Canada's Wonderland · operating · 1981
Wild Beast
85 ft · 50 mph
A classic wooden twister with quick drops through wooded Medieval Faire terrain.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Canada's Wonderland's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
85 ft
#7 of 10 at Canada's Wonderland
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Twister
- Wood
Specs from canadaswonderland.com
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Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Canada's Wonderland — official sitecanadaswonderland.com(opens in a new tab)
- Canada's Wonderland on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecanadaswonderland.com(opens in a new tab)
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters — manufacturerptcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)