Jet Star (Casino Pier)
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This article is about the roller coaster that operated at Casino Pier from 1970 to 2000. For the roller coaster at Casino Pier that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, see Star Jet.
Jet Star, sometimes stylized as Jet-Star, was a steel roller coaster which operated between 1970 and 2000 at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. It was replaced by—and sometimes confused with[1]—Star Jet,[2] the coaster that was swept into the Atlantic Ocean by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.
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Jet Star | |
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Casino Pier | |
Location | Casino Pier |
Coordinates | 39.942574°N 74.069198°W / 39.942574; -74.069198 |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | 1970 (1970) |
Closing date | 2000 (2000) |
Replaced by | Star Jet |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
Model | Jet Star |
Height | 44.3 ft (13.5 m) |
Length | 1,765.1 ft (538.0 m) |
Speed | 31.1 mph (50.1 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 1:07 |
Jet Star at RCDB |
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