Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark
135 ft first drop Ejector air every hillthe last kicks nearly take your shirt

Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Wildcat's Revenge

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Ride it: back row POV
Back row
I can't stop smiling when I ride it.
What riders love
  • The ejectors are literally trying to throw you out of your seat.
  • Pops of ejector airtime all over the place make it feel like a bucking bronco.
  • The outward-banked hill also caught me completely off guard because it felt like I was getting launched out of the train.
  • Where it really shines is the inversions and how whippy they are.
  • You then head into the stall, which is one of the best ones I’ve done. The entrance gives a great pop of ejector and you stay out of your seat until you get insane whip as you snap back upright on the descent.
  • The worlds largest Underflip is always memorable, after that, the ride is chaos.
  • It reminds me of a those fight scenes in Marvel movies where you are expecting some monologue (down time), but the fight pretty much just keeps going until the end.
  • It always feels like your in an element with no breathing room in between.
  • Relentless from beginning to end and you really lose track of where you are on the layout.
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Wildcat's Revenge Official 2026 POV (Cat's Eye View 4K)

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Wildcat's Revenge Review | Hersheypark's RMC Hybrid Coaster

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Hersheypark

Other than a few cons, Wildcats Revenge is almost perfect, with an unmatched flow of elements, pacing, and relentless ejector airtime.

Alexander Marko

This has a fun RMC layout with strong airtime and fun inversions.

Henry Japha

The airtime on every hill is ridiculously powerful, and according to ride forces it hit -2.2g’s for me and it certainly feels like it.

Carter Eckhart

The ejector is the strongest that I have ever experienced and the layout is just truly complete with not a single dead spot.

b 335

there’s only a few bits of airtime which honestly are pretty good but i wish there was more, the lateral airtime is pretty cool.

Marcella Reyes

The pacing is incredible, it’s buttery smooth (in RMC fashion), and it keeps building on itself with a natural flow.

Bradley D.

Great airtime, comfortable restraints, whippy transitions, just awesome through the whole layout.

Gabriel Semsel

Easily the smoothest coaster I’ve ever been on, features tons of airtime, and some really snappy twists and turns.

Proxy 303

It tries to kill you, but it never feels uncomfortable.

angela

If it was taken at a straight angle I would have enjoyed it so much more but that little kink to the left is slightly jarring and rough.

Max S.

The seatbelt is super bulky and on every airtime moment it dug into my waist.

John Doe

Towards the end of the ride, it does not slow down but does get more compact, making it more intense on the positive and negative g’s.

M P

I think I got a better back-row ride than front because the front took the inversions too quickly and might have been a bit too intense to enjoy (disorienting).

Max S.

It’s a little uncomfy because you’re getting thrown around like a ragdoll and the first airtime hill gave me bruises (worth it tho).

Fionn Malloy

The ride is very aggressive especially in the back row and the transitions are very intense, maybe too much.

Alessandra

It’s especially intense since you can’t see the track and supports hide the sudden turn.

Canobie Coaster

The unbanked double down, and the final turn into the station give some of the most forceful and entertaining moments of lateral forces in the world.

GoesBy Jay

Rode it in the morning and it was perfect as is, but came back for more at night when it was running fast and it was on another level.

a b

The airtime on this coaster is perfect it’s pacing never slows down and the fact that i only live 1hr and 10min away is awesome.

Shaun Mcgonigal

Very quick pacing and intense forces however the restraints are super uncomfortable and the abrupt airtime makes its painful and the shin bars cause bruising.

Max G.

It feels like it gets faster and faster throughout the layout as you fly through airtime hills wave turns, and inversions

Solercoaster

The other major thing is that it does have a dead spot between the third and final inversion.

SocialismDoesntWork

I also got lucky with a really short wait right before park closing, so I managed to ride twice in a row without leaving the station area.

Harper Wilcox

The good news was that there were virtually no lines to speak of and we were able to ride multiple times in a short window.

Sean Reardon

One of the few rides at Hershey Park that isn’t a capacity disaster.

The Real E-Rock

Most rows had a 1-2 ride wait, while the front was only 4 rides.

Chris Kenn

Only downer are the slow operations at Hershey - though the clientele trying to carry stuff on ride rather than locking it up for free are part of cause of that.

Dave Scott

The only thing it could work on is that the operations are pretty slow.

Lorenzo Perez
Motion sickness risk

All gas no brakes without making you crazy dizzy desipte its tight inversions and speed.

Honey Bee

This would have gotten a perfect, but the back to back alternating rolls are rather dizzying to me.

Lexi _

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Car 6, the back: 3 of 3 riders who named a row

Specifications

140 ftHeight
210 Candymonium 200 Skyrush 150 StormRunner 140 Wildcat'sRevenge 121 Fahrenheit 116 JollyRancherRemix
135 ftFirst drop
216 Candymonium 212 Skyrush 180 StormRunner 135 Wildcat'sRevenge 124 Great Bear 115 Fahrenheit
62 mphTop speed
Candymonium76 Skyrush75 Storm Runner72 Wildcat'sRevenge62 Fahrenheit58 Great Bear58 076 mph
82°Drop angle
97°Fahrenheit90°StormRunner85°Skyrush82°Wildcat'sRevenge77°Candymonium47°Comet45°LightningRacerdashed line: straight down, 90°
4Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Strong airtimeRider favouriteIntenseEjector airtimeGreat inversionsFeels fastGreat layoutSmooth rideShort waitsHangtime

Criticised for

Too intense for some

While I was a little skeptical about how it’d run, I got on this thing, and over 25 rides later, this thing is absolutely perfect and one of RMC’s best.

CoasterKing, Captain Coaster review

kinda overrated/overhyped, but it’s still a pretty fun ride as long as you know what’s coming up!

Marcella Reyes, Captain Coaster review

Wildcat’s Revenge is a very good rollercoaster with a unique track layout and awesome airtime and for 3/4 of the ride it looks like a masterpiece.

Simon, Captain Coaster review

The seatbelt is super bulky and on every airtime moment it dug into my waist.

John Doe, Captain Coaster review

Awesome RMC, definitely better than what was before, only element I didn’t care for was the first inversion but other than that the ride was great.

Eli DeWitt, Captain Coaster review

This has a fun RMC layout with strong airtime and fun inversions.

Henry Japha, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
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Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildcat's Revenge at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, seen in August 2025
Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

June 2, 2023Opened

Built by Rocky Mountain Coasters, designed by Joe Draves.

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 4 polls, 2023 to 2026

40th2023, its first poll
25th2026, its best placing

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Hersheypark guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Canobie Coaster (CC BY 3.0), Epicgenius (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): billius tobin, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The last airtime kicks before the brake run were…”; Lorenzo Perez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ejectors are literally trying to throw you out…”; Producer Land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pops of ejector airtime all over the place make…”; Harper Wilcox, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The outward-banked hill also caught me completely off guard…”; Chris Kenn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Favorite part was how long you were inverted during…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Where it really shines is the inversions and how…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You then head into the stall, which is one…”; Brandon Gorgone, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The worlds largest Underflip is always memorable, after that,…”; Ryan the Jester, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Each element just adds onto each other and the…”; luke hershey, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It reminds me of a those fight scenes in…”; Alexander Marko, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It always feels like your in an element with…”; Wayne Reesman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Relentless from beginning to end and you really lose…”; Ben I, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I can't stop smiling when I ride it.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: XtremeCoasters Network's back row POV, Wildcat's Revenge Hybrid Roller Coaster 4K POV - Hersheypark - Back Row (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.