An All-New Racing Junior Coaster
By Fossil
The Junior Roller Coaster is not exactly new with RCT2. It uses the same track style and cars as the RCT1 Mini Coaster, but lacks steep hills. Porting RCT1 Mini Coasters to RCT2 will result in RCT2 Mini's, not Juniors. So, we are forced to start from scratch.
The lack of steep incline tracks poses a unique design restriction. It takes more space to create a decent downhill section of track than other coasters. It is also more difficult to get a reasonable excitement number. This has a ripple effect through a design.
This coaster features 1,991 feat of track woven into a compact 21 x 6 footprint. Most other coasters of this length would have a "high" excitement rating. With the Junior Coaster, you will need some theming, or set it up as a racer, to get to this level.
On the plus side, with three trains of ten cars each, the Junior Racer 21 x 6 can carry up to 60 guests at a time. I've tried it in a few scenarios, and it has been popular and lucrative.
Excitement: 4.71
Intensity: 5.38
Nausea: 3.54
Footprint: 21 x 6
Theming: none
Approximate cost: $4,621