Olympia Looping Review | The Worlds Largest Traveling Roller Coaster

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Olympia Looping Review | The Worlds Largest Traveling Roller Coaster

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This massive Schwarzkopf roller coaster travels across Europe, constantly getting torn down and rebuilt in different locations, including stops at Oktoberfest, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Wiener Prater, and more! It stands proud with it's 5 vertical loops, twisted drops, and multiple helices. It's an iconic ride that should be on every coaster enthusiasts bucket list!
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@drummerl Жыл бұрын

I guess the restraints have to be so tight and strict because on those fairs, especially oktoberfest, there will be a lot of drunk people riding this....and you never know what crazy ideas they might come up with during the ride 🤣

@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster Жыл бұрын

Alpina Bahn is also on the oktoberfest with the olympia looping and has nothing over the shoulders. Also a Schwarzkopf coaster. Clearence doesn't seem to be an issue as well. Maybe insurance reasons? We've got a ton of rides at our fairs in germany with redundent over the soulder restrains. Redundency is in my opinion the best bet, we germans like that sort of thing. Also: If you are so drunk, that you're tumbling to the ride instead of walking, they will throw you out. I saw that a lot. They don't wanna clean the train every cycle.

@kermisreiziger9616 Жыл бұрын

@@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster The Alpina Bahn got new trains. The Olympia Looping still got the original trains

@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster Жыл бұрын

@@kermisreiziger9616 Yes, but the restrains didn't change that much. The Alpina Bahn never had restrains over the shoulders.

@billieseyelashesflewoff 17 күн бұрын

@@Fox_on_a_Rollercoasterisn't that because it doesn't invert

@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster 17 күн бұрын

@@billieseyelashesflewoff Olympia Looping has some relatively snappy banking transitions, that might be a reason why. Schwarzkopf have built some of looping coasters with just lapbars.

@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster Жыл бұрын

I rode it with the shortened trains and also with the full trains. Both in warm/hot weather. It really makes a huge difference. With the full train, it hauls through the loops like there's no tomorrow. It's a lot more mass and you feel it. I'm used to rough rides and rough restrains. Doesn't bother me at all tbh.

@stellaVista Жыл бұрын

Best moment on the ride: The curve that leads from the 1st loop to the 2nd. Needs to be experienced in front row/1st car with the long train set-up. The acceleration you feel as the following cars push you into the curve is unreal. It´s even better when the ride operates with all trains and another train will zip above you in the opposite direction. It´s just amazing what kind of forces the whole construction can withstand. The accordion restraints first appeared on Thriller and they were a quick solution to a sudden problem: Thriller opened with simple lap-bars and a flimsy leather strap that riders were supposed to wear to keep their torso from falling forward. Due to the high, sustained g-forces riders would often slouch forward and then be unable to lift their heads and shoulders up again during the loops. So these restraints were a quick way to prevent this from happening. I´m pretty sure that OL would be fine with simple lap-bars, as the ride doesn´t have the extreme forces and sideways manouvres that Thriller used to have.

@UwePieper Жыл бұрын

As a vertical loop is symmetrical the Gs in the front are pretty much the same as in the back. I'm pretty sure the drive tires are the first block break. You can see that there are some breaks, as well. This thing is built for some incredible capacity.

@Adam.The.Tourist Жыл бұрын

I honestly love this ride. It was my 600th coaster. It's so big and is crazy to think this has been travelling for over 30 years. I hope this ride designs forever. If the restraints bother you, it means you need another beer 👍

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

Lol

@BT-ot6gm Жыл бұрын

Rode it at winter wonderland and my god is it intense! So good 🔥

@Lukas_Kramer Жыл бұрын

Thoosies are just incredible, I've never found any issues with the restraints of the ride, and I first rode it 20 years ago when I was 8. So no matter what size I was, it was always fine without issues.

@brickcat5342 Жыл бұрын

I swear you reviewed this before

@learei4642 Жыл бұрын

nope, just the POV and the vlog

@joeyharper4976 Жыл бұрын

@@learei4642 He definitely reviewed this after Him and Sarah rode it. It was days after he dropped their initial ride experience.

