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Santa's Village AzooSement Park, East Dundee, IL

One ride I was excited about at Santa's Village was the Wildcat coaster.

Santa's Village AzooSement Park, East Dundee, IL

The Wildcat is a Pinfari Zyclon and came from Fun Spot before Santa's Village added it in 2014. 

Santa's Village AzooSement Park, East Dundee, IL

When The Wildcat was at Fun Spot it had been horribly retrofitted with over the shoulder restraints that turned a fun coaster into an extremely painful one.  Santa's Village took it on themselves after purchasing the ride to remove the restraints and restore the cars.

Santa's Village AzooSement Park, East Dundee, IL

Unfortunately The Wildcat was not up and running and wasn't even shown on the park map so it was no surprise that a few days later it was announced that The Wildcat was being put up for sale.  I guess there were too many issues getting this old ride up and running to their specifications and Santa's Village decided to just give up and get rid of it.  While I know Bond would have liked to have gotten the credit (I already have it from Fun Spot) but a Gravity Group junior wooden coaster like Wooden Warrior at Quassy would be perfect for Santa's Village.

Santa's Village AzooSement Park, East Dundee, IL

Being a hot July day everyone needed to cool off a little bit.  It is obvious that Logan was enjoying his run through the sprinkler but Zoey not so much.



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