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General Resort News - (3/16/2023) Hersheypark has confirmed that last year’s new Dark Nights halloween haunt event will return again in 2023, running on select nights from Sept. 15 through October 29th. They also promise an event bigger event than before as the “Dakrness is taking over even more of the Hersheypark landscape” along with roaming characters the midways.

Dark Nights is back from the shadows, starting September 15. More darkness. More dates. The nightmare continues... https://t.co/kF9HDY9fBk#DarkNights pic.twitter.com/fELlHQBwNG — Hersheypark (@Hersheypark) March 15, 2023

 
    (1/29/2023) Based on a screen capture sent in to Screamscape, Hersheypark’s “chat bot” has apparently confirmed that the park has permanently closed ‘The Whip’ ride ahead of the 2023 season.

So apparently Hersheypark has closed The Whip for good based on this screen capture sent my way. pic.twitter.com/pQdCO8vouQ — Screamscape (@screamscape) January 29, 2023

2023 - Wildcat’s Revenge - (2/25/2023) Hersheypark has shared some great images of the new Wildcat’s Revenge under construction, taken just a couple of weeks ago.
 
    (2/5/2023) A new video showing footage from an ACE construction tour of Wildcat’s Revenge has been posted this weekend, along with the release of the animated full POV of what the new coaster experience will be like. Check it out.


 
    (2/1/2023) Another quick construction video showing off the progress on Wildcat’s Revenge can be seen below.

 
    (1/22/2023) A new construction update on Wildcat’s Revenge can be seen on YouTube from the team at DisneyLoversHP. According to the new video footage the “underflip” element has been completed, check it out below.

 
    (1/16/2023) A new video below shows off new footage from Hersheypark taken this week, which includes a view of the Wildcat’s Revenge construction site near later half of the video. Prior to that however they spot a bunch of survey markings on the ground along the old road that runs out beyond Skyrush.

 
    (12/17/2022) Herheypark has posted a photo update showing off the progress so far on Wildcat’s Revenge, which includes a  great look at what I believe once was the original Wildcat’s lift hill and first drop, now being transformed into an amazing flip-over inversion that you’ll encounter when rising up out of the ride’s new first drop.

 
    (11/18/22) RMC appears to have had the lead car from one of the new Wildcat’s Revenge trains on site at IAAPA this week. As mentioned in the press release from Herheypark, Wildcat’s Revenge is supposed to have three uniquely themed trains when it opens.

Wildcat’s Revenge Front Car Hersheypark @OrlandoExperie1 @IAAPAHQ @Hersheypark pic.twitter.com/ge4ktcBRqL — Orlando Experience (@OrlandoExperie1) November 15, 2022

 
    (11/9/22) Would you believe that the first sections of red RMC track are now in place on Wildcat’s Revenge? Check out some great construction pictures taken this week posted to Facebook by William Supko Photography.

 
    (11/7/22) A construction update showing off the changes and track removal already done to the Hersheypark Wildcat can be seen this week at Theme Park Fix.
 
    (11/5/22) Wildcat’s Revenge is coming to Hersheypark in 2023. As expected, the park’s former Wildcat coaster will be transformed into an all new hybrid-coaster creation almost unrecognizable from it’s former self by RMC. The new ride will feature a 140 foot tall lift hill, an near vertical 82º first drop, allowing the train to hit a top speed of 62mph as it runs through 3,510 feet of track and through four inversions, including the “World’s Largest Underflip”. Hersheypark also says Wildcat’s Revenge will feature three uniquely themed trains.
    While many RMC conversions result in the new coaster being shorter than the original, this will not be true for Wildcat’s Revenge, as the former Wildcat was only 3,183 feet long, stood just 106 feet tall and maxed out at 50mph.
    For collectors who love the former Wildcat, the park preserved 160 pieces of wood and track from the old ride and were selling them as a limited time collectors item on Thursday in the park for $300, though I can only imagine that those sold out in record time.


 
    (10/30/22) According to a teaser posted by Hersheypark, it looks like they will reveal what is really going on with Willdcat (RMC Conversion?) on November 2nd. Stay tuned!

