Looping Starship
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Phoenix at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, a custom Looping Starship ride
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| Status | Completed |
| 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 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 |
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| 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. |
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- ↑ Looping Starship for Sale, Amusement Trader, August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
