RAREST Coaster Model EVER?? | Meet Anton Schwarzkopf's Katapult!

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RAREST Coaster Model EVER?? | Meet Anton Schwarzkopf's Katapult!

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@ThemeParkCrazy 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series! Amazing research and great subjects! I'm subbing!

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks a ton for the kind words! Really appreciate it! And thanks for the shoutout on your page too, that was really cool :)

@DanielRodriguez-lp6gr 3 жыл бұрын

This one was in my home park in Gudalaja México back in the 90,s !!! I can't believe it is still around!

@coasterfan3784 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@fatty_filmnarthoe6972 3 жыл бұрын

I live here now and now it has a other shuttle coaster from the same company known as bullet

@DanielRodriguez-lp6gr 3 жыл бұрын

@@coasterfan3784 I know I live here to, unfortunately it is always broken, I've only had one chance to ride it years ago, ironically enough it broke down in that one run, Selva Magica really needs to step it up a notch, we need something better here in Jalisco.

@CupheadCL 3 жыл бұрын

Me encanta!

@marcribaudo1965 2 жыл бұрын

I had ridden this coaster along with the Sea Serpent at Morey's Pier. Me and a bunch of high school buddies and GFs went down after graduation in 1984 and we had a great time and rode them both several times.

@damedoe 2 жыл бұрын

I rode it there as well! I liked it!

@roxborotomm Жыл бұрын

I was the ride operator for this in 85 & 86 on Morey's pier

@carstenkarcher2057 2 жыл бұрын

I had the honour riding the KATAPULT many many times during its famous years across Germanys travelling fairs. What an awesome Schwarzkopf creation 😍🎉

@ud19sch16 2 жыл бұрын

Beste Attraktion in den Achzigern. Schade das es das Fahrgeschäft Katapult nicht mehr gibt. Damals in der Ankündigung in den lokalen Zeitungen "Von 0 auf 60 in 2 Sekunden" das war schon geil. Ich schwelge in den guten alten Volksfestzeiten der 60er bis Ende Achziger. Ich halte nichts von den Kotzmaschinen der neuen Karusell Generation. Vielleicht bin ich aber auch zu "Alt oder zu Weise" mit sechzig, grins.

@weedle4736 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate how your channel give light to coasters around the world like what your page suggests. Thoosies are mostly from US that's why overseas coasters gets overshadowed. It's awesome to see your channel grow fast.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that, thank you!

@bhu1992 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I rode this years ago at Mirabilandia in Italy, but thought it was a fever dream since I came back a few months after that and it was not there anymore! Thanks for the nostalgia!

@Jillvanni 3 жыл бұрын

1 katapult has been recently showed up ( 2019 ) at the facility of the showman Schäfer at Schwerte ( Germany )

@Colaholiker 3 жыл бұрын

Let's start with some nitpicking: 1:02 Jetline is not a Schwarzkopf coaster. Anton Schwarzkopf was involved as a consultant, but it was built by Zierer. His company hat already gone bankrupt by that time. ;-) Anyhow, thanks for presenting this unique coaster model. Despite the clickbaity title (it is rare nowadays, but with 5 having been built, there are rarer coasters out there), it is really nice to see someone covering the history of this ride.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Totally! Thanks for the feedback!

@KeithSouder 2 жыл бұрын

I think that’s an incredible coaster, and it probably has way more potential than anyone has ever given it. Specially for the smaller amusement parks. I believe it could be put inside of a building, with some strobe lights and some disco lighting little bit of smoke. This would make an incredible attraction.

@merkerb 3 жыл бұрын

If I see one of these by chance I’m definitely going to ride it. I’m a sucker for a Schwarzkopf coaster!!

@roxborotomm Жыл бұрын

I was an operator and mechanic of a Katapult on Morey's pier in Wildwood NJ during the summers of 1985-86. It took so much inspection and maintenance everyday that this ride didn't open until 5pm when the rest of the rides opened at 10am. 110 nylon wheels, each one had to be checked everyday for wear. But it was a fun ride to operate. It had a 16 ton counterweight that would spin and that's what gave it the momentum to go through the loop. Thanks for the memories!

@vanapotamus6348 6 ай бұрын

This is on my bucket list of strange coaster models I want to ride next to the Ultra Twister model

@Topitopi14 3 жыл бұрын

It was one in Parque de Atracciones de Madrid in the 90's

@arttustubin1457 2 жыл бұрын

Linnanmäki amusement park in Finland was Katapult coaster years 1992-1993.

