To answer your questions from vid: - It was an old Larson loop in that now vacant location (picture the old style ones with cages you see at traveling fairs) -My only visit was in 2019 and the wild mouse was closed at that time. -The conveyor was for a makeshift "slide" down that small hill on snow tubes
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and while I love the region, they really need to get some larger and better parks. Silverwood isn't close to anything and that's the best offering. I still remember Thrillville that used to be next to Enchanted Forest but that was also tiny.
I agree with you so much. All we have here in British Columbia is Playland at the PNE. And it pales in comparison to places like Canada's Wonderland, Knotts Berry Farms, and Cedar point. Even something south of the border in this region would be awesome.
I don't understand why the Pacific northwest doesn't have a massive indoor park ala Nickelodeon universe. Portland and Seattle are just 3 hours apart and are two major population centers.
There’s 2 kind of major indoor water parks in the area there’s wings and waves at the evergreen complex in Oregon near Portland and there’s a wolf lodge between Seattle and portland
An amusement park by itself isn't cheap to build from scratch. Add a large structure to make it indoors and the price just gets that much higher, plus real estate in the Seattle area is crazy expensive and large enough plots to build something like Nickelodeon Universe aren't very plentiful in this area unless you start venturing out of the Seattle Metro area. - Gary
Real estate prices in the Seattle area are through the roof over the past few years, at this point they would have to either build it way out in the sticks or spend tons of money just to get the land.
I live in Seattle and was a season pass owner from 2012 to 2016. I stopped getting a season pass because I was tired of going to an amusement park that seems to never change and frankly gets worse almost year by year. There has been no new rollercoaster since 2004 and no real rides since Brain Drain in 2016. The park is very neglected which is shame because it is the only real park outside of the Puyallup Fair in the Seattle area. Literally two coasters could change this place dramatically and they don't even have to be good. For example a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster and GravityKraft junior coaster could literally double attendance but the owner never want to put any money into the park. Your face at the end describes how I have felt for the past 5 years about the park. Great vlog and commentary. You hit it on the nail with this place.
As of this past Sunday, Timberhawk was back open. It's a decent ride, nothing to write home about. But yeah, having their only standout attraction closed on your visit could not have done the park any favors.
The Northwest's main attraction is it's outdoor activities; hiking, camping, water specific activities, things like that. I was just at the park a couple days ago and the main coasters were running. It just depends on the time you go and also taking into account that COVID is happening.
Part of me wonders how parks like this one and Alabama Adventure even stay in business sometimes. The pandemic has certainly hurt the industry, but the fact that some of these lesser-known smaller parks are still somewhat kicking after nearly a year and a half of the pandemic (which is becoming somewhat of a joke now) amazes me.
As a Seattle native, this is an easy question to answer - this is the only non-fair amusement park anywhere close to the Seattle metropolitan area. It's about a 30 minute drive from downtown Seattle. For reference, Silverwood is a 6+ hour drive. Since Wild Waves has no competition, they have little incentive to make big investments to improve the park. And most people are primarily there for the water park anyway, which is a decent but fairly typical water park (more than good enough on a warm day!). While it sucks that Timberhawk wasn't open, it's a pretty lame ride. The classic wooden coaster at the Washington State Fair is a much better ride, but that fair is only open a few weeks out of the year.
Grew up going to the water park every Summer. Six Flags owned Wild Waves for a very short time, then walked away. You were correct to call it a shell of a park.
Went here in 2014. So sad to see it in such a lonely and depressing state, compared to then, when they still had the ring of fire, food trucks, ice cream shops, fully operational rides and lots of excited guests. That was nearly a decade ago, and the park looks like it hasn’t gone through any refurbishment...
Love seeing your park visits. I was just at my home park (Worlds of Fun) over Labor Day weekend. It was a great visit and the only Coaster that wasn't running was Spinning Dragons which was ok with me. I do wish that they would RMC the Timber Wolf coaster though because it's a great layout, but it will knock the fillings out of your teeth. I rode Patriot 1st, TimberWolf 2nd, Mamba 3rd, Boomerang 4th and finally Prowler. I love Prowler because it makes you feel like you are flying close to the ground and the way it hops and switches directions quickly make it a great ride.
Hellcat was also the name of the Dells S&S before it was torn down, Avalanche was it’s original name. The S&S woodie in Clementon still stands as well.
@@Fapperman84 It does, though pretty beat up. I can see it getting a good restoration job though, and I believe it's under the ownership that indiana beach now is. Hopefully funds won't be spread too thin and it works out well. Another coaster and more rides, but fixing Hellcat first would really help-it'd be a good candidate for GCI or GG to add an inversion, new trains, etc. I'd rather not say RMC solely because a basic raptor would make more sense, and it'd be a downgrade if RMCed then a total restoration to me. A shame 2 out of 3 NJ wooden coasters are taken care of poorly, aside from great white in wildwood which is usually pretty great maybe getting better soon.
