10 Reasons to LOVE Wildcat's Revenge (& A Few to Hate) - New For 2023 Hybrid Coaster 

You really didn't like the unbanked double down (jarring moment #1 - the first element after the second wave turn)? For me that was one of the highlights of the ride - the rest of it felt like pretty standard RMC stuff, i.e. ultra elite, but not surprising. But that specific element combined airtime and laterals in a way I had never felt before, and I think it showed some creativity in a layout that-while super good-is pretty paint-by-numbers otherwise.

In my opinion and i think many others would probably agree, but I actually love those two super jarring hills that you mentioned. They make the second half of the ride feel a lot more out of control and fast paced, especially adding on top that small ejector pop before the break run. Even if they feel a bit uncomfortable, they are mighty wicked and thankfully im the type to actually enjoy it. Especially since they are nothing we've seen on another RMC and only add to the originality factor. This keeps it as a top tier RMC for me, and I might even like that second half better than the first in all honesty

I'm with you in that I believe the pure airtime hill is the best part of the ride. Wish RMC would use straight airtime more often.

You are absolutely correct about the ops. I have not had one op that has really lowered the bar much at all in my 20-30 rides over a bunch of days. If you ask me, being able to ride this however you want is a massive plus over any other rmc.

Wildcat's Revenge has to be my favorite ride at Hershey now. I have ridden several times and in different seats but my favorite parts are while sitting in the back. The airtime from the first drop and out of the first wave turn are amazing. Though, I do agree that the end doesnt feel as complete as the first half. But overall it's a great ride and I'm very glad I got season passes to ride this as much as I want this year.

It’s a terrific addition to the park, pacing is perfect, the 270 underflip reminds me of Untamed, the zero G stall leaves you hanging for jusssssst the right amount of time and the transitions from element to element are buttery smooth although agree with you 💯 on the braid run (I needed one last pop and make it a 50 second ride 😂)! Also, it’s a gorgeous colour scheme, looks like a beauty!!!

Ill be getting to my third RMC in August when i go to Kings Dominion. Im very excited for that. RMC's are on another level. As of right now... 1.) Steel Vengeance 2.) Wildcat's Revenge Going to Knoebels tomorrow. The other wooden coaster there is called Twister i think. Buy or Sell: Twister should be RMC's next project.

I really liked Wildcat's Revenge, but I absolutely call it a mid teir RMC. I have it 5th of 9 RMCs I have been on which still falls in my top 10 (of 174). Definitely high on the list of PA coasters as well, but I personally liked Phoenix a touch better (they are close for sure). Was absolutely the right call by Hersheypark.

Thank you for talking about the drop. I loved the drop and I feel like not enough people are talking about that thing. Back row with your hands up is a crazy experience

My main thing about this ride is that has a very complete layout! It's a perfect mix of airtime and inversions. This ride seems to just get faster as it goes on! I do think that the helix gets a bit boring at the end of the ride. Maybe if they overbanked the helix into a stall briefly, and then came back out of it! (The NESman roll if you will😅) Also, I personally really enjoyed the lateral double down and lateral hill into the brakes, but to each their own, right?

Wildcats revenge is the perfect balance of intensity, without being over the top. It seems to focus on floater airtime more then straight ejector like steel Vengeance. I feel like this ride isn't too out of control for the GP but it was good enough to crack my top 5. I think it's definitely better then twisted timbers. Also for what it's worth, I get that RMC's feel a lot slower in the morning, but I feel like so do all other rides. I noticed B&M's punch alot weaker in the morning as much if not more than RMC's. Great video though! Love the channel.

We got on this a few weeks ago and loved it (but both of our rides were either a night ride or an afternoon ride) - very forceful and fantastic in the back. The locker system was great, but as we are prepared 40+ year olds, we knew to wear zipper pockets and bypass the lockers. But we almost got into an argument with a family that tried to hold up the line on the stairs waiting for the rest of their family at the lockers, expecting everyone to wait for them. Their theme park etiquette was horrible, and I couldn't believe they expected everyone to wait for their locker hold up. I made sure it didn't ruin my [excellent] ride and calmly explained that they should have all waited at the locker and not stop the entire line at the top of the stairs. (You can tell I'm still salty over this lol! But only because they acted like we were all in the wrong for walking around them!)

