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{{Short description|Amusement ride}}
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| status              = Discontinued
| first_produced      = 1982
| No. of installations= 14
| manufacturer        = Intamin
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The '''Looping Starship''' is an [[amusement ride]] manufactured by [[Intamin]] of [[Switzerland]]. The ride is a [[Pirate ship (ride)|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 {{convert|48|in|m}} tall.

==Locations==
===Existing Looping Starships===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Park
!Year Opened
!Notes
|-
|Looping Starship
|[[Yomiuriland]]
|1992
|(Themed after a space shuttle)
|-
|Pirate's Revenge
|[[Sunway Lagoon]]
|2005
|This ride was the former [http://www.wonderlandhistory.net/content/bountys_revenge Bounty's Revenge] at [[Wonderland Sydney]],<ref name=promener/> which operated from 1985 to 2004.
|-
|Space Shuttle
|[[Nagashima Spa Land]]
|1992
|(Themed after a space shuttle)
|}


===Removed===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Park
!Year Opened
!Year Closed
!Notes
|-
|Power Dive
|[[Six Flags Great America]]<ref name=promener/>
|1987
|2001
|(Themed after a fighter jet. Removed due to maintenance issues)
|-
|Looping Starship
|[[Six Flags Over Georgia]]<ref name=promener/>
|1989
|2005
|(Removed to make way for [[Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)|Goliath]])
|-
|Z-Force
|[[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]
|1987
|1993
|(Removed to make way for [[Batman: The Ride]])
|-
|Space Shuttle
|[[Six Flags AstroWorld]]
|1986
|2005
|(Removed due to park's closure, and relocated to Six Flags Over Texas)
|-
|Space Shuttle
|[[Six Flags Great Adventure]]<ref name=promener/>
|1985
|2007
|(Removed as a result of cost-cutting, and currently{{as of when|date=March 2018}} in storage)
|-
|Aerovarvet
|[[Liseberg]]
|1989
|2002
|(Was rebuilt in the winter between 2001-2002 to a swinging ship ride)
|-
|Perilous Pendulum
|[[Galaxyland]]<ref name=promener/>
|1985
|2003
|(The first indoor Looping Starship, but removed for replacement by the Solar Flare ride)
|-
|Jet Scream
|[[Canada's Wonderland]]
|1990
|2010
|Removed for [[WindSeeker]]. As of August 2011, put up for sale<ref name="atrader">[http://www.amusementtrader.com/313/Extreme-Rides/listings/9224/Looping-Starship.html Looping Starship for Sale], Amusement Trader, August 11, 2011.  Retrieved September 7, 2011.</ref>
|-
|Bounty
|[[Walibi Belgium]]
|1992
|2002
|(The former "Bateau Ivre" at [[:fr:Zygofolis]] in France,<ref name=promener/> which operated from 1987 to 1991)
|-
|ACME Rock n' Rocket	
|[[Six Flags Over Texas]]
|2006
|2014
|(Most of the ride's parts are from the Six Flags Astroworld Looping Starship, which operated from 1986 to 2005. An entirely new chassis was built for its installation, and themed after a Looney Tunes ACME rocket for [[Justice League: Battle for Metropolis]].)
|-
|Looping Starship
|Tokyo Summerland<ref name=promener/>
|1986
|2007
|(Themed as a Space Shuttle)
|-
|Looping Starship
|Seibuen Yuenchi
|1988
|2011
|(Themed as a Space Shuttle)
|-
|Looping
Starship
|Expo 86, Vancouver BC<ref name =promener>{{cite web |url=http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/intamin_6-4_157.jpg|title=Intamin|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref>
|1986
|1986
|(It was themed as a Space Shuttle, in place during the summer run of the world's fair in 1986, and presumably{{why?|date=March 2018}} sold when the fair closed.)
|-
|H.M.B. Endeavor
|[[California's Great America]]
|1987
|2017
|(Themed after a pirate ship, formerly called The Revolution, and removed mid-off-season{{vague|date=March 2018}} due to maintenance issues, low ridership and South Bay Shores.){{fact|date=August 2020}}
|-
|Looping Starship
|Takarazuka Family Land
|1991
|2003
|
|-
|Looping Starship
|Parque Grano de Oro
|2012
|2017
|(Themed as a Space Shuttle, formerly Jet Scream at [[Canada's Wonderland]] -- which operated from 1990 to 2010)
|-
|Phoenix
|[[Busch Gardens Tampa Bay]]<ref name=promener/>
|1984
|2018
|(Themed after an Egyptian{{vague|date=March 2018}} cargo vessel) Demolished in December 2022.
|-
|Looping Starship
|[[Valleyfair]]<ref name=promener/>
|1985
|2019
|(Themed after a pirate ship.)
|-
|Southern Star
|[[Carowinds]]<ref name=promener/>
|1986
|2022
|(Themed after a viking ship, formerly called Frenzoid)
|-
|Berserker
|[[Kings Dominion]]<ref name=promener/>
|1984
|2025
|(Themed after a Viking ship)
|-
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426133821/http://www.intaminworldwide.com/amusement/RoundRides/Looping+Starship/tabid/141/ProductNumber/Looping+Starship/language/de-DE/Default.aspx Intamin Looping Starship]

{{Intamin}}
{{Amusement rides}}

[[Category:Pendulum rides]]
[[Category:Upside-down amusement rides]]


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