Wild Mouse Roller Coaster
Wild Mouse park Experience begins with 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, creating the illusion that they are 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 sudden changes of direction, the sensation of falling and unexpected movement rather than from height or top speed.
That principle gives the Wild Mouse a shape no other coaster has. Vehicles are small, with 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 a park 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 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, and foundation-mounted for permanent installations.
