SooperDooperLooper
Specific Type: Terrain
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In the 1970's the man for loops was Anton Schwarzkopf. His masterpiece at Magic Mountain known as The Great American Revolution made every park in the country want a vertical looping coaster. On July 16, 1976 Hersheypark announced that they had contacted Schwarzkopf to build them one of his looping coaster. Schwarzkopf designed the ride and his business partner Intamin AG constructed the track. In the winter of 1976 several rides were moved from the spot where the ride was to be built and white track started to rise in the section of Hersheypark now known as Comet Hollow. Construction was finished for the 1977 season and the SooperDooperLooper opened to the public and took its place as the second coaster in the world with the oval shaped loop. When the coaster opened the idea of being upside-down was fairly new to the public so they had to be assured that nothing bad would happen to them on the ride.SooperDooperLooper also had a number of fail-safe systems to make the riders as safe as possible. SooperDooperLooper stands 75 foot high and reaches speeds of 45 mph.
When riders board one of the three six car trains, they notice that there is a standard lapbar instead of an over-the-shoulder restraint, which makes the ride even more comfortable. The train leaves the station and makes a slight turn to the right before beginning its climb. As the train climbs skyward over the river below with the Great Bear looming above. The trains reach the top and make a small dip into a left-hand turn. The train slowly travels around the turn giving you a good look at the loop that waits ahead. The train reaches the drop and plummets down picking up a good amount of speed. At the bottom of the drop the train rolls through the fifty-seven-foot oval shaped vertical loop. At the exit of the loop the track banks upwards and into a turnaround. The turnaround completes with a dive through the center of the loop. The train travels through a tunnel. A ninety-degree turn takes the train into a quick stop in the block brakes. The train dives out of the brake block and speeds along the riverside making bunny hop after bunny hop. After the hops the trains banks hard right and into a helix. The train swirls around the helix and runs directly into the brake run. The fin brakes carry the cars back into the station. |
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