Great Bear and SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
The perfect first loopera 7-year-old's first loop, riders say Built by Schwarzkopfdesigned by Ing.-Büro Stengel

Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Sooperdooperlooper

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
What riders love
  • I remember being terrified in anticipation of the loop and then the loop happened and it was no big deal - just felt like I was pressed into the seat.
  • It was my 7 year olds first inversion and he has now joined us in the thoosie madness.
  • As someone who is slowly getting over their fear of roller coasters this one is great!
  • You spend the whole time running under Great Bear and over Coal Cracker with a finish next to Comet and Skyrush.
  • Since I rode it in the rain, the trees were sagging; on the drop just before the final helix, riding with my hands in the air, I ended up getting a fistful of wet leaves. It hurt a bit at first, but I left the ride with a smile and a memory.
  • It’s intertwined with other rides like Great Bear, goes through trees and by a river.
  • That loop is actually so fun, no pain, just high g.
  • The loop is definitely more intense than you would expect, and the helix toward the end is fun.
  • The circular loop feels a lot different than most vertical loops that I’ve done so far, and I liked it.
Sooperdooperlooper Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

Watch POVs and more

SooperDooperLooper POV 4K Front Row 60fps Hersheypark, PA

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SooperDooperLooper In 4K | Back Seat | POV | Hersheypark | 2019 |

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2021 SooperDooperLooper On Ride 4K POV Hersheypark

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Sooperdooperlooper Off-Ride Footage (2021), Hersheypark Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster | Non-Copyright

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Hersheypark

SDL isn’t super special but a nice smooth coaster for when kids are starting to advance their coaster intensity that parents will still find pleasant

Glass Cannonn

There are no big, glaring negatives to the Looper - it’s remarkably smooth for its age and is very rideable.

Coaster Critic

Not only is it very smooth, but it gets the loop over and done with then gives time to soak in that you just did a loop.

John Doe

Cute coaster that’s a part of history, not really adrenaline rush but it’s a good first coaster for kids and it’s surprising it rides so smooth given how old it is.

anonymous Outcast

While the restraints are uncomfortable and there is a slight rattle, this is a good coaster and I have no other complaints.

roller rider

It’s an interesting ride, unusual by modern standards: the loop happens right off the first drop, and it’s pretty forceful, a classic Schwarzkopf-style loop.

Matt McIrvin

The loop is not rough or dangerously intense by any means, and you assuredly won’t get hurt like I did, but it is definitely powerful for the family coaster that sooperdooperLooper is.

Coaster Critic

Sooperdooperlooper’s first drop and loop are surprisingly forceful, and the whole ride still runs glass smooth.

uhhh roller coasters

Probably one of the easiest starter loopers in the world honestly.

Zachary

My first ever looping coaster; looks great in the park and despite being tame it serves a very useful purpose as a starter ride.

R S

Also the sort of helix at the end is a great surprise and really does pick up speed

Jacob Heller

I got a night ride, and it felt faster than I expected.

@Charged20

After that tame s-curve, and a momentum-sucking trim brake, the Looper throws you into its final element: a helix.

Coaster Critic

It’s a classic steel coaster that has some slow dead spots, but a complete circle loop and is in a great location.

Clayton Latone

At least for us, this ride didn’t have a long line, so there was not much time for her to psych herself out before she got on the coaster.

Nomrah
Airtime

Sustained positives with a bit of float at the top.

Bubble Gaming

There is no other airtime to be had on Sooperdooperlooper in any seat.

Canobie Coaster

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

70 ftHeight
210 Candymonium 200 Skyrush 150 StormRunner 140 Wildcat'sRevenge 121 Fahrenheit 70 Sooperdooperlooper
75 ftFirst drop
216 Candymonium 212 Skyrush 180 StormRunner 135 Wildcat'sRevenge 124 Great Bear 75 Sooperdooperlooper
45 mphTop speed
Candymonium76 Skyrush75 Storm Runner72 Wildcat'sRevenge62 Fahrenheit58 Sooperdooperl…45 076 mph
1Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

FunGreat viewsGreat inversionsSmooth rideComfortable

Criticised for

Slowed by trimsOverratedWeak layout

The loop is definitely more intense than you would expect, and the helix toward the end is fun.

Brandon Gorgone, Captain Coaster review

the ride is centered around a loop and the loop is terrible anyways, so there is like no point to this ride to begin with.

smacd, Captain Coaster review

The ride then shoots into one of Schwarzkopf’s signature loops which is a bit more circular than others, it gives riders a lot of G-Forces, it’s pretty intense.

Vinnie T, Captain Coaster review

This may be more of a family coaster, but this coaster might be the most fun I ever had on a coaster, as I went on it when I was very young.

Waluigi’s Perfect Potato, Captain Coaster review

Looper is one of the most ideal starter inversion coasters ive ever been on and i had hundreds of rides by now.

XDime, review

Unfortunately, these positives can’t completely make up for the ride’s outdated design and statistical shortcomings, but still make for a fun, enjoyable ride.

Coaster Critic, published review

Photos

A sooperdooperLooper train passing through its second brake
Hmich176 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark
Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0
Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark
Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0
intertwined tracks of SooperDooperLooper and Great Bear
Jrosenberry1, CC BY-SA 4.0
intertwined tracks of SooperDooperLooper and Great Bear
Jrosenberry1, CC BY-SA 4.0
intertwined tracks of SooperDooperLooper and Great Bear
Jrosenberry1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark
Arsonwinter at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark
Jrosenberry1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark
Arsonwinter at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0
Great Bear and SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Great Bear and SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

May 8, 1977Opened

A looping racer, built by Schwarzkopf, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$3 millionTo build

Past incidents

  1. August 1977A 16-year-old worker from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, died after being hit by a moving train in the station's loading area while performing maintenance on August 25, 1977.
1incident blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, coastercritic.com, parkfans.net, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Epicgenius (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hmich176 at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC (CC BY 2.0), Jrosenberry1 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Arsonwinter at en.wikipedia (Public domain), Arsonwinter at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 1.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Nomrah, forum post on parkfans.net: “This was my daughters first inverted coaster at age…”; Crunchewy, forum post on parkfans.net: “I remember being terrified in anticipation of the loop…”; richmondrider, forum post on parkfans.net: “It was my 7 year olds first inversion and…”; Jacob Heller, rider review on Captain Coaster: “As someone who is slowly getting over their fear…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A curved lift hill into the trees, an excellent…”; MapleFlakes, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You spend the whole time running under Great Bear…”; Kw6sTheater, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Since I rode it in the rain, the trees…”; CoasterKing, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s intertwined with other rides like Great Bear, goes…”; Bubble Gaming, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The loop is insane, why is a loop this…”; M P, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That loop is actually so fun, no pain, just…”; Brandon Gorgone, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The loop is definitely more intense than you would…”; Jonas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The circular loop feels a lot different than most…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Angelo Giles's back row POV, SooperDooperLooper In 4K | Back Seat | POV | Hersheypark | 2019 | (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.