Wildcat (Adventure Park USA)

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Wildcat

Wildcat in 2019

Adventure Park USA
Location	New Market, Maryland, USA
Coordinates	39°22′48″N 77°16′41″W / 39.379892°N 77.277998°W / 39.379892; -77.277998
Status	Operating since March 30, 2007
Rider height	48 inch minimum

Williams Grove Amusement Park
Name	Wildcat
Location	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°09′05″N 77°02′10″W / 40.151446°N 77.036033°W / 40.151446; -77.036033
Operated	May 20, 2001 to 2005

Steel Pier
Name	Wildcat
Location	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Operated	1994 to 1999

Playland Park
Name	Wild Cat
Location	Rye, New York, USA
Operated	1984 to 1991
Replaced	Zyklon

Busch Gardens: The Old Country
Name	Die Wildkatze
Location	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Operated	1976 to 1983
Replaced by	Big Bad Wolf

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Product

Wildcat

Type

Steel

Riders per train

4

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

180 feet × 65 feet

Height

45 feet

Length

1509 feet

Inversions

0

Wildcat is a steel roller coaster built by German manufacturer Schwarzkopf currently located at Adventure Park USA in New Market, Maryland, USA.

History

The ride first opened at Busch Gardens: The Old Country in 1976 called Die Wildkatze. It closed in 1983. The station for Big Bad Wolf stood where Die Wildkatze once stood.

It was relocated to Playland Park in Rye, New York, USA, where it operated under the name Wild Cat from 1984 to 1991. Then, the ride was relocated to Steel Pier, where it also operated as Wildcat. From 2001 to 2005 the coaster operated at Williams Grove Amusement Park in Pennsylvania.

In 2017, the ride's maintenance building was destroyed in a fire^[1]. The attraction lost five out of six cars and only runs one to this day.