Wild Mouse on-ride HD POV Pleasure Beach, Blackpool

[@linkdragmire4592]

'Do not stand up' I still thought it was going to take my head off sitting down XD

[@samul1885]

Link Dragmire do not stand up. the drops literally lifted me up. obviously the seatbelt didnt keep me down.

[@stevenm5062]

Epic Gamer Man Are you aware of airtime lolol

[@Stringwar]

Rest in Peace. The greatest ride of all time. POV does not sell how hilarious this ride was. You'd laugh in pain and pleasure in equal amounts. Should have rebuilt it.

[@rickogden204]

Rode it many times and my thighs and knees still bear the scars....devastated when thy dismantled it...RIP Mad Mouse

[@abilou7225]

The pain of this ride is something I’ll never forget. Bracing yourself for every twist and turn. It was amazing!!!

[@ImagineerStudios]

So gutted they removed it. Sure, all rides have an expiry date but to not even announce or hold an event to let people say goodbye? Sad. :(

[@jennymoonbeams]

AlexanderMachin I think they got rid of it because it was dangerous - I’m sure it’s still on a peer somewhere

[@Faulty720]

No it wasn't dangerous at all. It had reached the end of it's service life and was too expensive to maintain. It was demolished. There is a steel wild mouse on the South pier at Blackpool if that's what you mean.

[@bswift1991]

@@Faulty720 End of its service life? At a park playing host to coasters as old as the big dipper this seems like an odd reason to get rid of something.

[@joerobertson8650]

🎀 Swirl.Cristal’s 🎀 yes

[@stegosaurus993]

​@@bswift1991 He's right, the Wild Mouse kept having to get bits replaced and wasn't worth the cost of maintenance so they got rid of it. I guess the Big Dipper is just more reliable

[@agentbuizel9875]

The turns are so crazy, sudden jolts that fling you from side to side and the weak seatbelt doesn't do anything, you fly out the seat at every dip. That's what makes it the best lol, its so intense. It's meant for two people, but I sat on it by myself which allowed me to get flung around more, making it even better!!

[@sana055]

Your crazy

[@paynekiller7923]

I'm sure this is the same ride I went on at Blackpool in the mid 1980s. The safety belt failed and I nearly got flung out. If I had I could have easily been killed.

[@allanmailer4427]

Can't believe people shit themselves about going on Infusion and the Big One, this is ten times worse than either of those. Taller and twistier does not make for the best rollercoaster, you know you have been on a coaster when you come off the Wild Mouse.

[@masterknife8423]

Allan Mailer Infusion is rough especially if you're tall. And the Big one has started to feel rough too

[@libbyy8561]

Allan Mailer I Agree this Flippin hurts

[@chezer9236]

Well that have got a point they are the beefier coasters, although this does yank you round the corners especially on that u turn blimy

[@ellie-jaynethornley7038]

Allan Mailer this rollercoaster is so good but when I went last year in July me and my best mate was on this together and our seat belt broke on the first drop she nearly shit her self 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stickist6183]

Sometimes I feel proud I went on it :)

[@brianmcaleer3958]

Been on roller coasters all over the world & this was one of the very best. Trip to BPB isn't the same without it. Really rough with two in a mouse much better on your own - superb airtime. After you had ridden it a few times you were able to position yourself in the mouse to take the s bends without getting battered well at least I did anyway lol. Used to come off it in fits of laughter every time. Rode it every year 1983 till the end. Magic.

[@Charlzey1998]

RIP 1958-2018

[@alexfeighan9154]

Charlzey1998 what is it gone ??

[@olilynch7682]

Qwassiemodo Was a real person ye it's been knocked down

[@stoge100]

im afraid so bud. very sad i know. its being knocked down for that new ride thats opening this year. RIP WILD MOUSE big part of my life right from being a wee boy. BP respect for the difficult decision, but try not to forget that your park and its rides are parts of people lives

[@dougbriglmen716]

Correction, The new coaster is built on the other side of the park.

[@dougbriglmen716]

Stoge100 was saying that the mouse was removed for Icon whitch is wrong as Icon is on the other side of the park.

