Looping Starship
{{Short description|Amusement ride}}
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| status = Discontinued
| first_produced = 1982
| No. of installations= 14
| manufacturer = Intamin
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| duration = approximately 3 minutes and 33 seconds ride time
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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 {{convert|48|in|m}} tall.
Locations
=Existing Looping Starships=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
!Park !Year Opened !Notes |
|---|
| Looping Starship
|1992 |(Themed after a space shuttle) |
| Pirate's Revenge
|2005 |This ride was the former [http://www.wonderlandhistory.net/content/bountys_revenge Bounty's Revenge] at Wonderland Sydney, which operated from 1985 to 2004. |
| Space Shuttle
|1992 |(Themed after a space shuttle) |
=Removed=
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| Name
!Park !Year Opened !Year Closed !Notes |
|---|
| Power Dive
|1987 |2001 |(Themed after a fighter jet. Removed due to maintenance issues) |
| Looping Starship
|1989 |2005 |(Removed to make way for Goliath) |
| Z-Force
|1987 |1993 |(Removed to make way for Batman: The Ride) |
| Space Shuttle
|1986 |2005 |(Removed due to park's closure, and relocated to Six Flags Over Texas) |
| Space Shuttle
|1985 |2007 |(Removed as a result of cost-cutting, and currently{{as of when|date=March 2018}} in storage) |
| Aerovarvet
|1989 |2002 |(Was rebuilt in the winter between 2001-2002 to a swinging ship ride) |
| Perilous Pendulum
|1985 |2003 |(The first indoor Looping Starship, but removed for replacement by the Solar Flare ride) |
| Jet Scream
|1990 |2010 |Removed for WindSeeker. As of August 2011, put up for sale[http://www.amusementtrader.com/313/Extreme-Rides/listings/9224/Looping-Starship.html Looping Starship for Sale], Amusement Trader, August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011. |
| Bounty
|1992 |2002 |(The former "Bateau Ivre" at :fr:Zygofolis in France, which operated from 1987 to 1991) |
| ACME Rock n' Rocket
|2006 |2014 |(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 its installation, and themed after a Looney Tunes ACME rocket for Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.) |
| Looping Starship
|1986 |2007 |(Themed as a Space Shuttle) |
| Looping Starship
|Seibuen Yuenchi |1988 |2011 |(Themed as a Space Shuttle) |
| Looping
Starship |Expo 86, Vancouver BC{{cite web |url=http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/intamin_6-4_157.jpg|title=Intamin|access-date=February 27, 2018}} |1986 |1986 |(It was themed as a Space Shuttle, in place during the summer run of the world's fair in 1986, and presumably{{why?|date=March 2018}} sold when the fair closed.) |
| H.M.B. Endeavor
|1987 |2017 |(Themed after a pirate ship, formerly called The Revolution, and removed mid-off-season{{vague|date=March 2018}} due to maintenance issues, low ridership and South Bay Shores.){{fact|date=August 2020}} |
| Looping Starship
|Takarazuka Family Land |1991 |2003 | |
| Looping Starship
|Parque Grano de Oro |2012 |2017 |(Themed as a Space Shuttle, formerly Jet Scream at Canada's Wonderland -- which operated from 1990 to 2010) |
| Phoenix
|1984 |2018 |(Themed after an Egyptian{{vague|date=March 2018}} cargo vessel) Demolished in December 2022. |
| Looping Starship
|1985 |2019 |(Themed after a pirate ship.) |
| Southern Star
|1986 |2022 |(Themed after a viking ship, formerly called Frenzoid) |
| Berserker
|1984 |2025 |(Themed after a Viking ship) |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426133821/http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/RoundRides/Looping+Starship/tabid/141/ProductNumber/Looping+Starship/language/de-DE/Default.aspx Intamin Looping Starship]
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{{Amusement rides}}
Category:Upside-down amusement rides
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