@Patexer 3 жыл бұрын

that would feel weird just going through a vertical loop using drive tires

@coyote_bravo2723 3 жыл бұрын

I love these videos about obscure coasters and models. Keep up the good work!

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@VinceHere98 2 жыл бұрын

This almost looks like the predecessor to those “coasters” built by skyline attractions (I.e, Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster).

@oneandonlysound3453 2 жыл бұрын

I mean there just basing stuff off of things-like the larson superloop (Harley Quinn), the sharwzkopf bayern curve (Tidal Twister). They have one that hasn't been sold that is like this+a premiere sky rocket II, S&S has a winged one.

@adverschueren 2 жыл бұрын

I rode a catapult many years ago in my home town in the Netherlands - could not get enough of it 😁. I remember there was a huge diesel generator next to it to supply it with power. Similar generators were used at other locations of the fair, but those powered quite a lot more than a single attraction. Nice video, it finally explains why that catapult was only present at the fair for two years in a row 😥.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Cool you got to ride it!!

@rebekahhesketh1220 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like a fun little coaster! It'd be a great one for kids to find out if they'll like loops or not before trying bigger coasters.

@damegataco 3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely a coaster as it uses the tires to go up the loop and uses gravity to go down and finish the track for the most part while the tires work mainly as the brakes and to give it extra speed to go up the loop

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

At the very least, it's a powered coaster instead of "glorified Larson Looper"

@crooked-halo 2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely not "a coaster." It is powered. A roller coaster coasts. The only un-powered section is at the top of the loop, which is less than a train-length in distance. Katapult is not a roller coaster.

@damegataco 2 жыл бұрын

@@crooked-halo I'm not going to go over the semantics on what makes a coaster and what doesn't because you should already know what it entails if you feel you know enough to make the argument, but I'll just point out the essential difference between something like this and a "powered coaster" that is not considered an actual coaster even though it has a more standard type coaster track.. That difference is that the cars don't have any sort of self propelling mechanisms or engine on them to move itself... Sure the wheels do a lot of work to get the coaster going to the top of the loop and essentially act as the brakes, but in general the majority of the "circuit" utalizes gravitational forces after being brought up to the highest point of the track to complete the run therefore it's a roller coaster.

@crooked-halo 2 жыл бұрын

@@damegataco The majority of Katapult's circuit uses the power of the drive tires, not gravitational forces. It's obvious watching the ride, and was stated as such in the video.

@damegataco 2 жыл бұрын

@@crooked-halo you're missing the point and I'm tired of trying to u debate it with you

@Soonjai 3 жыл бұрын

From my understanding the blue one you showed at the end that is "technically in operation" is the one that is rumored / supposed to travel again. It is most likely the Goetze/Merkl one and it is currently owned by a Showman Schäfer, Showman Leon Snep did own this one, but it was way back in the mid 00´s and he wanted to travel with it using the name "2 Fast 2 Furious", but from my understanding that never happened. It is unknown where it went after Snep owned it, but it is rumored that it was at a unknown location in the Czech Republic before it went to Swiss Showman Arpagus. The current refurbishment is on hold given the whole Corona situation.

@b.v.h.9326 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to hear " Leon Snep" and " this season" in one sentence, since practically no-one has heard anything from him since he started his failed Ferris Wheel business in Hong Kong YEARS ago

@DarksladeDiaries 2 жыл бұрын

Why do some not regard it as a coaster? My guess would be because it doesn't coast (hence the name). It is true that there are no drive wheels at the apex of the loop, but you may notice that the where the wheels start and stop, the cars are at no point not connected to them. The reason I believe there were no wheels at the top is to keep the trains from getting stuck upside down should there be a problem with the drive system or an electrical fall off. This kind of taxes what's left of my memory, but I do seem to remember reading about it from a book on unique coaster from about 1986. The title escapes me.

@kickthesky 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me somewhat of the Bayern Kurve. It's like the next evolution of that ride. Six Flags Great America had a Bayern Kurve well into the 1990s and it was one of my favorite rides back in the day. Great channel, btw. You do some really good research work and present your content very professionally.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you! I appreciate it 😃

@trevorjensen2706 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. The model's loop looks unlike the traditional Schwarzkopf loops. This is more tear shaped, with a different support structure. The old-style Schwarzkopf loops pack a punch!

