Wild Mouse (Idlewild)

Wild Mouse
Idlewild and Soak Zone
LocationIdlewild and Soak Zone
Coordinates40°15′35″N 79°16′48″W / 40.2598°N 79.2799°W / 40.2598; -79.2799
StatusOperating
Opening date1985 (original)
1993 (current location)[1]
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerVekoma
Track layoutWild mouse
Lift/launch systemChain lift
Height56 ft (17 m)
Length1,640 ft (500 m)
Speed30 mph (48 km/h)
Inversions0
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Wild Mouse at RCDB

Wild Mouse is the name of a roller coaster at Idlewild and Soak Zone in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.[2][3] It is the one of two coasters in the park, along with the small classic wooden Rollo Coaster, and its only steel roller coaster.[4]

  1. ^ "Roller Coaster Database". Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Bates, Jill. "Idlewild Coaster Promises Thrills" (article with captioned photo). Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Latrobe Bulletin, May 5, 1993, front page (subscription required).
  3. ^ Lepley, Patricia. "The 'Wild Mouse' Debuts at Idlewild." Somerset, Pennsylvania: The Daily American, June 5, 1993, p. 20 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Official Idlewild and Soak Zone Website". Retrieved June 28, 2012.