Wildcat (Hersheypark)

Facts

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

Location:			The Wildcat existed in there area where the Storm Runner, Trailblazer and Dry Gulch Railroad are today.
Facts:			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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