Famous Jack

Roller coaster in France
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Famous Jack
Famous Jack in 2019
Bagatelle
Location Merlimont, Hauts-de-France, France
Coordinates 50°25′49″N 1°35′58″E / 50.430361°N 1.599568°E / 50.430361; 1.599568
Status Operating since April 25, 2006
Height restriction 1.1 metre accompanied / 1.3 metre unaccompanied
Pleasurewood Hills
Name Mouse Trap
Location Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
Coordinates 52°30′28″N 1°44′37″E / 52.507639°N 1.743608°E / 52.507639; 1.743608
Operated August 2000 to 2005
Replaced by Wipeout
Statistics
Manufacturer Reverchon
Product Spinning Coaster
Type Steel - Spinning - Wild Mouse
Riders per train 4
Hourly capacity 900
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Area 19 metres × 42 metres
Height 13 metres
Top speed 46.8 km/h
Length 420 metres
Inversions 0
Duration 1:30
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Famous Jack is a steel spinning wild mouse roller coaster currently located at Bagatelle in Merlimont, Hauts-de-France, France. It was built by Reverchon and first operated at Pleasurewood Hills from August 2000 to 2005 as Mouse Trap. It opened at its current location on April 16, 2006.

Design

Elements

Color scheme

When the ride was named Ragondingue, it was painted orange with blue supports, the same as in Pleasurewood Hills. As Famous Jack, the ride is painted brown with red supports.

Trains

9 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 4 riders per car. The trains have mouse faces on the front of them.

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