Jet Star (Aventura Park)

Jet Star

Aventura Park Location Callao, Callao, Peru Coordinates 12.055401°S 77.100505°W / -12.055401; -77.100505 Status Defunct Operated 2009 to January 2011
Aventura Park Location Lima, Peru Coordinates 11.987481°S 77.063918°W / -11.987481; -77.063918 Operated 2002 to 2008 Spreepark Location Berlin, Berlin, Germany Coordinates 52.484198°N 13.492468°E / 52.484198; 13.492468 Operated 1970 to 2001
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf
Product	Jet Star
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel
Riders per train	4
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Area	27 metres × 44 metres
Height	13.5 metres
Top speed	50 km/h
Length	538 metres
Inversions	0

Jet Star was a steel roller coaster previously located at Aventura Park in Callao, Callao, Peru.

History

The ride originally opened in Kulturpark Plänterwald in 1970, where it operated up until the park's closure in 2001. It would travel with the park's owners to Peru, where it started operation at Play Land Park. It would be relocated along with this park to its new location in 2009, continuing operating up until the park's closure in January of 2011. The ride is said to now travel with Peruvian showmen.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Helix Helix

Colour scheme

Red track and yellow supports. The ride originally opened with blue track and white supports.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged inline in 4 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

Incident

An incident occured in 1994. 4 girls where lightly wounded when two cars of the coaster collided due to a human error. The ride was inspected and deemed safe to continue operation. The ride would be repainted in an effort to make the public forget this accident.

External links

• 

  Jet Star on the Roller Coaster DataBase.