Shuttle Loop (Nagashima Spa Land)

Shuttle Loop (シャトルループ) is a steel launched Shuttle Loop roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf in Nagashima Spa Land in Japan. It opened on 1 March 1980, and is one of six Shuttle Loop roller coasters still operating in the world.

Shuttle Loop
The ride’s vertical loop
Nagashima Spa Land
Location	Nagashima Spa Land
Coordinates	35.0303°N 136.7308°E / 35.0303; 136.7308
Status	Operating
Opening date	1 March 1980
General statistics
Type	Steel – Shuttle
Manufacturer	Anton Schwarzkopf
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Shuttle Loop
Height	42 m (138 ft)
Length	263 m (863 ft)
Speed	91 km/h (57 mph)
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

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]