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Olympia Looping 
Full layout at night Type Steel Manufacturer Anton Schwarzkopf Designer Werner Stengel Lift/launch system Drive tire lift hill Height 110 ft (34 m) Drop 99 ft (30 m) Length 4,101 ft (1,250 m) Max speed 52 mph (84 km/h) Inversions 5 Duration 1:45 Max vertical angle 52° Max G force 5.2 Height restriction 3 ft 9 in (114 cm) 
Amusement Parks PortalOlympia 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 5 loops. It appears at many carnivals in Germany, most notably the Oktoberfest. Olympia Looping is named for its 5 vertical loops, which resemble the Olympic rings. Although these loops are clothoid-shaped their shape is closer to circular than the loops on most other roller coasters so they exert unusually high g-forces on the passengers (up to 5.2 g[1]). The entire structure weighs 900 tons and requires a space 85 meters wide by 36 meters deep.
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.[2]
References
Categories:- Steel roller coasters
- Anton Schwarzkopf roller coasters
- Amusement ride stubs
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