Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Wild Thing
Valleyfair! (Shakopee, Minnesota, United States)
Operating since 5/11/1996

Type - Steel
Manufacturer - D. H. Morgan Manufacturing
Designer - Steve Okamoto
Model - Hypercoaster
Track layout Out and Back
Lift/launch system - Chain-lift
Height - 207 ft (63 m)
Drop - 196 ft (60 m)
Length - 5,460 ft (1,660 m)
Speed - 75 mph (121 km/h)
Inversions 0
Elements - 207.0 ft tall Chain Lift Hill
103.0 ft tall Hill
130.0 ft tall Hill
103.0 ft tall Hill
Tunnel
Duration 3:00
Max vertical angle 60°
Capacity - 1,700 riders per hour
G-force 4.1
Height restriction 48 in (122 cm)
Trains - 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train.

Cost - $10,000,000
Designer - Steve Okamoto