@rama30 3 жыл бұрын

We had one at Carowinds, now at Gold whatever park in South Africa. God I Miss IT!

@Colaholiker 3 жыл бұрын

I guess that is just due to the overall ride's construction. The iconic loops hace this "inverted U" shape support that make them look more circular, while they aren't. But they certainly pack a punch and they stood the test of time much better than some other late 70s/early 80s looping coasters.

@LikeWTFChrissie 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a sucker for any information on schwarzkopf coasters, I love this.

@volbeatnl 2 жыл бұрын

I've ridden one of these during a fair in my hometown.

@212Elevators 10 ай бұрын

We possibly _could_ consider this the first full circuit swing launch coaster since it did utilize three launches, with the second one backwards. That would also mean we'd have a combination of this and the Maurer SkyLoop to thank for the Sky Rocket II (and the other variants from other companies).

@ilikerollercoasters4757 2 жыл бұрын

This is basically what skyline does now

@Joypyf 2 жыл бұрын

I like how short and concise your videos are! 👍🏼

@grindcavecinema 3 жыл бұрын

I rode the one at OK Corral in France. It felt more like a flat ride than a coaster but it was fun.

@boccats 2 жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure to ride this at the local fair (Belgium, the green one) I remember I loved the powerful boost, it was a fun ride. The layout was smooth but you didn't have much space in the coaster (lapbar + shoulder restraint)

@frankfrontbottom7708 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I rode one of these models at The Feria De Fuengirola in 1990/1. Was amazing to see it in operation and stole the show.

@BackSeatJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

It's like a Swiss Twist and a Larson's Loop.... combined.

@michaeltaylor1603 3 жыл бұрын

I "still" have a catalogue from Schwarzkopf. I'm not sure If Anton autographed it or Weiland? I always thought it was a "curious coaster"

@clubstep8244 2 жыл бұрын

Im a construction worker in Germany, and one time we had "work" (dont know the translation of Baustelle, maybe "Construction site"?) And yeah there was one build with a dark blue rail. It wasnt operated and had no train on it and was probably just stored or checked there, but as an Enthusiast it was really calming to work next to a vertical Loop for a whole week or so :D Edit, i read in another comment that it showed up in Schwerte and thats where we worked so it lines up, cool :D

@LifthillMat 2 жыл бұрын

I rode this model 2003 on a funfair in Bern, Switzerland. Unique!

@RY30DM 2 жыл бұрын

I rode the version at Morey's Piers.

@BellJar2059 2 жыл бұрын

Hammer,als Kind durfte ich damit noch nicht mitfahren. Stand mal auf einer Kirmes in Düsseldorf wenn ich mich recht daran erinnere.

@freizeitforschernils 2 жыл бұрын

A Katapult is set up by a showman near my town (in Germany). I hope that he will get the Katapult running again on the fairground.

@b.v.h.9326 2 жыл бұрын

That's the blue one in the end of the video

@oneandonlysound3453 2 жыл бұрын

I had to deal with my parents telling me no such thing like this existed. Meanwhile, a fair had one set up near me, and a pier (in NJ) had one for a few years. They said they were "ring of fire" aka larson superloops. I also happened to know the one area and they would never want the noise from the superloop.

@lumindoesvideos 2 жыл бұрын

I say it's a microcoaster, basically a super small rollercoaster. It's definitely interesting to look at and I wonder if someone will try to recreate it. Looks like something I'd build in rollercoaster tycoon 2, but not quite exactly like this since I'd need a station to function in that game.

@michaelfischer545 Ай бұрын

Bei dieser Bahn ging es rein um den Looping, ihn vorwärts wie auch Rückwärtzs fahren zu können. Ich war des öfteren damit gefahren....

@FrankvanderHeijden 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing one of the katapults on the fair of Tilburg in the Netherlands

@1barbarossa 2 жыл бұрын

I remember that Katapult being on a fair ground in my hometown when I was young

@MrFalkone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info that one coaster is in Mahaland, Oman. Will check it out during my next visit in Muscat. Great Video!

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chewieone1064 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember the days when this one first appeared on the Oktoberfest, good old Schwarzkopf coasters!

