Ozark Wildcat

Ozark Wildcat
Celebration City
LocationCelebration City
Coordinates36°39′03″N 93°17′38″W / 36.650879°N 93.293839°W / 36.650879; -93.293839
StatusRemoved
Opening dateMay 1, 2003 (2003-05-01)
Closing dateOctober 25, 2008 (2008-10-25)
CostUS$4,000,000
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerGreat Coasters International
DesignerMike Boodley
Height80 ft (24 m)
Drop73 ft (22 m)
Length2,613 ft (796 m)
Speed45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration1:30
Trains2 trains with 12 cars; riders arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train
Ozark Wildcat at RCDB

Ozark Wildcat was a wooden roller coaster at the now-defunct Celebration City amusement park in Branson, Missouri, United States. Manufactured by Great Coasters International, it opened to the public on May 1, 2003. After six seasons, it permanently closed on October 25, 2008, along with the rest of the park. In October 2015, Herschend Family Entertainment announced that it would be removed. It was demolished on December 15, 2015,[1] and its trains were sent to Dollywood for the Thunderhead roller coaster by the same manufacturer.

Ride experience

After being dispatched form the station, trains made a left turn before climbing the ride's chain lift hill. Trains then turned to the right before dropping into a series of hills and elevated turns. Following a set of smaller hills and a right turn, trains entered the final brake run before making a left turn back into the station.

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year19981999
Ranking – –
Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Ranking – – – 26[2] 21[3] 16[4] 20[5] 18[6] 20[7] 36[8]
Year2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Ranking – – – – – – – – – –
Year202020212022202320242025
Ranking N/A – – – – –

References

  1. ↑ "Watch the destruction of Celebration City's Ozark Wildcat roller coaster". 15 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 10–11B. September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 14–15B. September 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 22–23B. September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 30–31B. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 11 (6.2): 42–43. September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 12 (6.2): 42–43. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. 13 (6.2): 38–39. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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