This article is about the original Hersheypark Wild Cat. For the current operating Great Coasters International wooden roller coaster at Hersheypark with this name, see Wildcat (Hersheypark).

Wild Cat
Location	Hersheypark
Type	Wood
Status	Removed
Opened	June 16, 1923
Closed	September, 1945
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Designer	Herbert Paul Schmeck
Length	2,331 ft (710 m)
Cost	US$50,000
Wild Cat at RCDB Pictures of Wild Cat at RCDB
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The Wild Cat is the name of a wooden roller coaster previously located in Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania. It operated there under the name The Joy Ride during its first year, 1923, after which it was renamed to Wildcat. The ride stood where the Trailblazer and Storm Runner is currently, and the ride went through a tunnel near the present-day Country Grill.

The coaster itself was owned by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, not Hersheypark, and PTC had been given a 15-year lease on the land. This marks the only time in Hersheypark's history that an independent vendor has built a ride on park property. The coaster was Herbert Schmeck's first roller coaster design. He would go on to design the park's classic Comet coaster, still standing today.

According to the Hershey Community Archives, the first woman to ride the roller coaster is Miss Marion Murrie, the daughter of William Murrie.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of defunct Hersheypark attractions

[edit] References

1. ^ Hershey Community Archives

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