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WildCat was a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, the ride opened to the public in 1979. Cedar Point decided in 2012 to remove WildCat to allow for expansion of the Celebration Plaza, also citing that the coaster had reached the end of its service life.
WildCat (roller coaster) may refer to: WildCat (Cedar Point) , a roller coaster that operated 1979 to 2012 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio which was replaced by Luminosity — Ignite the Night! Wildcat, a roller coaster that operated 1970 to 1978 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Wildcat is a roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, currently operating at Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland. The ride has also operated at other parks such as Cedar Point and Valleyfair .
A steel roller coaster, it was a larger and longer version of the Jet Star series of coasters, which followed the Schwarzkopf Wildcat design. The Jumbo Jet was introduced in 1972, making Cedar Point's one of the first. [7] [8] It used individual self-powered cars to run up a spiral lift hill unassisted.
Cedar Point also removed WildCat for the 2012 season to make room for Luminosity. [57] This was the first time since 1978 that a roller coaster was removed from Cedar Point. [27] Cedar Point's renovated entrance for 2013, featuring GateKeeper. On July 13, 2012, Cedar Point announced the removal of Disaster Transport and Space Spiral. [58]
In 1957, Schwarzkopf built his first attraction, the Düsenspirale, which was a roller coaster that traveled around Germany with funfair showman Löffelhardt. [1] He took over his father's company in 1960 and created his first full-scale steel roller coaster, The Wildcat, in 1964.
A wooden roller coaster. The ride opens up with a pass through a dark tunnel and a turn before climbing the lift hill. It is 85 feet high and reaches a top speed close to 55 mph. Wolverine Wildcat was the original wooden coaster built at the park. When Wolverine Wildcat opened, the name of the park was changed to "Michigan's Adventure".
Siren's Curse is an upcoming steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The Tilt Coaster model, manufactured by Vekoma , is planned to open in early summer 2025. [ 1 ] The ride will have a length of 2,966 feet (904 m) with a maximum height of 160 feet (49 m), a 90-degree drop, and two inversions , making it North ...