Wild Mouse Roller Coaster
A mouse coaster is built around a single idea: hairpin turns taken at full speed. The track stays flat through each bend with no banking, so riders feel the car push outward and seem about to leave the rails. Only one car runs through a curve at a time, which keeps every turn as sharp as the first. The thrill comes from the changes of direction rather than from height or top speed.
That principle gives the Wild Mouse a shape no other coaster has. Vehicles are small, four seats each. The track folds back on itself as it climbs, stacking level over level instead of spreading across the ground. A Wild Mouse reaches 14.5 metres (48 ft) in height within a footprint of 40 by 20 metres (130 by 65 ft). For an operator working with limited space, this is often what decides between a mouse coaster and a conventional family coaster.
The Preston & Barbieri Wild Mouse carries up to eight vehicles on a multi level steel track, with drops and turns arranged around the space available. Every surface is open to theming, from the car bodies to the entrance facade, in the colours and the style of the park. Safety relies on self locking lap bars, PLC controlled block sections and magnetic braking, which stops each car smoothly without the wear of a friction system.
Height limits are 0.95 m for accompanied riders and 1.20 m for unaccompanied ones, which brings most of the family on board. The ride is available in three installation formats: trailer mounted for travelling operators, self supporting for seasonal parks, foundation mounted for permanent installations.
