Historic wooden wild mouse coaster on the Harbourside...
Historic wooden wild mouse coaster on the Harbourside...
Theme Park | Luna Park Sydney |
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Type | Wooden Rollercoaster |
Audience | Older Families and Thrillseekers |
Opened | 1962 (originally built) 1995 (returned to Luna Park) |
Manufacturer | Hopkins & Pearce |
Inversions | 0 |
Luna Park Sydney's Wild Mouse is one of the last remaining wooden wild mouse coasters in the world, following the demolition of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Wild Mouse in 2017.
Luna Park's Wild Mouse was first built in 1962. It has been taken down and reconstructed several times in line with the differing fortunes of Luna Park, but has sat on its Sydney Harbourside location in its most recent rebuilding since 1995.
It is a classic ride, full of charm and character with the two seater mouse cars rattling around the wooden track, seemingly completely out of control. There are some superb pops of airtime and lots of incredible lateral forces, which make it very easy to imagine that the car is about to fling riders out of their seats and right into Sydney Harbour. It is very much a wild Wild Mouse!
For those after an thrilling, crazy, boisterous rollercoaster ride, Luna Park Sydney's Wild Mouse really delivers. Its an experience that is extremely hard to come by these days, which is a great shame as it provides huge enjoyment. We just have to hope that the historic ride can be preserved to entertain generations of hilariously petrified riders for many years to come.
Wild Mouse
Lift hill
Red car themed ride vehicles
Beside Sydney Harbour Bridge
Switchback corners
Bridge climbers
Circling around
Hold on
Steep drop
Wild ride
Number 7
From the Harbour
Overview
Remain seated
Classic wooden track