@richardwilliams2794 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for Bembom brothers Margate in the 80s the talk one year was one of these ride was coming soon to Margate but it was just talk of the park as never happened I think would been great a looping star and this ride operating in the same park,,,

@Vulpovile 2 жыл бұрын

Could you maybe make a video about the Broadway trip ride at cedar point and other parks? It existed for a while, went to many parks, but there's barely any info on it

@tylerhoopes 3 жыл бұрын

How fun would that be to see a upgraded version. Like small footprint. Cheap price. Every park could have one. Would be a fun concept.

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

Skyline's Skywarp seems to be a modernized version. If only they were smoother...

@RobNL310 2 жыл бұрын

It was for me a great experience to ride a track with a looping during the days that visiting a theme park was not yet that common as it is today (In the eighties). It was several years on the Dutch funfairs and the ride was smooth and had some variations even with this simple layout. For a next video I would like a review of the Zierer "Flitzer" (also known as "Racing" in Danish park 'Bakken' There was also one on the Dutch funfairs in the 70's and 80's

@kevinhanson6106 Ай бұрын

GREAT history lesson.

@urbex_coasters 2 жыл бұрын

Cool ride model. I wouldn't consider it a coaster, more a Bayern Curve with a loop. I'd love to ride one though.

@jean-claudeMoumoune 2 жыл бұрын

dans les années 80 il y avait aussi le KATAPULT Hoffmann qui tournait sur Paris-St germain en Laye-Lille-Rouen...il a disparu des fêtes françaises en 1987 sa derniére année!....j'adorais ce manége unique en son genre!....

@WOLFTICKVIDEOS 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool. I love stuff like this.

@levicolsonskis4231 7 ай бұрын

Do impulse coasters

@sdorhout5080 3 жыл бұрын

i rode this ride in the hague in the Netherlands...and loved it...it was smoothe and fun.... ;)

@MigraineManX 3 жыл бұрын

oh i loved that - we had in on a fair very long time ago

@katschaccc 19 күн бұрын

Would love to ride it. I hope they can fix it and send it here in Germany to some fun fairs

@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil Ай бұрын

At 1:36 - I've played this part over and over, and it SOUNDS like you're saying this roller coaster was powered by "draft tires". Please correct me if I am wrong.

@rama30 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to get one of these and change the drive system to something newer and more up to date.

@jmaindigo6641 2 жыл бұрын

You seem to have skipped the katapult that operated from 1990 to 1993 in Parque de Atracciones in Madrid :)

@michaelmcsky 7 ай бұрын

Schwarzkopf means Blackhead in English. Together with Werner Stengel he was the inventor of the modern looping shape.

@Wildwoodenthusiast 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I did not know that this was at our home town

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

These need some modern successors(other than Skyline's Skywarp)

@bennickss 2 жыл бұрын

Another strange coaster is “dream coaster” in Iraq, it’s a clone of the defunct g-force at drayton manor making the last Maurer vertical x-car (with the humpty-bump lift and bent cuban eight) in operation

@OutdoorsWithShawn 3 жыл бұрын

What about the Schwarzkopf Portable Shuttle Loop model? There was only one of it made, it's been to four parks, traveled the German fair circuit some and is still operating in Mexico.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’ll look into it...

@d.krolmann5456 2 жыл бұрын

When mentioning Norbert Witte you shouldn‘t leave out the information that he sold the coaster because he was in debt because he caused an accident with a crane that collided with another ride which was called Skylab. This accident killed 7 people and his insurance wouldn’t pay for all damages.

@Bacardi22 3 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the French park in 3.35min?

@chipweather 3 жыл бұрын

Intamin should remake this but using a multi launch and a hill goes over the loop and comes back around to the loop

@kevinhanson6106 3 жыл бұрын

@ chip

@kevinhanson6106 3 жыл бұрын

@ chip six flags magic mountain in Valencia California has a coaster similar to what you describe with three launches called full throttle

@chipweather 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinhanson6106 that was my inspiration for the idea but a much smaller version

@askjeevescosby2928 9 ай бұрын

Notice that it uses the same track as big bear at dollywood.

@360coasters 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know youtube didn't remind me to come to the premier! Sorry!

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Haha all good!

@ParkMind 2 жыл бұрын

I think that’s a coaster. Now carnival cruise lines roller coaster at sea not so much.

