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Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
Product | Steel frame[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Wooden - Hybrid | ||||||||||||||||
Track layout | Out and Back | ||||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 92 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Drop | 90 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Top speed | 52 mph | ||||||||||||||||
Length | 2680 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1:04 | ||||||||||||||||
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Manufacturer | Gerstlauer | ||||||||||||||||
Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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Cheetah was a wooden roller coaster by Custom Coasters International, located in the African Pridelands Section of the Wild Adventures theme park in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. The coaster was named after the Cheetah, the fastest land animal, because of its top speed reaching 65 mph when the coaster first opened, but after years of friction and track deformation, the coaster was recorded in 2009 reaching a top speed of 52 mph.
Built in 2001, Cheetah was the largest roller coaster at Wild Adventures.
History
Cheetah opened on June 16, 2001 following an investment of $3.5 million.[1]
After the 2009 season, Cheetah was given a $1.3 million renovation by Martin & Vleminckx replacing the track on the figure-eight and smoothing out the rest of the layout.[2]
In early 2021, Wild Adventures announced that Cheetah would never reopen.[3] It was demolished completely later in the year.[4] The station building was retained and repurposed as a picnic shelter, with the ride's train remaining in place as decor.
Design
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Cheetah had a standard out and back layout with five bunny hops and a figure-eight ending.
Ride experience
Cheetah began with a 95 foot tall lift hill and drop to a small 20 foot bunny hop, followed by a larger 55 foot bunny hop. It continued with a 35-degree incline. Cheetah's return journey started with a 62 foot drop and two more 35 foot bunny hops, ending with a figure eight.
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains were made by Gerstlauer.
Images
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The entrance archway
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References
- ↑ "Zoo park becomes Valdosta destination". The Atlanta Constitution. 2001-06-13. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ↑ "A Blast From The Past - Cheetah at Wild Adventures". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ "Wild Adventures sluit haar houten achtbaan Cheetah".
- ↑ "Cheetah, Wild Adventures deconstruction". Imgur. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
External links
- Cheetah on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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