Wildfire (Silver Dollar City)
Wildfire | |
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Chain lift hill | |
Height | 120 ft (37 m) |
Drop | 155 ft (47 m) |
Length | 3,073 ft (937 m) |
Speed | 66 mph (106 km/h) |
Inversions | 5 |
Duration | 2:14 |
Capacity | 1024/512 riders per hour |
Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
Wildfire at RCDB |
Wildfire is a steel roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the $14-million ride opened to the public on April 4, 2001. It is themed as a flying machine developed by a fictional 1880s Ozark inventor.
Wildfire stands 120 feet (37 m) tall with a drop of 155 feet (47 m) and features a maximum speed of 66 mph (106 km/h). Along its 3,073 feet (937 m) of track, riders experience five
History
In July 2000, Silver Dollar City announced that they would be adding the Wildfire roller coaster to their park in April 2001.[1] At a cost of $14 million, the ride would be the most expensive attraction in the park's history.[1][2] The park commissioned Bolliger & Mabillard to build a five-inversion Sitting Coaster, which would sit on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot of land, while also featuring an 1880s-themed laboratory station.[3] By the time the ride was announced, construction was already underway in an undeveloped portion of land in the outskirts of the park. All of the ride's footings were in place with some of its steel supports already erected. Construction was expected to be completed in early January the following year, leaving three months for testing, landscaping, and theming.[1] On April 4, 2001, Wildfire officially opened to the public.[4][5]
Characteristics
The 3,073-foot-long (937 m) Wildfire features five
Wildfire is located in the Hugo's Hill Street district of Silver Dollar City.[7] It is themed around the story of an 1880s Ozark inventor named Dr. Horatio Harris. Harris had an aim to create a powered flying contraption for flight across the Ozark Mountains. The ride's name refers to the fuel he developed for his flying machine. The ride's queue and station area are modelled as the laboratory and invention warehouse of Harris. Riders eventually board his Wildfire-powered flying machine, the steel roller coaster.[1][5] One year after the opening of the roller coaster Silver Dollar City began selling the Wildfire Burger, a hot and spicy hamburger themed after the ride.[8]
Ride experience
After leaving the
Reception
Rick Baker, Silver Dollar City's vice president of corporate development and design, expected the addition of the ride would increase season pass sales by 9% to 250,000.[10] In 2001, the park was visited by a total of 2.1 million people.[8]
In
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d O'Brien, Tim (July 31, 2000). "$14 Million Steel Looping Coaster Slated For Spring Opening At Silver Dollar City". Amusement Business. 112 (31): 14.
- ^ "Briefs". Bangor Daily News. Bangor Publishing Company. March 2, 2001. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Silver Dollar City Announces High-Flying, Multi-Looping Coaster". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Wildfire (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ The Nevada Daily Mail. Rust Communications. April 4, 2001. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Guido, Anna (November 7, 2005). "Steel plant's business on fast track". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "WildFire". Silver Dollar City. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Tim (June 3, 2002). "Big Skillets, Stuffed Pretzels Popular At Silver Dollar City". Amusement Business. 114 (22): 5.
- ^ "Wildfire Front Seat on-ride HD POV Silver Dollar City". Coaster Force. YouTube. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Keith (March 19, 2001). "Amusement Park Marketing Departments Hang Hats On Coasters". Amusement Business. 113 (11): 23.
- ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 14–15B. September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 18–19B. September 2004.
- ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 26–27B. September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Top 50 steel roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 16 (6.2): 36–37. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Wildfire at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Media related to Wildfire (Silver Dollar City) at Wikimedia Commons