![]() It officially closed in 2020 and was later replaced by Catwoman Whip on May 27, 2022. The ride was named after Superman from DC Comics. Louis, located in the Illinois section of the park. The rides that have been shut down are made by a Swiss-owned company called Intamin.Ĭedar Fair Entertainment Company said it was shutting down similar thrill rides at its theme parks at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina and Great America in Santa Clara, California. on Thursday, 6-21-07, the Superman Tower of Power ride at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Park in Louisville, Ky. Superman: Tower of Power was a drop tower ride at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri and Six Flags America, Prince George's County, Maryland.Ī Superman Tower of Power Ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington has not been shut down because it is not the same as the ones in Kentucky and the other locations that have been shut, Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg told the Associated Press. In addition to Kentucky Kingdom, rides have been shut down at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois Six Flags St. Formerly known as the Hellavator, the ride was built in 1995. Six Flags spokeswoman Carolyn McLean told The Courier-Journal that there has never been a major incident on the Tower of Power. Details of her condition were not immediately available. The girl, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a hospital. The ride lifts passengers 177 feet (54 metres) straight up, then drops them nearly the same distance at speeds reaching 54 mph (86 km/h). Kentucky state officials said a loose cable on a ride called the Superman Tower of Power severed the girl’s feet above the ankles, but they had not determined how the cable broke free, or at what point in the ride the accident happened. Standing at 325 feet in the air, this mind-blowingly massive steel tower is not only the highest structure in the park, it is one of the highest drop tower rides in the world. ![]() ![]() The United States amusement park operator Six Flags has shut down nine thrill rides at four parks after a 13-year-old girl's feet were cut off on a tower-drop ride yesterday at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. OctoClosing date JManufacturer Intamin Total height 177 ft Maximum speed 54 mph Superman: Tower of Power was a drop tower at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Friday, JThe Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags Over Texas remains open because it is not the same as the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom that has been shut down after a girl's feet were severed. ![]()
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