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Opened: 18 Apr 1998
Location: South Midway<\/a>
Designed By: Ingenieur B\u00fcro Stengel – Munich, Germany
Manufactured By: Maurer-S\u00f6hne – Munich, Germany
Ride Model: Wild Mouse
Lift Type: Chain Lift
Max Speed: 28 mph
Max Height: 50 ft
Max Drop: 25 ft
Ride Duration: 1 min, 10 sec
Track Length: 1,214 feet
Number Of Cars: 10
Ride Capacity: 4 per car (2 rows of 2)
Hourly Capacity: 1,030<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 1991 Deseret News<\/em> interview, Lagoon spokesman Dick Andrew responded to a question about the possibility of older rides making a return, to which he replied, “If there was a groundswell for a comeback for anything that disappeared, believe me it would be back in a flash. We work to please the public.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was just a few years after the old wooden Wild Mouse had closed. Later, in December 1997, another Deseret News<\/em> article announced a new Wild Mouse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Lagoon reports receiving numerous inquiries during the past 10 years about the absence of the Wild Mouse. ‘I don’t think any ride that we’ve ever had that was taken out has generated this much interest,’ Lagoon spokesman Dick Andrew said.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It was assembled in a fairly short amount of time in early April 1998. Although it was completed in time for opening day, it didn’t open until the next weekend because of the time needed to properly train ride operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the arrival of the new Wild Mouse, some changes were made to the walkways. Large planters were placed in front of the ride diverting the flow of traffic to a new walkway\u00b9 added on the north and west sides. The entrance was located towards the back of the ride as opposed to the front as it was on the previous Wild Mouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: B. Miskin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The “Mouse House” in the middle of the ride was added in 1999. After the 2012 season ended, the track was removed and painted with a new color scheme before the 2013 season began. The track and other parts that are now green were pink before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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