Jumbo Jet is a steel roller coaster located at Chelyuskintsev Park in Minsk,Belarus. It originally operated from 1972 to 1978 at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio. The roller coaster is a prefabricated model that features an electric spiral lift mechanism,and it was one of the earliest known coasters to use this lift mechanism. [1] [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 use a traditional chain lift,the Jumbo Jet was propelled with small wheel motors up the incline of the helix. [3] This sort of coaster 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] After climbing the 56-foot-tall (17 m) spiral lift,riders plunge into a series of tight turns using a figure-eight pattern and ending with a double-helix. When it debuted,Jumbo Jet was billed as the fastest of its kind and was known for its views of Lake Erie and steeply banked turns (some at up to 70 degrees). [5]
Jumbo Jet was manufactured by notable roller coaster designer Anton Schwarzkopf,and was the first of the Jet Star 3 model in the Jumbo Jet line. The coaster was located in the same beachfront location where a wooden roller coaster called Cyclone once stood before. [6] It was also the location that housed the now-defunct Disaster Transport,an indoor roller coaster,as well as the location where GateKeeper stands presently. [7] While at Cedar Point,Jumbo Jet carried between 1.6 and 1.8 million passengers every year. [8] Jumbo Jet was eventually replaced in 1979 by the new WildCat coaster. [6] Although Jumbo Jet was only at Cedar Point for a short time,the roller coaster subsequently moved to a number of different amusement parks,including Palace Playland in Maine,MalmöFolkets Park in Sweden,Beoland in Russia,Dreamland in Belarus,and its present location of Chelyuskintsev Park also located in Belarus. [1]
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns,steep slopes,and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. Trains consist of open cars connected in a single line,and the rides are often found in theme parks around the world. Roller coasters first appeared in the 17th century,and LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained one of the first known patents for a roller coaster design in 1885,based on the Switchback Railway which opened a year earlier at Coney Island.
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH,a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world.
A shuttle roller coaster is any roller coaster that ultimately does not make a complete circuit,but rather reverses at some point throughout its course and traverses the same track backwards. These are sometimes referred to as boomerang roller coasters,due to the ubiquity of Vekoma's Boomerang coaster model.
Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky,Ohio,United States. Manufactured by Intamin,it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in 2000,dating back to the opening of Blue Streak in 1964. Upon completion,Millennium Force broke five world records and was the world's first giga coaster,a term coined by Intamin and Cedar Point to represent a roller coaster that exceeds 300 feet (91 m) in height. It was briefly the tallest and fastest in the world until Steel Dragon 2000 opened later the same year. The ride is also the third-longest roller coaster in North America following The Beast at Kings Island and Fury 325 at Carowinds.
Whizzer,originally named Willard's Whizzer,is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee,Illinois,United States. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Anton Schwarzkopf,the Speedracer model was one of two identical roller coasters built for the Marriott Corporation in time for the debut of their Great America parks in 1976.
Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger &Mabillard at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio,United States. The coaster,which broke many records upon its opening in 1994,differs from previous inverted coasters. Instead of having a short layout designed to fit into a compact area like Batman:The Ride,Raptor was designed with a larger,3,790-foot (1,160 m) layout,making it the tallest,fastest and longest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened. It features six inversions,including a cobra roll,a first for inverted roller coasters. The ride is themed as a bird of prey.
Steel Dragon 2000 is a steel roller coaster located at Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Mie Prefecture,Japan.
Cedar Creek Mine Ride is a mine train roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky,Ohio,United States. Built by Arrow Development,the roller coaster opened in 1969 in the Frontiertown section of the park. It is the second oldest roller coaster in operation at Cedar Point behind Blue Streak.
Iron Dragon is a suspended roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio. Built in 1987 by Arrow Dynamics,it is located in the Millennium Midway section of the park.
Steel Vengeance,formerly known as Mean Streak,is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio. The roller coaster,originally constructed by Dinn Corporation as a wooden roller coaster,was rebuilt by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and opened to the public on May 5,2018. It is a hybrid coaster,using RMC's steel I-Box track and a significant portion of Mean Streak's former support structure. Upon completion,Steel Vengeance set 10 world records,including those for the tallest,fastest,and longest hybrid roller coaster.
