SooperDooperLooper

Infobox roller coaster
name=SooperDooperLooper


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location= Hersheypark
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type= Steel
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status=Open
opened= July 4,1977
manufacturer= Anton Schwarzkopf
designer=Werner Stengel
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height= 75
drop= 70
length= 2614
speed= 45
inversions=1
duration=1:30
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capacity=1175
cost=$3 million
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rcdb_number= 108 The SooperDooperLooper is a ride at Hersheypark, and the first looping coaster on the East Coast. It was designed as a terrain coaster by Werner Stengel and built by Schwarzkopf. Even though it opened in 1977, the ride is one of the most popular and most-ridden coasters in the park, due to its low height requirement.

Rider Experience

The train first goes up a hill, makes a small left turn, and then descends and enters a loop. It then makes a sweeping left turn that travels through the middle of the loop and enters a tunnel. The ride concludes with a series of bunny hills and helices. The trains on the SooperDooperLooper use a single lap bar to hold riders in the seat. This design works because the forces from the loop (and helix) press riders in their seats, and are a common feature with Schwarzkopf looping coasters. The tunnel that occurs part-way through the ride used to house a mechanical spider prop that would drop down towards the train. The ride opened with three trains. Today, it runs two. [http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default.aspx?Page=Research Hershey Community Archives] ]

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