WR's addition to Hershey really gives them a stacked lineup. Definitely top 3 in the US.

Something I've noticed about RMC's in general is they need to warm up. Much more so than any other manufacturer in my experience. I'm guessing it's a quirk of the IBox track. My only rides on Wildcats Revenge were after it warmed up But I did notice it was still getting faster through the day. Also, we should probably talk about those restraints on Skyrush...

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2:47 I somehow got a ride on twisted with like 4 inches of room one time and was perfectly fine so 1-2 is easily safe (it was probably a dumb idea to keep the 4 inches seeing that's a lot but it was probably my best ride on twisted). I understand why some ppl do it especially if they don't understand what airtime is or are the average employee but it should be part of training not to squish ppl into their seats lol.

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Looks like a great ride! I just can't wait for RMC to finally decide to fix their restraints. That's the only thing keeping their coasters from being world-class to me, especially all the newer ones. Maybe one day they'll figure that out.

Wildcats Revenge looks to be a decent RMC, hopefully i can make it this year

Dude I love that wonky left turn after the wave turn ! It’s so weird and unique and didn’t expect it to feel the way it did lol

I rode this last year. It was super fun! And I rode just months after it opened, so it was glossy smooth. That zero-G stall was my favorite element.

Wildcat's Revenge really adds alot to Hersheypark. Hersheypark is my home park and what a park to have as a home park. I figured it was only a matter of time until some park in PA would getan RMC.

Did Pennsylvania pass a law requiring every park in the state to gave a coaster with revenge in the name?

Wildcats revenge is in my top 5 1. Steel vengeance 2. Iron gwazi 3. Wildcats revenge 4.Fury 325 5 Velocicoaster

We were at HP on the same day!! But I completely agree with you on everything, the ride is amazing

This comes in at my number 3 overall, and you really need to go on a hot summer day to fully get this ride. The 2 zero g rolls are really whippy

It’s my #4 overall coaster, but I’ve only ridden 112 coasters.

It’s my #2 in Pennsylvania behind Ravine Flyer II and my #6 RMC out of 14 (ironically, right behind Iron Rattler). Definitely a fantastic addition to Hersheypark.

i'm weird and never found iron gwazi needing of warming up, ive always loved it even in the morning.

Should get on it this August. Visiting in-laws in PA and my wife has agreed to a detour so I can finally hit this park. A spoonful of sugar does indeed, make the medicine go down. Cannot wait!

Wildcats Revenge vs Arie Force One 😏

I never got a morning ride on Wildcat’s Revenge, but that was because I was marathoning Storm Runner 5 times in a row, all of them being zen rides

From like the first or second time I saw the original render I had a feeling that airtime hill after the first drop would be my favorite part. Glad to have some confirmation that it's great before I go in a couple weeks to ride it. Awesome video as always!

U need to come back and reride this tbh. Its almost like it needed a full season to get broken in and boy does it ride amazing now. The back half is now the better half. Hope you give this another shot sometime

I was at the ace event that happened in Hershey park a couple days ago and I got to ride wildcats revenge 13x during an ERT after the park closed. Lemme tell you that shit was wild and it hurts lol. Definitely a step up from Twisted Timbers

Wildcats revenge is an amazing ride i was there opening day and rode it like 6 times. It definitely makes hershey a top tier park up there witu the best. It was great before but this was a great change.

I went to hershey today and wildcats revenge was my favourite ride and it wasn’t even close

Glad you loved my home RMC. I feel like they had a lot of constraints when designing this and did all they could. Upset I didn’t notice you two feet from me in the morning, but I hope to run into you some other time! Can we also get any updated thoughts you have on Candymonium and Storm Runner?

