Wildcat (Hersheypark)

Facts

Roller Coaster:	Wildcat (1923 to 1945) Joy Ride (1923)
Amusement Park:	Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 USA)
Classification:	Roller Coaster
Type:	Wood - Sit Down
Status:	Operated from 6/16/1923 to 9/1945
Serial Number:	39
Builder:	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Designer:	Herbert Paul Schmeck
Construction Supervisor:	Herbert Paul Schmeck
Cost:	$50,000 USD

Length:	2331'
Inversions:	0
Elements:	Tunnel

Trains:	3 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.

History:	The Wildcat existed in there area where the Storm Runner, Trailblazer and Dry Gulch Railroad are today. The Wildcat was not owned by Hersheypark, but PTC. Hersheypark leased the land to PTC for a period of 15 years. This was the first roller coaster designed by Herbert Schmeck. He worked on roller coasters prior to the Wildcat, but as a construction manager, not a designer.

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