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As has been stated , LPS Wild Mouse is a heritage listed ride along with Coney Island, The Crystal Palace, and the Towers at LPS' face. It is absolutely amazing that Australia had at one time 3 operating Wild Mouse rides- now we are down to the one unit at LPS. The travelling unit went to Indonesia as been reported and this originally stood for many years at the Melbourne Showgrounds. The Aussie World unit came from the Perth Showgrounds and was sourced from the USA . It had a different seating configuration and different cars to LPS' unit. It was an absolute travesty that this unit was demolished in the manner it was. Brad Loxley, the Operations Manager at LPS, has categorically stated that the Wild Mouse and other heritage attractions such as Coney Island and Rotor are not going anywhere. Wild Mouse is a fairly simple ride and should be easy to maintain to a good riding standard and should be around for many years to come. LPS have ruled out newer compact coasters with their revitalisation at this stage due to lack of room around their current and proposed attractions. The new 64 seat Wave Swinger will be installed by the end of March and their new theming around the park has begun, with the first example at the Light house cafe. What is exciting is that each new ride will receive new thematic bridges to really give back its old time charm and feel. There will be a new take on the Tumble Bug sculpture that will be incorporated into a new ride. The revitalisation of the park has a tabulated time line of 5 years so should be completed by 2021 at the latest. The Wild Mouse Unit at BPB was a unique unit and its layout was very different to our Mouse. It was found nowhere else in the world. When i rode this back in 2004, i would actually say that it was a superior layout to our unit. This unit and the former King Solomons Mine Ride from Southport were the last operating wooden Wild Mice left in the UK. King Solomon's Mines was originally going to be installed at Dreamland Margate as part of their heritage ride roster but it has rotted to the point that it can no longer be installed. The removal of BPB Wiuld Mouse unit could have left it open to being relocated to this park but it has since been dismantled and destroyed, ending any hopes for a resurrection in this fashion. LPS's unit was built by Ted Hopkins after he bought the designs from Germany and they built locally 3 versions of the ride One each went Melbourne and Adelaide showgrounds and the other is the existing unit at LPS. Given that for all intents and purposes, LPS's Wild Mouse is the last man standing, its historical significance is even more exemplified now given this status. It is good to know that this ride is protected by legislation and will be there for future generations to enjoy. It will certainly make LPS a must stop on any coaster enthusiast's itinerary who is travelling through Sydney to get the credit.

Yeah, amazing to think at one time we had three in the country. Guess we are lucky to have one still.

I was also there last night, and thoughtit was significantly better than last year. The food options in my opinion were not up to the standards they were last year, but that was the only exception and they were still quite good. Roving entertainment, like last year, superb. One thing I hadn't seen last year but did this year was a magician going around the plaza doing tricks at different tables for people as they ate. It seemed to me more of the park was open than last year, including some of the animalexhibits, and most of the few remaining rides. The aquacolour show was the highlight without a doubt, and to me it was of similar quality to the Fire Machine show last year at Dreamworld, with the added benefit of water effects, and human performers. All in all, brilliant, and a vastly better experience than my daytime visits to the park in recent years. My only major criticism is it took me about 40 minutes to get out of the carpark. I would suggest traffic controllers for next year.

I will let you guys see if you can see the problem with this

I hear it’s gonna be an upcharge to ride it with no cages attached

Made a little pit stop to the park before work this morning

Yes I'm sure Dreamworld thoroughly thinks through all decisions made at the park. "Yay reopening the mine ride will be good" "You know what goes well with Vintage Cars? Koalas you can't see!" "nah too many slats is the problem, take 2/3 of them off..."