Anton Schwarzkopf: Der Mann der in Amerika Wellen schlägt

didn`t find a thread with it, so i think some people might be intrested in an old documentary (in german) which shows Anton Scharzkopf at work and testing some rides - the translation of the Title is i think " Anton Scharzkopf- A man who is wavy in america":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YjdQrB9OhE

I watched this in it's entirety yesterday, and even though it is in German, it is easy to follow, although hearing the LORD speak about His rides is quite incredible under any circumstances. The construction of a BayernKurve II plus a LoopingStar are amazing in every way- and should NOT be missed.

R.D.

Praise be to Anton, Amen.

Being with him as he builds the Looping Star prototype and explains the heartline-principle - just priceless!

Also some other great insights: As he inspects the trains wheels assemblies which if done properly likely would've saved people in Canada. Interesting fact that the rides are earthquake-proof as well as having a wide temperature operation range - from the heat of Texas to the frosty winters Germany.

The best was his "hints" at MBB (Messerschmidt Bölkow Blohm) at how they spent years and millions of German Mark to built a coaster that was crap-metal within 16 days - while hinting that he and his team built the prototype Looping Star in just five months...

@QueerRudie

The Bayernkurve in the film came back to him after travelling on german fairs for 11 years. He complained about the lack the service the ride has received over the years - the cars weren't banking anymore - and strongly supported the idea that ride operators should have a kind of "Amusement Rides Drivers License".

Beautiful footage.

Anton explaining how rides where you sit behind each other attract a different public.

Auch gut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCPj8RZcbAU

Werner Stengel!!

Thanks for posting this! I speak German, not very well though. Showed me I was a little rusty!

OK, I'll be the first one:

Pink jacket and rainbow stripe on the drawings.

No wonder he's good at design!

OMG, the opening commercial for Greezed Lightnin'

I can't believe that I was running the audio in my head from memory as it played... even though I hadn't seen that ad since 1978. I had to wait three long months between GL's opening day and my first ride (I didn't live in Houston then and I was just 11 yrs old), and that commercial ran several times per day all summer long. I had it memorized.

The ride did not disappoint. I'm stoked on it re-opening at Cliff's next year.

I'm stoked on it re-opening at Cliff's next year

Yes, might move up in my "travel the world to ride Schwarzkopf coasters" list.

The others are...

- Galaxyland, Edmonton

- Parque de Atraciones, Mexico-City

I'm stoked on it re-opening at Cliff's next year.

You're going to have to wait a -little- longer than next year...

Did anyone else catch, just before the 37minute mark, that the narrator placed SFOT in Houston?

...also, that kid chowing down on a proper Pink Thing right after that, at around 37:15!

At some point during construction of the Looping Star and he "instructs" his co-workers he yells something like...

"Wir müssen fertig sein wenn der Stengel kommt..."

"We've to be finished till the Stengel comes..."

At some point during construction of the Looping Star and he "instructs" his co-workers he yells something like...

 

"Wir müssen fertig sein wenn der Stengel kommt..."

 

"We've to be finished till the Stengel comes..."

 

der Stengel? I thought he said, "Herr Stengel" (Mr Stengel) - although "der" is kinda funny.

I'll be the first to admit that my Deutsch ist schlecht and I occasionally got a bit overwhelmed when they'd be talking fast with background noises going on, or when more than one person talked at a time.

Speaking of that... did you notice that when Lord Anton spoke, NOBODY dared interrupt him or talked while he was speaking?

 

Speaking of that... did you notice that when Lord Anton spoke, NOBODY dared interrupt him or talked while he was speaking?

I suspect that nobody interrupted Moses either, and most likely for the very same reasons.

R.D.

Praise be to Anton, Amen.

I loved the documentary on our Lord Anton, and the same goes for the Stengel bit. We owe so much to these two madmen.