Rode it 5 times this weeks and I agree with each pros and cons. Le hill that becomes a left turn was so painful. And it does rides faster later in the day, it was too painful for another ride after that one.

Son of beast felt the wrath of the banshee more rides started disappearing vortex and fire hawk yet it still won’t stop

I haven't been there since Wildcat was opened but it looks fun. Hersheypark is only 2 hours from my house and I'm going back this summer.

Well I rode today and it’s a really fun ride. The locker system is good and it’s well paced. I haven’t thought of the ending being a con but yeah one more hill would make sense. It’s the right addition for the park. Really curious what’s next at Hershey. Maybe you could do a video on that.

i liked the double down i’ve never felt anything quite like it. also that weird down banking turn before the final hill is more focused on laterals as i was thrown to the left

Man I love the unbanked left turning double down

i absolutly love this coaster! shot up in my rankings all the way to #2!

I HAVE to ride this! Iron Rattler is my "Home RMC", lol, but I would love to experience this level of intensity. Iron Rattler is by no means bad, but it's not as crazy as the later ones. Great video as always!

I rode for the first time this week and definitely got stapled in a couple times. It took a lot of enjoyment out of the experience for me to the point I couldn’t keep riding. Otherwise, it was great.

That hill after the underflip was crazy. Train absolutely launched me out of my seat when I rode it a few weeks back.

I was there the whole week and it was closed. I left Saturday morning probably right before you got there. Maybe next time I can ride it.

I hoping to ride it next week as part of my 55 coaster tour of the north east. I'm very excited! It will be my 5th conversion and 6th RMC overall.

I rode it 13 times this past Saturday while at Hershey's coaster event. This was my 19th RMC. First ride of the morning and 12 night rides during our hour ERT. I came away disappointed with the morning ride. I was much happier with that nighttime ride. First drop is better than expected. I will say I didn't enjoy the first inversion as most. Camelback was very good although I've experienced much better on an RMC. I really thought they did a great job on the stall. The 3rd and 4th inversion were great in the front as the pacing was really good for those nighttime rides. I thought the ride got better on those nighttime rides. The pacing seems to really pick up after the stall. I also like the hills you disliked. They offered a unique airtime and laterals moment you just don't get on other coasters. After thinking about it I have this as my #6 overall RMC out of the 19 I've ridden. It is behind Steel Vengeance, Iron Gwazi, Lightning Rod, Arie Force One, and Twisted Timbers. I have it right ahead of Outlaw Run, Iron Rattler, Storm Chaser, and Twisted Colossus. I will be getting Jersey Devil next weekend and then Untamed in August. I think Untamed has a lot of potential and could crack my Top 5.

Good work. Thanks for your analysis.

I'll be riding it in about a month, and I'm pretty excited. I think it'll be a top 3 in the park. A great addition to the absolutely stacked lineup that Hersheypark has. But I don't know where it'll rank in regards to my overall list. Probably top 50, but idk about top 25. I tend to have very controversial opinions about a lot of RMCs lol

@Airtime thrills I clocked 7 rides on this beast at cocoacon rode it in the morning needed to warm up and I still loved it rode it several hours later and it was flying that's when I noticed the bad hills but all things considered this ride is awesome

it’s a little ironic you called the little bunny hill one of the most forceless, even though it pulls the most -g force in the back row. same thing for the overbank, that pulls 4gs in the back

I personally like this ride more than Steel Vengeance. Definitely agree it’s the best in the park. Skyrush is still up there. I heard alot of people like this more than Gwazi, but there are alot that don’t. It’s all a matter of opinion really. People just have to ride it for themselves.

I got a ride on WR after a rainstorm, but its still the best ride at Hershey. My favorite coaster in PA (haven't been to Kennywood yet) is Steel Force. Steel Force back row ride blew my mind, its a better version of Magnum IMO and until Steel Vengeance came out Magnum was my favorite coaster.

