EXPLORE LAGOON: RIDES: Wild Mouse

 

  

 

Opened: 18 April 1998

Location: South Midway

Manufactured By: Maurer-Söhne

Max Height: 50 feet

Max Speed: 28 mph

Track Length: 1214 feet

Ride Time: 1 min 10 sec

Number Of Cars: 10

Ride Capacity: 4 per car

Hourly Capacity: 600 riders per hour

Height Requirement: 46" minimum. Children 46"-50" must ride with an adult.

 

history & info

After reaching the top of the lift hill, your car zig zags back and forth around some very tight turns before dropping down a few hills, through the Mouse House and jolting at each of the brakes placed in several spots along the track.

      This particular model was the first built in America. It stands on the same location where the old wooden Wild Mouse stood from 1973-1989. Lagoon received many inquiries about the demise of one of their favorite rides so this new steel version was added in 1998. The Mouse House was added a year or two later. The new Wild Mouse is taller and has a queue beginning at the back of the ride instead of in front like the old Wild Mouse. It's not nearly as wild as the old one, but it's probably much safer. The mouse which stands at the northeast corner of the ride, looking through a magnifying glass, may have been salvaged from the previous ride.

      Maurer-Söhne began in 1876 in Munich, Germany. Along with designing and manufacturing rides, they also specialize in steel construction and mechanical engineering. Maurer-Söhne also designed The Spider.

 

photos

Wild Mouse, 2004.

Photo: © Brian Reichow

 

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Updated 27 Feb 2008