Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus

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Eifelpark
Location	Gondorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coordinates	49°57′48″N 6°36′50″E / 49.963358°N 6.613843°E / 49.963358; 6.613843
Section	Piraten-platz
Status	Operating since 8 April 2017

Holiday Park
Name	Holly's Wilde Autofahrt
Location	Hassloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coordinates	49°19′10″N 8°17′42″E / 49.319514°N 8.295075°E / 49.319514; 8.295075
Operated	10 August 2010 to 1 November 2016

Loudoun Castle
Name	Rat
Location	Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Coordinates	55°36′38″N 4°21′48″W / 55.610500°N 4.363411°W / 55.610500; -4.363411
Owner	Parkware Ltd (UK)
Park section	Dougal McDougal's Farm
Operated	2005 to 2009
Replaced	Slitherin'
Replaced by	Gold Rush

Dreamland Margate
Name	Wild Mouse
Location	Margate, Kent, England, UK
Coordinates	51°23′03″N 1°22′43″E / 51.384275°N 1.378642°E / 51.384275; 1.378642
Operated	1998 to 2004

Statistics

Manufacturer

Maurer Rides

Product

Wilde Maus Classic

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Wild Mouse

Riders per train

4

Hourly capacity

900

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

18 metres × 40 metres

Height

15 metres

Top speed

45 km/h

Length

370 metres

Inversions

0

Drop angle

46°

Duration

1:34

Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus (German for Captain Jack's Wild Mouse) is a steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Eifelpark in Gondorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

History

The ride first opened in 1998 as the Wild Mouse at Dreamland Margate in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom.^[1] It was painted pink with yellow supports.

It closed after the 2004 season and was sold to Henk Bembom in February 2005 along with the Regatta, being relocated to Loudoun Castle in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, where it reopened in 2005 as The Rat, with the supports repainted a darker color.^[2] It was built on the former site of Slitherin', which was removed the previous year. It closed after the 2009 season, being sold to and relocated to Holiday Park in Germany. Back at Loudoun Castle, the ride was replaced by Gold Rush for the park's final season in 2010.

While at Holiday Park, the ride was themed around the park's mascot Holly the Parrot and named Holly's Wilde Autofahrt. The ride closed at Holiday Park on 1 November 2016 as part of Plopsa's redevelopment of the park and was relocated to nearby Eifelpark, where it opened under the name of Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus on 8 April 2017.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Block brake Block brake Block brake Block brake Block brake Block brake Block brake Bunny hill Block brake

Colour scheme

The ride currently has red track and green supports. The ride started out with pink track and yellow supports at Dreamland Margate. This was repainted to red track and brown supports at Loudoun Castle. This changed to Orange track and green supports at Holiday Park.