beto]

This is the original superman the new one is backwards -.-

[Shotmybiscuit]

Superman The Escape From Krypton
Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Opening Date: March 15th 1997
Formerly:
*Superman The Escape (1997-2010)*

[jimmysgameclips]

I went on what was basically a slightly shorter version of this and the acceleration is incredible