Superman Krypton Coaster

[Three]

Just got back from the Texas Six Flags parks for the first time. And two questions jumped out at me upon seeing SKC at Fiesta Texas:

 

1) What's with the black grips they have on the restraints on this ride? I've been on thirteen B&Ms, and I've never seen these on any other ride. Do they serve any purpose other than to deface the work of art that is the B&M floorless train?

 

2) Where the hell did Superman go? I've seen plenty of pictures on the internet showing the man of steel standing atop the massive vertical loop. The other day, I saw the two flat platforms where he stood before, but no Superman. Where'd he go? I'm going to assume he's not that plasticky guy standing in the gift shop at the moment.

[Erik Johnson]

Dude, he is away on business to help promote his new movie. I am sure he will be back a few weeks after his movie is released.

[Imhotep]

As far as superman goes, Ive heard anything from a standard rehab on him, to a major rehab due to a lightning strike.

 

Not sure about the black things on the OTSRs.

[coasterlover420]

I have a question...

 

Why the hell did they put new arm rests on Xcelerator? I liked them the way they were!

[XII]

Why does it matter Coasterlover420!

Its not like it was trimmed or something Some armrests, no big deal.

[Guy T. Koepp]

I have another off topic question.

 

Why are we off topic after 5 replies? Isn't this the very serious topic of black handlebars on SKC as well the inexplicable dissapearance of the Man of Steel atop his massive loop?

 

And... I've never ridden a floorless coaster that I've even remotely liked. So someone please get Superman back so that he can rip off said black hand grips.

[Wes]

Why did they cast Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane in the new movie? It seems like bad casting. Plus she has two different colored eyes like David Bowie.

[methylene]

I'm not sure why the black handlebars.

 

A better question is why this coaster is so underrated and so little-talked about.

 

It easily rivals Kraken for best floorless, and the use of the cliff is just amazing.

 

Matt

[coasterbilly]

Medusa is the best floorless, the original floorless, blew Kraken away

 

anyway, black grips are beyond me and im sure superman will be back, obviously a signature part of that ride

[Beate's Freak]

I live in S.A. and go to fiesta texas a lot, and I'm not sure about the black things on the train (they've been there since I moved in Spring of 05). But what I heard is that they are changing Superman's look back to the way he looked in the first movie.(Since the new superman movie is also changing to the classic look as appose to the look that they've been using on this coaster and S:TE)

[Guy T. Koepp]

Why did they cast Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane in the new movie? It seems like bad casting. Plus she has two different colored eyes like David Bowie.

 

I agree with you Wes. Besides, isn't Kate a little lacking in the Boobage area. I've allways known Lois Lane to be fairly stacked. If it were her up at the top of the vertical loop. She would topple it over cause she's so top heavy. However, it would be worth it. Ya know, cause of the hoots and all.

 

I think Kevin Spacy will do an awesome job as Lex Luthor though. He seems pretty well balanced. I don't think he would knock the loop over. Mabey they should put him up there. I think he might get tired after a while though. On the other hand... ...if he brought his Academy Award with him he might be able to topple it. Those things are heavy.

 

Best not to put too much thought into this.

 

Oh! Who's playing Mrs. Tessmocker? She could easily topple the loop. then give it a real good BJ afterward.

 

Anyway... ...what were we talking about?

[eskater132]

I don't know about the black handlebars, but when I rode it in 2002 they were silver, they must have broken or somethin.

 

Here's proof: http://coastergallery.com/2001/FT30.html

[Three]

It's not the handlebars that are black. There's a black mesh grip over the yellow restraints just above the handlebars. The part that sits on your shoulders.

[Reggie_Ray]

really? It must be a new thing Six Flags is doing because Deja Vu here at SFMM is the same way, every restraint is black and I also remember one or two seats on X a while back that had all black restraints

[Jon Sabo]

Bring back Teri Hatcher (now with D-H show). She used to play Lois Lane on the Superman television series (with Dean Caine? I believe). She is STILL HOT after all of these years.

[verticalzero]

Superman has gone on holiday to see his "clone" at SFMM

 

Does it really matter what colour the "grips" are..?

[coasterjunkie91350]

well im guessing that they are changing the looks of all the superman figures on all the rides to the new and inproved look so im thinking he"ll be back when the paints dry

[Three]

I wish I had taken some pictures of the trains....

[willski]

The black covers are there to prevent wear and tear. If you look at old B&Ms (or those that need an OTSR change), they have worn spots on either side of the inside of the OTSR. The black covers prevent the inside from being worn down as easily-which means the restraints don't have to be replaced as much, which equals more money for the park. I think it's a good idea, but the colors are all wrong.

 

Alpengeist has covers similar to these (I think), but they cover the entire restraint and are the correct color. If they aren't covers, it would still be a good idea to have full restraint covers that match the underlying restraint.