Hersheypark closing Wildcat, last rides July 31

When I was there last month, they were closing the line at 9:45, which feels fully reasonable to me.

We were just there last week, and 9:45 was the cutoff for getting in line as well.

Man, I must be losing my mind. I could’ve sworn when we were there Memorial Day weekend the ride op said over the PA that they were suspending operations at 9:15. I was confused enough to ask the one at the front of the queue and he confirmed it.

I don’t know. I agree 9:45 is much more reasonable. Still wish they didn’t shut it down at all, like the old days. Cue the old man yelling at the clouds.

I should clarify: my experience was that they stopped running the ride at 9:15. So yes, you could still get in line, but it would’ve been at a complete standstill for up to 90 minutes. Me being a complete idiot is definitely possible, but that’s how I remember it.

I think it's more likely that your experience was accurate, and they refined how they operate since Memorial Day.

As of last week, last trains would stop at 9:45, and you could still get in line up until then.

Best case scenario, you got in line and snagged a dark train around 9:40 just before they shut the ride down before the fireworks. If not, you're stuck in line until they restart the ride around 10:30.

My son and I stopped by and took a few laps on the Wildcat yesterday. It was running great on its final day.

What was the overall take on things for those that were there yesterday? Was there a long line all day?

As long as the new ride is not called "Son of Wildcat" we all should be OK. :-)

Daughter of Wildcat, then.

^ Cougar?

^^^^ We got in early and we're right up at Wildcat when it opened. We were able to ride three times without a long wait. We went to ride the Wild Mouse and Lightning Racer, and by the time we got back it was about a 30 minute wait.

I am hoping Hersheypark is aiming for records with Iron Cat! I agree about the stupid unoriginal names like IronCat!

Wildcat might have been a good ride back in it's day when it was new. But today, it is a bone shaking, back breaking, head ache of a ride. I rode it one final time last week, and it was just as bad of a ride as I expected it to be. Thank God for the padded seats. An RMC replacement would be awesome.