@yimmydotjpg3494 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know they all still exist

@joeyferguson840 2 жыл бұрын

Whats the name of the red coaster with all the inversions at 0:09 secs

@neonthefox3550 2 күн бұрын

I’m not sure but I know it’s from Jinma Rides

@ejectorthrills1521 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@angelarice6248 3 жыл бұрын

How many cycles does this coaster have I would hope it would be more than 2 that's what I find interesting to me that would be weather if it would be worth riding

@eggheadtwoSCM 2 жыл бұрын

Probably

@jpadila7 2 жыл бұрын

If an inability to run a rollercoaster during a power shortage was something that disqualified a ride from being a true rollercoaster, then I guess we can get rid of almost ALL rollercoasters. If the use of drive tires to give the train speed disqualifies it from being called a roller coaster, then we have lots and lots of rides that no longer can be called roller coasters.

@SCinspector 3 жыл бұрын

What is the yellow coaster in your video at 3:09 when you show the digital model

@poolcoasterguy 2 жыл бұрын

It’s the troisne kamikaze. That’s a clip of my recreation of the rides from my channel. If you’re interested the videos of both coasters are over there

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Poolcoasterguy is correct. I’ll make a video on it soon...

@I_Was_Groot_2000 Жыл бұрын

Knobles 2024 addition??

@dindog22 2 жыл бұрын

seems like a flat ride with a vertical loop

@dennispoe5957 2 жыл бұрын

Was there any one hurt

@kofiLjunggren 3 жыл бұрын

Theme park name? 1:03

@Colaholiker 3 жыл бұрын

Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden. The coaster shown is Jetline (which technically is not a Schwarzkopf coaster - it was built by Zierer, with Anton Schwarzkopf as a consultant, after Schwarzkopf went bankrupt).

@kofiLjunggren 3 жыл бұрын

@@Colaholiker so did Anton design the coaster?

@Colaholiker 3 жыл бұрын

@@kofiLjunggren I don't know to which extent he was involved, but he sure was, and it certainly has a "schwarzkopesque" vibe to it. But the track style is a little different (if you look closely, the top of spine of the track goes above the running rails, while on classic Schwarzkopf track it is below), which is because I think Intamin bought the rights to the original track. And I think he added quite a lot of his experience, as by that time, Zierer normally only built their small Tivoli Coasters. But regardless of how much Schwarzkopf is in that ride, Jetline rocks, and the setting close to the water n a really awesome park makes it even better. :-) Another one of those Zierer/Schwarzkopf coasters would be Lisebergbanan at Liseberg, Göteborg, Sweden. (Those Swedes are so lucky...)

@crazythingswithsebastiange7269 2 жыл бұрын

Goldenloop Gold Reef City

@nicks2477 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I'll be back later

@nicks2477 3 жыл бұрын

Im back 10/10 thank you.

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Glad you liked it!

@coasterfan3784 3 жыл бұрын

Wack, but cool at the same time

@VECTOR_Coasters 3 жыл бұрын

please tell me wth 0:09 is it looks like if hulk was….. good

@chrisbender8714 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it could be an animation of the broken rail coaster in China, but I could be wrong

@VECTOR_Coasters 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbender8714 i just found it last night and you are right so thank you!

@landonp629 11 ай бұрын

Isn't this similar to that looping flat ride - forget what its called.

@askjeevescosby2928 9 ай бұрын

Lol you said dodo

@lampshades120 3 жыл бұрын

"It might be the most unique ever" The coaster literally has one loop lol

@MashinitoX 3 жыл бұрын

Wooooow!! Loop with no shuttle!

@virgilwyatt4632 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a boring ride and I doubt if I'd ever stand in line for it. I might ride it if the line was just on the platform only.

@shaunault7538 2 жыл бұрын

Its a coaster

@ethanamazing 3 жыл бұрын

Did they know that Larson Super Loops existed when they developed this? lol

@johnathansmickers8651 3 жыл бұрын

Hello!

@corkscrewthrills8627 3 жыл бұрын

@theduder7709 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos, however you mispronounce quiet a few words. If you would like some quality control on your voiceover and script let me know. I'll do it for free.

@Colaholiker 3 жыл бұрын

I guess he doesn't speak any German, so getting the pronunciation of German names right can be tricky. To be honest, I also didn't understand some of the names, even though Germany is my native language. But I don't blame him - I would most likely butcher names in a language I don't speak. ;-)

@NationalCoasters 2 жыл бұрын

Will do, thanks man!