Looping Star (product)

Looping Star

Looping Star at Nagashima Spa Land
Status	Discontinued
Introduced	1978
Number built	8
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf, Germany
Type	Steel
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	1,700
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Area	225 feet × 104 feet
Power consumption	130kW (power) 50kW (lighting)
Height	81 feet
Top speed	48 mph
Length	1942 feet
Inversions	1
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The Looping Star was a product manufactured by Schwarzkopf. It had a single vertical loop with a diameter of 46 feet.

History

The Looping Star was introduced in 1978 and was the first Schwarzkopf looping roller coaster capable of travelling. Shortly after, a smaller version called the Silverarrow was introduced. The Looping Star introduced the "cone-plug" system, which allowed each track section to slot together. This reduced the number of supports required for the Looping Star and eased the construction and dismantling process.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop

The ride has a single vertical loop.

Trains

7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Roller coasters

Name	Park	Location	Opened	Status
Gwazi Formerly Looping Star Formerly Thunder Loop Express Formerly Looping Star	Lion Park Resort Holnemvolt Park Loudoun Castle Dreamland Margate	Gaborone, South-East, Botswana Budapest, Hungary Galston, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK Margate, Kent, England, UK	2011 2001 1996 March, 1982	Operating Closed 2009 Closed 1998 Closed 1995
Looping Star	Bobbejaanland	Lichtaart, Antwerp, Belgium	1979	Closed November 2, 2003
Looping Star	Nagashima Spa Land	Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan	1982	Operating
Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Lisebergs Loopen	Tivoli Park Ita Park Playcenter São Paulo Liseberg	Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden	2020 September 7, 2016 Unknown 1980	Closed 2022 Closed 2018 Closed July 29, 2012 Closed 1995
Silver Bullet Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star	Frontier City Jolly Roger Amusement Park State Fair of Texas Travelling	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Ocean City, Maryland, USA Dallas, Texas, USA Germany	1986 1984 1980 1978	Operating Closed 1985 Closed 1983 Closed 1979
Looping Star Formerly Thunder Loop	Parko Paliatso Luna Park Attractiepark Slagharen	Ayia Napa, Famagusta, Cyprus Slagharen, Overijssel, Netherlands	April 1, 2018 1979	Operating Closed October 2, 2016
Vertigo Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star Formerly Looping Star	Zoomarine Luneur Plutón Park Parque de Atracciones de Madrid OK Corral Pleasureland Southport Freizeitpark Kirchhorst	Rome, Lazio, Italy Rome, Lazio, Italy Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain Madrid, Madrid, Spain Cuges-les-Pins, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France Southport, Merseyside, England, UK Isernhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany	March 27, 2010 2002 2000 June 1992 1988 1985 1979	Operating Closed 2007 Closed 2001 Closed 1998 Closed 1991 Closed 1987 Closed 1984
Viper Formerly Jet Scream	Six Flags AstroWorld Six Flags St. Louis	Houston, Texas, USA Eureka, Missouri, USA	1989 1981	Closed October 30, 2005 Closed 1988