| Wildcat's Revenge | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Wildcat (1996–2022) | |
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 Wildcat's Revenge's first drop | |
| Hersheypark | |
| Location | Hersheypark |
| Park section | Midway America |
| Coordinates | 40°17′33″N 76°39′21″W / 40.29250°N 76.65583°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 2, 2023 |
| Replaced | Wildcat |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Joe Draves |
| Model | I-Box Track |
| Track layout | Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Drop | 135[1] ft (41 m) |
| Length | 3,510 ft (1,070 m) |
| Speed | 62 mph (100 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 2:36 |
| Max vertical angle | 82° |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Website | Official website |
| Wildcat's Revenge at RCDB | |
Wildcat's Revenge is a hybrid roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. The ride originally opened in 1996 as Wildcat, a wooden coaster manufactured by Great Coasters International (GCI). The wooden coaster was the first from GCI and served as the anchor attraction of the Midway America section of the park. It cost $5.6 million to construct and was built on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) plot of land that had previously been used for parking. The ride traversed a 90-foot lift hill and twelve banked turns, subjecting riders to forces of up to 3.5 Gs. From 1998 to 2009, Wildcat ranked among the top 50 wooden roller coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. Wildcat initially received critical acclaim, but it gained a negative reputation for its increasing roughness.
Wildcat closed for a major refurbishment in July 2022. Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) was hired to convert the ride into a hybrid coaster, a wooden support structure with a steel track featuring RMC's I-Box track technology. It reopened as Wildcat's Revenge on June 2, 2023. The renovated coaster added four inversions and additional track length to the previous layout, as well as increased the height, drop, and maximum speed.