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- Sep 17, 198990% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Olympia Looping Debuts as the World's Largest Transportable Roller Coaster at Oktoberfest
- Olympia Looping opened on 17 September 1989 at Oktoberfest in Munich; it is the world's largest transportable roller coaster and the only one with five inversions[2][3][4]
- Owned by R. Barth und Sohn, designed by Anton Schwarzkopf and Werner Stengel, built by BHS; five loops resemble the Olympic rings[3][4]
- Specs: 1,250 m of track, 34 m lift (Coasterpedia lists 32.5 m), 30 m drop, up to 5.2 g, 1:45 ride; speed given as 84 km/h (Wikipedia), 80 km/h (Coasterpedia) or up to 100 km/h (Oktoberfest.de); about 900 tonnes[2][3][4]
- Up to five trains run at once, each seating 20-28; erection and dismantling take a week each with 10 fitters[2][3]
- Since 2016 it tours as 'Munich Looping', including Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London and the Vienna Prater, which it left in August 2025[3][4]
- On 27 September 2008 a motor failure stranded over 20 riders at the top of the first hill until the Munich fire department freed them[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=CTcvql2RqPMyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Sep 17, 1989 ✓· 25% of score
Coasterpedia[3] and Wikipedia[4] both date the Olympia Looping's Oktoberfest[2] debut to 17 September 1989.
- [2]80%Olympia Looping (Five Loops) - Oktoberfest.deoktoberfest.de· Added Sep 19, 2026· 25% of score
Official Oktoberfest site states that since 1989 it has been the largest transportable roller coaster and the only five-loop one.
- [3]80%Olympia Looping - Coasterpediacoasterpedia.net· Added Sep 19, 2026· 25% of score
States opened 17 September 1989 and debuted at the 1989 Oktoberfest[2].
- [4]85%Olympia Loopingen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 25% of score
Wikipedia gives the ride's 17 September 1989 Oktoberfest[2] debut date, builder, dimensions, and owner.
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