Wild Eagle
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Wild Eagle
Dollywood · US · B&M Wing Coaster
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Fast facts
- Wild Eagle is a steel Wing Coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard for Dollywood. coasterpedia.net
- The ride rises 64.01 metres, or 210 feet, above its entrance grade. coaster101.com
- Its maximum speed is 98.17 kilometres per hour, and the course includes four inversions. dollywood.com
- Wild Eagle opened in 2012 and remains in operation at Dollywood. coasterpedia.net
- The steel track extends 3,127 feet and begins with a 135-foot first drop. coaster101.com
- The attraction cost twenty million dollars, then Dollywood’s largest single investment. dollywood.com
- Its theoretical hourly capacity is listed as 1,307 riders in Dollywood’s 2019 operating data. ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu
The story of Wild Eagle
Plans for Dollywood’s 2012 attraction entered the Pigeon Forge planning process in March 2011. Preparatory ground work followed in May, with B&M track beginning to appear at the park in June. coasterpedia.net· coaster101.com
Dollywood announced Wild Eagle on September 4, 2011, presenting it as the first Wing Coaster in the United States. Its four-abreast, cantilevered seating placed passengers beside the track, with open air above and below. coaster101.com
By early November, installation of the 3,127-foot track had been completed. The completed design was described as rising twenty-one stories above the Wilderness Pass area, with four inversions and a 135-foot first drop. coaster101.com
Wild Eagle opened to the public on March 24, 2012. Later that year, Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards named it Best New Ride, giving Dollywood’s new steel landmark an early national distinction. coasterpedia.net· goldenticketawards.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- coaster101.com Acceptable source
- dollywood.com Acceptable source
- coaster101.com Acceptable source
- dollywood.com Acceptable source
- ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu Acceptable source
- goldenticketawards.com Acceptable source