Wildebeest is a
water coaster at
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in
Santa Claus,
Indiana,
USA. It was designed and built beginning in 2009 by
ProSlide Technology; it opened on May 7, 2010.
Wildebeest is named after the
African mammal, keeping with the water park's safari theme. When it was completed in 2010,
Wildebeest held the record for the world's longest water coaster at long. It held that record until May 11, 2012, when
Mammoth, Holiday World's second water coaster, took over the title at long. In 2010,
Wildebeest was voted the world's "
Best New Waterpark Ride" at the
Golden Ticket Awards, which are presented annually by
Amusement Today magazine.
Wildebeest was also awarded the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Waterpark Ride" in 2010 and 2011.