Jetstream (roller coaster)
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| Jetstream | |
| Location | Riverview Park |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Demolished |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company |
| Designer | John C. Miller |
| Jetstream at RCDB Pictures of Jetstream at RCDB |
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The Jetstream was the last roller coaster to be built at Chicago's legendary Riverview Park. It was built in 1965 and met its unfortunate end in 1968 when the park was demolished. The Jetstream, which was built to replace the park's aging Greyhound roller coaster, was not yet paid off when demolished. The ride was shorter than its predecessor, the Greyhound. The ride was not as profitable as some of its more wild cousins, such as The Bobs, and The Comet.
Jetstream was designed by coaster designer John C. Allen and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
The ride was rumored to have been reassembled at a park in Rockford, Illinois after the sudden closure of Riverview, but for whatever reason, the deal fell through. The trains, for a short time, were used on Thunder Road at Carowinds, but have since been destroyed.