I went to Wild Waves maybe 5 or 6 times from around 2005-2013, it was never an incredible park but it kind of seems to have gotten actively worse. same thing with Playland in Vancouver. not only have rides been removed but there’s basically been no new additions. with all 4 coasters running plus some of the removed attractions like the Rainbow, midway open, etc. it was usually a good time. the water park is pretty solid too
Hi Taylor Wild thing is exactly the same layout what we have in New Zealand we call it the corkscrew at rainbows end. One time I was sitting in front row and the staff member never lock the restraint we lifted the over head restraint all the way up they didn't stop the Costa until it got to the top of the chain lift Hill then a staff member came up & locked it.
It’s very smooth, actually. It does run more like a family coaster, though. Night rides speed up a lot though and it gives some solid airtime in the December and October months
This is my home park In that location at 4:13, there used to be a super loop called "Ring of Fire". That wild mouse is literally always closed That conveyer thing was kind of an off-brand slide Timberhawk has a cool history, ride is whatever Back in 2014, the park had a really good atmosphere, now it just feels dead Go to this place for the water park, not roller coasters. The waterslides are really fun. Also that skyride over the lake is super nice.
@@zanewebb2665 I've actually heard it was one of the best woodies in the midwest due to its fast pacing, but the roughness apparently was too much so idk.
I went to wild waves a few days back, Timberhawk was open and I rode it. I skipped out on the one with loops. And Axe, Log and that ride that's been down since 2017 we're all closed. The log ride was drained, it honestly felt kinda creepy. No one was up there except for one employee.
As a (reluctant) Wild Waves season pass holder, I really wish someone would buy this park and actually invest some money into it. Six Flags owned it for a few years and actually added a number of rides (most notably the Disko) but divested it when they went bankrupt. The whole theme park side is crumbling, but on the times we went this summer the water park side was packed most days, which I assume is the main thing keeping them going. That said, the Kang A Bounce is surprisingly fun for a flat ride. I'm sure you can find those in other parks though.
Wild thing makes me sad, it was originally at what wouldve been my home park (rocky point in RI) and wouldve been likely my first inverting coaster had i been 10 or so years older. The park closed a year or two before i was born 😩 so disappointing
If you ever come back to the area, the best time to come is September. Wild waves is open as well as the fair so you can do all the states coasters and then the only worth while ride outside of that is Wings Over Washington and it’s open year round. You’re right about the slide thing and I will say the water park is actually pretty good and I’d recommend it since outside of the few coasters there’s not much else at the park
The conveyer belt on the side of the hill is probably a “Magic carpet” and the hill is likely used as a sled hill. I haven’t been there but there is stuff like that where I live
Coming from Southern California where I was surrounded by coasters then moving up to Washington.. It depresses me that this is my "home park" I am having serious coaster withdrawals and I kinda dread having to come here just to get my little fix....
Tyler for the 7 years I've lived here.......no way....did go to Silverwood once and it was a blast.............you should highlight the #1 Theme Park Magic show!!! I want to ride Stunt Pilot!
That’s so funny, i follow your channel and always wondered if you come to the northwest. I worked at Wildwaves 10 years ago, the hill was a dry tubing hill (downhill tubin) opened the same year as the zip line I believe 2010. The wild mouse is pretty off and on, the park has definitely gone down hill, hope they improve it and keep making content man!!! Lol PS Seattle needs a good theme park besides silver wood up here.
I visited family in the seattle area and went here around 2006 or 2007 I want to say. It was fun but definitely seemed pretty empty outside of the waterpark stuff
at 6:07 Tyler got the fact wrong. 3/4 of the wooden S&S coasters have been in the US, of which 2 are operating, and those are Timberhawk (This one) and Hell Cat @ Clementon Park. The Wis Dells ride that Tyler had stated was known as Avalanche, which operated at Timber Falls Adventure Park until it's removal in 2018.
I went to Washington and Oregon for vacation which were that last states of my 50 state quest. I went to Wild Waves on August 17 2021 and Timberhawk was open. I rode on it twice and the second time it got delayed for 20 min for maintenance or something while I was in line . I rode in front row and its a good coaster. Its really rough which I'm assuming that could be the cause of it breaking down all the time. the log aka boat ride was closed that day. The park feels Half Abandoned as there's several lots of land that could be used to put another coaster there. On wiki most of there rides closed in 2020 due to Covid which makes it look abandoned.
I live close to this park but have never been, just because none of the rides appear to be great. It's a bummer that us PNWers really only have Silverwood as a great park in the entire region
I feel you man. I grew up in Fresno CA going to Magic Mountain several times a year. Moved to Puyallup WA and got excited first time I saw Wild Waves. I thought, hey at least a small theme park is close by. Got season tickets and got bored really fast. I'd go just to get a fun thrill on Timberhawk, Chill in the hot tub, then go home. Really made me miss being a few hours away from quite a few really good parks.
