Wild Mouse / Mad Mouse

[bluman]

Hi Guys, Reading on this site that there are three wild/mad mouse rides still operating in Australia. Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, Luna Park Sydney and AussieWorld. Has anyone taken into consideration the Mad Mouse that is located at the Adelaide Showgrounds? Also, what happened to the Wild Mouse from the former Sydney Showgrounds before it relocated? Cheers, bluman

[zoggyno1]

Their is a Mad Mouse from 195? still operating at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds. Used only 9days a year. It is above ghost train 2 and also above dodgems.

[T-bone]

Umm, there is also Canberra's Mad Mouse, how long it stays in operation after the big move, i don't know. But we certainly have one. Did LPS ever have a Steel Wild Mouse?

[Jobe]

No LPS had a Schwarzkopf Wild Cat in the early 1970's, which replaced the Wild Mouse. Read a few threads down and you will learn all about it Paul. It had to be modified to fit on the concrete slab that the Wild Mouse sat on. The Wild Mouse from the former Sydney Showgrounds IS the one from Luna Park ,Sydney-it was always lent for the Royal Easter show. When the Wild Mouse for Luna Park was built it was decided to build 3 to cut down costs. The other 2 is in Melbourne and Adelaide. The Wild Mouse at Aussie World came from the US. As an aside can anyone remember a travelling Wild Mouse coaster from many years ago called The Chipmunk?? It used to appear at the show here in Newcastle every year but I havent seen it for a long time. Can anyone shed light on what became of it and who was the manufacturer?? I distinctly recall its cone-nosed cars!!! Comments?? Cheers Jobe

[Gazza]

Hmmm, if it had cone nosed cars it could have been a vekoma, was it like this one? http://www.rcdb.com/m/ig271.htm?picture=2

[Adam]

Scooby Doo is also an Australian wild mouse ride (made by Mack).

[T-bone]

Jobe, i knew that. I was just asking if they ever did have a temp wild mouse which was steel? Because most people reckon Canberra's wild mouse is an old LPS one.

[Jobe]

Jobe, i knew that. I was just asking if they ever did have a temp wild mouse which was steel? Because most people reckon Canberra's wild mouse is an old LPS one.

LPS only ever had the original wooden Wild Mouse that general manager Ted Hopkins brought back the plans for to build 3 copies. The Steel Mad Mouse from Downunderland is definitely not from Luna Park,Sydney. Gazza, nice looking coaster but The Chipmunk was not that advanced. Remember that it was a travelling coaster. The main features of it were bright blue tracks and as I have stated before, the cars were cylindrical in shape with cones for noses! I really dont think that it was a Vekoma. Anyone else have any memories?? Cheers Jobe

[bluman]

Hi Jobe, I also remember the travelling Chipmonk Ride. Wittingslow Amusements used to install it near the Rosebud Foreshore in Victoria throughout Summer. This carnival used to compliment the bigger one held at Rye. Cheers, Bluman

[T-bone]

Hey bluey, on the subject of Rosebud (seeming it has been mentioned) asking some questions here, 1 being what happened to the carnival which was situated opposite the Caltex Safeway Petrol Station? And 2nd'y. hows Arthurs seat chairlift going?

[Richard]

Let's try our hardest to keep on topic. If you have questions related to other parks and attractions, find a sutiable thread in another forum, or start your own.

[T-bone]

I already have, but no-one will reply in it. I can't double post now can I.

[carolinebee]

can anyone remember a travelling Wild Mouse coaster from many years ago called The Chipmunk?? It used to appear at the show here in Newcastle every year but I havent seen it for a long time. Can anyone shed light on what became of it and who was the manufacturer??

I rode it at the Brisbane Ekka many many years ago (circa 1979-1981). Used to think it would come off the tracks!!! I remember very little about it, I'm afraid, not even the cone nosed cars.

[bluman]

hey paul, haven't been down that way in years. I'm now in adelaide. I believe the arthyrs seat chairlift hs been repaired and re-opened to the public. cheers, bluman

[T-bone]

Just so i don't get into trouble, http://www.parkz.com.au/forums/sh...21745#post21745

[tooheyzz]

Notsure if your talking about the same ride but a chipmunk visited our carnival for many years although i remember it having bullet shaped cars Anyway the last time it came was years ago and they said it was the last time as the lease had run our and it was being returned to america well that what they claimed but after some many years of use maybe it was time for the scrap heap

[Spotty]

The Chipmunk was owned by March Amusements.

[DisneyDoll]

The Chipmunk was owned by March Amusements.

I also rode the Chipmunk many years ago, from memory it had quite a few dips on the outside of the structure...It was a fun ride

[kennykoala]

i remeber riding the chipmunk, years ago at the ekka, and the ipswicch show. Can anyone rember ther yaer the ekka got the looping coaster taipan.

[petestrash]

No LPS had a Schwarzkopf Wild Cat in the early 1970's, which replaced the Wild Mouse. Read a few threads down and you will learn all about it Paul. It had to be modified to fit on the concrete slab that the Wild Mouse sat on.

While the ride looks similar to a Schwarzkopf wild cat, Schwarzkopf had nothing to do with this ride. The design was bought from Werner Stengel (who was also designer of Schwarzkopfs rides) and built by a local firm.

The Wild Mouse from the former Sydney Showgrounds IS the one from Luna Park ,Sydney-it was always lent for the Royal Easter show. When the Wild Mouse for Luna Park was built it was decided to build 3 to cut down costs. The other 2 is in Melbourne and Adelaide. The Wild Mouse at Aussie World came from the US.

The wild mouse at Aussie World actually came from the Royal Perth Showgrounds. But it is not one of the original 3 built by hopkins. It was imported from the USA in the 1970's. Peter. Edited April 22, 2006 by petestrash

[iwerks]

Chipmunk reference and footage!  ABC's retrospective on Perth's Royal Show.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-26/now-and-then---a-peek-into-perth-news-archives/6806610

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

[Reanimated35]

[Jobe]

Chipmunk reference and footage!  ABC's retrospective on Perth's Royal Show.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-26/now-and-then---a-peek-into-perth-news-archives/6806610

Great find Iwerks. Yep that was the much lamented Chipmunk. It was moved to the US to a small park where it was renamed Treetop Racers. it wss was scrapped only very recently.  Goode memories.