Gemini is a racing roller coaster with a wooden structure and steel track located at Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio,United States. Built in 1978 by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer,it is one of the oldest roller coasters still operating at the park,with only Blue Streak,Cedar Creek Mine Ride,and Corkscrew being older. Cedar Point marketed the ride as the tallest,fastest,and steepest roller coaster in the world,despite taller and faster coasters that had opened earlier.
The Bat was a suspended roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason,Ohio. Designed by Arrow Development,it was billed as the "first of its kind" in the world when it opened to the public on April 26,1981. The suspended coaster concept was a radical departure from traditional roller coaster design,where guests ride below the track instead of above. Previous attempts to build coasters that hang from the track were unsuccessful and date as far back as the early 20th century. Arrow solved issues by utilizing modern technology in the design,including its tubular steel track developed in 1959 for Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds.
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee,Minnesota,featuring one vertical loop and two corkscrews. Built in 1980,Corkscrew was planned to reflect the design of its sister roller coaster Corkscrew at Cedar Point. It is notably one of the first roller coasters to feature a double corkscrew,as well as a vertical loop. The main differences that the Valleyfair model has is the addition of a finale helix and the omission of the camelback before the loop. Until the hypercoaster Wild Thing,Corkscrew was the only outdoor all-steel roller coaster in Minnesota. Corkscrew is currently the only roller coaster at Valleyfair with inversions. The coaster's track was painted blue when it opened in 1980,but was repainted orange and yellow in 2011.
Glissade was a roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia. It was situated in the area where Izzy/Wild Maus was once located. Glissade closed permanently in 1985 and was replaced by a subsequently defunct attraction called The Curse of DarKastle,which was in turn replaced by DarKoaster:Escape The Storm in 2023.
GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky,Ohio. Designed by Bolliger &Mabillard (B&M),it was the fifth Wing Coaster installation in the world. The ride opened on May 11,2013,on the most successful opening weekend to date in the park's history. GateKeeper featured the highest inversion in the world when it opened,with its 170-foot (52 m) Wing Over drop. It also broke several Wing Coaster records,including those for height,speed,track length,drop height and number of inversions. The coaster has a 170 ft (52 m),40-degree inclined lift hill with a 164 ft (50 m) drop and features two support towers with keyhole elements that the trains travel through. Its maximum speed is approximately 67 mph (108 km/h).
The Jumbo Jet was a prefabricated steel roller coaster at Morey's Piers in Wildwood,New Jersey. Jumbo Jet was a Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet model coaster built by noted roller coaster designer Anton Schwarzkopf. In 1975,the Morey brothers traveled to Germany and purchased the Jumbo Jet for $400,000. Morey's Surfside Pier had to be extended a total of 250 feet (76 m) to make room for the Jumbo Jet. Despite the expense,however,Jumbo Jet became one of the most popular roller coasters on the Jersey Shore,and was credited for increasing attendance at Morey's Piers. It was the second and final Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet model coaster to be built in the state of New Jersey.
Jumbo Jet was a prefabricated steel roller coaster located within the Fun Fair section of Great Adventure in Jackson,New Jersey. Erected in 1975,the attraction was an example of the Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet model line designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf.
Valravn is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky,Ohio. Built and designed by Bolliger &Mabillard (B&M),it is the first Dive Coaster model in the Cedar Fair chain of parks and opened on May 7,2016,as the tallest,fastest,and longest of its kind in the world. It remains the tallest,sharing its height record with Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland. Valravn is also the first Dive Coaster to use B&M's vest-style,over-the-shoulder restraints and the third Dive Coaster overall to open in the United States. The installation marked the hundredth roller coaster from B&M,dating back to the company's founding in 1988.
Silver Streak is a Vekoma inverted roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan,Ontario. The coaster is geared towards families and children,and is often seen as a junior version of the park's existing Flight Deck roller coaster.
