Its maximum speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) was tied for the fastest with Tower of Terror II, a similar roller coaster which opened two months earlier at Dreamworld in Australia.

As of November 14, 2024, Superman: Escape from Krypton has the second-fastest speed and the second-longest drop of any operating roller coaster in the world.

During early planning, Six Flags Magic Mountain considered building a new roller coaster named Velocetron themed to The Man of Steel comic book series.

California State Regulators asked the park to make modifications to the rides' restraint systems to prevent a similar incident in the future.

[13] On October 20, 2010, Six Flags Magic Mountain officially announced the refurbishment and re-theming of Superman: The Escape, in addition to the construction of two new roller coasters.

As part of the refurbishment, the ride was renamed to Superman: Escape from Krypton and featured new backward launching cars and a new color scheme.

[4][18] Superman: Escape from Krypton closed again on February 5, 2012 (almost a year after the refurbishment), to prepare for the new 2012 attraction Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom.

[19] Two drop towers, also built by Intamin, were integrated into the existing sides of Superman: Escape from Krypton's structure.

[19] To enable the construction of the Full Throttle roller coaster, Superman: Escape from Krypton was temporarily closed from December 2012.

[21] It reopened in mid-January 2013, with Six Flags Magic Mountain stating the ride might have intermittent closures as the construction of Full Throttle continued.

The vehicle is accelerated by Linear Synchronous Motors in reverse or forwards depending on the side riders choose out of the station from 0 to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in approximately 7 seconds.

[18] When it opened, Superman: Escape from Krypton was tied with Tower of Terror II as the fastest roller coaster in the world.

[27] Superman: Escape from Krypton was also the tallest roller coaster in the world with the longest drop until the 420-foot-tall (130 m) Top Thrill Dragster opened at Cedar Point in 2003.