Wild Eagle

Wild Eagle
Part of Wild Eagle's layout
Dollywood
LocationDollywood
Park sectionWilderness Pass
Coordinates35°47′41″N 83°31′48″W / 35.794675°N 83.530127°W / 35.794675; -83.530127
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateMarch 23, 2012 (2012-03-23)
Opening dateMarch 24, 2012 (2012-03-24)
Cost$20,000,000
($26.5 million in 2023 dollars[1])
General statistics
TypeSteel – Wing Coaster
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelWing Coaster
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Drop135 ft (41 m)
Length3,127 ft (953 m)
Speed61 mph (98 km/h)
Inversions4
Duration2:22
Height restriction50–78 in (127–198 cm)
Trains2 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train.
TimeSaver Pass available
Must transfer from wheelchair
Wild Eagle at RCDB

Wild Eagle is a steel Wing Coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at the Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It is the first of its kind in the United States and opened to the media on March 23, 2012 before opening to the public on March 24, 2012. The roller coaster reaches a height of 210 feet (64 m) and reaches speeds of 61 miles per hour (98 km/h). In September 2012, the ride was voted as the best new ride of 2012 in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.