Cheetah (Wild Adventures)

Cheetah is a wooden roller coaster by Custom Coasters International, located in the African Pridelands section of the Wild Adventures theme park, in Valdosta, Georgia. 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.

Cheetah
Cheetah (roller coaster)
Wild Adventures
Location	Wild Adventures
Park section	Main Park
Coordinates	30.719592°N 83.325681°W / 30.719592; -83.325681
Status	Operating
Opening date	June 16, 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)
Trains	2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Cheetah at RCDB Pictures of Cheetah at RCDB

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.

References

1. "Retracking". Martin & Vleminckx. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.