Wilde Beast
| Wilde Beast | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Wilde Beast (1981-1996), then Wild Beast (1997-2018) | |
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| Wilde Beast at RCDB |
Wilde Beast is a
History
The ride is a double out-and-back coaster encompassing a figure 8 design. The ride was designed by Curtis D. Summers but is based on the original Coney Island Wildcat designed by Herbert Schmeck. It was constructed in-house under the direction of Summers. The coaster was not built by PTC despite a plaque at the operator's booth and several published reports that claim it was. PTC stopped building coasters in 1979.[5] The construction crew likely comprised workers who had previously built coasters for PTC. The two 28-passenger trains were supplied by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. Unlike the three-row PTC trains on Mighty Canadian Minebuster, Wilde Beast utilizes shorter two-row cars that are designed to better negotiate turns.
Curtis D. Summers continued to use this design at other Taft-owned parks including
The coaster was featured in the Fraggle Rock episode "The Thirty-Minute Work Week", where Uncle Travelling Matt took a ride on it, as he mistook it for a form of transportation. Puppeteer Dave Goelz has a cameo in the scene as the man next to Matt.
In 2015, the track was partially reconstructed after the first hill to create a smoother ride experience.
See also
References
- ^ Park Map (Map). Canada's Wonderland. 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Escape to Wonderland (Commercial). Canada's Wonderland. 1985. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Wooden Roller Coaster | Wilde Beast | Canada's Wonderland".
- ^ "All the changes coming to Canada's Wonderland in 2019".
- ^ Rutherford, Scott. The American Roller Coaster, MBI Publishing, 2000, p. 12
- ISSN 0896-7261.
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