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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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