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{{Short description|Defunct compact steel roller coaster}}
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[[Wild Rider]] was a steel non looping compact roller coaster located at
The '''Wild Rider''' refers to one of two defunct rides that were located at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] in the 1970s.
[[Six Flags Great Adventure]] from 1978 to 1981. It was designed by [[Schwarzkopf]]


The first Wild Rider was a HUSS troika flat ride in the Fun Fair section of the park. This ride was operational for only a few seasons, and was removed in 1978.<ref name="arcadia">{{cite book |last1=Applegate |first1=Harry |last2=Benton |first2=Thomas |title=Six Flags Wild Adventure |date=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738565699 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlMzY_jZEpMC |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>
The actual coaster was a wild mouse type coaster and was located in the Enchanted Forest area of the park currently occupied bt [[Batman & Robin: The Chiller]]. The ride was only moderate in terms of popularity.


The second Wild Rider was a compact [[steel roller coaster]], a new 54-meter [[Anton Schwarzkopf|Schwarzkopf]] Wildcat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/WildRiderCoaster.htm|title=Wild Rider|website=greatadventurehistory.com|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref> The ride operated from 1978 through 1980, replacing the similar-looking Italian-built carnival coaster called Big Fury. Its track was similar to a [[wild mouse]], with single cars running on it. At the end of the 1980 season, the Wild Rider was taken out of commission. The ride was then removed before the 1982 season and never replaced.<ref name="arcadia" />
The Wild Rider is often mistaken for a similar Italian built carnival coaster called "Big Fury". But, these are two different roller coasters and the Wild Rider indeed replaced the Big Fury for the 1978 season. The Wildcat was a new roller coaster when it arrived at Great Adventure. At the end of the 1981 season, the coaster was removed and some flat rides would replace it in 1982.


This Wild Rider was located in the Enchanted Forest area of the park and would be seen behind Mama Flora's Cuchina if it were standing in its original location. If the two Wild Riders had existed at the same time, they would have been located across a walkway from one another.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
It is rumored that this Wildcat is now at Keansburg Amusement Park, in Keansburg, NJ. This information has yet to be confirmed. It is also though these may be different sized Wildcats, thus making this move impossible even if the color scheme is the same.

==References==
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{{SFGA Coasters}}
{{SFGA Coasters}}

{{Uncategorized|date=September 2007}}
[[Category:Six Flags Great Adventure]]
[[Category:Roller coasters operated by Six Flags]]
[[Category:Former roller coasters in New Jersey]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in New Jersey]]
[[Category:1980 disestablishments in New Jersey]]

Latest revision as of 23:46, 9 April 2024

This article is about the former Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster. For the Transformer, see Wildrider.
Wild Rider
Six Flags Great Adventure
LocationSix Flags Great Adventure
Park sectionEnchanted Forest
Coordinates40°08′11″N 74°26′30″W / 40.136300°N 74.441600°W / 40.136300; -74.441600
StatusRemoved
Opening date1978 (1978)
Closing date1980 (1980)
ReplacedBig Fury
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelWildcat - Unknown
Wild Rider at RCDB

The Wild Rider refers to one of two defunct rides that were located at Six Flags Great Adventure in the 1970s.

The first Wild Rider was a HUSS troika flat ride in the Fun Fair section of the park. This ride was operational for only a few seasons, and was removed in 1978.[1]

The second Wild Rider was a compact steel roller coaster, a new 54-meter Schwarzkopf Wildcat.[2] The ride operated from 1978 through 1980, replacing the similar-looking Italian-built carnival coaster called Big Fury. Its track was similar to a wild mouse, with single cars running on it. At the end of the 1980 season, the Wild Rider was taken out of commission. The ride was then removed before the 1982 season and never replaced.[1]

This Wild Rider was located in the Enchanted Forest area of the park and would be seen behind Mama Flora's Cuchina if it were standing in its original location. If the two Wild Riders had existed at the same time, they would have been located across a walkway from one another.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Applegate, Harry; Benton, Thomas (2009). Six Flags Wild Adventure. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738565699. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Wild Rider". greatadventurehistory.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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