Superman El Último Escape

Superman El Último Escape (meaning "Superman: The Last Escape") is a steel D. H. Morgan Manufacturing roller coaster currently operating at Six Flags México, since November 19, 2004.[1][2]

"Superman: The Last Escape" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Superman: The Escape or Superman Escape.
Superman El Último Escape
Six Flags México
LocationSix Flags México
Park sectionPueblo Mexicano
Coordinates19.295666°N 99.206001°W / 19.295666; -99.206001
StatusOperating
Opening dateNovember 19, 2004
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerD. H. Morgan Manufacturing
ModelHypercoaster
Track layoutOut and Back
Lift/launch systemChain
Height219.8 ft (67.0 m)
Drop205 ft (62 m)
Length5,577.4 ft (1,700.0 m)
Speed74.6 mph (120.1 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration3:04
Max vertical angle60°
Capacity1,600 riders per hour
Height restriction130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
Trains3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train.
Flash Pass Available
Superman El Último Escape at RCDB
Pictures of Superman El Último Escape at RCDB

History
Superman El Último Escape in the background.

Superman El Último Escape was originally supposed to be open in 2002, but construction stopped during a two-year dispute between Six Flags and the Mexican government. Work resumed in 2004 and the ride opened on November 19 of that year.[1]

Since opening, Superman El Último Escape, took the records for the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in Latin America.[2]

Ride

Riders are taken out of the station and go through followed by a right hand turnaround, then a left curve, and a straightaway. The train then goes into a braking section, followed small pre-drop to reduce stress to the brakes, then a left hand turn that leads riders up the lift hill. Once falling down the first drop, the train will then build up seventy-five miles an hour of speed by the time it reaches the base of the pull-out fifteen feet above the ground. While riding the coaster the train will go on another 41-metre (135 ft) hill and two 360 degree helix's. The train then goes into a series of bunny hills followed by a brake run followed by a left hand turn that returns riders back into the station.[2]

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References
  1. Marden, Duane. "Superman el Último Escape  (Six Flags México)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. "Superman: Ultimate Escape". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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