The Looping Starship is an amusement ride manufactured by Intamin AG

Intamin AG

Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Sandor Kernacs. The Intamin brand name is an...

 of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. The ride is a swinging ship

Pirate ship (ride)

A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum....

 that can spin a complete 360-degree revolution, which can be very scary at times. Unlike similar rides like the Sky Flyer, Kamikaze, Skymaster, and Ranger, the Looping Starship inverts its passengers rather slowly and deliberately.

The ride has been modified with custom theming to resemble a number of different vehicles, including a Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...

, a fighter jet, an Egyptian cargo ship, and a Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...

 ACME Rocket.

The Looping Starship is manufactured either as a traveling model or a park model. Most parks require riders to be at least 48 inches tall.

Existing Looping Starships

Name	Park	Year Opened	Notes
ACME Rock n' Rocket	Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas , east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate...	2006	Most of the ride's parts are from the Six Flags Astroworld Six Flags Astroworld AstroWorld was a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land between Kirby Drive and Fannin Avenue, directly south of Loop 610 in Houston, Texas, USA...  Looping Starship, which operated from 1986 to 2005. An entirely new chassis was built for this installation, themed after a Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...  ACME rocket.
Berserker	Kings Dominion	1984	Themed after a Viking ship.
H.M.B. Endeavor	California's Great America	1987	Themed after a pirate ship. Formerly called The Revolution.
Looping Starship	Valleyfair	1985	Themed after a pirate ship.
Phoenix	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	1982	Themed after an Egyptian cargo vessel.
Pirate's Revenge	Sunway Lagoon Sunway Lagoon Sunway Lagoon is an amusement park in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It was officially opened by the Prime Minister Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad on April 29, 1993. It features rides in both the water park and the adjacent dry park. The park has slowly been adding rides and play areas, with the aim of...	2005	This ride was the former Bounty's Revenge at Wonderland Sydney Wonderland Sydney Wonderland Sydney was a theme park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park was the largest one in the southern hemisphere. It remained open for almost nineteen years and was the premier theme park in New South Wales for much of its life, but it closed in 2004... , which operated from 1985 to 2004.
Southern Star	Carowinds	1986	Formerly called Frenzoid.

Removed

Name	Park	Year Built	Year Removed	Notes
Power Dive	Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great America is a Six Flags theme park in the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America. Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984, making it the seventh park in the chain...	1987	2001	Removed due to maintenance issues.
Looping Starship	Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain, after the original opening in 1961 in Texas....	1985	2005	Removed to make way for Goliath (roller coaster) Goliath (roller coaster) Goliath may refer to:* Goliath , the largest roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California* Goliath , a roller coaster at Six Flags New England... .
Z-Force	Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 30, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name Six Flags to the park's title. In...	1987	1992	Removed to make way for Batman: The Ride Batman: The Ride Batman: The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster found in many Six Flags theme parks, as well as other parks around the world, including Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Fiesta Texas , Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags...
Aerovarvet	Liseberg Liseberg Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, the park opened in 1923. Liseberg is one of the most visited amusement parks in Scandinavia, attracting around 3 million visitors annually. Among the noteworthy attractions is the wooden roller coaster Balder, voted twice as the Best...	1989	2002	Was rebuilt in the winter between 2001-2002 to a swinging ship ride.
Space Shuttle	Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...	1985	2008 (2007 offseason)	Removed as a result of cost-cutting. The ride is currently in storage.
Perilous Pendulum	Galaxyland Galaxyland Galaxyland, previously known as Fantasyland, is the world's second largest indoor amusement park, situated in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is home to the world's tallest , and longest indoor roller coaster, the Mindbender. It is also home to the Space Shot, the world's...  West Edmonton Mall	1985	2003	Removed for replacement with the Solar Flare ride. Fate unknown.
Jet Scream	Canada's Wonderland	1990	2010	Removed for WindSeeker WindSeeker WindSeeker is a thrill ride at several Cedar Fair parks. The Mondial rides were opened for the 2011 season at Ontario's Canada's Wonderland, Ohio's Cedar Point and Kings Island, and California's Knott's Berry Farm. Charlotte's Carowinds and Doswell's Kings Dominion will open their models in 2012... . In August of 2011 the ride was offered for sale.