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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||||
| Product | Children's Roller Coaster | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Kiddie | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Figure-8 | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 19 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 6 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 443 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 0:50 | ||||||||||||
Wilderness Run is a steel kiddie roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.
History
The ride opened in 1979 and was called Jr. Gemini, after the nearby Gemini.[1] It was the first roller coaster to be built by Intamin.[2]
On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Jr. Gemini would be renamed Wilderness Run and its entrance moved into the Camp Snoopy area for the 2014 season.[3][4]
Design
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Riders over 54 inches (137 cm) must be accompanied by a child.
Colour scheme
Green track and brown supports. The ride used to have blue track and supports.
Trains
Single train with 4 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train. Currently, the train is painted in yellow and orange. In the past, it has been painted in rainbow colors and entirely blue.
Images
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Jr. Gemini logo
References
- ↑ "Gemini Rolls Again At Sandusky's Cedar Point". The Tribune. 1979-06-03. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ Roller Coaster Search Results - RCDB
- ↑ New for 2014 at Cedar Point - PointBuzz
- ↑ "Cedar Point to add 2 rides in 2014".
External links
- Wilderness Run on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Wilderness Run on Coaster-Count.
- Wilderness Run on cedarpoint.com.
