| Shuttle Loop | |
|---|---|
 The ride’s vertical loop | |
| Nagashima Spa Land | |
| Location | Nagashima Spa Land |
| Coordinates | 35°01′49″N 136°43′51″E / 35.0303°N 136.7308°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1980 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Shuttle Loop |
| Height | 137.8 ft (42.0 m) |
| Length | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Speed | 57 mph (92 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 (traversed twice) |
| Duration | 0:30 [1] |
| Max vertical angle | 70° |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Shuttle Loop at RCDB | |
Shuttle Loop is a steel launched Shuttle Loop roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf in Nagashima Spa Land in Japan. It is one of six Shuttle Loop roller coasters still operating around the world.
Ride experience
The ride takes off and goes through a loop. It then goes up a hill, loses momentum, and goes backwards through the loop. It goes past the station to another hill. It then loses speed and goes back to the station and ends. The complete ride is about 20-30 seconds.[1]
References
- 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Shuttle Loop (Nagashima Spa Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
External links
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