Wild Thing Review, Valleyfair Morgan Hyper Coaster | Wild Thing or Mild Thing?
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Wild Thing is the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in both Valleyfair and the entire state of Minnesota. This was the first coaster ever built by Morgan Manufacturing and it's one of three hyper coasters from the company in the Cedar Fair chain. While the ride has a commanding presence on this amusement park's skyline, it has earned the dubious nickname of Mild Thing among coaster enthusiasts. So is it Wild Thing or Mild Thing?
Video Credits
Quicksilver Express Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • Quicksilver Express at...
West Coaster Off-Ride (Airtime Thrills)- • West Coaster at Pacifi...
Wild Thing POV (Valleyfair)- • Wild Thing POV
Background Music
Adventure Cinematic Orchestral by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Story of Us- • Adventure Cinematic Or...
On that day that you met up with them, Airtime Thrills' daughter said "either it's weak or I have a dead soul." He assured her her soul was in good order.
LOL
We both agreed it wasn't the best hyper.
I used to operate this ride a few years ago. I can honestly say that I've gotten a bigger kick out of operating Wild Thing than riding it.
Wow!
This was my first Hyper Coaster, so I have a soft spot to defend it. I love the first half between the thrill of the hills and the scenery. For the back half I usually use my feet to boost my airtime to jazz up the ride.
That second hill is my favorite part by far.
Whenever I think of Wind Thing, the song always comes to mind.
Same!
I don’t really care for most of this ride but that first camelback is amazing. Also the track is more green than bright yellow
I love that hill.
Wild thing. You make my heart sing. Lol! Looks petty underrated! Michigan’s Adventure was supposed to get a 210 foot Morgan coaster before cf bought them out
I wish they got one.
Michigan's Adventure really got screwed over. I don't know why they still own it, because they've basically done nothing to it since they bought it.
At least Shivering Timbers fulfills the hyper niche, despite not being a hyper. But I wish that Morgan hyper was added. Really would've given them a one-two punch of airtime machines.
Love the figure 8 turn a round. Thanks for the great content and history of the rides.
You're welcome!
Wild Thing! You make me heart sing!
Major League!
I literally just rode this for the first time about five minutes ago. It’s better than I thought, it’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good. I like the tunnel.
Glad you liked it!
My personal favourite you tuber! I got to ride his favourite European coaster today. Love your work sir!
Nice!
I will go ride this coaster next year as part of an expansion pack to my 2022 Minnesota vacation.
Enjoy!
Fun fact about Wild Thing the first hill is supposedly the worlds longest sustained air time moment on a Rollercoaster. I learned this from a Ride Op.
What about makos 5 second floater hill?
Wow! I didn't realize it had that record. It's certainly up there though.
Intamin's Reverse Freefall Coasters may actually take that record technically. They feature about 6 and a half seconds of weightlessness on their tower.
5 seconds is generally the longest that you'll get on coasters. They are pretty much exclusively found on floater camelbacks or on the drops of giga coasters, but they could also probably be found on drawn out speed hills.
There is actually a video of Wild thing where the Ride op turns off the trims, starts acting crazy with the guests, And when the ride hits the final brake run, *actual sparks of fire* starts coming off the wheels. Crazy times in 1998.
I love that video.
I think if Wild Thing would have been better if it it had more time to plan for Valleyfair instead of the Dorney Park project being rushed over to Valleyfair. What I find interesting is I have a Roller Coaster! Magazine with Steel Force as the main story. When Morgan was asked if Wild Thing would’ve had the same layout if it was built at Dorney, they replied “the topography would have changed the actual design somewhat. The station was going to be at the lower end of the lake but then it was switched”. Kinda makes me wonder how things would be different if Wild Thing was built at Dorney and Valleyfair getting the second Morgan hyper.
The big thing for me is that the final brake run should've been lengthened so the trims didn't need to be as harsh.
Growing up with family in Minnesota, I've gotten many rides on Wild Thing over the years. When I made it out to Dorney Park earlier this year, I was expecting more of the same in Steel Force. I was pleasantly surprised when that ride served me a buffet of airtime. In the end, I felt even more dissatisfied with Wild Thing, knowing the potential that it has. C'mon Valleyfair, unleash the beast!
Steel Force has way more power on the return run.
I find it slightly amusing that people nickname the coaster "Mild Thing" because Valleyfair actually used to have a kiddie coaster with that name until 2010, and it was replaced with the Cosmic Coaster at Planet Snoopy the following year. I kinda miss it honestly.
I was aware that kiddie coaster existed.
@@CanobieCoaster mild thing sometimes felt more wild than wild thing simply because of loose restraints and sharp turns
I couldn’t hear the example
You provided in the video where then expected Sound is the coasters MCBR. I imagine however that it is rather loud and noticeable in person. Also, I agree the tunnel has always been an eyesore. It looks like a 1994 semi attached house in Staten Island.