I live about a half hour from there. The timberhawk definitely is the main attraction. I am used to amusement parks like cedar point and kings island. You are totally right! The park is lame. They removed so many rides…that park will definitely go under.
Strange, I thought this place had been taken by six flags, like not with the name everywhere but partially under ownership. Last time I heard they gave 2 circulations on the arrow looper all the time too. It's a shame when it looked like it was getting restored it has closed stuff all over and things taken out. Reminds me of the Atlantic City Boardwalk just a lot more tolerable (that place pretends to seem restored/nice while rides seem like they can't even get enough power and too many are closed, a total dump basically).
It’s so weird seeing these videos, because I’ve been to these parks a lot. Last time I went was in 2019 and everything was open besides the log flume and the wild mouse. I went on the Timberhawk about 5 times because nobody was in line Edit: I remember the ring of fire from a while ago, it was popular so I don’t know why they removed it
Sadly this is my least favorite amusement park. It mostly consisted of kids rides so I didn't feel like there was much to do and the Klondike Goldrush coaster was closed. The waterpark was great though and Timberhawk is one of my favorite wooden roller coasters but I am not sure if that's enough for me to want to go back.
I bought a season pass to this park for the 2022 season and regret it!! Timber Hawk has been closed the last two weeks as have most of the rides. Lumberjack Falls and the Timber Axe were also closed! This just makes the lines for what few rides that are open insanely long. I’ve stayed less than two hours both times I’ve gone and at this point I have no desire to renew my season pass. Wild Waves is way overpriced for a park where half the attractions aren’t operating. Also, the maximum weight for ALL the water slides is 250 and I’m 255, so the dry attractions are the only ones I can do, but most of them are closed. This park is so poorly managed!
Wild Waves, like most theme parks, employs children, even as ride operators and lifeguards. One of their lifeguards let a man die right in front of him. The wrongful death suit was expensive.
@@maxladue993 Divide a wrongful death payout, and the resulting increased insurance premiums, by the number of employees in safety-critical positions, and I'm pretty sure they could be paid more.
LONG READ TL;DR Use to work there it use to be better but pandemic pretty much ruined it. I use to work here before the pandemic and in 2019 it was ALOT better but the pandemic hit that park hard staffing was iffy even before the pandemic and now I went 2 weeks ago and talked with some old work buddy's and pretty much the only ones left are leadership team and that's like 6 people its really hard for them to keep rides open and speaking of that the Larson looper was the ride I mainly operated and it was the old manual ones that you controlled how fast it went and how many times it looped sadly it was sold during the pandemic to help recuperate money and it was alot to maintain it one more thing is just behind that ride up the hill next to the little train was a parasale type ride and that had gotten a really bad crack in the frame of the ride that could not be fixed so it was removed and the wild cat has been closed forever except for like 2 weeks during fright fest 2019 then closed again I do agree with you it looks like a shell cause it is... sadly alot was lost to the pandemic. Oh and p.s. the conver ride was called "Down hill tubin" and it was the worst ride to op cause you had to move these 15 lbs tubes up and down on that conver and we had to put lubricant on them ever hour or they wouldn't make it down the hill and it got removed cause root grew though it and messed up the slide bad Aka bad ride but it was a fast fun way down the hill for guests plus I had to spend 2 hours cleaning water out of it with a shop vac cause the base flooded and the drain got clogged... lol If you want to know more info about the park Taylor you can message me here on RUclips and I can tell you lots more info and some fun facts about the rides.
Taylor, are you going to Vancouver to ride the wooden coaster at playland or is it impossible due to Covid? Edit: Also what has been your favorite ride on this north east trip?
I'm embarrassed that this dumpster fire of a themepark is my local park. So much potential being wasted. We went a few weeks ago and they only had 4-5 rides open. Pretty sad for the price if you arent doing the waterpark.
Agreed. I hate this park but it’s all we have, sadly. I’ll take a ride on Timberhawk when I can get one. It’s rough but I still enjoy myself on it. Hopefully the manager of this park sees this video and makes some changes. Wild Waves is pathetic (waterpark section is halfway decent…ish)
@@fighterXmusic Hate to say it but the owners dont care, for them its just money and they dont give a care in the world about the park's potential or reputation or physical appeance. Its sad but its true :(
Wild Waves is a very lackluster park and is only about 30 minutes away from where I live and it is honestly way more worth it just to drive 4 hours and go to Silverwood. Wild Thing is pretty average, the Wild Mouse is a Wild Mouse and even at its peak business Wild Waves is still a pretty empty park and you're never waiting more than 30 minutes for anything. Timberhawk is one of the most boring wooden coasters that I have ridden and you really did not miss much, I know it's a nice credit because of its rarity but it's really nothing worth writing anything about.