[@tommycarr8111]

Already miss the wild beast of a roller coaster, nothing like being thrown around on the best Wild mouse in the world. No other Mouse will ever come close to the epicness of this coaster classic.

[@KrystalBakesIt]

I loved this ride, Rode it in 2000 when I went to England and my dad suggested it. I had just gotten off of the Big one so It didn't look to exciting.....i am so glad I went on it, it was one of the best memories of my whole trip I LOVED this ride!! I'd fly back from Canada to ride that again :D

[@fac51nh]

Sadly demolished due to increased insurance making it impossible to run

[@Teammaddiz]

Farewell, old friend...

[@xylophone3764]

RIP FOREVER...

[@twistedcheese1]

Teammaddiz :(

[@jameschristmas3206]

This ride is good but PAINFUL

[@annieclegg4176]

Preach

[@eunul7934]

Ikr I went on it last week and my arm still hurts

[@dougbriglmen716]

Try riding on your own, it's not as rough and you get lots more air time! :D

[@danielledewitt1]

Doug Briglmen Noooo thank you. I will never touch this mouse again.

[@dougbriglmen716]

Your lose mate.

[@tractionalofficial4232]

RIP Wild Mouse, forever will be missed 1958-2017

[@mathmoslover76]

Best vintage ride in the park, brutal and tummy tickling, they don't or won't ever make rides like this ever again...classic!

[@dominomasters104]

this comment was made before the demolish

[@MatthewGreenway]

If ever there was a legitimate claim for whiplash.. I've never laughed so much in my life for being in pain. A true bone shaker. The grand national,also at Blackpool is another coaster classic which makes you laugh all the way through. Great times

[@exileinderby51]

I went on this years ago and still think it's the best ever.

[@lauraann7288]

R.I.P The Wild Mouse. It was my favourite ride in Pleasure Beach! I can't believe it's gone!! 😭

[@katycockerill5881]

you can call me over dramatic but i felt like i was gonna die when i was on this ride! the sharp turns are painful and i thought the cart was gonna fall off the track!

[@GhostifiedZ]

It's okay when u know ur with MASTER PUPPETERE

[@charlienicklin2850]

That is a wild mouse in a nutshell:)

[@twistedcheese1]

Katy 354 as a rollercoaster enthusiast when people say cart it triggers me😒

[@pointlesscookielife9338]

My first time on this was last year and it's an experience I'll never forget... on the first drop I frickin fell INSIDE the cart thing and got stuck! To make it even better my shoes were coming off as they were loose and my bag was trying to escape and this happened in every drop! 😂😂😂. This ride is amazing, I'm sad to see it going :(

[@coastersnaps]

GPs in a nutshell lol

[@TheAlex5079]

It hurts a lot but its fun

[@robbief2970]

It’s gone now :(

[@ranavalona24]

Went on this in the early years, and was traumatised! Years later I was taking my ten year old daughter and her friend around the park. I said "Yeah, sure" to this innocuous looking little ride and only after they'd set off did I realise it was the Mouse. They loved it. Couldn't believe that I'd let them go on it.

[@cparadise5206]

The Mouse is dead. RIP the most famous wild mouse in the world. 1958 - 2018

[@alanmacnaughton674]

Get the ambulance dialled before riding this one may make you leave the park strapped to a spinal board hahaha I really love the wild mouse I've been to lots of different parks and nothing comes close to this old school ride for the sheer joy factor

[@kickthesky]

01:09 : when you are building a wild mouse in RCT and you forgot the lift would be in the way so you make a quick, jenky turn to make the coaster work.

[@ThePandorads9]

cant believe they closed this legend with out any warning, it was closed last time i visited :( didnt get chance for one last ride

[@MrRailjunkie]

I'll miss this rare classic next time I go to Blackpool, Had some good times on it.

[@seabear2714]

this ride is awesome and really fun my bff and I went to it today just a heads up THIS RIDE IS BRUTAL

[@andrewschannel4259]

"Wooden Wild Mouse Coaster 1 looks too intense for me!"

[@fac51nh]

This was my favourite ride absolutely gutted its gone 😢

[@TheYorkshireDigger]

For me this is the best coaster in the Pleasure Beach, yes it's a rough ride but it's one you will never forget.

