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.
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.
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 🤣
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.
@@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.
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 👍
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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 😏
@@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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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 🤣
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.
@@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster The Alpina Bahn got new trains. The Olympia Looping still got the original trains
@@kermisreiziger9616 Yes, but the restrains didn't change that much. The Alpina Bahn never had restrains over the shoulders.
@@Fox_on_a_Rollercoasterisn't that because it doesn't invert
@@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.
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 👍
Lol
Rode it at winter wonderland and my god is it intense! So good 🔥
7 car back seat on this is one of the only times ive been like "Woah" thats some Gs.
I was amazed how smooth it was
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Can't wait for the Triple loop to open at Indiana Beach
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.
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.
I’ve only rode it on the 7 car train in London, in the very back row, and this beast.
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.
I am afraid of accordion restraints
I always been afraid of accordion bellows since I was little!
I swear you reviewed this before
nope, just the POV and the vlog
@@learei4642 He definitely reviewed this after Him and Sarah rode it. It was days after he dropped their initial ride experience.
hollon
I thought it was Mind Bender which is similar to this coaster
Love the new outro
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.
Just once I wish this thing could make an appearance in America. Imagine it popping up at the Texas State Fair
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.
I'm pretty sure that the drive tire section after the first double loops is a block section.
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
LOL this coaster is in a picture in my math textbook
lol it was a picture and included in an exercise in my math book 20 years ago. nice it's still there
By any chance did you do IGCSE Math?
@@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 😏
@@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.
I want to ride this so bad
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!
looks fun and that turn after the 1st loop and before the 2nd looks great but the ending and restraints kill it
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!
Still, my favorite coaster even though phantasialand is my home park. But it was also my first looping coaster.
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.
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!
Been on this 10 times it a classic
I rode that and I totally agree with you
Do you think the triple loop will ever open at Indiana Beach or do you think something is wrong with it?
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.
I wonder how long it takes to assemble and disassemble!
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.
Pretty low rating for something that's enjoyed and running longer than most other coasters out there lol
new trains from Larson or gerstlaur then its a perfect ride
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.
Do you think this is better than Colossus The Fire Dragon?
I think it should have scored just a lil' higher based on the fact that it's a mobile coaster.
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
It looks like a great ride, shame the restraints are so restrictive :(
It's there for a reason. It's a traveling fair coaster, anything can happen
@@Aftermath779 Thank you!
And i mean that not sarcastic!
I worked there in 2013
West Edmonton Mindbender is definitely more intense than Quimera
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.
Totally different ride with the 7 car trains. Much more intense and rides better.
What would you rate it if it had lap bars?
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
AnY videos of it anywhere
@@Thesmokercoaster ua-cam.com/video/Vv0uURIJEf8/v-deo.html
Do you think whoever is in charge of this ride will ever make a change to more modern restraints?
So, Alpina Bahn or Olympia Looping?
I had to pay like £11 to get on this at winter wonderland... not very rerideable haha
Agree, this was a bit mediocre at Prater. Megablitz was half the cost and so much better!
They need new cars with vests
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.
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
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
Anyone notice frame rate issues with this video? Maybe it’s just my phone but it seems really choppy
It's playing back properly for me- might be your network connection
Define choppy? Are we talking about 24fps, because that's what this is.
Do you regret having this as your 900th milestone coaster?
no
I think it's iconic enough to be a special milestone coaster, even if it was mediocre.
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.
30 year old coaster with terrible restraints
Seven car train hauls ass. Even in the cold temperature of Hyde park winter wonderland.
This was not build by Schwarzkopf!
You're unfairly reviewing
...
How so?
Here’s your daily reminder that cedar points new version of TTD will be worse
I’d rather have a reliable Dragster than an intense one
@@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