 Wildcat was the first coaster built by Great Coasters International, and initially ran with trains built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company until 2007 when they were replaced with GCI's Millennium Flyer trains.The ride, opened in 1996, was named after The Wild Cat, Hersheypark's first roller coaster, which operated from 1923–1945.Like many other GCI coasters, Wildcat contains a curved first drop to reduce chances of nausea.