Wild Mouse
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Wild Mouse
Blackpool Pleasure Beach · GB · Blackpool Pleasure Beach (in-house, Frank Wright) Wooden wild mouse
“Frank Wright built a timber maze for the Blackpool holiday crowd.”
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Fast facts
- Opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1958. blackpoolpleasurebeach.com
- Built in-house by Blackpool Pleasure Beach, with Frank Wright named as builder. coasterpedia.net
- A wooden wild mouse roller coaster, now defunct. coasterpedia.net
- Stood twelve metres high and reached 40 km/h. en.wikipedia.org
- Had no inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- Listed capacity was 400 riders per hour, with a reported build cost of US$0.05 million. en.wikipedia.org
- Operated through 2017 and was dismantled in January 2018. coasterpedia.net
The story of Wild Mouse
Wild Mouse belonged to the old seafront craft of Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The resort’s own timeline placed its opening in 1958, and Coasterpedia records it as a wooden wild mouse built by the park itself, with Frank Wright as builder. blackpoolpleasurebeach.com· coasterpedia.net
The little course was altered in the 1960s by the Velare Brothers. Its lift hill was extended, and the first two drops were added, giving the Blackpool visitor a sharper small journey among the boards and turns. coasterpedia.net
In its last season, magnetic brakes were fitted for 2017. The new system brought maintenance difficulties, and the ride remained closed for the rest of that year rather than returning to the summer crowds. coasterpedia.net
The end came quietly in January 2018. RideRater reported that Pleasure Beach confirmed the removal after careful consideration and planning, and said the cleared area was for future developments; no fuller technical reason was given there. riderater.co.uk
Sources
- blackpoolpleasurebeach.com Preferred source
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- riderater.co.uk Acceptable source