[@emmasherlock1240]

This is still one of my favourite rides in the world. If you come off without a mild case of whiplash and at least a dozen bruises then you haven't ridden it right. these POV cams just don't do them justice.

[@drdewott9154]

... I'm sorry to tell you this but... the ride has just been demolished

[@MrMallorcaboy]

thats true about the bruises.

[@zandert8224]

Damn you nailed it Emma. Hands down a legend. To have had one last ride on te old girl...❤️👏😭

[@andybutler2291]

One of my absolute favourite rides, I used to get off battered, bruised and occasionally bloody (that seatbelt mounting point was just in the right place to cut your elbow if your arm hit it as you were thrown around) but it was so intense the wounds didn't matter. Such a tragedy they got rid of it, BPB should build a new Wild Mouse, even more mad than the last one. Anyone feel like starting a petition to get it back?

[@danielledewitt1]

They did the right thing. We thought it had broke my ankle.

[@andybutler2291]

Yeah, but did it actually break your ankle? How did an ankle injury even happen sitting in the two-seat car? Not disagreeing you got hurt, just thinking of all the bruising I've taken away with me, none of it was below my thighs. Plenty above though, but No Pain, No Gain huh? 😁😁

[@danielledewitt1]

@@andybutler2291 No but it was totally black and swollen. I'll tell you how it happened. I was holding on but it threw me in every direction. All me and my sister said on the way round in our ride car was ow, ow, ow.

[@Natty4000]

Loved this coaster. Absolutely legendary ride. Nothing can explain what it felt like to ride it. Sad to hear its gone.

[@nickmattedwards]

Dear EastCoasterGeneral, thanks for this upload. I loved riding this special little roller-coaster, those incredibly sharp 90 and 180 turns made possible by the small cart and narrow track made it so unique and fun to ride despite the rides relatively short height and track length in comparison to more modern steel coasters. There never was a more aptly named coaster, I miss it.

[@MoonSnoop]

One of the best coasters on the planet. Brilliant that it still exists in these days of whinging wimps and over zealous controls on just how we wish to enjoy ourselves. Very cool.

[@Lowto2000]

Yes, the ride does hurt a bit because of the cart not being comfy, the turns, etc but you shouldn't be put off the wild mouse because of that! Trust me, i have a fear of rollercoasters and the wild mouse is amazing! When I got off, I was laughing so much with the person I rode it with. Yes it hurt a bit, but it was a kind of pain that you laugh at- not one you call the medics for! Just ride it and you'll see how good it is.

[@darrenscotford3265]

mom please !!

[@danielledewitt1]

Georgia Partington I did ride it once and got a badly bruised ankle.

[@Jchris26]

Crazy ride, good memories

[@SuperSamBoult]

Spent all my childhood wanting to go to Blackpool for the big one. Finally got there, but came home saying Wild Mouse was the best ride I'd ever been on.

[@jazzx251]

This ride needs a slight piece of re-themeing: a change to the sign so that it reads "No PUSSIES or WIMPS" ... that should get health and safety off its back.

[@drdewott9154]

Well it's demolished now so I don't know what else to say

[@mwspireite5713]

Quite simply the greatest rollercoaster ever. You can ride on all the computer programmed, imagine intensified rides anywhere in the world, you can be inverted 14 times, you can be shot out at speeds of up to 100mph you can be fired 100s of feet into the air, but the basic fact is...if you’ve never ridden the Wild Mouse at Blackpool Pleasure Beach then you’ll never understand the meaning of what it’s like to ride a real roller coaster... RIP my friend.

[@ts4gv]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it's a wild mouse, plenty more out there to ride. Cool that this was the first. RIP but you can't seriously make a GOAT argument for this

[@mwspireite5713]

You never rode it then?

[@Ricksta66]

This was one of my many favourites Rides, what a cool little Wild Mouse it was.

[@takeawayb0x679]

this knocks you about alot and the reason for this is that the seats are made for two people and there is only a bog standard seatbelt to hold you in anyways its a brilliant ride and you should try out i would give it a 7/10

[@StartRecording]

Apparently this is one of the finest and most extreme example of wild mouse coasters :D

[@drdewott9154]

Not anymore

[@Oliver_T_03]

Wild Mouse has been demolished, and is listed as defunct by RCDB RIP Wild Mouse 1958-2017

[@kw6stheater539]

Another one bites the dust, quite literally. Now there are only 2 Wooden Wild Mice left in the world- one in India and the other in Australia.

