Jumbo Jet and Old Orchard Beach!

There is this place in Maine called “Old Orchard Beach” and they have a small amusement park called Palace Playland that may be as old as Cedar Point itself, however it has not grown as large as Cedar Point. In my quest to complete Jumbo Jet’s timeline, I have contacted Palace Playland for more information about the Jumbo Jet that was at the park. According to Meagan, the park has changed hands as far as ownership goes and very few of the “Old Guard” still remain. Meagan did confirm that Cedar Point’s Jumbo Jet was at Palace Playland, but was unsure of the actual dates. Here is the email that she sent me:

Hello Jerry,
I’m sorry for the long delay, but I was able to find a few (very few) details about the Jumbo Jet that you were inquiring about. Here’s what I could gather:

-Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf from Germany
-Originally from Cedar Point in Ohio
-left Old Orchard Beach previous to 1990, but that’s as much as we could find. It was sold to a traveling showman in the Netherlands (Holland)

I found this link in Wikipedia from entering Anton’s name, the Jumbo Jet from Cedar’s came up, here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_Jet_(Cedar_Point)

I know that it is not too much information, but hopefully it will lead you to more! We do not have any photographs currently in our records, but if something turns up, I would be happy to forward along to you.

Best of luck,

Meagan

I find it interesting that the only pictures I have been able to find of Jumbo Jet at Palace Playland is a couple of postcards that were emailed to me…. My quest continues… Let’s Ride!

There’s more for you at Funtastic Cedar Point

I’ve never been a fan of eBay for the most part, however lately I’ve found some really nice Cedar Point items. I wish I had not missed this one, a mint 1972 brochure with park map:

Welcome to Dreamland

Another installment of Парк развлечений Dreamland, this time I found a really cool video on Vimeo. I don’t speak Russian and I have no idea what they are saying, however there are some great shots of the park including our favorite roller coaster Jumbo Jet… Let our tour begin.. Welcome to Dreamland:

Парк развлечений «Dreamland»

I have finally found an on ride video of Jumbo Jet at Парк развлечений (Google translation is Amusement Park), Dreamland in Minsk Belarus. This video was posted on 03/16/2011. Old girl is looking good, take a look for yourself:

The next video DREAMLAND Горки Минск(slides Minsk)was posted on 11/19/2011

Good to see Jumbo Jet up and running… Perhaps I should start planning my trip to Парк развлечений Dreamland in Minsk Belarus… Let’s Ride!

Lost Forever – Space Spiral

Earlier this year, Cedar Point removed the Space Spiral…

This video may bring a tear to your eye….

Let’s remember the Space Spiral… 1965-2012

eBay Jumbo Jet 1977

Doing a little surfing this morning and ran across this 1977 picture of the Jumbo Jet:

Go grab yourself a copy of Cedar Point 1977 8 by 10 Photo Jumbo Jet over a eBay from Seller tmac031467.

America Screams – 1981

I got a tip once again on FaceBook and Tim sent me this YouTube video and states that he has a VHS copy of the entire film. I don’t even own a VCR, but would love to see this video in it’s entirety. At 14:03 you can get a look at the Cork Screw, then at 14:08 see the Jumbo Jet. Not sure were these clips were shot at. One would hope Cedar Point… Enjoy!

Racing the wind on a jumbo coaster ride!

From time to time readers of this very blog send things to me and I am very thankful for the items that have been sent to me. This time I get a message from Jim H on FaceBook(Please send us a friend request), who writes:
“Hi. I saw the lostcoaster blog, and thought you might like these 2 CP radio commercials. Don’t know exact year, but they mention Jumbo Jet so probably 1972 to 1974 timeframe.

I rode the Jumbo Jet when I was 10 in 1972…came back the next year and discovered they had raised the height requirement from 4′ to 5′ and I couldn’t ride it! Was tall enough the next year though. It was an awesome ride, especially from the front seat.”

Jim this sounds just like my story, my 1st and only time to ride the Jumbo Jet would have been June of 1974 on my 8th grade trip… So here are the files that Jim sent me… I just had to share them with you….

Racing the wind on a jumbo coaster ride
Cedar Point :60 Radio Spot

Jumbo Jet and a Giant Wheel in the Sky
Cedar Point :60 Radio Spot

WOW HOW COOL? Way Cool!!! Thanks a million Jim!!!!

60,000 a good round number!

thelostcoaster blog started with a “Hello World” post back on 05/31/09. Back in June of 2011 we hit 30,000 (see 30,000 a good round number). Fast forward to September 2012 and I am happy to report that we will hit 60,000 hits on this little blog. Currently we sit at:

60,002 for September 29, 2012, 8:18 am

Thanks for reading thelostcoaster blog! Now let’s head for 90,000 hits!

Inside Tornado Guadalajara, Mexico

So I found this link on thelostcoaster FaceBook feed… Thanks Gordona… What you say… You did not know Jumbo Jet had a FaceBook page… Drop by and request our friendship Jumbo Jet FaceBook. This has to be one of the best Jet Star 3/Jumbo Jet on ride videos. It really gives you an idea of how intense this coaster is… Let’s Ride!