Idora Park Youngstown, Ohio October 2000 Page Three
Curiosity killed the cat. Well it hasn't done me in yet, but I had to go explore the Wildcat some more so I headed under the structure. Here's a photo looking up through the structure under the first drop.
It was really spooky in the park. I mean you can see Idora as a thriving park but all it is now is dead. Under the lift it was pretty weird. First off there's a burned out house down there. It gave me this creepy feeling that some psycho with a chain saw was going to come out after me. I guess I saw too many slasher movies as a kid. Back to the coaster this is a photo of the Wildcat's turn under the lift. It's really buried down in the structure and would have been neat to fly through at speed.
With all the years of neglect you can expect some of the structure to have collapsed. This is some of the track that leads to the previous turnaround. Most modern wood coasters are not painted because the wood is treated to keep it good for a long time but older coasters needed to be painted to help keep the wood from rot and bugs. The majority of coasters were painted white but I guess there was a sale on yellow paint when they did the Wildcat.
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