From someone who hasn't ridden it yet, the worst part (besides RMC's godawful restraints) is the fact that they got rid of the dying seal noise on the brake run.

This ride looks like a top 50. Storm Chaser is my number two coaster so will have to ride eildcat to compare

There’s nothing to hate. Ride the front row; it’s amazing! It’s great in any row but the front row comes alive in the 2nd half of the ride. I’ve only had 1 ride that wasn’t in the front or back row. WR was a top 10 on my 1st ride (in the last row) and it’s only gotten higher after many rides in the 1st row. Lightning Rod is fun, Iron Gwazi is okay (I only marathoned in the morning) and Steel Vengence is sooooo overrated. (I only got 1 ride after closing, after waiting almost an hour in line.) I rode Wildcat’s Revenge on opening day, Pantheon for the 1st time the next day and Twisted Timbers for my 3rd visit the following day. I love Twisted Timbers, but Wildcat’s Revenge blew Twisted Timbers out of the water. Btw, Pantheon was terrible. Rollbacks are earned. Pantheon is a participation trophy coaster!!

Thanks for all your hard work. Going to be heading to Orlando in January and I before I wouldnt but im probably going to head to seaworld and Bush Gardens for a few days assuming that Mako and Iron Gwazi arnt schedule to be down. Secondly agreed the lap bar makes such a difference. I had one of my wildest ever rides when I was on Ghostrider even just in the morning becuase it was less pushed down I got the ranking that day. Less pushed down lap bars can make even more family orientated rides like Big Thunder seem a lot more intense. Also yes i agree on lockers. and zippers. Let people have proper zippers and bum bags not be descriminated against/ but if not compromise on free lockers I think the VelociCoaster was probably the best comprimise on that keeping your phones until close to the ride then easy safe access when you get off.

I rode Wildcat's Revenge 4x on July 7th 2023. We did front & back row. Back row was 12:30pm and was great. Front row 8:45pm was epic! It seemed faster on the night ride. WR was my 3rd RMC (Steel Vengeance & Goliath @SFGA). IMO WR is in between the two, w/ SV taking top spot.

Got my first ride in today. Going back in a couple of weeks with fast track. KD is my closed park, HP is just 40 min further. But personally I thought twisted timbers was better. Those 3 lil hills are just perfect. However i do appreciate the sudden break check on wild cat. Compared to the god awful bunny hops on TT. But I’ll have a better opinion in a few weeks.

This was a relentless RMC w obviously fantastic airtime and really snappy transitions at time. I’m sure I’m the only one that prefers front row (after only a few ride) 😂. Another plus of this ride is, compared to ride queues like SV, there are no metal detectors to make the locker and station loading/unloading systems more efficient.

Now I'm curious: what would your Top Ten coasters list look like if you took the whole experience into account? It seems like this ride would be higher than 24, but would it crack the Top Ten list with its 3-car running and locker rules?

It's always a good day when Airtime Thrills Posts!!!

my number one in the park and i dont see it changing (skyrush is a solid 7th)

I’m going at the end of the month I’m so excited

As someone who was at the park when you were and someone who rides it all the time I can say without a doubt the day you got your rides it was not running as fast as it does on sunny hot days and it always runs better after 5:30 so considering all that I respect your views in this video because you didn’t ride it while it’s hauling yet. It was a cloudy rainy day

I agree that the Camelback is possibly the best and my favorite element. I do however like the weird lateral turn after the 2nd wave turn HOWEVER, the brake entrance is so janky. The guy in front of me was halfway out his chair at the end and had crazy whiplash. I also haven't ranked it yet XD

I always bring shorts or pants with zippers after my phone fell off a kiddie ride and the operator wouldn’t get it

Wildcats revenge looks tall in the videos but it looks shorter in real life. It’s sorta like kingda ka looks small in videos but is big in real life so it’s the opposite of the kingda ka sentence

Probably won't get up to Hershey this year but maybe next year. It stings because all these RMC coasters being built is making it mighty difficult to get on all of them. I used to be able to boast that I have been on all of them in the US. Now I haven't been on the one at Silverwood and this one!

