Wild Adventures to Retire Cheetah

[ThrillKingsFitzy]

So Cheetah at Wild Adventures was closed for the whole 2020 season. People have emailed Wild Adventures to ask when the ride will reopen. The park messaged back saying the ride will be closed down this year. Any thoughts on what to come?

[grsupercity]

Very sad. I am visiting this park for the first time in April and that was the coaster I was most looking forward to 

[coaster sally]

Rocky Mountain Construction 

[SonofBaconator]

I'm not trying to sound rude but is Wild Adventures really that popular? Is it on par with parks like Adventureland, and so on? I've only heard about this park within the year.

[coaster sally]

7 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said:

I'm not trying to sound rude but is Wild Adventures really that popular? Is it on par with parks like Adventureland, and so on? I've only heard about this park within the year.

there are tons of smaller parks in the world that does well.

[SonofBaconator]

1 hour ago, coaster sally said:

there are tons of smaller parks in the world that does well.

Oh I'm not saying they don't, I'm just asking. It would be nice to see another RMC

[coaster sally]

8 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said:

Oh I'm not saying they don't, I'm just asking. It would be nice to see another RMC

at the most the investment would be 6-10 million.  not bad at all to attract people to stop at the park on their way to florida.

[SonofBaconator]

1 hour ago, coaster sally said:

at the most the investment would be 6-10 million.  not bad at all to attract people to stop at the park on their way to florida.

I think if you have an RMC, you're almost guaranteed to get most visitors- especially enthusiasts who want to ride them all.

[silver2005]

Dang, one of the CCI's on my coaster bucket list.  

[SonofBaconator]

People are fast

 

[ThrillKingsFitzy]

This is now confirmed. RIP Cheetah

[grsupercity]

On 2/6/2021 at 2:06 PM, SonofBaconator said:

I'm not trying to sound rude but is Wild Adventures really that popular? Is it on par with parks like Adventureland, and so on? I've only heard about this park within the year.

Take it from a guy who visited Adventureland Iowa for the first time this summer. I enjoyed my visit there more then parks like Valleyfair and holiday World. The park had a nice vibe, nice coasters, flats and a nice waterpark. 

[ThrillKingsFitzy]

1 hour ago, grsupercity said:

Take it from a guy who visited Adventureland Iowa for the first time this summer. I enjoyed my visit there more then parks like Valleyfair and holiday World. The park had a nice vibe, nice coasters, flats and a nice waterpark. 

Yeah same thing with Indiana Beach, sometimes you just can’t beat the obscure feel.

[grsupercity]

Last Saturday we attended Wild Adventures for the first time. We only had about 4 hours before the storms hit. We really enjoyed this park. Lots of stuff for our 2 and 4 year old to do. Twisted Typhoon was my 150th credit! Nice mix of coasters, flats, animals and other activities. Since its on the way to Florida right off of 75 we will happily go again in the future. Since we only had 4 hours I am sure we missed alot. Seeing Cheetah SBNO killed me. Hopefully it turns into Steel Cheetah lol 

[ThrillKingsFitzy]

17 minutes ago, grsupercity said:

Last Saturday we attended Wild Adventures for the first time. We only had about 4 hours before the storms hit. We really enjoyed this park. Lots of stuff for our 2 and 4 year old to do. Twisted Typhoon was my 150th credit! Nice mix of coasters, flats, animals and other activities. Since its on the way to Florida right off of 75 we will happily go again in the future. Since we only had 4 hours I am sure we missed alot. Seeing Cheetah SBNO killed me. Hopefully it turns into Steel Cheetah lol 

Yeah cheetah looked like a fun cci. Glad that you shared your experience! Glad you had a great time!

[IBEW_Sparky]

On 2/11/2021 at 9:23 AM, grsupercity said:

Take it from a guy who visited Adventureland Iowa for the first time this summer. I enjoyed my visit there more then parks like Valleyfair and holiday World. The park had a nice vibe, nice coasters, flats and a nice waterpark. 

By chance, do they still have the manually operated scrambler with the rotary crank speed control, or have they replaced it with electronic controls?  I grew up in DSM, and while I didnt really appreciate the park while I was growing up.... like the second my Friends started getting licenses we rolled to WOF as opposed to going 35 minutes to Adventureland.... I went back in 2013 and really had a great time.  Unfortunately, various circumstances have prevented me from returning, I havent even ridden Monster yet :-(.  

[grsupercity]

On 4/14/2021 at 7:49 PM, IBEW_Sparky said:

By chance, do they still have the manually operated scrambler with the rotary crank speed control, or have they replaced it with electronic controls?  I grew up in DSM, and while I didnt really appreciate the park while I was growing up.... like the second my Friends started getting licenses we rolled to WOF as opposed to going 35 minutes to Adventureland.... I went back in 2013 and really had a great time.  Unfortunately, various circumstances have prevented me from returning, I havent even ridden Monster yet :-(.  

Monster is a very solid ride. As for the scrambler I have no idea. I did not ride many classic flats there. Focused on the coaster credits, water park and unique stuff 

[ThrillKingsFitzy]

Sadly, Wild Adventures is not RMC’ing Cheetah, as it’s demolition just got finished today. It’s completely torn down. Welp.

Replacement speculations anyone?