@theydontfwthoosie Жыл бұрын

hollon

@raymondalvarado5489 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was Mind Bender which is similar to this coaster

@gerardolivier5250 Жыл бұрын

i never had problems with the restraints, just put up your shoulders very high before they close it, so after you have a lot of space during all the ride. its still my top 5 coaster. so good on last row when 7 cars in train. just epic ride

@stevewalsh1987 Жыл бұрын

7 car back seat on this is one of the only times ive been like "Woah" thats some Gs.

@markcoaster121 Жыл бұрын

I was amazed how smooth it was

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

I very happy this still exists because these 5-6 G intense Schwarzkopf Loopers are just dying, it's so unfortunate. I find it amazing how even ground up Schwarzdofs that aren't as old are so smooth but the fact this traveling one is to just shows how good of a design this is. The restraints are very unfortunate on this, they were on Mindbender as well when it had 3 restraint systems. They all just need a lap bar and not even a seat belt, just all be like Scorpion.

@patrickstrahm05 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the Triple loop to open at Indiana Beach

@bbbbbb111 Жыл бұрын

I think the showman wanted to increase the number of inversions in Olympia Looping compared to Thriller/Zonga/Tsunami, but at the same time reduce the intensity. Thriller/Zonga/Tsunami was an absolute masterpiece by Anton Schwarzkopf. Anyone who has ridden the roller coaster in its original form can attest to that. But it was also very intense with a max of 6.5g. That put off many potential riders. With the Olympia Looping, the showman probably wanted to avoid that and at the same time have a well marketable record with the number of inversions. Thriller/Zonga/Tsunami was better, but unfortunately this roller coaster no longer exists and Mindbender will probably follow it soon. I hope a buyer can be found, because the quality of Schwarzkopf Coasters is undisputed. In Germany e.g. several Wildcat roller coasters from the mid 1960s used at fairs. These roller coasters can still be operated today and are still fun for people today.

@CivilianSatellite Жыл бұрын

The restraints honestly didn't bother me all that much, I somehow didn't have the issue of them lowering throughout the ride. I'm a sucker for Schwarzkopfs and especially their vertical loops, so even with the phoned-in finale I loved Olympia Looping.

@jgd5ygdyhcr6 Жыл бұрын

I got my 1st ride on this in 2022 in the back at winter wonderland and I loved it first time I've greyed out on a coaster that wasn't nemesis at towers and advice for countering the restraints is to sit up as straight as possible when the assistants push down at least at winter wonderland I wasn't stapled and was actually very comfortable yet restrained

@TimCollinsVibes2 Жыл бұрын

I live in Munich and go to Oktoberfest every year.. I rode this the first time I was there in 2009, but only once ever since... basically everything you said in the video is spot on.. The best coaster at Oktoberfest is definitely the Alpina Bahn... no loops but it packs way more of a punch.

@marcustulliuscicero5443 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that the drive tire section after the first double loops is a block section.

@JulianDale94 Жыл бұрын

Just once I wish this thing could make an appearance in America. Imagine it popping up at the Texas State Fair

@kulot84 Жыл бұрын

It is still stunning that we have such a big coaster traveling around, even if it is only a few places per year. For full experience you definitely have to ride it with the long 7 car trains.

@thecoasterconnoisseur Жыл бұрын

I want to ride this so bad

@idontknowimlostforwords4715 Жыл бұрын

I’ve only rode it on the 7 car train in London, in the very back row, and this beast.

@d.krolmann5456 Жыл бұрын

The shoulder restraints actually didn’t bother me at all tbh. But I think the best traveling Schwarzkopf coaster had to be Thriller aka Texas Tornado when it became stationary in SF AstroWorld. The G‘s were supposed to be up to 6.5 in the back row during the second loop.

@VECTOR_Coasters Жыл бұрын

looks fun and that turn after the 1st loop and before the 2nd looks great but the ending and restraints kill it

@triplea9209 Жыл бұрын

LOL this coaster is in a picture in my math textbook

@kirakaffee9976 7 ай бұрын

lol it was a picture and included in an exercise in my math book 20 years ago. nice it's still there

@triplea9209 7 ай бұрын

By any chance did you do IGCSE Math?

