0 ▁feet ▁of ▁track , ▁while ▁Wil de ▁Knight ▁Mar es ▁is ▁a ▁standing ▁Enter prise ▁ride ▁featuring ▁ten ▁four - se ater ▁g ond olas ▁r ises ▁ 6 0 ▁feet , ▁til ting ▁ 9 0 ▁degrees . ▁Vik ing ' s ▁R age , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁p end ul um ▁r ides ▁the ▁park ▁operated ; ▁unlike ▁the ▁now ▁removed ▁Jet ▁S cre am , ▁the ▁boat ▁ride ▁does ▁not ▁go ▁ups ide ▁down . ▁Sp in ov ator ▁features ▁spin ning ▁k ett les ▁on ▁a ▁t ilt ed ▁platform . ▁( Two ▁years ▁before ▁opening , ▁Dragon ▁F y re ▁was ▁simply ▁called ▁the ▁Loop ing ▁C ork s cre w , ▁and ▁another ▁ride ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Wild cat .) ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Canada ' s ▁Wonder land ▁Director ▁of ▁R ides ▁and ▁Gr ound ▁Services ▁Jim ▁Wilson ▁told ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁that ▁The ▁Wil de ▁Be ast ▁( al ong ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁original ▁co aster s ▁at ▁the ▁park , ▁S co oby ' s ▁Ghost er ▁Co aster , ▁and ▁the ▁M ight y ▁Canadian ▁Mine b uster ) ▁was ▁wooden ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁apparent ▁popular ity ▁of ▁different ▁styles ▁of ▁r ides . ▁" Ex per iments " ▁found ▁that ▁steel ▁co aster s ▁wer en ' t ▁as ▁popular ▁or ▁enjoy able ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁" the ▁sound ▁and ▁feel ▁all ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁thr ill ▁of ▁the ▁ride