Silverarrow

Silverarrow

Twist and Shout at Loudoun Castle, a portable installation
Status	Discontinued
Introduced	1979
Number built	3
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf, Germany
Type	Steel
Riders per train	20
Hourly capacity	1,500
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Area	214 feet × 94 feet
Height	61 feet
Top speed	41 mph
Length	1818 feet
Inversions	1
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Silverarrow was a Schwarzkopf roller coaster product designed and produced in conjunction with Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH. One stationary and two travelling units were produced.

Silberpfeil is German for Silverarrow and is the name used in Schwarzkopf catalogues.

Design

Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa, the only permanent installation

The layout has a single vertical loop in its center with a diameter of 40 feet. The track passes through the middle of the loop. The ride also incorporates a helix.

Trains

3 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

Installations

The first known installation travelled the German fair circuit. It started operation in 1979 and was owned by showman company Robrahn. It later travelled in Africa with Magic World Amusement Park under the name Looping Star. It now operates during the Rand Show, where it has been stationary since 2011.

The other travelling model is Big Blue, located in Croatia at Dalmaland. It had first operated at OK Corral in France from 1980 to 1985 as Looping Star and later at four amusement parks in the United Kingdom under the ownership of Bembom Rides, a ride dealer who leases rides to other operators worldwide. Its first known location in the United Kingdom was Ocean Beach Fun Fair, where it is known to have operated as Looping Star from 1986 to 1988. It has since operated at Camelot Theme Park as Tower of Terror from 1989 to 2000, Dreamland Margate as Looping Star from 2001 to 2002 and Loudoun Castle as Twist and Shout from 2003 to 2010 where it sat standing but not operating for five years after the park closed in 2010 until being sold and exported to Croatia.

The only stationary installation was Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa in the United States. This roller coaster opened on May 16, 1980 and closed in 2024. It is currently standing but not operating.