@kirakaffee9976 7 ай бұрын

@@triplea9209 I don't even know what that is ^^ It was a German 10th or 11th grade math textbook, you had to calculate the gforce and the max speed and prove the manufacturer was exaggerating in their advertising. It was fun because I rode that coaster a few years before and there was actually a sign advertising the max speed as 100km/h, but what our narrator said (82km/h) is accurate. Don't know if that sign is still there, that was last century 😏

@triplea9209 7 ай бұрын

@@kirakaffee9976 Dang. Your math problem was more interesting than mine. Mine had nothing to do with the coaster I just can't remember exactly what it asked.

@sonyipod Жыл бұрын

Love the new outro

@sabellcarstens6896 6 ай бұрын

I am afraid of accordion restraints I always been afraid of accordion bellows since I was little!

@johnphillips3475 Жыл бұрын

I love Olympia Looping, but I do agree to an extent with some of your criticisms, particularly about the last section of the ride. The restraints are indeed awful. I believe the shoulder clamps aren't to stop you putting your arms up exactly, but to stop you putting them out to the sides, where you could hit some of the supports. I agree though there are better ways to achieve this, as the shoulder clamps really detract from the ride. I would say Prater isn't the best place to ride it. The best is at a really busy fair, where they will run at least 3 trains. The atmosphere created as the trains fly past in all directions is wonderful, and if you're lucky enough to ride with 4 or 5 trains, watching other trains pass you during the ride adds a lot too. In fact it's a deliberate feature of the ride that trains duel in several spots, and it really adds to the fun.

@DJWezzyK Жыл бұрын

I have ridden it at the Dusseldorf Fair. It run better as you described and it took the helixes with much more force. I agree the restraints are killing the ride experience. Also the last two loopings were taken with much more force. At this coaster is really depends on how often a train gets send out of the station cause this coaster really depends on warming up to get the best experience and at Wiener Prater it does not run as often as on the German Volksfest/Kirmes. So I believe you need to give it a second chance, under better circumstances. I do not think you experienced the ride in its full potential.

@fabrilax Жыл бұрын

Olympia Looping was more or less designed by Schwarzkopf, but built by BHS and Zierer. The ride has a convoluted history in these regards. At some point there were plans to extend the rides layout, absolutely crazy idea if you ask me… Also Thriller was pure insanity for a Schwarzkopf Looper, man those small loops!

@SANITIZEDINC Жыл бұрын

I think it should have scored just a lil' higher based on the fact that it's a mobile coaster.

@katschaccc Жыл бұрын

Still, my favorite coaster even though phantasialand is my home park. But it was also my first looping coaster.

@Tomneom Жыл бұрын

Ridden with both a 5 car train and a 7 car train, back row on a 7 car train is BRUTAL, Top 10 out of 170 coasters, the OTSR's wasn't that bad Imo, would I have preferred it without the OTSR's? Yes, but it's probably due to the showmen wanting to make the ride less Sketchy looking. Overall Olympia is the best Schwarzkopf I've done (With Psykie underground at #2 for comparison, and I've done some of the other big ones such as Magnum force (Now American Dreier looping) and I hope to re ride it at winter wonderland 2023!

@themjmilano Жыл бұрын

I rode Olympia Looping probably 20+ times at Wiener Prater and also at Oktoberfest. Wiener Prater is my home park and it's there nearly every summer. I also think it looks more intense than it actually is but i love this ride so much. I think it's way better in the front row than the back. And night rides on this thing are amazing. The only thing that i don't like is everything after the last loop. It's really slow and boring. I think it would be better if it just ends with a turn after the last loop and goes into the breaks. But for me it's still an amazing coaster and i can't wait to ride it again this year, it will also be at prater this summer!

@popcanstudios9081 Жыл бұрын

I really wanted to love this ride 😢 and I’m glad I did it but it was the low point of my day at Prater

@radbricks8298 Жыл бұрын

new trains from Larson or gerstlaur then its a perfect ride

@motoruk2009uk Жыл бұрын

Been on this 10 times it a classic

@Joypyf 6 ай бұрын

Do you think the triple loop will ever open at Indiana Beach or do you think something is wrong with it?

@TheBatwave 2 ай бұрын

West Edmonton Mindbender is definitely more intense than Quimera

@hazza_builds753 Жыл бұрын

I rode that and I totally agree with you

@anthonyredford1378 Жыл бұрын

I rode this in winter wonderland. I thought it was a great ride and surprisingly very smooth for a travelling ride. The worst part of the winter wonderland version is the queue, it’s a complete mess.

