Cheetah, Wooden roller coaster in Valdosta, United States
Cheetah was a hybrid wooden roller coaster at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia, built by Custom Coasters International with steel supports and wooden track. Its 817-metre out-and-back layout reached a height of 28 metres, with a 27-metre first drop and a top speed of 84 km/h. The course ended in a figure-eight section, and the ride used two six-car Gerstlauer trains seating four riders per car.
Cheetah opened on 16 June 2001 at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia, built by Custom Coasters International with trains from Gerstlauer. After the 2009 season it received a $1.3 million renovation led by Martin & Vleminckx, which replaced track on the figure-eight section. It did not reopen after the park's March 2020 pandemic closure, and in January 2021 the park announced the coaster had been retired to make room for new attractions.
The coaster took its name from the cheetah, the fastest land animal, and stood in the African Pridelands section of Wild Adventures. Its two Gerstlauer trains carried riders in six cars, four people per car, so a full train held 24 passengers.
Cheetah stood in the African Pridelands section of Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia. Its two Gerstlauer trains each had six cars seating four riders in two rows of two. The 817 m circuit reached 28 m in height with a 27 m first drop and a top speed of 84 km/h.
Cheetah's trains came from Gerstlauer: two trains of six cars, each car seating four riders in two rows of two. The 817-metre layout reached 28 metres in height with a 27-metre first drop and a top speed of 84 km/h.
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