SooperDooperLooper Front Seat on-ride HD POV Hersheypark
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Did you know that this was the first looping coaster on the East Coast and that a mechanical spider used to drop down towards the train in the tunnel?
Hersheypark is located near Harrisburg in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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I went to Hersheypark when this was fairly new... and was too afraid to ride it. I finally rode it for the first time just three years ago.
People wondering what's so super about this ride have to remember that when it opened, there were very few looping coasters anywhere, and none in the eastern United States. What was sooper was that it had a loop! It's a piece of history.
And I think it's still a great loop. It's uncommon to be able to ride an inverting coaster of any sort without an over-the-shoulder restraint; even this coaster's big sister, the Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain, now has them. But even when this ride got new trains, they kept the lap-only restraints, which is wonderful. I also think there's still a place for not-too-extreme rides of this type. I rode this after riding Fahrenheit, and while Fahrenheit was great, I still think the Looper was a nice change of pace.
This is like the old primes on the transformers. Just think, this was the top attraction in its day. I was too scared of it to ride it for years. When I finally rode it, I felt like I completed an initiation into the big boy coaster club. This coaster game me the nerve to ride the old King Cobra at Kings Dominion (replaced by Annaconda) and ultimately, the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens. This video makes it seems like a forgotten old soldier. Feels neglected and needs to take its place in history. Thrill-less. But it paved the way for all these crazy modern wonders we now enjoy. Thanks for the memories.
I rode this as a child and I’m now 45. I can’t believe it’s still there!! It was a fun ride.
I love how this video catches a perfect shot of Great Bear snapping through its corkscrew just as the train starts up the lift hill at 0:07-8,
Knew about the fact that it was the first looping coaster on the east coast. Never knew about a mechanical spider.
This was my first inverting credit. I still really love this ride.
Whoa! You aren't kidding. That park is SICK! Talk about packed in! That would NEVER happen here in the US. That is some scary s--t. That woodie looks new too and the turn around to the lift hill you could practically reach up and touch the return track! I saw the Wild Mouse and it is literally built on top of top of buildings.
I almost got to ride this back in '98. But then it broke down right before it was our turn. Bummer!
Skyrush, Fahrenheit, Storm Runner, Great Bear, sooperdooperlooper, and the Comet ROCK!!!!!!
I BEEN ON SUPERDOOPERLOOPER IT WAS AWSOME I WAS ONLY 7
I was 5 when I went on this and dang this was the gate that opened my life up to me
And they got rid of the mechanical spider probably because they have enough real spiders everyehere in that station to give any arachnaphobe a heart attack.
it was my first looping coaster, and i am so glad they built it. It's the perfect one for first loopers.
A surprisingly smooth ride, smoother than skyrush tbh
creepavsmc And far less painful on your legs! I can't stand those lap restraints on Skyrush.
The restraints don't have have to be painful. It's just a matter of how skinny you are, or if you push down on the bar too hard, because it locks exactly where you pushed.remeber that next time
mhtube01 this is true
Sonia Backe well on skyrush it doesnt really matter, i weigh 102 lbs, (ik im tiny stop writing that in the reply) i try to make sure i have a little room before it dispatches, i usually lift my legs a little so it isnt crushing me but by the time it gets to the bottom of the first drop the restraints come down hard anyway, also it seems like the track needs a bit of a touch up off season so next year its nice and smooth like it was a few weeks after it opened which is when i first went on it.
It really doesn't have anything to do with the conditions of the track. It's mostly due to the high G forces you experience on the ride. By holding onto the lap restraints, the G forces make you push down on them without realizing it, resulting in them tightening throughout the ride. They get way too tight. They should design them so that they lock into place and can't tighten anymore during the ride. The ride operators love to make sure they're as tight as possible as well which is no help.