This park is crap now they have no employees to run any of the rides and the maintenance staff is not great at keeping the rides running. One of the worst ran parks in the country now. It was great when I worked there for a few years and when six flags owned it was when the park flourished the most. They need new management to run the park it’s sad to see it start going into a spot where it might just go away all together
I've been twice. Once was during frightnights, but really me and my friend were there to get on Timberhawk. It opened after 5 PM and it was dark dark dark, and I will say Timberhawk is a great night ride. I came back recently on a whim when on the way back from Seattle on a busy summer day with 2 hours til close, and managed two rides on Timberhawk, two rides on Wild Thing and one on the drop tower. It was a busy day so the lines were kinda long but there was good energy in the park that day. Wild Thing is not a great ride for me because I need to actively stay vigilant to not get my ears boxed over and over, such a head banger. I like Timberhawk a lot but its pretty mild and its somewhat about the beauty of the surroundings and wood structure. Airtime Thrills hates it... you would probably arrive somewhere in the middle. Agreed with all your comments, its def my least favorite PNW park: 4. Wild Waves 3. Oaks Park 2. Enchanted Forest 1. Silverwood.
To answer your questions from vid:
- It was an old Larson loop in that now vacant location (picture the old style ones with cages you see at traveling fairs)
-My only visit was in 2019 and the wild mouse was closed at that time.
-The conveyor was for a makeshift "slide" down that small hill on snow tubes
The slide is fun btw. Love a weird attraction like that.
Actually Klondike was open fright fest 2019 and yep larson loop got demolished crushed to bits have a vid of it being destroyed!
I rode the Larson looper. It is scary. Like really, this thing legit terrified me, I’ve ridden a 255 foot tall roller coaster and it still scared me.
That loop had a habit of getting stuck at the very top. Got stuck there for several minutes in the early 00s.
I'd like to point out that at 2:14 the one in the foreground is actually the chain dog, not the anti rollback, which is on the other side.
Gosh dang it did I really get them switched
Wow I really had one job didn’t i
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and while I love the region, they really need to get some larger and better parks. Silverwood isn't close to anything and that's the best offering. I still remember Thrillville that used to be next to Enchanted Forest but that was also tiny.
Yah thrill ville wasn’t big but it was a solid day to spend between both parks
I agree with you so much. All we have here in British Columbia is Playland at the PNE. And it pales in comparison to places like Canada's Wonderland, Knotts Berry Farms, and Cedar point. Even something south of the border in this region would be awesome.
Oh wow, I didn't know that Timberhawk had so much to do with RMC. That is really interesting.
RMC also built El Toro. They were a coaster constructor before they were a coaster manufacturer.
Alabama Adventure is slowly growing back! I cant wait for what they have new for the 2022 season!!
I don't understand why the Pacific northwest doesn't have a massive indoor park ala Nickelodeon universe. Portland and Seattle are just 3 hours apart and are two major population centers.
There’s 2 kind of major indoor water parks in the area there’s wings and waves at the evergreen complex in Oregon near Portland and there’s a wolf lodge between Seattle and portland
An amusement park by itself isn't cheap to build from scratch. Add a large structure to make it indoors and the price just gets that much higher, plus real estate in the Seattle area is crazy expensive and large enough plots to build something like Nickelodeon Universe aren't very plentiful in this area unless you start venturing out of the Seattle Metro area.
- Gary
I mean, there's Adventuredome in Las Vegas, but that's pretty far away
Real estate prices in the Seattle area are through the roof over the past few years, at this point they would have to either build it way out in the sticks or spend tons of money just to get the land.
Cuz Paul Allen cares more about lame museums and a movie theatre than amusement parks... Need to find some wealthy folk to just do it.
I live in Seattle and was a season pass owner from 2012 to 2016. I stopped getting a season pass because I was tired of going to an amusement park that seems to never change and frankly gets worse almost year by year. There has been no new rollercoaster since 2004 and no real rides since Brain Drain in 2016. The park is very neglected which is shame because it is the only real park outside of the Puyallup Fair in the Seattle area. Literally two coasters could change this place dramatically and they don't even have to be good. For example a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster and GravityKraft junior coaster could literally double attendance but the owner never want to put any money into the park. Your face at the end describes how I have felt for the past 5 years about the park.
Great vlog and commentary. You hit it on the nail with this place.
same with the waterpark, activity pool is the WORST only 2 of 5 Slides open!
As of this past Sunday, Timberhawk was back open. It's a decent ride, nothing to write home about. But yeah, having their only standout attraction closed on your visit could not have done the park any favors.
Yeah I think its fun, you get some decent air time in the back, definitely isn't the best but for Washington state it's as good as it gets.
Wild Thing was the first looping coaster I rode when it was Loop Corkscrew at Rocky Point in Warwick RI
It feels like one of the RCT2 Six Flags in Europe scenario challenges.
The Northwest's main attraction is it's outdoor activities; hiking, camping, water specific activities, things like that. I was just at the park a couple days ago and the main coasters were running. It just depends on the time you go and also taking into account that COVID is happening.
