Wildfire

In April 2014, Kolmården announced a new wooden roller coaster for its wooded ground above Bråviken bay. The plan was not merely to place a ride in the park, but to send one through the terrain, using the hillside and ravine as part of the journey. mynewsdesk.com

Rocky Mountain Construction brought its Topper Track work to Sweden, and Kolmården presented Wildfire as the company’s first roller coaster outside the United States. Here was American engineering set among Swedish timber, with the landscape asked to play its part. rockymtnconstruction.com· news.cision.com

When Wildfire opened in 2016, its published figures gave the park a proud calling card: 56 metres tall, 115 kph, and three inversions. For the visitor, the view toward Bråviken was followed by a swift passage through the forested course. coasterpedia.net· kolmarden.com

Its early years included a public interruption. Coasterpedia records that operating permits were revoked in October 2016 over planning matters, before Wildfire returned in June 2017; by 2018, Kolmården was presenting it as the best roller coaster in Europe and third best in the world. coasterpedia.net· kolmarden.com