I intentionally picked an example from way across the parking lot just to show how it can be heard from anywhere. It's even closer near it.
I’m a fan of your narration style. Just subbed, don’t change a thing!
Thanks!
Great video as usually always
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Thanks!
I feel the same as you about it. I expected to be underwhelmed, and it met those expectations. The line went away in the late afternoon. I got a couple rides in both the front & back. It seemed to be slightly better than Mamba at the time, but my full train Mamba rides during Haunt last year were excellent.
I want to try Mamba with the brakes off.
I love how your give Minnesota some highlights! Even tho we don't have much to offer for thrills or coasters besides vallyfair and one at MOA
I like what the state has.
10/10 for me
Glad you like it more than me.
This is the park I usually go to so I will try to keep you updated on the mid corse break run
Hopefully they dial it back, but I doubt they will based on what I've heard.
The trains on Wild Thing look like a caterpillar from far away
True!
The ERT we got on trimless Mamba was nuts. Maybe, someday, we will get to experience a trimless Wild Thing.
I hope! But it doesn't sound likely.
I have been on this coaster more times than I can say yes. I always experience it with heavy trim. But I have seen it run three trains at one point in my life
I wish the trim were lessened, but I know it's the norm.
well at least the color scheme is awesome
Yes
I think magnetic brakes at the end would help. They should "bite" the bullet and beef up the bunny hills so as to not have to or lightly trim it with magnetic s there. Problem with the tires (I think they are like Arrows) Polyurethane bonded to aluminum wheel. Those (tires) can throw from time to time, so you have to keep on top of maintenance. Nylon presents its own problem, but tends to last longer. I mentioned that the brakes sounded like Fleetwood Cadillac taking out a row of steel trash cans! But, kudos to the cool paint job. Now lets work on that tunnel.
New brakes could help.
I just got back from Steel Force. Steel Force was pretty powerful and made me gray out a decent amount. The hills on SF's return trip also had great float! Shame that Wild Thing's MCBR hits just a bit too hard...
The return run on Steel Force is great.
There was a rumor that at one point the ride broke, causing the coaster to keep going around the loop and not being able to come to a stop. Not sure if that's related to the brake breaking like you mentioned in the video. Another rumor I've heard was that there was some sort of derailment at one point that caused a death or serious injury.
I know the brakes have to work hard if the mid-course doesn't hit (as evidenced by the sparking on the video I showed). There was an incident in 2006 when a brake fin came loose. No one was seriously hurt.
The Morgan hypers in the Cedar Fair chain seem to have been intended as updated versions of Magnum XL-200. The layouts are heavily inspired by it, and Steel Force and Mamba have the same paint scheme. I think the reason for the harsh mid course trim on Wild Thing is due to the short final brake run. Steel Force and Mamba have longer brake runs. I think all 3 of the Morgan hypers can run 3 trains, but Wild Thing may set up like Magnum does if dispatches are too slow. I'm not sure if the final brake run can hold 2 trains.
actually all 3 Morgan hypers would set up in trims like Magnum does if they ran 3 trains. That's probably part of why none of them will ever run 3 trains ever again.
Dorney used to run 3 on Steel Force, but it's unnecessary with their crowds.
@@cofcoasters The trims as in the mid course? Steel Force definitely has room to stack both trains behind the station, but I'm not sure if the blocks are designed that way. Magnum does set up, but it's still close to the station. I've never seen Steel Force run 3 trains, so I wouldn't know how it actually works.
The original kids' roller coaster, which might have opened with the park, was actually called Mild Thing when Wild Thing opened--later demolished and replaced with the current Cosmic Coaster. When it opened, WT was far superior compared to Excalibur. But time has not been kind to it, nor have those mid-course trims. So, the moniker "Mild Thing" for the original WT, while very shady given that name's connection to the original kiddie coaster, is indeed applicable.
It's a comical nickname given that kiddie coaster's name.
Not bad looking. I'd ride it. Looks like fun. 👍 then I'll ride Behemoth.
Behemoth is way better.
Mild thing after the mid course break run for sure! The 1st half is ok!!
True!
the probem with morgan hypers is the steel force wild thing and mamba have trims right in the middle of the ride.
The trim can ruin the return run, but I heard it was relaxed on Mamba and it's not a big issue on Steel Force.
The first half of the ride actually sounds really good.
It really is quite fun and worth seeking out, the second half just feels sadly monotonous (relatively). It's kind of like sledding down a hill. The sled ride down is amazing, but then you have to carry the sled back up the hill and you just wish you could hurry that up to repeat the good part of the experience again.
@@Digikid313 Good analogy.
It is!
I Don’t Call This Ride Mild This Is
Literally The Tallest Fastest And Longest
Coaster In Minnesota😖
It definitely has the stats.
It's a shame Wild Thing's mid-course hasn't been dialed back much, as I can vouch for the fact that Mamba doesn't trim very hard anymore, so the return run gives strong floater airtime.