[@ThierryRocksTV]

Don't you mean 2018?

[@Oliver_T_03]

No, I mean 2017. That was the last year it ever operated

[@dougbriglmen716]

It was't demolished, it was carfuly taken down and from what I have been told in is in storege. Wether anybody else will be interested in keeping it going rlse where is another story.

[@Oliver_T_03]

BPB made an official announcement under a month ago confirming the removal of the coaster. It was taken down along with the Trauma Towers facade

[@vordman]

I went on this ride in 1976. I thought then it was only a matter of time before one of the cars jumps the tracks and kills every one inside. Yet here we are 40 years later!

[@thelastdinosaur3740]

Went on this ride years ago. Really hurt myself and am certain it triggered my gall stones to moved and makes me super poorly. Glad it gone xx

[@MrMallorcaboy]

sad to see it go, been on twice, and it is painful, cos it dosent elivate at curves, so throws the centre of gravity off centre and creates an outward force that makes the ride a bit uncomfortable, it seems dangerous, but had a good safety record, theres not many left in the world of its kind. hopefully they build a metal one in similar mode.

[@Jackwilko100]

Scariest ride in the park. Went on it yesterday. The drops are terrifying corners are painful, seats are rock hard. Bruised nearly all over !

[@johnriley2975]

Rode this in 81 with my brother, better than most of the modern rides of today.

[@pleasurebeachthrills2693]

RIP Wild Mouse ! 1958-2017

[@METAL1ON]

RIP the best ride ever made. The mind boggles at the decision made to let this go.

[@VTEC_12345]

The mind boggles as to why it was still open after about 1970…imagine the backs put out by those hairpin turns. My lipstick was all over the place after that ride … insurance claim still pending …

[@25Derekp]

It really was one of the best coasters in Pleasure Beach!

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

R.I.P. Wild Mouse (1958-2017) You will be sorely missed.

[@tesfurdo]

As a local (living just 1 mile from the PB) this is my all time favourite coaster. I've ridden the Big one 32 times... it's a great coaster, but the Wild Mouse is the only one that actually gives me a sense of fear. I've been on it a dozen or so times... yet there are still times I contemplate going on, only to back down cos i just have a "bad feeling" about going on it that day. I've been on some insane coasters round the world... but all of them have a sense of control. The Wild Mouse is just the most borderline coasters out there. I've been on that thing and had it flip sideways on two wheels while doing the 6th turn... genuinely thought the cart was gonna just roll... I've known plenty of people that come off it and can't comprehend how a coaster like that can be safe to operate. If you want someone elses experience the following is a great summation if you're not sure what to expect before getting in the queue for the wild mouse! Found on trip advisor - "Booking on line was very easy. Great customer service. HOWEVER....the whole day was ruined after going on the first ride of the day.....THE WILD MOUSE. I can't believe i queued up to be battered by a ride. I literally was thrown about in the cart. My head was thrashed back causing severe whiplash. Why is this ride still open???? Im in so much pain and cannot move as i write this reveiw. My sons birthday was spoilt. I will definetely not be returning to the park as i cannot trust the other rides as it still has the wild mouse still open....they should rename it 'the death trap'. Who certifies these rides??"

[@dougbriglmen716]

+Matse Kase At the end of the day it was desgined to ride like that. It is ment to have that out of controil feeling.

[@stuartbrant4265]

+Matse Kase I rode the Big 1 7 times in 1 day XD

[@CharlieilrahC]

"I've known plenty of people that come off it" I've never heard such nonsense in my life.

[@tesfurdo]

+Charlie Turner ahhhh you think I mean actually come off the ride as in thrown from the ride. That's not what I meant. I meant people who have exited the ride via the exit.... should have been extra anal and made that clear!

[@reddaB]

Yup, when I was wee I genuinely spent that ride thinking it was my last moments on earth, r.i.p me. Glad it is still open though.

[@krablessed1973]

The only time I went on a coaster was this one back in 1987. It was pretty scary, but I don't regret having a go.

