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| Manufacturer | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | ||||||||
| Builder | Frank Wright | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Wild Mouse | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 2 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Length | 385.9 metres | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||
Wild Mouse was a self-built wooden wild mouse roller coaster built by Blackpool Pleasure Beach that was previously located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built in-house by Frank Wright and opened in 1958.
History
Wild Mouse opened in 1958.
The ride was modified by the Velare Brothers in the 1960s; the lift hill was extended and the first two drops were added.[1]
For the 2017 season, a magnetic brake system was added to Wild Mouse. Unfortunately, the new brake system caused the ride to face maintenance issues. Because of this, Wild Mouse was closed for the rest of the year.
In January 2018, a photograph leaked online showed that Wild Mouse had been demolished without warning.[2] 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.[3]
The ride was similar in design to the former Runaway Mine Train, which used to operate from 1960 to 1999 at former sister park Frontierland Family Theme Park and was later relocated to other former sister park Pleasureland Southport as King Solomon's Mines from 2000 to 2006.
Design
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Colour scheme
Trains
12 cars. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows, for a total of 2 riders per car.
Images
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References
External links
- Wild Mouse on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
