The park was closed in 1977 due to extensive storm damage and the opening of the nearby Worlds of Fun in 1972.

In 1990, Wildcat was removed from the abandoned Fairyland Park and moved to Frontier City.

Re-construction of the roller coaster began in June 1990, and major modifications were made to the track in order to fit the area it was placed in.

Sometime before the 2004 season, one of the trains was removed for unknown reasons, reducing the coaster to strictly one-train operation.

[4] On July 26, 2021, a train became stuck on Wildcat's lift hill, and a park guest entered the restricted area climbing over a handrail and up the Wildcat lift with the intention of delivering water to riders stuck on the train.