Name: Wild Beast Location: Medieval Faire Opened: 1981 Designer: Curtis D. Summers Builder: Philadelphia Toboggan Company Type: Wood - Sit Down Model: Out and Back - Figure 8 Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill Max Height: 82 feet (25 m) First Drop: 78 feet (23.8 m) Max Speed: 56 mph (90.1 km/h) Acceleration: 75 mph Track Length: 3,150 feet (960.1 m) Inversions: 0 Trains: 2 Cars per train: 7 Capacity per train: 28 Total capacity: N/A Restraints: Lapbar Duration: 2:02 Height Restriction: 48 inches (121.9 cm) On Ride Photo: No On Ride Video: No Max G-Force: N/A Features: - Coney Island Wildcat design |
| Wild Beast is a wooden roller coaster that debuted with the park in 1981 and is one of two wooden coasters at Canada's Wonderland modelled after a ride at Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio (specifically the Wildcat). Originally named "Wilde Beaste", the ride's fan curve was rebuilt in 1998. The ride, similar to the Minebuster, the other wooden coaster at the park, is an out and back roller coaster but also encompasses a figure 8 design. As wooden roller coasters tend to be, the ride is not very smooth, and includes a very large lurch right before pulling into the station. The ride uses 2 trains, with 7 cars of four seats (arranged in two rows) each. The ride (and trains) was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. Ride Experience Wild Beast beings by climbing up an 82 foot chain lift hill and then quickly drops into an angled 78 foot drop. Next you will pass through a few additional hills and into a tightly banked helix. From there you will zip into an unbanked turn 180 degrees before going through a few more bunny hops and turn into the station. Wild Beast is a great, fun, and thrilling ride that packs a ton of great airtime and headchopping effects into the experience. Other Information Based on the Coney Island Wildcat design. Colours: The track is laminated wood capped with steel strips, the supports are wooden, and one train is purple while the other is red. Best Seats: You should sit in the back seats for the best airtime through the many drops, which makes this ride one of the best in the park. Queue Line Wait Time: There is normally at least a 30 to 45 minute wait for this ride. |
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