Wildfire's pavilion
Straight first dropamazing in the back, riders say

Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

Wildfire

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“The ride is also smooth.”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
I could ride this thing all day.
What riders love
  • This is one of the most beautifully set coasters I’ve ever seen.
  • I also recommend trying the front row because the location, off the beautiful wooded area, gives great views.
  • It's very smooth and it's so beautiful when the sun sets.
  • The cobra roll and loop are awesome, as is the first drop.
  • Intense and fast, the inversions pack a punch.
  • The inversions are amazing.
  • The first drop gives some really strong airtime especially towards the back, and the rest of the ride delivers some pretty intense inversions.
  • A short yet sweet B&M looper with a drop stolen from a hyper.
  • Ride in the back for the airtime on the drop.
Wildfire Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Silver Dollar City

The first drop gives some really strong airtime especially towards the back, and the rest of the ride delivers some pretty intense inversions.

Drive Safely

Some great airtime in the back row, really smooth for its age and the inversion were the Goldilocks of inversions.

Glass Cannonn

Great looping rollercoaster very smooth and offers good capacity very reliable and fun ride, it doesnt have to much force in the loops but will eject you on the forst drop if in the back.

Danny Miller

Ride in the back for the airtime on the drop.

NorCal Coaster Media

Unfortunately it is pretty short and is missing some airtime moments.

Clayton

A rare B&M sit-down looper, Wildfire is a smooth, fast, and fun roller coaster.

tate nortman

It’s very smooth and it’s so beautiful when the sun sets.

Ryan B

The ride is also smooth.

Clayton

The ride is not rough, but the issue is that a lot of the inversions are forgettable.

Canobie Coaster

As the harness is over-the-shoulder, your head can get bounced about quite a bit if you’re not careful and near the back.

Richard Aldridge

In my November 2020 visit, it did have a bit of a rattle, mostly on the night rides.

@OklahomaCoasterFan

It’s intense enough to be fun, but not too much a strain on your body that you couldn’t ride it 3x in a row.

Richard Aldridge

This is followed be a large vertical loop that pulls some stronger g-forces.

Coaster Critic

It’s intense just like you’d expect from a B&M looper.

Jack Jack J.

Intense and fast, the inversions pack a punch.

Birb from not Canada

It’s a pretty good B&M it just feels kind of play compared to the other B&M probably because I’ve been on only three other B&M’S it’s just not that intense for me.

Coasterpedia

Wildfire while enjoyable, is the only boring and mild B&M I have ridden.

@mylesmcarthur642

It is a fun ride with the stunning location, solid speed throughout and enjoyable inversions but it could use a bit more force and I found the drop rather disappointing.

Carter Eckhart

The train then roars through another fast turn and zooms through a corkscrew.

Canobie Coaster

It often has no line, and I’ve only seen it shut down for an hour once when someone’s seatbelt extension came loose just before the lift hill.

Richard Aldridge

To top it off, this one has an amazing capacity and never has a line compared to a few coasters in the park.

Max S.

It’s rarely busy when I go so I can just loop back in line.

Ryan B

Super short lines, smooth ride, really enjoyed this one.

@Donnashianna

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

120 ftHeight
120 Wildfire 107 Outlaw Run 100 TimeTraveler 98 PowderKeg: ABlast in 81 Thunderation
155 ftFirst drop
162 Outlaw Run 155 Wildfire 110 PowderKeg: ABlast in 90 TimeTraveler
66 mphTop speed
Outlaw Run68 Wildfire66 Powder Keg: ABlast in the…64 Time Traveler50 Thunderation48 068 mph
5Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great viewsSmooth rideGreat inversionsHuge first dropShort waits

Criticised for

Too shortRider fit issues

Some great airtime in the back row, really smooth for its age and the inversion were the Goldilocks of inversions.

Glass Cannonn, Captain Coaster review

I guess the terrain aspect was interesting being on the side of a hill but this just seemed uninspiring to me for some reason.

David, Captain Coaster review

Finally, a B&M multilooper that knows when to gracefully end instead of attempting interlocking corkscrews or whatever’s in Hulk’s ending.

Ethan S., Captain Coaster review

Riders can expect the standard B&M looping coaster seats; which have the most comfortable restraints and seats around.

Coaster Critic, published review

Its setting is absolutely beautiful and it has some moments of positives.

Chris Jones, Captain Coaster review

I’m not the biggest fan of floorless B&M’s, but I think they are unheralded and Wildfire might be my favorite.

Sean Reardon, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Belinda Hankins Miller from U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Wildfire's station
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire's floor gates
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire at Silver Dollar City
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Wildfire's entrance
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

April 4, 2001Opened

A sitting coaster, built by Bolliger & Mabillard, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$14 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 3 polls, 2003 to 2005

40th2003, its first poll
49th2005, most recent

Sources

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

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Belinda Hankins Miller from U.S.A. (CC BY 2.0), Jeremy Thompson from United States of America (CC BY 2.0). 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): Bryan Bonafede, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Exhibit A on how a coaster's setting can elevate…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is one of the most beautifully set coasters…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I also recommend trying the front row because the…”; Ryan B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's very smooth and it's so beautiful when the…”; Glass Cannonn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Some great airtime in the back row, really smooth…”; tate nortman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The cobra roll and loop are awesome, as is…”; Birb from not Canada, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Intense and fast, the inversions pack a punch.”; Ryan B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are amazing.”; Noah Sanchez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop in the back is amazing.”; Drive Safely, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop gives some really strong airtime especially…”; Birb from not Canada, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A short yet sweet B&M looper with a drop…”; NorCal Coaster Media, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Ride in the back for the airtime on the…”; tate nortman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I could ride this thing all day.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Wildfire POV 5K Back Row INSANE FIRST DROP Silver Dollar City Branson, MO (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.