Happy #NationalCatDay! Tune in November 2…. pic.twitter.com/8hZL2OlIEz — Hersheypark (@Hersheypark) October 29, 2022

 
    (10/17/22) We haven’t heard much about the status of Wildcat since it closed at Hersheypark, but a reader sent a link to a video with some great footage of the coaster shot about a month ago where you can see some of the early renovations taking place. Still nothing to confirm about exactly what is happening, such as a local of RMC style track, but for all intents and purposes this an RMC conversion is what is generally accepted to be taking place at this point. I suspect we won’t hear anything official from Herhseypark about this until late October or November.

 
    (8/12/22) So while Hersheypark still hasn’t revealed their plans for the Wildcat, our sources say it’s a fairly safe bet right now that it will be an RMC conversion, rather than anything from GCI. Rumor has it that someone from GCI let it slip not long ago that GCI did bid on the project, but they were outbid from RMC for the job.
 
    (7/9/22) Big news came from Hersheypark yesterday afternoon when the park announced that their Wildcat wooden coaster will be closing on July 31st. The text says this is a “Last to ride alert!” to “visit for one final ride.” But while they tease that the ride is closing for good, they also ask an interesting question, “Any suggestions on what we could do with 3,100 feet of wooden track? Stay tunes for details later this year.”
    Of course this has led everyone to call this out as an RMC hybrid conversion. In fact, RMC themselves responded to this tweet with one of their own, claiming that “We have a few ideas…” On a related note, you may also remember guests spotting odd blue paint markings along the Wildcat’s supports. At the time we were told it was for in-park inspection purposes and not part of an RMC conversion. While this may prove if RMC does come in to convert Wildcat into a Hybrid coaster, I do have another theory.
    GCI has been making some small headlines lately with the creation of their “Titan Track”, a new steel track product designed to compete with RMC’s own hybrid track system. (Note: it is also important to remember that Skyline Attractions is also responsible for the creation of the Titan Track system. Skyline describes it as being an “innovative, weld-free track, which Skyline Attractions designed and engineered for Great Coasters International, Inc. Titan Track is a unique roller coaster track that consists of custom-built steel composite sections that are mechanically fastened without the need for continuous welds or cold-forming techniques. This method reduces maintenance, expedites the installation process, and offers an incredibly smooth and quiet ride experience.”
    A test run of Titan Track has been running on the White Lightning coaster at Fun Spot for a couple of years now, and this season GCI added sections of Titan Track to Predator at Six Flags Darien Lake and to Wolverine Wildcat at Michigan’s Adventure. While the Fun Spot addition was a proof of concept of the product located in Orlando so GCI could show it off for potential new sales, this year’s additions are meant to help the parks smooth out trouble-spots on their existing coasters known for roughness.
    This brings me back to Hersheypark’s Wildcat… which holds a special place in the Roller Coaster history books as being the very first coaster built by GCI, which opened way back in 1996. Over the years Hersheypark has worked with GCI to maintain Wildcat, and even upgraded it from the original PTC trains to GCI’s Millennium Flyer trains in 2007. So in my train of thought, given the importance of Wildcat to GCI, it would only be fitting if anyone were to convert Wildcat into a hybrid coaster, it should be GCI themselves coming in to give it a Titan Track makeover.
    Keep in mind that whatever happens to Wildcat, this doesn’t necessarily mean it will have inversions or other wild elements. RMC’s first project was the conversion of the Texas Giant at Six Flags over Texas, which essentially kept the majority of the existing coaster’s layout while reprofiling the run to offer the increased thrills that the new track system could offer. If this ends up being the first full conversion to Titan Track, this could end up being a more faithful conversion of the existing layout as we know it.
    Either way, exciting times ahead for Hersheypark for the 2023 season! Stay tuned!

Last to ride alert! ?? Wildcat will close Sunday, July 31 so be sure to visit this month for one final ride. Any suggestions on what we could do with 3,100 feet of wooden track? Stay tuned for details later this year. pic.twitter.com/ut8aRmfhat — Hersheypark (@Hersheypark) July 8, 2022