Description
Front Row POV from 2023, Wildcat at Adventure Park USA. Built by German manufacturer Schwarzkopf.
"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. The attraction lost five out of six cars."
"Adventure Park USA did a refurbishment on the Wildcat. The entire coaster was sandblasted and repainted. The controls were updated to a modern Allen Bradley system. The cars were rebuilt and given a 1960s muscle car theme: Yenko Camaro, SS Camaro, 340 Cuda, 1960's Police Cruiser, Mustang and the last one is undecided." -rcdb
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