Part of me wonders how parks like this one and Alabama Adventure even stay in business sometimes. The pandemic has certainly hurt the industry, but the fact that some of these lesser-known smaller parks are still somewhat kicking after nearly a year and a half of the pandemic (which is becoming somewhat of a joke now) amazes me.
As a Seattle native, this is an easy question to answer - this is the only non-fair amusement park anywhere close to the Seattle metropolitan area. It's about a 30 minute drive from downtown Seattle. For reference, Silverwood is a 6+ hour drive. Since Wild Waves has no competition, they have little incentive to make big investments to improve the park. And most people are primarily there for the water park anyway, which is a decent but fairly typical water park (more than good enough on a warm day!).
While it sucks that Timberhawk wasn't open, it's a pretty lame ride. The classic wooden coaster at the Washington State Fair is a much better ride, but that fair is only open a few weeks out of the year.
The water park keeps it open.
If you go during the Summer the water park is packed most days, it's clear that's the main thing keeping this park in business.
Yeah, that's what I like about the old Arrow Mine Trains. Most still have the manual operated lock/unlock for restraints. So interesting.
Grew up going to the water park every Summer. Six Flags owned Wild Waves for a very short time, then walked away. You were correct to call it a shell of a park.
Timberhawk is an awesome ride. I have an old POV video on my channel.
Went here in 2014. So sad to see it in such a lonely and depressing state, compared to then, when they still had the ring of fire, food trucks, ice cream shops, fully operational rides and lots of excited guests. That was nearly a decade ago, and the park looks like it hasn’t gone through any refurbishment...
Love seeing your park visits. I was just at my home park (Worlds of Fun) over Labor Day weekend. It was a great visit and the only Coaster that wasn't running was Spinning Dragons which was ok with me. I do wish that they would RMC the Timber Wolf coaster though because it's a great layout, but it will knock the fillings out of your teeth. I rode Patriot 1st, TimberWolf 2nd, Mamba 3rd, Boomerang 4th and finally Prowler. I love Prowler because it makes you feel like you are flying close to the ground and the way it hops and switches directions quickly make it a great ride.
At 6:03 Hell Cat is in Clementon Park and not Wisconsin Dells!
Oops my bad!
Hellcat was also the name of the Dells S&S before it was torn down, Avalanche was it’s original name. The S&S woodie in Clementon still stands as well.
@@Fapperman84 it was only ever called avalanche I would no I use to live there
@@zanewebb2665 cool, I thought I read that it was renamed Hellcat in its last year or two of operation. Thanks for clarifying.
@@Fapperman84 It does, though pretty beat up. I can see it getting a good restoration job though, and I believe it's under the ownership that indiana beach now is. Hopefully funds won't be spread too thin and it works out well. Another coaster and more rides, but fixing Hellcat first would really help-it'd be a good candidate for GCI or GG to add an inversion, new trains, etc. I'd rather not say RMC solely because a basic raptor would make more sense, and it'd be a downgrade if RMCed then a total restoration to me. A shame 2 out of 3 NJ wooden coasters are taken care of poorly, aside from great white in wildwood which is usually pretty great maybe getting better soon.
at 5:27 you're right about the conveyor belt. It was used for a tube attraction, which has since been removed.
I went to Wild Waves maybe 5 or 6 times from around 2005-2013, it was never an incredible park but it kind of seems to have gotten actively worse. same thing with Playland in Vancouver. not only have rides been removed but there’s basically been no new additions. with all 4 coasters running plus some of the removed attractions like the Rainbow, midway open, etc. it was usually a good time. the water park is pretty solid too
Hi Taylor Wild thing is exactly the same layout what we have in New Zealand we call it the corkscrew at rainbows end.
One time I was sitting in front row and the staff member never lock the restraint we lifted the over head restraint all the way up they didn't stop the Costa until it got to the top of the chain lift Hill then a staff member came up & locked it.
YIKES!!!
Imagine going to Knotts Berry Farm and Xcelerator, Hangtime AND Ghostrider are down! Just happened to me! 🙌
The dry park looks half abandoned lmao that's crazy
I heard that Timberhawk is just boring and rough. The S&S woodie in Denmark is definitely a fun ride, tho. Lots of airtime, although still rough
It’s very smooth, actually. It does run more like a family coaster, though. Night rides speed up a lot though and it gives some solid airtime in the December and October months
It's a conveyer belt to bring up tubes and then you go down it on a hill which appears to joy be there.
Wild Thing reminds me a lot of Python that used to be at BGT. It's even the same color.
This is my home park
In that location at 4:13, there used to be a super loop called "Ring of Fire".
That wild mouse is literally always closed
That conveyer thing was kind of an off-brand slide
Timberhawk has a cool history, ride is whatever
Back in 2014, the park had a really good atmosphere, now it just feels dead
Go to this place for the water park, not roller coasters. The waterslides are really fun. Also that skyride over the lake is super nice.
