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One ride I was excited about at Santa's Village was the Wildcat coaster.
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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](santas-village-2015-wildcat-3.jpg)
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](santas-village-2015-wildcat-6.jpg)
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](santas-village-2015-58.jpg)
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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