Superman: Ride of Steel

Six Flags Darien Lake/Superman: Ride of Steel

Entrance to Superman: Ride of Steel.

Entrance Entrance to Superman: Ride of Steel.

Area surrounding Superman: Ride of Steel at dusk.

Superman Plaza Area surrounding Superman: Ride of Steel at dusk.

Top of the 208ft tall lift hill on Superman: Ride of Steel.

Top of Lift Top of the 208ft tall lift hill on Superman: Ride of Steel.

Looks like Superman: Ride of Steel was experiencing some problems on Opening Day 2003. There's a ride op standing on the lift stairs to make sure all the riders are OK.

Stuck on Lift Looks like Superman: Ride of Steel was experiencing some problems on Opening Day 2003. There's a ride op standing on the lift stairs to make sure all the riders are OK.

Train climbing the lift hill on Superman: Ride of Steel.

Superman: Ride of Steel Train climbing the lift hill on Superman: Ride of Steel.

Train cresting the lift hill.

Superman: Ride of Steel Train cresting the lift hill.

Close up view of the Intamin track.

Red Track Close up view of the Intamin track.

Train cresting the second hill at dusk.

Second Hill Train cresting the second hill at dusk.

Train cresting the third hill at dusk.

Third Hill Train cresting the third hill at dusk.

When Superman: Ride of Steel opened at Six Flags Darien Lake in 1999, it was the first Hypercoaster built from Intamin AG.

Superman Plaza When Superman: Ride of Steel opened at Six Flags Darien Lake in 1999, it was the first Hypercoaster built from Intamin AG.

Superman at Night

Superman at Night

Superman: Ride of Steel is also the tallest coaster in the entire state of New York.

Tallest in New York Superman: Ride of Steel is also the tallest coaster in the entire state of New York.

Superman: Ride of Steel's blue train going up the lift hill.

Going Up the Lift Superman: Ride of Steel's blue train going up the lift hill.

Almost at 208ft high up in the air.

Going Up Almost at 208ft high up in the air.

208ft tall, certainly is a tall lift hill.

Massive Lift Hill 208ft tall, certainly is a tall lift hill.

Superman: Ride of Steel train going down the 205ft drop.

The drop Superman: Ride of Steel train going down the 205ft drop.

Train is coming out of the helix and into the bunny hills that lead up to the station.

Bunny Hills Train is coming out of the helix and into the bunny hills that lead up to the station.

Superman: Ride of Steel's lift and drop as seen from the road outside the park.

Outside the Park Superman: Ride of Steel's lift and drop as seen from the road outside the park.

Most of the ride from outside the park.

Superman: Ride of Steel Most of the ride from outside the park.

View of Superman: Ride of Steel from the Giant Wheel.

Aerial View View of Superman: Ride of Steel from the Giant Wheel.

Superman: Ride of Steel's first of two helixes from outside the park.

First Helix Superman: Ride of Steel's first of two helixes from outside the park.

Superman: Ride of Steel's blue train departing the station.

Blue Train Superman: Ride of Steel's blue train departing the station.

Onride camera that takes your photo as you ride!

Onride Camera Onride camera that takes your photo as you ride!

On a clear day, riding Superman: Ride of Steel, you can see downtown Buffalo, New York from the top of the lift hill.

Great View On a clear day, riding Superman: Ride of Steel, you can see downtown Buffalo, New York from the top of the lift hill.

Superman: Ride of Steel fropm outside the park.

Outside the Park Superman: Ride of Steel fropm outside the park.

Blue train going up the lift hill at night.

Ride at Night Blue train going up the lift hill at night.

Superman: Ride of Steel

Superman: Ride of Steel

The station for Superman: Ride of Steel.

Station The station for Superman: Ride of Steel.

The red train departing the station heading towards the lift hill.

Red Train The red train departing the station heading towards the lift hill.

Red train going up the lift hill.

Red Train Red train going up the lift hill.

Going up the lift hill.

Up the Lift Going up the lift hill.

Train going down the drop.

Down the Drop Train going down the drop.

Superman: Ride of Steel

Superman: Ride of Steel

You'll need sunglasses for this lift hill. Just don't lose them on the drop!

Lift into the Sun You'll need sunglasses for this lift hill. Just don't lose them on the drop!

Superman: Ride of Steel

Superman: Ride of Steel

Train is cresting the second hill.

Superman: Ride of Steel Train is cresting the second hill.