Difference between revisions of "Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)"
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'''Wild Mouse''' was a [[wooden]] [[wild mouse]] [[roller coaster]] located at [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built in-house by Frank Wright and opened in 1958. | '''Wild Mouse''' was a [[wooden]] [[wild mouse]] [[roller coaster]] located at [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built in-house by Frank Wright and opened in 1958. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The ride was modified by the Velare Brothers in the 1960s; the | + | The ride was modified by the Velare Brothers in the 1960s; the lift hill was extended and the first two drops were added.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.personal.psu.edu/vac3/wdm.html|title=Wild Mouse Rides: Early History in North America}}</ref> |
In January 2018, a photograph leaked online which indicated that the roller coaster had been demolished. It had been closed for maintenance for several months prior. A statement was subsequently released by the park confirming that the coaster had been removed. Following its closure no wooden Wild Mouse roller coasters remain in the northern hemisphere. | In January 2018, a photograph leaked online which indicated that the roller coaster had been demolished. It had been closed for maintenance for several months prior. A statement was subsequently released by the park confirming that the coaster had been removed. Following its closure no wooden Wild Mouse roller coasters remain in the northern hemisphere. | ||
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File:Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) plaque.jpg | File:Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) plaque.jpg | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | {{RCDB|link=http://rcdb.com/4795.htm}} | + | {{RCDB|link=http://rcdb.com/4795.htm|title=Wild Mouse}} |
{{Blackpool Pleasure Beach}} | {{Blackpool Pleasure Beach}} | ||
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| Builder | Frank Wright | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Wild Mouse | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 2 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
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Wild Mouse was a wooden wild mouse roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built in-house by Frank Wright and opened in 1958.
History[edit | edit source]
The ride was modified by the Velare Brothers in the 1960s; the lift hill was extended and the first two drops were added.[1]
In January 2018, a photograph leaked online which indicated that the roller coaster had been demolished. It had been closed for maintenance for several months prior. A statement was subsequently released by the park confirming that the coaster had been removed. Following its closure no wooden Wild Mouse roller coasters remain in the northern hemisphere.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Wild Mouse on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Roller coasters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach | |||||||||
| Present | Avalanche • Big Dipper • Big One • Blue Flyer • Grand National • Icon • Infusion • Nickelodeon Streak • Revolution • Steeplechase | ||||||||
| Former | Big Apple • Circus Clown • Cyclone • Scenic Railway • Space Invader 2 • Switchback • Tokaydo Express • Velvet Coaster • Virginia Reel • Wild Mouse | ||||||||