Find this ride fascinating. It uses terrain, it has a actual circle loop, not an oval shape, and unlike similar types, it keeps a good speed and is quite thrilling. In a park with GCI's, an intamin's pretty much better/best coasters, a B&M inverted, etc, it still stands out amazingly in this day and age. People looking for the entrance to "the blue coaster" in the midst of where Comet, Great Bear, and Skyrush are because they want to experience it.
honestly the first time i went on this ride i couldnt find the entrance for a bit lol
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I KNEW IT WAS TRUE! lol. seriously it needs a better sign, unlike "Revolution" at SFMM people actually like this ride and it's not boring.
OnlyAndOnlySound yeah it's a fun ride, i kinda found the "loop" boring but loved the rest of the ride through the trees and the shack and stuff. just wish they made the entrance a little more clear lol
This is so old Skyrush didn’t even exist yet
I'm going to HersheyPark tomorrow!!!!! I'm sooooo exited!!!!
Hersheypark have a knack for piling coasters on top of each other.
I love Shwarzkopf looping coasters. My first love of them was The Revolution @Six Flags Magic Mountain. Loved it!!! and still love it to this day.
Omg this was my first roller coaster at hershey park, i remember freaking out because there wasn't a seat belt that went around your shoulders only on your lap
it is safe but i understand what you mean. for the 2012 season it got a new paint job, new trains, and new magnetic brakes which helped it a lot :)
the clicking is for the anti-rollback system and the wheels are for bringing the train back down the lift if the chain breaks
Dis needs a repaint
I was seriously terrified about this ride, because it only has an old fashioned seat belt. And i only realized it when I buckled my self in!
I really love this ride, its really fun and it's never a long line because people don't like this one as much as the others. And I really think it's mostly because of the end it stops you to slow you down. But when it stops you, it literally jerks you a couple time forwards which really hurts!! I'm hoping with the new trains that they somehow put padding or something in to help with that. But it is a fuuuuuun coaster.
i dont y....but for sum reason this is one of my favorite rides on earth.
I have a special place in my heart for this one.
That's what I love about the old Schwarzkopf loopers. Many of them look old and decrepit, but they still deliver an awesome ride.
That they do. Compare this to some of the newer coasters in the park (ie Skyrush) and it has a very good track layout and it stood the test of time. As indicated above, it is also quite the museum piece at Hershey considering it was the first looping coaster on the east coast. When they put in Skyrush, I feared the worst and thought they were going to remove the SDL, but I am happy they didn't. I certainly want to ride it again.
My personal favorite Schwarkopf coaster and my fav loop in general.
The name of this ride is very deceiving
Correct. It's so old, The loop is round rather than the modern vertical loops that are oval. This loop burns a ton of speed. there's only a handful of coasters in the world with a round loop like this one.
I went on that ride so many times, I became completely immune to the fall.....I didn't scream, and I didn't feel anything going down.
I'm glad I got to ride this last summer with the original Schwarzkopf trains. (Though I'm sure the new ones will be fine.)
Actually try Grona Lund, Sweden for compact. They have a wild mouse coaster practically buried underneath the structure of a Schwarzkopf sitdown coaster, right next to a compact wooden coaster that has a suspended coaster with a drop going through the wooden support work.
Great bear!!
I used to ride on that roller coaster all the time when I was little when I went to Hersheypark. Better than Dorney Park.
Ah thank you, did not know that. That explains a lot.
fun fact, at the turn after the loop if you look down in the river you'll see a tire.... at least i think it's still there
they are orange, they are little bit more roomy. they have an old classic look to them and they don't look "new" but they are. they tried to give them a classic look to go with the coaster. you can look up picture on google
@12rollercoasterfreak When it opened, it was the only ride on the east coast with a loop. No, Cedar Point is not on the east coast.
my first ever looping coaster
Man, you get to go all over the place! How can you afford all of this travel?
im going friday!!!
Schwarzkopf loopers are really good first looper coasters.
Needs a paint job
Although I did ride it today and the paint wasn’t that bad
It's been repainted and it has new trains!
Just like I remembered it... hardly anybody in the line.
this ride is cooler at night.
