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Jumbo Jet (Cedar Point)[]

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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 Pictures of 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

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-'''Jumbo Jet''' was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_roller_coaster steel] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster roller coaster] that operated from 1972 to 1978 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Point Cedar Point] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandusky,_Ohio Sandusky], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio Ohio]. The coaster was a prefabricated roller coaster with an [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electric_spiral_lift&action=edit&redlink=1 electric spiral lift] mechanism.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb-0 [1]]</sup> 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_list_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb_list-1 [2]]</sup> The Jumbo Jet, like all electric spiral lift roller coasters, reached the top of its lift hill by way of a gently-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_%28slope%29 graded] spiraling [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix helix], before beginning its first drop. Unlike many roller coasters, which utilize a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_lift chain lift] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launched_roller_coaster launch], the Jumbo Jet was propelled with small wheel motors up the incline of the helix.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-the_american_roller_coaster_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-the_american_roller_coaster-2 [3]]</sup> 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-scream_machine_3-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-scream_machine-3 [4]]</sup>
+'''Jumbo Jet''' was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_roller_coaster steel] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster roller coaster] that operated from 1972 to 1978 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Point Cedar Point] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandusky,_Ohio Sandusky], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio Ohio]. The coaster was a prefabricated roller coaster with an [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electric_spiral_lift&action=edit&redlink=1 electric spiral lift] mechanism.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb-0 &#91;1&#93;]</sup> 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_list_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb_list-1 &#91;2&#93;]</sup> The Jumbo Jet, like all electric spiral lift roller coasters, reached the top of its lift hill by way of a gently-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_%28slope%29 graded] spiraling [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix helix], before beginning its first drop. Unlike many roller coasters, which utilize a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_lift chain lift] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launched_roller_coaster launch], the Jumbo Jet was propelled with small wheel motors up the incline of the helix.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-the_american_roller_coaster_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-the_american_roller_coaster-2 &#91;3&#93;]</sup> 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-scream_machine_3-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-scream_machine-3 &#91;4&#93;]</sup>
 ==History==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jumbo_Jet_1973.png][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jumbo_Jet_1973.png]Jumbo Jet in July, 1973Jumbo Jet was manufactured by noted roller coaster designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster wooden roller coaster] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyclone_%28Cedar_Point%29&action=edit&redlink=1 Cyclone] stood before,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-point_online_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-point_online-4 [5]]</sup> and where the indoor roller coaster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Transport Disaster Transport] stands today.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-toledo_blade_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-toledo_blade-5 [6]]</sup> Jumbo Jet was known for its views of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] and steeply banked turns (some at up to 70 degrees).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post-gazzette_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-post-gazzette-6 [7]]</sup> While at Cedar Point, Jumbo Jet carried between 1.6 and 1.8 million passengers every year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-chicago_tribune_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-chicago_tribune-7 [8]]</sup> Jumbo Jet was finally replaced in 1979 by the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WildCat_%28Cedar_Point%29 WildCat] coaster.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-point_online_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-point_online-4 [5]]</sup> 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Playland Palace Playland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Orchard_Beach,_Maine Old Orchard Beach], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malm%C3%B6_Folkets_Park&action=edit&redlink=1 Malmö Folkets Park] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malm%C3%B6 Malmö], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%A5ne Skåne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden Sweden]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beoland&action=edit&redlink=1 Beoland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhny_Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia]; and finally [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dreamland_%28Belarus%29&action=edit&redlink=1 Dreamland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk Minsk], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_0-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb-0 [1]]</sup>
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jumbo_Jet_1973.png][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jumbo_Jet_1973.png] Jumbo Jet in July, 1973Jumbo Jet was manufactured by noted roller coaster designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster wooden roller coaster] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyclone_%28Cedar_Point%29&action=edit&redlink=1 Cyclone] stood before,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-point_online_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-point_online-4 &#91;5&#93;]</sup> and where the indoor roller coaster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Transport Disaster Transport] stands today.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-toledo_blade_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-toledo_blade-5 &#91;6&#93;]</sup> Jumbo Jet was known for its views of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] and steeply banked turns (some at up to 70 degrees).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post-gazzette_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-post-gazzette-6 &#91;7&#93;]</sup> While at Cedar Point, Jumbo Jet carried between 1.6 and 1.8 million passengers every year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-chicago_tribune_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-chicago_tribune-7 &#91;8&#93;]</sup> Jumbo Jet was finally replaced in 1979 by the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WildCat_%28Cedar_Point%29 WildCat] coaster.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-point_online_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-point_online-4 &#91;5&#93;]</sup> 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Playland Palace Playland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Orchard_Beach,_Maine Old Orchard Beach], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malm%C3%B6_Folkets_Park&action=edit&redlink=1 Malmö Folkets Park] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malm%C3%B6 Malmö], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%A5ne Skåne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden Sweden]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beoland&action=edit&redlink=1 Beoland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhny_Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia]; and finally [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dreamland_%28Belarus%29&action=edit&redlink=1 Dreamland] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk Minsk], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcdb_0-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_note-rcdb-0 &#91;1&#93;]</sup>
 ==References==
 #^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-rcdb_0-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-rcdb_0-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.rcdb.com/355.htm RCDB.com entry on Jumbo Jet]
 #'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-rcdb_list_1-0 ^]''' [http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&pp=89 List of electric spiral lift roller coasters on RCDB.com]
-#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-the_american_roller_coaster_2-0 ^]''' Rutherford, Scott (2004). [http://books.google.com/books?id=NoeG5n87dWQC&lpg=PA1&dq=%22jumbo%20jet%22%20%22cedar%20point&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The American Roller Coaster'']. MBI Publishing. pp. 156. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/076031929 076031929].
+#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-the_american_roller_coaster_2-0 ^]''' Rutherford, Scott (2004). [http://books.google.com/books?id=NoeG5n87dWQC&lpg=PA1&dq=%22jumbo%20jet%22%20%22cedar%20point&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The American Roller Coaster'']. MBI Publishing. pp.&nbsp;156. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/076031929 076031929].
-#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-scream_machine_3-0 ^]''' Cartmell, Robert (1987). [http://books.google.com/books?id=Qtyoe7tlkVcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster'']. Popular Press. pp. 156. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87972-342-4 0-87972-342-4].
+#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-scream_machine_3-0 ^]''' Cartmell, Robert (1987). [http://books.google.com/books?id=Qtyoe7tlkVcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster'']. Popular Press. pp.&nbsp;156. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87972-342-4 0-87972-342-4].
 #^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-point_online_4-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-point_online_4-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.thepointol.com/cponle/rcindex/index.html List of Cedar Point roller coasters]
 #'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_%28Cedar_Point%29#cite_ref-toledo_blade_5-0 ^]''' [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i3AUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6wEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1998,5792626&dq=jumbo-jet+cedar-point&hl=en Map of Cedar Point], ''The Toledo Blade'', May 26, 1972
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+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61GAg6VRgBA Youtube video of a Jumbo Jet recreation using the No Limits program[[File:Wiki-wordmark.png|thumb]][[File:Cedar Point logo.jpg|thumb]][[File:Cedar Point's Records.jpg|thumb|Best Coasters]][[File:Cedar Point Map.jpg|thumb]][[File:Wiki-background|thumb]]]
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Jumbo Jet (Cedar Point)[]

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