Apparently the brake run is the issue.
I just rode Mamba for the first time a couple days ago and the mid-course seemed to barely hit and those last hills were pretty awesome. I wonder if it has to do with the system upgrade they're currently performing on the ride, since it's only operating with one train for now.
@@CanobieCoaster in 2008 it's trims were better not so harsh until like 2012 to 2015 that's when wild thing went down hill for floater air time
I work at Six Flags Over Georgia!! I operated Goliath by B&M and Wild Thing is 200ft like Goliath!! Goliath goes 75mph and keeps its speed!!
Goliath is a lot better in my opinion.
Because of Mamba's new control panel it has pretty unreliable this combined with the fact that the park is only running one train has caused the wait times to be in 70-90 minutes on weekends and 30ish minutes on weekdays
That's not good it's unreliable now.
If wild thing was a b&m instead of a morgan using the same plot, it could be one of the best coasters out there. However, that's not realistic as of now. Hopefully VF and Chance Morgan give this ride a refurbishment so that it can run trimless
Bnm hypers stink
Or a reworked brake run could let the ride run wild on the second half.
The shed/tunnel reminds me of Wicked at Lagoon.
That's another one that isn't too aesthetically pleasing.
I agree Orange Streak at the Mall of America beats the pants of this coaster for wittle babies
I prefer this one, but it's closer than it should be.
I think Morgan hyper coasters are reliable.
But what do you think about Wild Thing at Valleyfair and Steel Force at Dorney Park?
Yeah they're very reliable.
If you have the platinum pass, what’s the next Cedar Fair park to visit after CP, KI, KD, and KBF? I have also been to Dorney because it’s the closest one to me.
Carowinds, perhaps?
@@MattMcIrvin Yes! I forgot to mention I already went to Carowinds, too. Maybe I should go to Canada’s Wonderland?
@@dougronald561 Canada's Wonderland and California's Great America both look pretty good, though I haven't been to any of these places. (KD was my home park many years before Cedar Fair owned them.)
After that you get into the tier that the chain seems to neglect a bit.
Canada's Wonderland is a great one to visit.
@@CanobieCoaster Sold!
What do you think about the ride on those two hyper coasters, Magnum XL 200 at Cedar Point and Wild Thing at Valleyfair?
Magnum is far more intense, especially on the return run.
Canobie Coaster I think you mean mild thing because that’s what Taylor from Coaster Studios calls it
I find it funny the park used to have a kiddie coaster named that.
I notice a number on wild thing when you go into that first turn on the third hill
A number?
Not number a bump or something like that I was trying to say😂
Lmfao, I'm eating panda Express at the park rn
Nice!
Confirmed that Mamba hauls ass after the MCBR.
Awesome!
It does look pretty
Yes
one time rode it in the back in 2022 it was running fast that time floated the whole time even after the trims but didn't happen the time i rode it after
It's rare to get that type of airtime on the return run.
Renegade review next?
I reviewed that one a year ago.
I don’t know what to comment
Well, it's a comment.
Mamba no longer slows down and hangs over the edge of the first drop. Wild Thing is most certainly not Mild Thing but it's absolutely no Mamba, in row 3 on my most recent visits to Valleyfair Wild Thing's b brake didn't hit too hard (but still much harder than Steel Force and Mamba do as of late) and I got strong floater airtime on the return run, but most definitely not the strong flojector airtime of Steel Force or the strong ejector airtime of Mamba
I really need to ride Mamba again.
sit in the back seat it gets the most tail winds in the back.
The first drop is great in back.
Ironically, I could name so many coasters that are actual wild things more than the actual wild thing *coughs* Renegade *coughs*
True!
i used to say wild thing was pressurized.
How so?
@@CanobieCoaster because it doesn't feel like it goes 74 MPH it feels more like 47 mph
Mamba didn't trim at all for me
Nice!
i rode it today for the first time this year it's even worse as now it has zero air time so bad i'd say to RMC it with the raptor track or tear down and rebuild it as a replica but take out the trims
I really wish the trims could be dialed back.
that... that is not yellow track
Looks yellow to me.
ah yes wild thing which i call moderate thing because it is not wild or mild it's moderate in itensity for me. but back in 2008 until 2012 it had great air time even in the return run beating renegade at the time but in 2015 everything went down hill.
It's a bummer the return run was neutered.
This looks like the worst of the Morgan Hypers. It's airtime isn't there, at all, the tunnel is cool I guess but overall this doesn't really do anything. I think even Corkscrew or High Roller might be better rides just cause they are more intense. Definitely the GP standout but that doesn't make it an enthusiast favorite.
The return run is the weakest by far, especially after Mamba was improved this year.
wild thing? more like
chicken wing
Wasn't expecting that.
I hate it's trims
Me too.
Some nicknames are earned 🥲
True!