![]() The new ride at the Valencia amusement park is different from the air-powered drop towers that have become common fare at theme parks over the past few decades. There’s a brief respite as the Superman trains reach the top of the tower, so close you can almost touch the coaster riders.Īnd then gravity takes over. It feels like an earthquake in a skyscraper - only you’re strapped to the outside of the building. The gondola seats rumble violently as the coaster climbs the track, causing the tower sways up to four feet. If you’re lucky and the timing is just right, the twin Superman trains will rocket out of the coaster station below at 100 mph just as the dual Lex Luthor gondolas reach the top of the tower.Īnd that’s when the shaking starts. What separates this drop tower from almost any other ride is the potential clash of good and evil - with you sitting ringside 40 stories above the earth. The Lex Luthor ride is remarkably simple: After a 30-second ascent at about 10 mph and a five second pause at the top, riders drop at 85 mph in a freefall descent lasting six seconds before an abrupt deceleration. ![]() > Photos: New rides debuting at Six Flags parks this summer You see, the Lex Luthor drop tower is attached to both sides of the 415-foot-tall Superman L-shaped track, adding to the excitement of both rides. My apprehension stemmed not from the thrill ride’s record-setting 400-foot height or 85 mph speed, but rather from the drop tower’s relative proximity to the Superman: Escape from Krypton shuttle coaster. > Photos: Lex Luthor drop tower at Six Flags Magic Mountain ![]() My palms have been sweating for weeks in anticipation of Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, the new drop tower debuting Saturday at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
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