Wild One
Six Flags America, Bowie, MDPark permanently closed
Photos: John Athayde, dbking · Wikimedia Commons
Classic coaster · Wooden · PTC
Opened 1986 · Owned by Six Flags
Born in 1917 at Massachusetts' Paragon Park and rebuilt here in 1986 — at the park's 2025 closing it was one of the oldest operating coasters on Earth, and enthusiasts are lobbying hard for another rescue.
- Height
- 98 ft
- Top speed
- 53 mph
- Length
- 4,000 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 1986
- Builder
- PTC
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Wooden ride — expect a classic, rattly feel
Compact layout — 4,000 ft of track
