SooperDooperLooper

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SooperDooperLooper
SooperDooperLooper's train going through its loop
Hersheypark
Location	Hersheypark
Coordinates	40°17′11″N 76°39′13″W / 40.28639°N 76.65361°W / 40.28639; -76.65361Coordinates: 40°17′11″N 76°39′13″W / 40.28639°N 76.65361°W / 40.28639; -76.65361
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 4, 1977
Cost	$3 million
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Anton Schwarzkopf
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Looping Speedracer
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	75 ft (23 m)
Drop	70 ft (21 m)
Length	2,614 ft (797 m)
Speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions	1
Duration	1:45
Capacity	1175 riders per hour
Height restriction	42 in (107 cm)
SooperDooperLooper at RCDB Pictures of SooperDooperLooper at RCDB

SooperDooperLooper (stylized as sooperdooperLooper) is a looping roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Werner Stengel, and built by Anton Schwarzkopf. SooperDooperLooper is located in the Hollow section of the park, across from Skyrush.

Ride experience[]

SooperDooperLooper's inversion

The train leaves the station and immediately makes a slight right turn before proceeding up the lift hill. At the top of the lift hill, the train makes a 180 degree left turn with a small dip, descends a long gentle drop, then enters the vertical loop, passing under Great Bear's final turn. It then makes a long, ascending sweeping left turn that travels through the middle of the loop. Passing under Great Bear's lift hill, the track traverses a gentle right curve which includes a short tunnel. Out of the tunnel, the track travels along Spring Creek, with Great Bear separating the track from the creek. The ride goes down a drop then up another hill into a 540-degree clockwise helix, before hitting the final brake run next to the Comet's first drop. This is followed by a right turn back to the transfer track and station.^[1]

Trains[]

The trains on the SooperDooperLooper seat 2 riders in each row, with each individual rider having their own locking lap bar to hold them in place, a common feature with Schwarzkopf looping coasters. The tunnel that occurs part-way through the ride used to contain an animatronic spider that would drop down towards the train and scare the riders. The ride opened with three trains, but as the need for capacity diminished over the years, the coaster now runs with only two.^[2]

In 1989 the original Schwarzkopf trains were replaced with trains manufactured by Giovanola.^[3] For the 2012 season the Giovanola trains were replaced with trains manufactured by Gerstlauer. The trains were installed by Ride Entertainment Group, which handles Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.^[3][4] The control system was also updated with magnetic brakes provided by Velocity Magnetics. One Giovanola train was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives.^[3]

An onride photo system was installed prior to the 2014 season.^[5]

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