@Aerolandaircraft Жыл бұрын

It looks like a great ride, shame the restraints are so restrictive :(

@Aftermath779 Жыл бұрын

It's there for a reason. It's a traveling fair coaster, anything can happen

@tim-kevinwahlert250 Жыл бұрын

@@Aftermath779 Thank you! And i mean that not sarcastic!

@Taha.3.3 Жыл бұрын

I worked there in 2013

@missy4054 Жыл бұрын

Have anyone heard of sky loop in boulevard world in Saudi Arabia is a travelling premier rides sky rocket 2 and took two Guinness records off the Olympia looping

@Thesmokercoaster Жыл бұрын

AnY videos of it anywhere

@missy4054 Жыл бұрын

@@Thesmokercoaster kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNxgqLiDrrCplmw.html

@drdewott9154 Жыл бұрын

Man if they could just make those accordion shoulder restraints lock in place it might help a lot. But also yeah I imagine Olympia Looping on 7 cars would be much more intense.

@hellothere6991 Жыл бұрын

Do you think this is better than Colossus The Fire Dragon?

@joecandish3923 Жыл бұрын

I think Olympia Looping runs better at Wiener Prater than it does at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and its because the tempreture was far higher in Wiener Prater meaning it can run faster.

@crazycreeper399 Жыл бұрын

They need new cars with vests

@MattMcIrvin Жыл бұрын

If the problem is clearance and keeping people from putting their arms up, vests wouldn't do anything. But even a traditional OTSR like you see on early Eurofighters or B&M inverts might be better.

@Tarantula7Tom Жыл бұрын

Totally different ride with the 7 car trains. Much more intense and rides better.

@PYROWORKSTV 3 ай бұрын

Pretty low rating for something that's enjoyed and running longer than most other coasters out there lol

@dalepittman Жыл бұрын

What would you rate it if it had lap bars?

@trevorjensen2706 Жыл бұрын

Do you think whoever is in charge of this ride will ever make a change to more modern restraints?

@arloproduction4795 Жыл бұрын

A cool idea would for both you and Sarah to review park/coaster together. It would added so much to the videos like different perspectives or different opinions

@CoasterhorizonsUK 7 ай бұрын

This one at wiener prater just doesn’t run as good when it’s winter wonderland, if you want to ride this coaster in it’s best form go to london

@0z3r0 Жыл бұрын

So, Alpina Bahn or Olympia Looping?

@3xbucket Жыл бұрын

I had to pay like £11 to get on this at winter wonderland... not very rerideable haha

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

Agree, this was a bit mediocre at Prater. Megablitz was half the cost and so much better!

@omarjunior4603 9 ай бұрын

honestly in my opinion mindbender is better but its gone now but at least we can ride all american triple loop at indiana beach but idk

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

You say $9 like it's surprising but why aren't you surprised about the fact every attraction at Fun Spot parks are $10 per ride? Even rides like Freedom Flyer and Hurrincar and Galaxy Spin are 10 per ride.

@samplautz5586 Жыл бұрын

Anyone notice frame rate issues with this video? Maybe it’s just my phone but it seems really choppy

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

It's playing back properly for me- might be your network connection

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

Define choppy? Are we talking about 24fps, because that's what this is.

@quoteonquoteclub9711 Жыл бұрын

Do you regret having this as your 900th milestone coaster?

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

@Marty_NZ Жыл бұрын

I think it's iconic enough to be a special milestone coaster, even if it was mediocre.

@markeezygarage Жыл бұрын

30 year old coaster with terrible restraints

@HansTheGeek Жыл бұрын

This was not build by Schwarzkopf!

@TwistedAim Жыл бұрын

Anyone who has this is ranked high is lying.

@Thesmokercoaster Жыл бұрын

Seven car train hauls ass. Even in the cold temperature of Hyde park winter wonderland.

@robw5741 Жыл бұрын

You're unfairly reviewing ...

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

How so?

@JD.778 Жыл бұрын

Here’s your daily reminder that cedar points new version of TTD will be worse

@starryagent9936 Жыл бұрын

I’d rather have a reliable Dragster than an intense one

@JD.778 Жыл бұрын

@@starryagent9936 cedar point fanboys before TTD closed: Dragster is way better then any LSM will ever be! After: I want the more reliable ride then trash dragster