I recognized three songs playing in Wild Waves:
In Your Eyes - The Weeknd
The Good Ones - Gabby Barrett
Imagine - Ben Platt
As someone who has been on hellcat, it sucks, but also it’s in New Jersey, not Wisconsin Dells, and it’s open and operational to my knowledge
The one in Wisconsin was called avalanche and from what I hear wasn’t impressive either
@@zanewebb2665 I've actually heard it was one of the best woodies in the midwest due to its fast pacing, but the roughness apparently was too much so idk.
The rides on the other side of the river look so good
I went to wild waves a few days back,
Timberhawk was open and I rode it.
I skipped out on the one with loops.
And Axe, Log and that ride that's been down since 2017 we're all closed.
The log ride was drained, it honestly felt kinda creepy. No one was up there except for one employee.
As a (reluctant) Wild Waves season pass holder, I really wish someone would buy this park and actually invest some money into it. Six Flags owned it for a few years and actually added a number of rides (most notably the Disko) but divested it when they went bankrupt. The whole theme park side is crumbling, but on the times we went this summer the water park side was packed most days, which I assume is the main thing keeping them going.
That said, the Kang A Bounce is surprisingly fun for a flat ride. I'm sure you can find those in other parks though.
Inside edition used you to say that all parks should install over the shoulder restraints xD. Doesn't that Make you mad!?!?!
Wild thing makes me sad, it was originally at what wouldve been my home park (rocky point in RI) and wouldve been likely my first inverting coaster had i been 10 or so years older. The park closed a year or two before i was born 😩 so disappointing
least its still running!
@@bigburgerboi2005 true!
If you ever come back to the area, the best time to come is September. Wild waves is open as well as the fair so you can do all the states coasters and then the only worth while ride outside of that is Wings Over Washington and it’s open year round. You’re right about the slide thing and I will say the water park is actually pretty good and I’d recommend it since outside of the few coasters there’s not much else at the park
It's because there were three deaths on it the latest from 2020.
Nice, I've seen this in passing when i would go from bremerton to tacoma
The conveyer belt on the side of the hill is probably a “Magic carpet” and the hill is likely used as a sled hill. I haven’t been there but there is stuff like that where I live
Coming from Southern California where I was surrounded by coasters then moving up to Washington.. It depresses me that this is my "home park" I am having serious coaster withdrawals and I kinda dread having to come here just to get my little fix....
If you haven't already, try to get to out to Silverwood... It is a better park than anything on west side of the Cascades.
Visit Silverwood in Athol, it's fantastic, and if your up for a trip, Lagoon is about 13 hours away in Utah lol
That conveyor belt was for the downhill tubing
growing up a few Miles from there. it really is a sad park. Silver Wood is the NW primer Park.
That Wild Mouse did operate in October of 2019. I was shocked to see it open but I did get to ride it.
5:21 I think that's a conveyer belt for tubes during the winter season for sledding.
Tyler for the 7 years I've lived here.......no way....did go to Silverwood once and it was a blast.............you should highlight the #1 Theme Park Magic show!!! I want to ride Stunt Pilot!
That’s so funny, i follow your channel and always wondered if you come to the northwest. I worked at Wildwaves 10 years ago, the hill was a dry tubing hill (downhill tubin) opened the same year as the zip line I believe 2010. The wild mouse is pretty off and on, the park has definitely gone down hill, hope they improve it and keep making content man!!! Lol PS Seattle needs a good theme park besides silver wood up here.
I visited family in the seattle area and went here around 2006 or 2007 I want to say. It was fun but definitely seemed pretty empty outside of the waterpark stuff
5:26 it was a toboggan run or something similar and I believe it was sponsored by Stevens Pass, a ski area east of the region
5:39 that’s most likely a sledding area during the winter.
5:27 To answer your question it used to be a big slide and that black thing is what you would put your tubes on
Tbh I did not notice that coaster studios would be at my home park and I thought the park was closed on September. But it is still open.
My home park
reminds me of Lake Winnepesaukah… needs a LOT of work.
at 6:07 Tyler got the fact wrong. 3/4 of the wooden S&S coasters have been in the US, of which 2 are operating, and those are Timberhawk (This one) and Hell Cat @ Clementon Park. The Wis Dells ride that Tyler had stated was known as Avalanche, which operated at Timber Falls Adventure Park until it's removal in 2018.
I went to Washington and Oregon for vacation which were that last states of my 50 state quest. I went to Wild Waves on August 17 2021 and Timberhawk was open. I rode on it twice and the second time it got delayed for 20 min for maintenance or something while I was in line . I rode in front row and its a good coaster. Its really rough which I'm assuming that could be the cause of it breaking down all the time. the log aka boat ride was closed that day. The park feels Half Abandoned as there's several lots of land that could be used to put another coaster there. On wiki most of there rides closed in 2020 due to Covid which makes it look abandoned.
