Wildcat (roller coaster)

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Wildcat
The first wildcat at Cedar Point.

The first wildcat at Cedar Point.

Data
Type Steel - seated
model Wildcat
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf GmbH
Designer Werner Stengel
opening 1964 (first delivery)
length 560 m /
460 m /
420 m
height 14.5 m /
13.5 m /
10.5 m
Dimensions 65 × 22 m² /
54 × 20 m² /
45 × 19 m²
capacity 1000/
900/
900 people per hour
dare 10 or 8 cars, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0
Theming operator-dependent

Wildcat is the name of a steel roller coaster model from the manufacturer Schwarzkopf GmbH , which was first delivered in 1964. There are three variants of Wildcat that differ in length and height.

In principle, all three systems are operated with a chain lift. The largest variant with a rail length of 560 m reaches a height of 14.5 m and can be operated with up to 10 cars. The connection value in this case is 112  kW . The smaller variant with a length of 460 m reaches a height of 13.5 m and has a connected load of 94 kW. The number of cars corresponds to that of the larger variant. Finally, there is the smallest variant with a length of 420 m with a height of 10.5 m and a connected load of 73 kW. The maximum number of cars is only 8 here.

Locations

Roller coaster operator country opening closure length
7 picos Parque de Atracciones de Madrid SpainSpain Spain May 15, 1969 September 11, 2005 460 m
Achtbaan Bobbejaanland BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1976 1981 420 m
Roller coaster Spreepark Berlin GermanyGermany Germany 1970s unknown 560 m
Roller coaster Spreepark Berlin GermanyGermany Germany 1989 unknown 420 m or 460 m
Avalanche
Wildcat
Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Bell's Amusement Park
United StatesUnited States United States United States
United StatesUnited States 
2008
1974
2014
April 20, 1997
460 m
Ciclone Playcenter São Paulo BrazilBrazil Brazil 1973 1973-1989 460 m
Comet II
Montagnes Russes
Montagnes Russes
State Fair of Texas
Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park
La Ronde
United StatesUnited States United States United States Canada
United StatesUnited States 
CanadaCanada 
1999
June 29, 1985
1967–1971
2001
August 11, 1996
1984 or earlier
560 m
Cyclone
Cyclone
Sandspit Cavendish Beach
Rocky Point Park
CanadaCanada Canada
1996
1984 or later

1995
460 m
Himalayan Railway Swabian Park GermanyGermany Germany 1989 2015 460 m
Jumbo Jet
Radar
Ölands Djur & Nöjespark
Gröna Lund
SwedenSweden Sweden Sweden
SwedenSweden 
1981
1965
2008
1981
460 m
Montaña Rusa
Wildcat
Mountain Express
Bosque Mágico
Magic Landing
Six Flags Magic Mountain
MexicoMexico Mexico United States United States
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States 
1993
1984
1973
2006 or earlier
unknown
1982
560 m
Montanha Russa Mirabilandia BrazilBrazil Brazil July 19, 1994 1998 460 m
Nostalgic roller coaster Skyline Park GermanyGermany Germany 1999 560 m
Raptor attack Lightwater Valley United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 1987 420 m
Roller Coaster
Super 8
Super 8
Central Park
Chelyuskintsev Park (Mogilev)
Chelyuskintsev Park (Minsk)
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan Belarus Belarus
BelarusBelarus 
BelarusBelarus 
2013
2009
1974

2012/2013
2008
460 m
Shot boomers Worlds of Fun United StatesUnited States United States May 26, 1973 1984 460 m
Screamin 'Demon Poconos' Magic Valley and Winova Five Falls United StatesUnited States United States 1981 or earlier 1981 or later 460 m
Super 8 Fyns Tivoli DenmarkDenmark Denmark unknown 1993 560 m
Super 8 Cologne Tivoli GermanyGermany Germany 1971 August 1975 560 m
Super 8 Liseberg SwedenSweden Sweden 1966 1979 560 m
Wild cat Keansburg Amusement Park United StatesUnited States United States 1984 2012 560 m
Wild cat Luna Park AustraliaAustralia Australia 1970 June 1979 unknown
Wild cat Parque de la Ciudad ArgentinaArgentina Argentina December 1982 November 10, 2003 460 m
Wild rider Six Flags Great Adventure United StatesUnited States United States 1978 1980 460 m
Wildcat
Wildcat
Wildcat
Wild Cat
The wild cat
Adventure Park USA
Williams Grove Amusement Park
Steel Pier
Playland Park
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
United StatesUnited States United States United States United States United States United States
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States 
March 30, 2007
May 20, 2001
1994
1984
1976

2005
1999
1991
1983
460 m
Wildcat Cedar Point United StatesUnited States United States 1979 2011 560 m
Wildcat
Rails
Wildcat
Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Valleyfair!
Cedar Point
United StatesUnited States United States United States United States
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States 
1991
1979
May 23, 1970

1998
1978
560 m
Wildcat Martin's Fantasy Island United StatesUnited States United States 1972 2004 460 m
Wildcat North Georgia State Fair United StatesUnited States United States 2011 560 m
WildCat Six Flags New England United StatesUnited States United States 1968 1983 560 m
Wildcat Washington State Fair United StatesUnited States United States 1985 560 m
unknown name City Games IraqIraq Iraq 2013 or earlier 460 m
unknown name Fun Park Fyn DenmarkDenmark Denmark probably never opened probably never opened unknown

Individual evidence

  1. Unknown - Fun Park Fyn (Årup, Syddanmark, Denmark). rcdb.com

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