Looping Starship

Looping Starship
Phoenix at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, a custom Looping Starship ride
Status	In Production
First manufactured	1982
No. of installations	14
Manufacturer	Intamin
Height	14.6 m (48 ft)
Capacity	650 riders per hour
Duration	approximately 3 minutes and 33 seconds ride time (timed by IB Physics 3 students)

The Looping Starship is an amusement ride manufactured by Intamin of Switzerland. The ride is a swinging ship that can spin a complete 360-degree revolution. The ride has been modified with custom theming to resemble a number of different vehicles, including a Space Shuttle, a fighter jet, an Egyptian cargo ship, and a Looney Tunes ACME Rocket.

The Looping Starship is manufactured either as a traveling model or a park model. Most parks require riders to be at least 48 inches (1.2 m) tall.

Locations

Existing Looping Starships

Name	Park	Year Opened	Notes
Berserker	Kings Dominion	1984	Themed after a Viking ship.
H.M.B. Endeavor	California's Great America	1987	Themed after a pirate ship. Formerly called The Revolution.
Looping Starship	Valleyfair	1985	Themed after a pirate ship.
Looping Starship	Yomiuriland	Unknown	Themed after a space shuttle.
Phoenix	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	1984	Themed after an Egyptian cargo vessel.
Pirate's Revenge	Sunway Lagoon	2005	This ride was the former Bounty's Revenge at Wonderland Sydney, which operated from 1985 to 2004.
Southern Star	Carowinds	1986	Formerly called Frenzoid.
Space Shuttle	Nagashima Spa Land	Unknown	Themed after a space shuttle.
Unknown	Parque Grano de Oro	2012	Themed as a Space Shuttle. Formerly Jet Scream at Canada's Wonderland which operated from 1990 to 2010. Currently Standing But Not Operating (SBNO).

Removed

Name	Park	Year Opened	Year Closed	Notes
Power Dive	Six Flags Great America	1987	2002	Removed due to maintenance issues.
Looping Starship	Six Flags Over Georgia	1985	2005	Removed to make way for Goliath.
Z-Force	Six Flags Magic Mountain	1987	1993	Removed to make way for Batman: The Ride
Space Shuttle	Six Flags AstroWorld	1986	2005	Removed due to park's closure. Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas.
Space Shuttle	Six Flags Great Adventure	1985	2007	Removed as a result of cost-cutting. The ride is currently in storage.
Aerovarvet	Liseberg	1989	2002	Was rebuilt in the winter between 2001-2002 to a swinging ship ride.
Perilous Pendulum	Galaxyland	1985	2003	The first indoor Looping Starship. It was removed for replacement by the Solar Flare ride.
Jet Scream	Canada's Wonderland	1990	2010	Removed for WindSeeker. In August 2011 the ride was put up for sale.[1]
Bounty	Walibi Belgium	1993	2002	This ride was the former "Bateau Ivre" at fr:Zygofolis in France, which operated from 1987 to 1991.
ACME Rock n' Rocket	Six Flags Over Texas	2006	2015	Most of the ride's parts are from the Six Flags Astroworld Looping Starship, which operated from 1986 to 2005. An entirely new chassis was built for this installation, themed after a Looney Tunes ACME rocket. Removed for Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
Looping Starship	Tokyo Summerland	198?	2007	Themed as a Space Shuttle.
Looping Starship	Seibuen Yuenchi	Unknown	2011	Themed as a Space Shuttle.

References

1. Looping Starship for Sale, Amusement Trader, August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

External links

• Intamin Looping Starship