Wild Mouse (Idlewild & SoakZone)

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Wild Mouse

Idlewild & SoakZone Location Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA Status Operating since 15 May 1993 Height restriction 48 inches (122 cm)
Alton Towers Location Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK Operated 1988 to 1991 Wurstelprater Location Vienna, Vienna, Austria Operated 1985 to 1987
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Wild Mouse
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Wild Mouse
Riders per train	4
Hourly capacity	480
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	56.1 feet
Top speed	30 mph
Length	1640.42 feet
Inversions	0
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Wild Mouse is a steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA. It was the only wild mouse roller coaster to ever be manufactured by Vekoma.

History

The ride was originally located at Wurstelprater where it operated under the name Speedy Gonzales.

In 1988, the roller coaster opened at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom. Named Alton Mouse, it was located in the Talbot Street area of the park, adjacent to Alton Beast. The placement of the two roller coasters led to complaints from local residents that they could be seen and heard from outside the park. In 1989, the local planning committee ordered the park to remove both roller coasters by the end of the year. However following noise complaints from residents and negotiations with the owners of the park, the roller coasters were allowed to remain until the end of 1991 and planning permission was granted in advance for a new roller coaster to replace them, opening in 1992. Alton Mouse was duly removed after the 1991 season.

The roller coaster opened once again at Idlewild & SoakZone as Wild Mouse on May 15, 1993.

Wild Mouse did not operate at all during the 2012 season. It eventually reopened in 2013.

The ride at Alton Towers

Design

Trains

Single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

External links

• 
  Wild Mouse on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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