100-Year-Old Classic Wooden Roller Coaster Is Speeding Back Into Action At PA Amusement Park

The Wild Cat ride at Hersheypark is coming out of hibernation with a hybrid called, Wildcat's Revenge. 

This hybrid will add a steel track "with unique elements to the existing wooden framework for a one-of-a-kind thrilling ride experience found only at Hersheypark," park officials say. The updates are being manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC). 

It will feature "a 140-foot hill, maximum speeds of 62 miles per hour and four inversions, including the World’s Largest Underflip," according to a statement from Hersheypark on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

The originally 85-foot tall ride closed to the public on July 31, 2022, after debuting in the Midway at Hersheypark in 1996. 

"One of 15 coasters at Hersheypark, Wildcat's Revenge will join one of the largest and most iconic coaster collections in the United States --100 years after the first Wild Cat ride debuted at the park," Hersheypark said in a press release.

The design will harken back to the 1923 Wild Cat station with low-pitched gables around the perimeter of the roof, Hersheypark official say. 

The new elements will create a "one-of-a-kind thrilling ride experience."

You can watch a video about the ride in the player below. 

This will be the third 'new' or revamped ride to open at the park in two years. 

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