Jumbo Jet (Cedar Point)[]
| Jumbo Jet | |
|---|---|
| [1]
Advertisement for Jumbo Jet | |
| Cedar Point | |
| Coaster's Status | Closed |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Closing date | 1978 |
| Got Replaced by | WildCat |
| General Statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet |
| Lift/launch system | Electric spiral lift |
| Height | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Length | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:23 |
| Capacity | 1,200 riders per hour |
| Jumbo Jet at RCDB | |
Jumbo Jet was a steel roller coaster that operated from 1972 to 1978 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The coaster was a prefabricated roller coaster with an electric spiral lift mechanism.[1] It was one of the first coasters in the world to utilize this particular lift mechanism, and the coaster was also the first of its model type.[2] The Jumbo Jet, like all electric spiral lift roller coasters, reached the top of its lift hill by way of a gently-graded spiraling helix, before beginning its first drop. Unlike many roller coasters, which utilize a chain lift or launch, the Jumbo Jet was propelled with small wheel motors up the incline of the helix.[3] These sort of coasters soon became a very common type of steel roller coaster in the 1970s, and were distinguished from later steel roller coaster designs that were characterized by their thicker, tubular-steel tracks.[4]
History[]
[2][3] Jumbo Jet in July, 1973Jumbo Jet was manufactured by noted roller coaster designer Anton Schwarzkopf, and was the first of the Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet model line. The coaster stood in the same beach-front location where the wooden roller coaster Cyclone stood before,[5] and where the indoor roller coaster Disaster Transport stands today.[6] Jumbo Jet was known for its views of Lake Erie and steeply banked turns (some at up to 70 degrees).[7] While at Cedar Point, Jumbo Jet carried between 1.6 and 1.8 million passengers every year.[8] Jumbo Jet was finally replaced in 1979 by the new WildCat coaster.[5] Although Jumbo Jet was only at Cedar Point for a total of 6 years, the coaster subsequently moved to a large number of different amusement parks, including Palace Playland in Old Orchard Beach, Maine; Malmö Folkets Park in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden; Beoland in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; and finally Dreamland in Minsk, Belarus.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b RCDB.com entry on Jumbo Jet
- ^ List of electric spiral lift roller coasters on RCDB.com
- ^ Rutherford, Scott (2004). The American Roller Coaster. MBI Publishing. pp. 156. ISBN 076031929.
- ^ Cartmell, Robert (1987). The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster. Popular Press. pp. 156. ISBN 0-87972-342-4.
- ^ a b List of Cedar Point roller coasters
- ^ Map of Cedar Point, The Toledo Blade, May 26, 1972
- ^ Coast Into Thrills at Cedar Point Park, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 28, 1978
- ^ Meet the man who will make "waves" at Great America, Chicago Tribune, January 29, 1978
