Superman: Ride of Mediocrity
This is by far the most ho-hum hyper coaster around. As coasters go, its not a complete failure, but compared to other hyper coasters its in the back of the class. The fact that this S:ROS is made by the same designers that have built a masterpiece in S:ROS @ SFNE is baffling to me.
Up, Up, and Away
The experience starts with minimal theming in the queue and station. Wheres the Superman movie theme like in the New England version? The rides ops were indifferent and did nothing to further rile up the excited riders. Intamins seats arent as wide open as B&Ms, but the back seat of each car did appear to be raised slightly in a stadium seating fashion. I sat in the last car on all of my rides. After a long climb, youre treated with the highlight of the ride. You drop down a great 200 hill next to a green pond. Theres no telling if its green by design, if its some form of toxic waste, or if its just algae. It should be dubbed Kryptonite Creek, because from there on the rides less than super.
Behold: The Ho-Hum Hyper
The banked turn along the ground is actually pretty fun, but the second hill is weak and offers NO airtime. The first helix is fast, but nothing special. The third hill, a short drop into the second helix offers a good pop of air. The second helix offers more of the same. Then you enter the finale. The bunny hills are adequate and one of them has the camera. Then you hit the brakes. For a hyper coaster, this S:ROS is subpar, if I were comparing it to others it would get a 4 or 5. As a roller coaster, its still good. Theres nothing offensive about it, it just scratches the surface of what a hyper coaster can be. Did I mention it wasnt as good as the SFNE version? Final Rating - 7.0 (Good)
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