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Wild Mouse (Hersheypark)

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Status
  
Operating

Type
  
Steel

Designer
  
Corbin Stengal

Height
  
14 m

Height restriction
  
1.22 m

Capacity
  
835 people/hour

Opening date
  
May 8, 1999

Manufacturer
  
Mack Rides

Model
  
Compact Wild Mouse

Max speed
  
45 km/h

Opened
  
8 May 1999

Park
  
Hersheypark

Wild Mouse (Hersheypark)

Address
  
100 Hersheypark Dr, Hershey, PA 17033, USA

Similar
  
Wildcat, Trailblazer, SooperDooperLooper, Great Bear, Sidewinder

Wild Mouse is a steel roller coaster located in Hersheypark designed by MACK Rides, Germany, in 1999. It is located in the Midway America section of Hersheypark, right across from the Wildcat. Riders are placed in single carts on a thin track. The ride frequently makes sharp turns, giving riders the illusion they are about to fall off the track. When this occurs the riders are jerked as they turn.

In October, when Hersheypark is decorated in a Halloween theme (Hersheypark in the Dark), the Wild Mouse is dubbed Mouse Stew.

Hersheypark usually runs their Wild Mouse with very little braking on the upper level, loading slow-moving cars in the station, and allows four adults per car. By comparison, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom's Wild Mouse is run with more brake pressure, cars stop to load in the station, and the park allows a two-adult restriction. Despite these differences, and the different manufacturers, the ride layout of these two Wild Mouse coasters are nearly identical (designed by Werner Stengel). The Wild Mouse features an on-ride camera during one of the drops.

References

Wild Mouse (Hersheypark) Wikipedia