Wildfire is a steel roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The $14 million ride was built by Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in 2001. Wildfire is themed as a flying machine developed by an 1880s Ozark inventor.Standing tall and featuring a top speed of, Wildfire is the tallest and second fastest ride at Silver Dollar City. Along its of track, Wildfire features five inversions including an Immelmann loop, a vertical loop, a cobra roll and a corkscrew.HistoryIn July 2000, Silver Dollar City announced that they would be adding the Wildfire roller coaster to their park in 2001. At a cost of $14 million, the ride would be the most expensive attraction in the park's history. At the time of the announcement, construction was already underway on an undeveloped portion of land in the outskirts of the park. All of the ride's footings were in place with some of the steel supports already erected. Construction was expected to be completed in early January the following year, leaving three months for testing, landscaping and theming. On April 4, 2001, Wildfire officially opened to the public.
