Thunderlooper - Revision history

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Some time before [[Intamin|Intamin]] <s>perfected</s> attempted catapulting riders from 0 - fast in very little time using hydraulics, [[Schwarzkopf]] realised a similar effect could be achieved by dropping a very heavy thing from a great height - the shuttle loop was born.

==History==

Thunderlooper was the first ride built in what is now [[Forbidden_Valley|Forbidden Valley]] (then known as Thunder Valley). It was built in 1990 and only lasted 6 years before the locals got so fed up with it they dismantled it themselves and shipped it out to Brazil. Fortunately for them [[Alton_Towers|Alton Towers]] couldn't be bothered paying to bring it back, and the ride now operates under the name Katapul at Hopi Hari.

[[File:Thunderlooper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Enthusiasts now have to make do with building their own models of the ride.]]

==Ride Description==

Thunderlooper differs from the cop-out attempt at launched rides built by [[Arrow|Arrow]] Dynamics by actually having a proper launch, rather than using a tea tray on wheels to push the train off the top of a hill. After the launch, the ride enters a near-circular loop typical of [[Schwarzkopf|Schwarzkopf]] rides before rising up a spike of track, hopefully coming to a stop before it falls off the end. The train then returns the way it came, passing through the station and up a smaller spike of track on the other side before being brought to a stop when it reaches the station for a second time.

The ride was highly popular and is much missed by enthusiasts. Part of the thrill came from the fact that it was highly unusual for a looping coaster as it had lap bars rather than OTSRs. It also packed a lot of excitement into a short length of track - a launch, forward and backward loops, copious [[Air|air]] time on the towers and a reverse station fly through.

==End of an Era==

At the end of 1996 the ride was removed as local farmers were complaining about it upsetting their cows (no, really). [[Alton_Towers|Alton Towers]] moved their pirate ship into the space left behind by the ride, presumably hoping no-one would notice there used to be a far superior ride there.

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 Thunderlooper was the first ride built in what is now [[Forbidden_Valley|Forbidden Valley]] (then known as Thunder Valley).  It was built in 1990 and only lasted 6 years before the locals got so fed up with it they dismantled it themselves and shipped it out to Brazil.  Fortunately for them [[Alton_Towers|Alton Towers]] couldn't be bothered paying to bring it back, and the ride now operates under the name Katapul at Hopi Hari.
-[[File:Thunderlooper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Enthusiasts now have to make do with building their own models of the ride.]]
+[[File:Thunderlooper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Enthusiasts now have to make do with building their own models of the ride. Or flying to Brazil - whichever's cheaper.]]
 ==Ride Description==