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Park:   Hersheypark (travel info)
Ride Type:   Wooden Coaster
Status:   Operating since 5/26/1996
Category:   Twister
Builder:   Great Coasters International, Inc.
Cost:   $5,000,000
Length:   3183'
Height:   90'
Drop Height:   85'
Max Speed:   50 mph
G Force:   3.5 G's
Duration:   1:15
Capacity:   930 pph
Arrangement:   Two 6-car PTC trains that hold 24 riders/train
Restraints:   Individual ratcheting lap bars, Headrests
Visits:   432
Rating:   This Ride's Rating Is: 4


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History:
Designed by Mike Boodley & Clair Hain. Great Coasters International 1st coaster.


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BryanWood

Joined: May 2001
Posts: 4009

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Some people say this ride is too rough, I say they complain and nitpick too much. This ride feels like it was designed in the golden age of wooden twisters, as it whips you around and gives great laterals and airtime. Back seat is a must on this baby, it's intense!

8-11-04 17:32:44
JDP

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 52

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Steel coasters are too smoth but this is nothin but perfect. i love roughness and ploping out of your seat. this coaster is nothin but perfect.

8-12-04 1:37:57
Legomaster27

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3

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It's Just what I like in a wooden roller coaster........................... The out-of-control-ripped-from-your-seat feeling.

1-11-05 19:24:51
wickedtwist1

Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 51

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One of the coolest coasters to look at. You never really know where the train is going because it is changing directions all the time. The drop was a classic too.

1-28-05 22:45:53
slnewbus

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1670

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Pretty nice coaster

2-12-05 14:44:50
RllrCoasterFan

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 745

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I love this ride. The first drop is incredible and it had just the right amount of roughness.

3-22-05 20:09:25
Tanks4me05

Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 853

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GCII made an awesome coaster right from the start! Great drop, great twists, good and rough, and a nice squeeky brake to scare some people. (This was when I rode it back in '03) I'm surprised not much people talk about this one. this is definitely one of the most underrated coasters I've ever ridden.

5-13-05 21:25:00
James

Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 10642

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This ride needs to be retracked.. It was very shakey but very fun.

8-5-05 23:21:36
slnewbus

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1670

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This is an amazing ride. It has the perfect amount of roughness without going overboard. I love it. It is so twisted with so much airtime. It is crazy and it is awesome. I can' t decide if this or Phoenix takes my #1 wood coaster spot.

2-15-06 16:21:54
Tanks4me05

Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 853

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Actually, I take my previous statement back... since I rode it in June 2005. It was fun, it had a good layout, but it hurt like freaking crazy.

5-3-06 20:54:27
lalalala

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 40

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I've never liked this ride. It is my least favorite ( except for the trailblazer but I don't count that) roller coaster at hershey. It is way too rough to enjoy. Once my friend and I got on and during the ride she elbowed me right in the rib and I got a big bruise on my leg too. It's not even thrilling!

6-14-06 14:44:00
Zingoman

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1298

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This is my favorite coaster at Hershey. I didn't think it was too rough at all. It is wild, heck yes, but not too rough. The next best thing to this coaster in the park was Great Bear for me, which is odd since I'm a woodie lover through and through. LR, and Comet are also fantastic rides but there is just something totally classic, genuine, and wonderful about Wildcat that I really fell in love with. I almost teared up at the end of the day when I had to leave this coaster behind. I haven't done that since I was twelve years old! Very underrated, absolutely beautiful, and among my top woodies with Voyage, Texas Giant, and Ghostrider. BTW, what is up with the station? It's HUGE and absolutely gorgeous! They way it stands up on the hill makes the whole lead up to the ride very exciting. So is Lightning Racer's station building. I think those two have the two most beautiful stations of any coaster I've seen.

2-3-07 18:04:49
addict2sobe728

Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 486

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I didn't like this coaster. Not because it was rough (I LOVE rough coasters) but, I was just expecting more.

3-23-07 16:29:46
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