[@Borapchap]

You genuinely had the fear on this ride...loved it. Went on it with my dad as a wee boy and took my son on it....defo my fav Pleasure Beach attraction ever

[@Borapchap]

Gutted to see it closed down ...sad day for tge Pleasure Beach and indeed those of us who grew up going to Blackpool and loving it

[@bennickss]

RIP Wild Mouse 1958-2018 I never got to experience it but my mom who went to BPB shortly after the big one opened says she remembers coming off it with bruises because of how sharply it took the corners.

[@Tomversal]

I went on it as a kid before Icon opened, not sure what year it was when I went, year it was very rough but really enjoyable - I was mostly scared of that first big drop because I felt like I was going to fall out due to there not really being restraints!

[@danielledewitt1]

We thought it had broke my ankle.

[@clarkerm]

Magnificent ride.

[@timothywait9457]

i miss the wild mouse it was a very intense ride with lots of air time

[@threeptt]

I don't count myself as a traditionalist, I'm the first to say woodies are boring, but the 2 times I went to Blackpool Pleasure Beach over the years this was the one I always remember as being the most awesome, those sudden turns are just so impossible it almost feels like you leave the rails for a split second, will remain in my memory as just awesome. By comparison, my memory of The Big One was like a great view at the top and a good first drop, but that's all, it just paled into insignificance after that

[@chris-swearwazntme956]

The last drop takes you off guard so much, i remember getting some airtime in my seat

[@ckr3976]

best ride ever .

[@Brawling_Style]

Most savage, brutal, exhilarating, painful ride I've ever been on, I remember being a kid and went on with my older cousin and he kept saying "the tracks broke were going to fall off" or he would be like "is that supposed to happen? Hmmm I'm not sure" fucking hated the prick.

[@Slightlyintelligent]

@TheSpizer It is; and You're held in by a loose seat-belt. you also have to physically duck for the piece of track going over the chain lift. But it brings back to danger aspect other rides are missing

[@Tony26971]

This brings back nightmares of thinking I'm gonna fly right off the corner into the stand. Loved it tho I couldn't stop going back on and on:)

[@user-gq9bs2se9k]

i came here like 2 weeks ago and this was my favourite ride! it didnt hurt and is a good coaster for people that WANT TO GO ON A CCOASTER BUT NOT A HUGE ONE

[@nigelsmith232]

At 56 yrs old was my favorite ride at pleasure Beach. So glad I got a last ride before closing.

[@Meteddica]

This ride is brutal. I'm heading off to Blackpool in about 4 hours, and I think I'll go on this one last so I can get straight in the ambulance after wards. Still got a few bruises from when I last went on it, and that was 15 years ago!

[@jasminehawkins9832]

I’m going soon and it’s just not going to be the same without it.. 😢

[@gl4nn]

Painful just watching the POV. It was a rough ride but it sure is missed.

[@teddym2808]

Such a tragedy this is gone. All the other remaining (and previous) wooden mice share the same layout.. This was the one very unique one, and the best layout of them all.

[@hayleymccully2328]

Sad that this has been demolished just to make way for future developments loved it

[@gallimead]

I rode this last week. It seems to be getting rougher each time I visit..about every year. That first drop, my back was killing me. I don't know if that's part of the appeal..But it's painful.

[@darkridearts]

What an amazing layout, wow!

[@bigkk5698]

Brilliant ride but very rough haha

[@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy]

Such a pity its gone. The wheels were half way along the car so if you sat in the front you felt like it had come off the track at the first turn.

[@Prinnyblackbeard]

This was the scariest ride on the pleasure beach

[@laramacdonnell6304]

Yes I remember I sat behind my dad and the drop made me scream and it went fast it really scared me and dad

[@Prinnyblackbeard]

Lara Macdonnell there’s a bit where it comes off the tracks lol

[@rickogden204]

This ride knocked the shit out of you....loved riding it...can't believe it is gone.

[@peterroberts8004]

This was the only ride old Mrs Thompson wouldn't go on.

[@ninetythree1993]

Sad to find out they have removed this ride, always enjoyed watching it! It looked so violent, I never dared go on it myself!

