Wildcat (Jolly Roger Amusement Park)

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.

Not to be confused with Wildcat (Cedar Point), a different roller coaster that also opened at Cedar Point.
Wildcat
Wildcat when it operated at Cedar Point.
Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Coordinates38.3585°N 75.0766°W / 38.3585; -75.0766
StatusOperating
Opening date1999
Valleyfair!
Coordinates44.799°N 93.453°W / 44.799; -93.453
StatusRelocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Opening date1979 (1979)
Closing date1998 (1998)
Cedar Point
Coordinates41.478°N 82.679°W / 41.478; -82.679
StatusRelocated to Valleyfair!
Opening dateMay 23, 1970 (1970-05-23)
Closing date1978 (1978)
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
ModelWildcat/65m
Lift/launch systemChain lift
Inversions0
Wildcat at RCDB
Pictures of Wildcat at RCDB

History

Over its lifetime, the roller coaster has been relocated three times, opening for the first time at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio in 1970 as Wildcat.[1] Then, after the 1978 season, it was relocated to Valleyfair! in Shakopee, Minnesota and opened for the 1979 season as Rails.[2] 10 years later, in 1999, the ride was relocated a second time to Jolly Roger Amusement Park, where it operated until 2001[3] when it was put into storage until 2015, when it reopened in a different section in the park.[4]

Incidents

On August 16, 2019, at around 8:20pm, one car failed to stop while entering the station, colliding with another car, injuring 5 people consisting of 4 children and 1 adult.[5][6]

References
  1. "Wildcat - Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  2. "Rails - Valleyfair! (Shakopee, Minnesota, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. "Wildcat - Jolly Roger Amusement Park (Ocean City, Maryland, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. "Wildcat - Jolly Roger Amusement Park (Ocean City, Maryland, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. Prensky, Matthew (August 17, 2019). "Multiple injured on Ocean City's Jolly Roger roller coaster: Police". Delmarva Now. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  6. "5 Injured After 2 Roller Coaster Cars Collide At Jolly Roger In Ocean City, Md". 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
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