Doppel Looping - Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition - POV

[C64b]

Was this physically the same coaster that had the orange and white paint scheme in Toronto at the CNE from the early 80s to the mid 90s? Or was this a clone? Also, there is a similar one with 3 loops at West Edmonton Mall in Alberta. That one is indoors so there is less corrosion and it is way faster than Doppel Looping. It also went off the track in 1985 and killed 3 people, but reopened a year later. It had 5 cars per train for decades, but now has 3 cars per train.

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[CanobieFan]

@C64b Yeah, Doppel was owned by Conklin who ran it at CNE.

[C64b]

This was an awesome coaster, better than some permanent coasters I've ridden. Sometimes it felt like the thing was going to grind to a stop in the middle of the second loop. In the 80s it only had a lap bar and the carnies never checked to make sure they were all the way down. Me and my friends would leave them fully upward until we entered the second loop because lack of speed/gravity would have plopped us to our deaths. Conklin was awesome.

[BabyBTv]

Luv & Respect Keep Grinding.

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[rinapink76]

wow . . . I miss it so much . . .

[GBHJJ]

ay is this open 2011 sum1 please respond

[JATO457]

@GBHJJ no, it was retired and i am not sure where it is sitting now, but it isn't in the US anymore

[TheSteph1999]

That Coaster as Closed Yesterday:(

[LegoThemeparkCrazy]

Why did it retire.

[JATO457]

@LegoThemeparkCrazy it costed too much money to transport it from fair to fair, so they sold it

[LegoThemeparkCrazy]

@JATO457 Yes, but do you know who bought it? From what I now, it was sold to some one in Germany, as well Dorney park's Lazer which was sold to 2 German show men.

[bookiewormie1]

That was the last year it was here the fair is nothing without it :(

[crossbones64]

the miami dade county fair was the largest fiar in the united states before it was bought by american midway.

[miaUPdate]

ahhh that was kool to bad people just had to die on it just like the gravity spinner the top pop open and bam they flew out

[CMazzucco]

Is it just me or are all the ride operators from northern Europe? The guy who works at the big slide was named Hercules. lol..

[MegaDontforgetthis]

I loved that ride<33

[Tdiarocks123]

im going tomorrow!

[GaLiLRaWrRNiGgUh]

IM going today to that fair!!!

[tdafan4life]

i loved that ride to bad they took it out :'[

[nashyla11]

no they didnt

[zwinkyxxangelxx3000]

@nashyla11 Youur a little latee ' hun , theey took thaat out :)

[raptorhunter104]

why did they take it out? ive always wondered

[miaUPdate]

@raptorhunter104 people fell out of it

[Struggler10]

@miaUPdate

Nobody has ever fallen out. Unfortunately, only a lot of old coasters are retired recently. This unfortunately includes the roller coasters from Schwarzkopf. However, double-looping the road again in Europe.

[Struggler10]

@raptorhunter104

What a nonsense what miaUPdate writes!

Nobody has ever fallen out. Unfortunately, only a lot of old coasters are retired recently. This unfortunately includes the roller coasters from Schwarzkopf. However, double-looping is on the road again in Europe.

[afm3211]

o man they took it out i really one it to go on it ths year woaaaaaaaaaa

[thechoosendude]

Yes, same model.

[antmankid21]

i miss that ride so much..

[iloveJoeNickBlue]

I went to the fair, and the line for this took 3 hours. It was PACKED. so i had to ride something else.. :(

[phuktard]

I worked on this ride 4 most of my adult life  once in the 80's in PR we tore it down in 50hrs straight { it was sold 2 a Park in Pakastan}

[spacerollin2fine]

D= man i remember wen dey had dis at The South Florida Fair but thet took it away! :(

[DoubleBasschick2]

that was my first roller coaster ride n i screamed into the lap of a total stranger lol. but once i look back at it... its not really scary probably cause i went on scarier rides after (the hulk)

[Teddx8]

Did this go to Dorney Park as Laser?

[woodencoasterfan]

No, Dorney Park has had the Lazer for many years. That is till they removed it in 2008 for Voo Doo.

[johnfgvideo]

its replaced wit some ride called Avalanche...i went yesterday to ride it nd ended up riding Avanlanche

[grink67]

omg... i just went to the fair hopping to go on this ride and it wasnt there! i was like omg!! that sucks!! :( cuz this was the first year that i wasnt afraid to go on it. :(

[iRawrBish]

im so mad because i was always scared of this ride and i didnt enjoy never and last year was the first time i ever rode it and gosh am i pissed !

well bye bye doppel looping.

[lifeoftheparty25]

wait so its not going to be here for this year's fair? So what did they put as a replacement for this ride?

[grink67]

i just went and saw that they put some wierd ride that takes u up and sorta spins u around alot. but no new rollar coasters. :(

[lifeoftheparty25]

oh man! I'm going on tuesday so I'm going to see that spiny thingy. lol.

did you go on it?

[coastermusic93]

Canobie, just curious but how many fairs have big rides like rollercoasters (Scwartzkopf' s etc)? I live in ohio, and we dont have much at our fairs.

[CanobieFan]

None, this was the only MAJOR portable coaster in the states. There is HIGHMILER and and RC-48 but both are much smaller rides and lack inversions.

[ajns2002]

I'm definitely going to miss this ride at the Fair; I dreaded the day that this would happen. This is a travesty; that signature corner will never be the same.

[PapaRoachGirl18]

we used to have this at the South Florida Fair, and then they stopped putting it up =[

like, right when i was big enough to go on it.=[

i was pissed

[PKIDelirium]

Can't wait to ride it next year at Waldameer...

[MISSYQUANE]

miamia the best if u dnt live here i fill bad

[kanialeemorr]

miami is the best!

[ShadowLinkxMaster]

If I'd own Doppel Looping I would get some land and put Doppel Looping there to make it a all year ride. Or leave it at the fair's parking lot to make it the only ride there while all the other rides are gone but that would be lame.

[crossbones64]

they acctually tried doing that one year... it was left standing and waiting for the fair but i guess that didnt work out for long.

[ShadowLinkxMaster]

@crossbones64 woah...It DID stay for a year....wow I found it hard to believe but just now I was on Google Earth and I was playing with Time Machine Imagery over the FIU park where the fair is held and went over to Feb. 2006 and when I switched over to Aug. 2006 even though its a blurred image you can clearly see Doppel Looping there... gee

[Crazeedrummer06]

It might just be me but this looks like a copy of laser. or laser copied this. Anyone know?

[CanobieFan]

Both have the same layout. The same manufacturer made both (Schwarzkopf)

[ShadowLinkxMaster]

Wow the view from the top of Doppel Looping is awesome!

[vampirereconsint]

Wow. Looks awesome. xD Wish the carnival/fair type thing my city does had something like this. O: But they don't do roller coasters, and then I'm not sure there's enough room for one anyway...