Wild Mouse since the late 2010s: "tHiS aTtRaCtIoN iS tEmPoRaRiLy ClOsEd"
I live close to this park but have never been, just because none of the rides appear to be great. It's a bummer that us PNWers really only have Silverwood as a great park in the entire region
I feel you man. I grew up in Fresno CA going to Magic Mountain several times a year. Moved to Puyallup WA and got excited first time I saw Wild Waves. I thought, hey at least a small theme park is close by. Got season tickets and got bored really fast. I'd go just to get a fun thrill on Timberhawk, Chill in the hot tub, then go home. Really made me miss being a few hours away from quite a few really good parks.
@@chiltonschilling2732 Yeah, we really need a legitimate park here.
@@aaronp7995 or wildwaves needs a HUGE revamp!
Sad lil Park, thanks for going, now we never have to 😂🤷♂️
I think that conveyer belt thing is for mountain tubing
I live about a half hour from there. The timberhawk definitely is the main attraction. I am used to amusement parks like cedar point and kings island. You are totally right! The park is lame. They removed so many rides…that park will definitely go under.
Strange, I thought this place had been taken by six flags, like not with the name everywhere but partially under ownership. Last time I heard they gave 2 circulations on the arrow looper all the time too. It's a shame when it looked like it was getting restored it has closed stuff all over and things taken out. Reminds me of the Atlantic City Boardwalk just a lot more tolerable (that place pretends to seem restored/nice while rides seem like they can't even get enough power and too many are closed, a total dump basically).
you should come back its been good this year
I’ve been to wild waves, not very good… mostly known for its water slides
I was at Knotts today, it was empty but all the good rides were closed
Ah yes, the amusement park that I want to rename Mud World because of Mud Lake right next door.
I was here in July and they had every waterslide open, but 4 thrill rides open, not including timberhawk
Blame the cheapskate owners that only care about money and no maintenance or new things!
Taylor, when are the re-reviews coming back? You were doing them before. Bring them back!
They’ll be back soon I promise!
6:26…Surprised you didn’t have a flash advert right here for “This is How We Roll”!!
It’s so weird seeing these videos, because I’ve been to these parks a lot. Last time I went was in 2019 and everything was open besides the log flume and the wild mouse. I went on the Timberhawk about 5 times because nobody was in line
Edit: I remember the ring of fire from a while ago, it was popular so I don’t know why they removed it
Ikr they destroyed it with a excavator I have a vid of it :
@@bigburgerboi2005 wow, do you know why? It was a fine ride and it didn’t take up much space
@@animatroniccrazy5460 unfortunately I do not, maybe a motor or vital failure?
Sadly this is my least favorite amusement park. It mostly consisted of kids rides so I didn't feel like there was much to do and the Klondike Goldrush coaster was closed. The waterpark was great though and Timberhawk is one of my favorite wooden roller coasters but I am not sure if that's enough for me to want to go back.
Timberhawk is easily the best part of the park, lame it was down for you
I bought a season pass to this park for the 2022 season and regret it!! Timber Hawk has been closed the last two weeks as have most of the rides. Lumberjack Falls and the Timber Axe were also closed! This just makes the lines for what few rides that are open insanely long. I’ve stayed less than two hours both times I’ve gone and at this point I have no desire to renew my season pass. Wild Waves is way overpriced for a park where half the attractions aren’t operating. Also, the maximum weight for ALL the water slides is 250 and I’m 255, so the dry attractions are the only ones I can do, but most of them are closed. This park is so poorly managed!
Oh well It's sad that all of the rides at Wild Waves Theme Park didn't open. But at least you did had a very good time though.
It’s so odd seeing what’s left of a Larson Super Loop
Also, this is my home park and I'm definitely NOT proud of that. The Seattle area should get the next major park in the country
Didn't even know this park existed.
Yeah it’s gone down hill the last 5-10 years it was great when six flags owned it and now it’s just collapsing
Isn't Hellcat at Clementon Park an S&S wooden coaster?
Yes
Sorry I was thinking of the wrong Hellcat when I said Wisconsin Dells
@@CoasterStudios lmao that's fine
This park was in its prime around 99
Wild Waves, like most theme parks, employs children, even as ride operators and lifeguards. One of their lifeguards let a man die right in front of him. The wrongful death suit was expensive.
i meen what grown adult is gonna do it for $10 an hour
@@maxladue993 Divide a wrongful death payout, and the resulting increased insurance premiums, by the number of employees in safety-critical positions, and I'm pretty sure they could be paid more.
@@riparianlife97701 unfortunatly ceos can be ruthless
@@maxladue993 It's funny. You wouldn't let a 16-year-old kid operate any other public transportation vehicle, but a roller coaster? No problem.
I went to wild waves one time but it was 110 degrees outside so I stayed in the waterpark
LONG READ TL;DR Use to work there it use to be better but pandemic pretty much ruined it.
