Wildcat (Hersheypark)
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| Location | Hersheypark |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 26, 1996 |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Designer | Clair Hain and Mike Boodley |
| Height | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Length | 3,183 ft (970 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Cost | US$5,000,000 |
| Max g-force | 3.5 |
| Wildcat at RCDB Pictures of Wildcat at RCDB |
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This article is about the roller coaster currently located at Hersheypark. For Hersheypark's former roller coaster with the same name, see Wild Cat (Hersheypark).
Wildcat is a wooden roller coaster located atHersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The ride was named after Wild Cat, Hersheypark's first roller coaster, which operated from 1923 to 1945 (1923-1945). Wildcat was also the first coaster built by Great Coasters International, and initially ran with the trains built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company until 2007 when they were replaced with GCI's Millennium Flyer trains.
.JPG/120px-Wildcat_(Drop).JPG) Wildcat's first drop |
.JPG/120px-Wildcat_(Lift,_Drop_&_Turn).JPG) Wildcat's lift, drop,and large twister segment |
.JPG/120px-Wildcat_(Full).JPG) Wildcat from the Kissing Tower |
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