Crazy Mouse (Darren Matthews)

Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
Crazy Mouse
Darren Matthews (UK)
Location Travelling
Status Operating
Funland at The Tropicana (loan)
Location Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Operated During 2020
Replaced Wild Mouse
Dreamland Margate (loan)
Location Margate, Kent, England, UK
Operated June 19, 2015 to 2015
Bundoran Adventure Park (loan)
Location Bundoran, Donegal, Ireland
Operated During 2009
Tramore Amusement Park (loan)
Location Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Operated During 2007
Brean Theme Park (loan)
Location Brean, Somerset, England, UK
Operated During 2006
Replaced by Magic Mouse
Bundoran Adventure Park (loan)
Location Bundoran, Donegal, Ireland
Operated During 2005
Darren Matthews & Joe William White (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated September 2004 to unknown
Brean Theme Park
Location Brean, Somerset, England, UK
Operated May 2002 to September 2004
Statistics
Manufacturer Reverchon
Product Spinning Coaster
Type Steel - Spinning - Wild Mouse
Riders per train 4
Hourly capacity 900
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 13 metres
Top speed 46.8 km/h
Length 420 metres
Inversions 0
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Crazy Mouse is a travelling steel spinning wild mouse built by French manufacturer Reverchon currently owned & travelled by UK showman Darren Matthews.

History

The roller coaster was manufactured in 2002 and opened the same year at Brean Theme Park in Brean, Somerset, England, UK. It operated until 2004, when it was sold and became a travelling roller coaster. It was brought back to Brean in 2006 before being replaced by a new unit.

In 2013, the Crazy Mouse was used by Mellors Group as the track system for their Ice Mountain enclosed roller coaster at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. The drop above the station was painted blue as it was visible from outside. From 2014 onwards, Mellors have used their own Magic Mouse instead.

For the reopening of Dreamland Margate on June 19, 2015, the ride operated at the park for the season.

In December 2016 the Crazy Mouse operated at Stoke-on-Trent's Winter Wonderland.[1] It returned again for 2017.

During summer 2020 the ride operated at Funland at The Tropicana.

Design

The ride originally had yellow track and pink supports. The structure at the front of the ride was purple. It has since been repainted blue with white supports.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 4 riders per car.

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