I use to work here before the pandemic and in 2019 it was ALOT better but the pandemic hit that park hard staffing was iffy even before the pandemic and now I went 2 weeks ago and talked with some old work buddy's and pretty much the only ones left are leadership team and that's like 6 people its really hard for them to keep rides open and speaking of that the Larson looper was the ride I mainly operated and it was the old manual ones that you controlled how fast it went and how many times it looped sadly it was sold during the pandemic to help recuperate money and it was alot to maintain it one more thing is just behind that ride up the hill next to the little train was a parasale type ride and that had gotten a really bad crack in the frame of the ride that could not be fixed so it was removed and the wild cat has been closed forever except for like 2 weeks during fright fest 2019 then closed again I do agree with you it looks like a shell cause it is... sadly alot was lost to the pandemic.
Oh and p.s. the conver ride was called "Down hill tubin" and it was the worst ride to op cause you had to move these 15 lbs tubes up and down on that conver and we had to put lubricant on them ever hour or they wouldn't make it down the hill and it got removed cause root grew though it and messed up the slide bad Aka bad ride but it was a fast fun way down the hill for guests plus I had to spend 2 hours cleaning water out of it with a shop vac cause the base flooded and the drain got clogged... lol
If you want to know more info about the park Taylor you can message me here on RUclips and I can tell you lots more info and some fun facts about the rides.
Taylor, are you going to Vancouver to ride the wooden coaster at playland or is it impossible due to Covid?
Edit: Also what has been your favorite ride on this north east trip?
just a FYI for anyone going to Vancouver to ride Coaster: it’s closed for the remainder of the year
@@TRDrums dang that sucks, thanks though
I'm embarrassed that this dumpster fire of a themepark is my local park. So much potential being wasted. We went a few weeks ago and they only had 4-5 rides open. Pretty sad for the price if you arent doing the waterpark.
Agreed. I hate this park but it’s all we have, sadly. I’ll take a ride on Timberhawk when I can get one. It’s rough but I still enjoy myself on it. Hopefully the manager of this park sees this video and makes some changes. Wild Waves is pathetic (waterpark section is halfway decent…ish)
@@fighterXmusic Hate to say it but the owners dont care, for them its just money and they dont give a care in the world about the park's potential or reputation or physical appeance. Its sad but its true :(
Didn't you visit Great Escape too?
Yes
Wild Waves is a very lackluster park and is only about 30 minutes away from where I live and it is honestly way more worth it just to drive 4 hours and go to Silverwood. Wild Thing is pretty average, the Wild Mouse is a Wild Mouse and even at its peak business Wild Waves is still a pretty empty park and you're never waiting more than 30 minutes for anything. Timberhawk is one of the most boring wooden coasters that I have ridden and you really did not miss much, I know it's a nice credit because of its rarity but it's really nothing worth writing anything about.
This park is crap now they have no employees to run any of the rides and the maintenance staff is not great at keeping the rides running. One of the worst ran parks in the country now. It was great when I worked there for a few years and when six flags owned it was when the park flourished the most. They need new management to run the park it’s sad to see it start going into a spot where it might just go away all together
blame the owners they only care about they money!
This was my home park growing up. It’s depressing. It’s really that terrible.
The parks reminds me of keansburg asmusement park in NJ,and do no go there. P
I went there in the summer in 2021
“That’s kinda creepy…”
Fun fact, as of posting this comment, this video has not been published long enough for anyone just on RUclips to have watched it all the way through
as of posting this comment the video has now finished for those on 2x speed
And now the video has finished for me
As of posting this comment, nobody cares
@@JulianDale94 You are indeed correct
@@VarietyEntertainmentStudios eyy fun seeing you here!
I'm down the street from you...just go to the puyallup fair (Washington state fair) wild waves is a dump
This park needs a Raptor…bad
Baby steps buddy. At this point, a Zierer Tivoli would be a huge improvement.
Day 4 of asking Taylor to rank fav night rides
3:59 A 4D Freespin could be built there if Six Flags regains the operating rights to this park
3:30 so dose diamond back at frontier city it sucks that they have to do that
Yea that was a slide
Definitely was an interesting visit for all the wrong reasons
I've been twice. Once was during frightnights, but really me and my friend were there to get on Timberhawk. It opened after 5 PM and it was dark dark dark, and I will say Timberhawk is a great night ride. I came back recently on a whim when on the way back from Seattle on a busy summer day with 2 hours til close, and managed two rides on Timberhawk, two rides on Wild Thing and one on the drop tower. It was a busy day so the lines were kinda long but there was good energy in the park that day. Wild Thing is not a great ride for me because I need to actively stay vigilant to not get my ears boxed over and over, such a head banger. I like Timberhawk a lot but its pretty mild and its somewhat about the beauty of the surroundings and wood structure. Airtime Thrills hates it... you would probably arrive somewhere in the middle. Agreed with all your comments, its def my least favorite PNW park: 4. Wild Waves 3. Oaks Park 2. Enchanted Forest 1. Silverwood.
Nice
Six Flags hosed Wildwaves. Such a tragic state of a parki
I remember when SF had some stock in this park. They added a few investments to the park, and then left really fast.