Roller coasters
Roller coasters are the top attraction at every funfair. Here you can find all the portable roller coasters that travel around Germany and Europe: from a gentle family coaster to the Wilde Maus and looping coasters with five inversions.
Roller coasters at the funfair: what makes them so special
Eine Achterbahn im Freizeitpark steht jahrzehntelang am selben Ort. Eine Kirmes-Achterbahn dagegen zieht von Volksfest zu Volksfest. Deshalb muss sie in wenigen Tagen aufgebaut, geprüft und wieder zerlegt werden. Trotzdem stehen die mobilen Bahnen ihren großen Geschwistern kaum nach. Die größten erreichen Geschwindigkeiten von rund 90 km/h und Strecken von über einem Kilometer. Der Olympia Looping ist zum Beispiel die größte transportable Achterbahn der Welt.
What types of roller coasters are there?
At German fairgrounds, you’ll mainly come across five types. Looping roller coasters send you upside down through one or more loops. Roller coasters without inversions focus instead on speed, steep drops and airtime, like the Alpina Bahn. The Wilde Maus is all about tight hairpin turns. On a Spinning Coaster, the cars also rotate around their own axis. And for little ones, there are family and children's roller coasters with gentle drops.
How to find the right roller coaster for you
Use the filters above to narrow down the selection quickly. The thrill level helps you distinguish gentle family rides from real adrenaline machines. The features also show you whether a ride has loops, airtime or spinning cars. Use the height and speed sliders to find the biggest and fastest roller coasters at a glance. Before your visit, check the minimum height requirement: for large looping roller coasters, it is often 1,30 metres or more.
Roller coasters and their manufacturers
Many well-known names are behind the mobile roller coasters that travel from fair to fair. Anton Schwarzkopf built numerous coasters in the 1970s and 1980s that are still on the road today. Together with the Stengel engineering firm, he created classics such as Alpina Bahn and Olympia Looping. Today, manufacturers such as Zierer, Mack, Gerstlauer and Maurer supply new models for fairgrounds. Many older coasters are also extensively modernised by the showman families who own them. That is why you’ll find an exciting mix of classics and new rides at the funfair. The profiles for each roller coaster show its manufacturer, year of construction and technical specifications.
By the way, many mobile roller coasters visit only a few major fairs each year. So it’s worth checking the funfair dates to make sure you don’t miss your favourite coaster.