| Wild Thing
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| General
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| Park
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Valleyfair
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| Location
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 Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
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| Status
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Operating
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| Operated
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| Operated
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May 11, 1996 -
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| Opened
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May 11, 1996
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| Opening
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| Cost
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$10,000,000 USD
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| Height restriction
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| Statistics
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| Manufacturer
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Morgan
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| Builder
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| Designer
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Steve Okamoto
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| Type
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Steel- Hyper
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| Type
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| Model
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| Riders per train
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36
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| Riders per hour
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1,700
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| Lift/launch system
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Chain Lift
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| Height
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207 feet
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| Drop
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196 feet
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| Top speed
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74 mph
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| Length
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5,460 feet
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| Dimensions
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feet x feet
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| Duration
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3:00
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| Inversions
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0
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| Steepest drop
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60 degrees
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| Maximum g-force
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4.1G
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Wild Thing is a Morgan hyper roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. The ride's success led to the construction of Steel Force at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1997 and Mamba at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri the next year.
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