Loopingbahn (Hilmar Gropengiesser)

Roller coaster in Germany
Loopingbahn
Hilmar Gropengiesser
Showman / operator Hilmar Gropengiesser
Status Defunct
Operated 1952 or earlier to 1954 or later
Statistics
Builder Hilmar Gropengiesser
Type Wooden
Riders per train 4
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Inversions 0 (formerly 2)
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Loopingbahn was a wooden travelling roller coaster owned by German showman Hilmar Gropengiesser.

It opened with two consecutive circular vertical loops made of steel, but these were removed from the coaster in 1954 after being condemned by the police due to reports of spinal pain.[1]

Design

Elements

Trains

Single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

References

  1. "Looping – Neuer Versuch". Swiss Coaster Club. Retrieved January 16, 2023.