Looping Starship

Looping Starship
Phoenix at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, a custom Looping Starship ride
Status	In Production
First manufactured	1982
No. of installations	14
Manufacturer	Intamin
Height	14.6 m (48 ft)
Capacity	650 riders per hour
Duration	approximately 3 minutes and 33 seconds ride time (timed by IB Physics 3 students)

The Looping Starship is an amusement ride manufactured by Intamin of Switzerland. The ride is a swinging ship that can spin a complete 360-degree revolution. The ride has been modified with custom theming to resemble a number of different vehicles, including a Space Shuttle, a fighter jet, an Egyptian cargo ship, and a Looney Tunes 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 (1.2 m) tall.

Starship