[@melanieriley2877]

Such a good ride ! I loved it !

[@MJS-vx3oj]

I remember going on the wild mouse, they set it off before we'd fastened our seat belts. Those 90 degree bends were insane. No seat belt, I sincerely thought I wasn't going to get off alive!

[@rollercoastermaniac2]

Looks so epic and unique. Cant believe its under danger for demolition!!!

[@dougbriglmen716]

+rollercoastermaniac2 It has been rumour for 3 years to be shut down. Apparently the H.S.E are are not happy with the Jolts people about in there car. Even though it has been running that way for well over 50 years and never once had a big Accident!! I’m actually thinking of starting a campaign to change the way Health and safety operates.

[@danielledewitt1]

Roller Coaster Maniac My dad said they are not allowed to get rid of wild mouse that means they can’t demolish it.

[@dougbriglmen716]

Danielle Dewitt I think he might be getting confused with some of the other rides as a few of the others are now listed which means they can't remove them or make major changes to them, The mouse isn't listed however due to the small space it takes up it's unlikely Pleasure Beach are going to want to remove it ,earlier this season they installed a new automatic brake on the final Break run making the right safer while still keeping what makes it fun they have also added another seat belt for when two people riding at once.

[@danielledewitt1]

Doug Briglmen Doesn’t stop it beating riders up. In fact I read today that the HSE aren’t happy with this mouse due to how harshly it jolts riders around. Now I’m not one for calling a ride dangerous never have never will but I can see their point. Just look what it did to my ankle very bad bruising. It is harsh compared to the other woodies there. There is no need for it to jerk the way it does. Makes the other woodies look gentle.

[@danielledewitt1]

Doug Briglmen Why should the hse be happy with how it jolts you about? Even grand national and big dipper are gentler than this human aggressive mouse.

[@6351stuart]

I got whiplash just watching this 😄

[@johnmckinnon15]

I love this ride, i have been on it 4 times and its very good. :-)

[@bodsnvimto]

My heart will miss it, my back won't!

[@david61056]

Had lots of fun on the Wild Mouse steel roller coaster ride! The Wild Mouse steel roller coaster ride used to hurt a lot Lol

[@princesskitten33]

Why oh WHY would they get rid of a classic hilarious ride! Me and my best friend went on this maybe 5 years back for the first time and it was so painful but so funny lol! Even funnier because you don’t expect it, one of you sits inbetween the others legs, and you don’t even have chance to recover after your flung up or to the side 😂😂 RIP wild mouse 🐭:(

[@mccartneysmistress]

Best ride ever!!!

[@spazmoidhunter6785]

Such a shame it's been demolished☹️

[@laramacdonnell6304]

This ride scared me and my dad. It is one of Pleasure Beach's scariest rides

[@keiralouisebowtell9232]

I love this ride😍😍

[@theblindmonkey3429]

This ride killed me its so painful

[@jolinanatalia6101]

This was my very first rollercoaster ride and my bum kept lifting off the seat ..so painful but I laughed so much through it 😂

[@welshboyuk7651]

This is the best roller coaster I have ever been on and I've been on lots ;-)

[@octopus680]

You did very well to film that i think!!

[@benjacobs574]

They’ve just demolished it, with no warning and no apparent reason.

[@stafford69]

I am surprised the HSE have not closed this ride down, the 180 degree turns are lethal, it's an accident waiting to happen I am certain of it

[@andrewryder9642]

I’ve been on rides all over the world but nothing comes remotely close to the Wild Mouse. I can’t describe how gutted I am that it’s gone☹️

[@charlienicklin2850]

I ended up having the mouse become my favourite coaster after riding it 3 times! The pain makes it fun in my opinion and when you end up being the only person on the coaster, hold on as I ended up flying out of my seat and landing back in on the other side! It's great fun!

[@danielledewitt1]

Charlie Nicklin Getting a badly bruised ankle of the wild mouse that causes you to limp around the park is fun is it? Because I didn’t find it fun. Drops were ok but the corners beating me up, overreaction from the mouse lol.

[@MrHarryMonk]

I've only just found out it's gone. I was showing my daughter as it's my favourite ride at Blackpool, and was trying to convince her to go on it. Sad.