Superman – Ride of Steel are steel roller coasters located at two different Six Flags parks in the United States, including Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland, and Six Flags Darien Lake in Corfu, New York. At Six Flags Darien Lake, the coaster was renamed Ride of Steel in 2007, dropping Superman from the name. Both hypercoasters, manufactured by Intamin, are mirror-image and opened a year apart, beginning with the Darien Lake installation in May 1999 followed by Six Flags America in May 2000. They are tall, feature a drop length of , and reach a maximum speed of . A roller coaster with a similar name, Superman The Ride, opened at Six Flags New England in 2000 but features a significantly different layout. VR experience On March 3, 2016, Six Flags announced that the ride would be one of several rides at various Six Flags parks to feature a VR system. Riders have the option of wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset, powered by Oculus to create a 360-degree, 3D experience while riding. It is themed to Superman saving a city from Lex Luthor's Lex Bots who are causing chaos with an anti-gravity ray. This theming will also come to the Superman: Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Superman The Ride at Six Flags New England. Ride layout Once the train has been dispatched from the station it makes a winding, 180-degree turn. The train ascends up the lift hill and then drops at an angle of 68 degrees. The train reaches the maximum speed of before entering a sharp turn and the first airtime hill. A 540-degree helix follows, in addition to another smaller airtime hill. The finale involves a 500-degree helix and several more airtime hills before reaching the brake run and returning to the station. Elements 5 airtime hills (4 airtime hills and a twisted airtime hill) 2 helixes (540 degree and 500 degree) Accidents On May 16, 1999, a passenger was thrown from the train at the Darien Lake installment on one of the final hills and suffered minor injuries. On July 8, 2011, a handicapped Iraq War veteran on the Darien Lake installment riding in the front seat fell to his death. State investigators faulted operator error as the cause of the accident and the ride was re-opened on July 22, 2011. A common misconception about this accident is that an Iraq