Wilderness Run (Carowinds)

Wilderness Run (formerly known as Taxi Jam, Hey Arnold Taxi Chase, and Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie) is a steel roller coaster at Carowinds,[1] near Charlotte, North Carolina.

Wilderness Run
Previously known as Taxi Jam (1998-2004) Hey Arnold Taxi Chase (2005-2009) and Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie (2010-2017)
Carowinds
LocationCarowinds
Park sectionCamp Snoopy
Coordinates35°06′04″N 80°56′20″W / 35.1011°N 80.9388°W / 35.1011; -80.9388
StatusOperating
Opening date1998 (1998)
General statistics
TypeSteel – Junior
ManufacturerE&F Miler Industries
Height15 ft (4.6 m)
Speed15 mph (24 km/h)
Inversions0
Height restriction40 in (102 cm)
TrainsSingle train with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 12 riders per train.
Wilderness Run at RCDB

Design

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Wilderness Run, next to Thunder Striker, has a green track with brown supports, including a yellow and orange train with a red stripe down the middle. The train consists of six cars with two people per car making a total of twelve riders. The coaster was made by E&F Miler Industries which also made the Taxi Jam roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland and The Great Pumpkin Coaster at Kings Island and Kings Dominion.

Layout

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As riders leave the station, they climb up the 15-foot (4.6 m) lift hill. When riders reach the top of the hill, they do a left downward bank turn, which takes their picture in the middle of the element. Riders climb up a small camelback hill, then a smaller hill, with a downward left helix, following a series of airtime bumps.

References

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  1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie  (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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