@tjfan48 The anti rollbacks are those spike things to either side of the chain.
:O sounds sooo fun! did ya get the t-shirt? xD I have it
i like how there's almost no one in line lol
This is sorta like a smaller version of Revolution.
LOL! BUT, there is no better park for coaster pilage than Kennywood. Heck, they have coasters going THROUGH other coasters.
CoasterForce, I'd like to ask you a question that I'm sure you've heard before. I want to get into filming rollercoaster POVs and want to know: Do you need permission to bring your camera on a roller coaster or notify someone that you will be? Or is it a "if you bring it on, it's your responsibility" type of thing? Thank you for reading.
WHAT EVER YOU DO DON'T PUT UR HANDS UP ON THE LOOP!!
+Mal why?
It's because there's no over-the-shoulder restraint, just a lapbar.
+Tristan The Trash Can What will happen if you did?
this was my first looping rollercoaster i went on i dont really like it i like the great bear alot more
@cannibalonXthedead
in all honesty, this ride is better than corkscrew
1:54 lol the map i left when i went to hershey
its funny how its name is sooperdooperlooper and only has 1 loop
take off all the trim brakes and the catwalks. it will make the ride ALOT better.
The ride is a little bit shaky, but I still enjoyed it
I may sound like a GP but why don't they just use those comfortable over the shoulder restraints (Like the ones from Sidewinder)? The lap bar itself may keep you from flying off your seat but some people might not feel safe enough. I feel like lap bars are only great with extreme coasters with a lot of negative g's (Like RMCs). Just not this one.
Sweet
R.I.P headphone users
Its dead ass silent XD haha
I lost my iPod on this ride
This is the first time I noticed the tires on the lift. Is there a reason they're there in addition to the anti rollbacks and chain?
I've never been on a looping coaster. but i'm thinking about going on this for the first time. do ya think this coaster is a good first looping coaster? since it has only one loop?
they're orange, have magnetic brakes, and the best part.......NO OTSRs!!!!!
@awesomesniperguy1 This is far from the best ride in the park. Great Bear is the best.
How did you keep the camera so still when this ride keeps banging your head?
I am just starting to get used to and really enjoy moderately thrilling coasters. I will ride lafftrack and the wild mouse here. There is a third but I forgot its name. Is this one okay for me? I'm going again next weekend.
This is a perfect ride to pick for your first upside-down coaster if you've never ridden one before. By today's standards, it is almost relaxing, probably gentler than a Wild Mouse in that it is less jerky. It's actually one of my favorite rides.
....Midwest....
was this made by Shwarzkopf?
what color is this painted? and also once somewhere i saw a picture of this in 1996 and it was all white
@tjfan48 Really? Even with the anti rollbacks already there?
they never had otsr.
no lines!
My friend went on this ride and has never been on a y other rides with a loop or a drop. Now he thinks he is ready for nitro and bizarro amd batman at six flags great adventure. After watching this video it look like to me this ride is for younger kids and is not a intense ride could someone who has been in this and on nitro please tell me there opion
Very forceful ride
@wwwCOASTERFORCEcom ok thanks :)
Im 12 n going to hershey park in the dark friday .. N really planning to go on this with my best friend . Is it scary bc im scareddddd IDK WHY LIKE WTF MY 7 year old sister went on this n loved it
It's not scary at all I actually almost fell asleep on it
No. It might look intimidating cause of just the lapbars. But if you keep ur headback and dont put ur hands up on the loop you'll be good. After the drop and loop it gets boring.
slowest climb ever
What's the inverted coaster in the back?
TFord Great Bear
wats that ride coming by at 0:09
That's the Great Bear roller coaster.
not very super unfortunately.
This ride is incredibly old. The name called it "sooper" because it was the first looping roller coaster to open on the east coast.
This is the one coaster that I am a little freaked out to ride again. I went on it when I was very little and I remember the G forces being insane in that loop. My face got red like a tomato and I felt like it was going to burst open.