| Wildfire | |
| Location | Silver Dollar City |
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| Park section | Marvel Cave |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | April 4, 2001 |
| Cost | US$14,000,000 |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Stengel Engineering |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 120 ft (37 m) |
| Drop | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Length | 3,073 ft (937 m) |
| Max speed | 66 mph (106 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2:16 |
| Max vertical angle | 63° |
| Capacity | 1300 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 3.6 |
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Wildfire is a roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The ride was built by Swiss manufactuer Bolliger & Mabillard and is the tallest and fastest ride at Silver Dollar City. Wildfire features five inversions: an Immelmann loop, a loop, a cobra roll and a corkscrew.[1]
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The theme of the ride is based on the story of an old Ozark inventor, Dr. Horatio Harris. Dr. Horatio Harris has an obsession to create a powered flying contraption for flight across the Ozark Mountains. Wildfire is the fuel the Doctor developed for his flying machine.[2]
There are eight cars, sitting four abreast with ratcheting harnesses. The seats are elevated off of the floor to an extent where the riders' legs hang, making the cars seem floorless, even though they are actually not. The riders are cautioned about loose-fitting shoes because they will most likely fall off during the ride. The cars are also designed with seats that lean back slightly more compared to other B&M sit-down designs. These cars are designed to take on huge inversions and drops, while giving the rider a surprise feeling different than any other roller coaster to date.
The train leaves the station, takes a 180 degree right turn and climbs up the chain lift hill to 120 feet. At the top, the train turns 90 degrees to the left before negotiating the first drop of 155 feet. This is followed by an immelmann loop, a vertical loop and a cobra roll. Then the train heads up a banked curve into a corkscrew and a 230 degree turn into the final brake run.
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