Wild Thing (Wild Waves Theme & Water Park)
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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||
| Product | Loop & Corkscrew | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 64 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:00 | ||||||||||||
Wild Thing is an Arrow Dynamics steel roller coaster located at Wild Waves Theme & Water Park in Federal Way, Washington, USA. It was previously located at Rocky Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, where it was called Loop Corkscrew.
History
The ride originally opened in 1984 under the name Loop Corkscrew. The entire ride was painted white.[1] With the closure of the park, it was originally supposed to be sold at auction to Blue Bayou Dixie Landin' in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA for $805,000, but the sale fell through. It was later sold instead at auction to Wild Waves and Enchanted Village on April 16, 1996. It opened there on June 24, 1997 with a new colour scheme, lime green with blue supports.[2]
In 2010, the ride was painted again, this time with yellow track.[3]
Design
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Trains
7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "The year Rocky Point put a *cork* in it! (Part I)". Amusement Parks and beyond!.
- ↑ "Are any of the rides from Rocky Point still in use at other amusement parks? We found out". The Providence Journal. Katie Landeck.
- ↑ "Wild Waves: New season, new improvements, new jobs".
External links
- Wild Thing on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
