Status Operating Height restriction 1.14 m G-force 5.2 g Opened 17 September 1989 | Opening date September 17, 1989 Drop 99 ft (30 m) Height 34 m Max speed 84 km/h | |
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Similar Eurostar, Teststrecke, Montaña Infinitum, Gravity Max, Shuttle Loop | ||
Olympia looping pov largest most intense traveling roller coaster ever built
Olympia Looping, also known as Munich Looping, is a portable steel roller coaster built by Anton Schwarzkopf. It is the largest portable roller coaster in the world, and the only one with five inversions. It appears at many carnivals in Germany, most notably Oktoberfest, where it made its debut in 1989. It is named for its five vertical loops, which resemble the Olympic rings. Although they are clothoid-shaped, their shape is closer to circular than the ones on most other roller coasters, so they exert unusually high g-forces on the passengers (up to 5.2 g). The entire structure weighs 900 tons and requires a space 85 m wide by 36 m deep. The ride usually runs with five cars per train, though at events such as Oktoberfest and Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London, it runs with seven to increase throughput in busy periods.
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- Olympia looping pov largest most intense traveling roller coaster ever built
- Olympia looping front seat on ride hd pov oktoberfest in munich
- Incidents
- Awards
- References
Olympia looping front seat on ride hd pov oktoberfest in munich
Incidents
On September 27, 2008, a driving motor failed on the ride, stranding over 20 Oktoberfest attendees at the top of the first hill. They were freed with the help of the Munich Fire Department.
Awards
The ride was ranked in the Steel Roller Coasters Poll 11 Year Results Table awards from 1999 to 2010. Below is the table of the rankings of the traveling roller coaster.