Riding an RMC in the opening year hits different

9:15 RIP Phantoms Revenge 🥺🥺🥺

Love your content man! I always look forward to your videos. I'm going to Hershey in a week so these past two videos really hyped me up! I honestly think like 5 or 6 coasters there look great lol

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Wow it's awesome to see that wave turn support structure shaking!

I was so scared to get on and by the end, I had to check my pants to see if it was better than montezuma's revenge

It ranks somewhere in my top five!

My second favorite only behind skyrush

The double down not having airtime is just not true. Using Ride Force, the first hill has .74 secs of below 0 g with -0.97 peak force, and the second hill has .4 secs of below 0 g with -0.8 peak force. U can argue going with a singular hill would have been a more sustained moment, but that double down has two violent ejector pops and there’s no debate.

Have you seen my Steel Vengeance VS Iron Gwazi rap battle?

Omg the unbanked double down was my favorite part it was crazy. And I have to disagree with the ending. I thought the ending was insane and non stop action. But I still like skyrush more…..

I appreciate the comprehensive review! When I watched the POV I felt like the two awkward elements you mentioned stood out months ago, when the layout was revealed. They both feel like elements made in Planet Coaster using the autocomplete tool, more than a refined addition to the overall ride. I do personally prefer Phantom's Revenge over a mid-tier RMC. I think the RMC I-Box is the best model coaster out there, only being really contended by a B&M Giga (let's overlook the recent news on that front though.) That Morgan Hyper conversion does feel like such an anomaly though, from its unique history and the story behind its modern iteration, as well as the quirky terrain-reliant layout. For as good as an RMC is, it would have to be a standout among its own peers for me to consider it a better ride than Phantom. But again, personal preference. Appreciate the content, as always!

Wildcat's Revenge was really all gas no breaks and got more intese as the ride went on.

I loved the aggressive lateral moments on this ride you also need to get a night ride on it

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In my experience, I enjoyed every element more in the right seat. I agree with most of your opinions, but I disagree with your opinion on the second half. I think the double down throws you up, and then throws you to the side while your still in the air, and then drops you again before the zero g roll. I also think the ending is very aggressive too, and the throw into the brakes is very aggressive. I understand you said that you weren’t hating, but I personally thought it stayed strong throughout, and is almost as good as Steel Vengeance.

Great video. I agree with you that the 1st ejector hill with the head chopper is the best part. But I disagree with your opinion on the 2nd half of the ride. I think the pace really picks up in the 2nd half and the 2nd half imo is the better than the 1st half minus that ejector hill. I also think the 1st drop is ok but nothing great. Keep the good content coming

Another airtime thrills video 😊

I think WCR is much better than Twisted Timbers. Bigger and more elements. The biggest bonus is No TSA! No metal detectors like at SV or Twisted Timbers set on paperclip. Also at least throughout May Twisted Timbers ran with one car. That line was so slow. But it's definitely not at the SV, IG, or AFO level for sure. So towards the top of the mid tier. I didnt get to ride Joker at SFDK because it was broken all day, so there is that with the SF rides.

My new favorite ride in the park, taking the crown away from Storm Runner.

Honestly after 8 rides I can’t agree with you at all about the end of the ride those last two zero g rolls have insanely whip and those last pops of air time are crazy

My son and I said iron Gwazi gets mad toward the end of the day and tries to rip you in half. It’s amazing how different it is in the morning vs afternoon.

Could you do an updated version of what every six flags park needs most?

Wild cat's revenge is my number 1 I rode it in the morning (credit list is about 35 things long)

Looks like it has a lot more sway and give than most rmc's.

Because it's prettyyyyy cool

I feel like they could have done more with the unbanked hill. Could of done an off axis airtime hill or something