Cheetah (Wild Adventures)

Cheetah
Wild Adventures
Park section	Main Park
Coordinates	30°43′11″N 83°19′32″W / 30.719592°N 83.325681°WCoordinates: 30°43′11″N 83°19′32″W / 30.719592°N 83.325681°W
Status	Operating
Opening date	August 8, 2001
Cost	US$4,500,000
General statistics
Type	Wood
Manufacturer	Custom Coasters International
Model	Steel frame
Track layout	Out and Back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	92 ft (28 m)
Drop	90 ft (27 m)
Length	2,680 ft (820 m)
Speed	52 mph (84 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:04
Capacity	1200 riders per hour
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Cheetah at RCDB Pictures of Cheetah at RCDB

Cheetah is a wooden roller coaster by Custom Coasters International, located in the African Pridelands Section of the Wild Adventures theme park. The coaster was named after the Cheetah, the fastest land animal, because of its top speed reaching 65 mph when the coaster first opened, but after years of friction and track deformation the coaster was recorded in 2009 reaching a top speed of 52 miles per hour. It has a standard out and back layout with five bunny hops and a figure-eight ending. Built in 2001, Cheetah is the largest roller coaster at Wild Adventures. In Wild Adventures off season between 2009 and 2010, the Cheetah was given a $1.3 Million renovation by Martin & Vleminckx^[1] replacing the track on the figure-eight and smoothing out the rest of the track. The ride has one train, with six cars per train, and four riders each car in 2x2 seating.

Layout

Cheetah begins with a 95-foot (29 m)-tall drop to a small 20-foot (6.1 m) bunny hop, followed by a larger 55-foot (17 m) bunny hop. It continues with a 35-degree decline into a helix. Cheetah's return journey starts with a 62-foot (19 m) drop and two more 35-foot (11 m) bunny hops. These lead into right turn flat helix, ending with a figure eight.

Gallery

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  Cheetah

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  Cheetah's lift hill

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  Cheetah's first drop

References

1. "Retracking". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 17 November 2013.