Mild Thing was a junior
roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
at the
Valleyfair amusement park in
Shakopee, Minnesota.
Mild Thing opened in 1976 as Mine Train. At some later point, the ride's name was changed to Kiddie Coaster, under which the ride was operated under until 1996. With the opening of the new hypercoaster
Wild Thing, the ride's name was changed to Mild Thing, as a play on words.
Mild Thing ceased operation after the 2010 operating season and was replaced by Cosmic Coaster.
External links
Mild Thing on RCDB
Steel roller coasters
Roller coasters introduced in 1976
Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair
Former roller coasters in Minnesota
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