Luna Park Sydney has announced that it is to undertake a complete restoration of its historic Wild Mouse ride.
In a social media post, Luna Park Sydney advise “our dedicated team are ensuring that the Wild Mouse - which is one of three - that remains operational worldwide (and) will continue to bring joy and thrills for generations to come.”
The restoration will see the 60 year-old ride, the most popular ride at Luna Park, reopen as of the summer of 2024.
A rare gravity-fed rollercoaster, the Wild Mouse runs on a 400 metre long steel track built on a group of timber towers.
The original coaster style is called ‘Wild Cat’, with three signature ‘switchbacks’ followed by ‘bunny hop’ vertical hills.
Nigel Benton is the co-founder and Publisher of Australasian Leisure Management, Australia and New Zealand’s only magazine for professionals in all areas of the leisure industry. Having established the magazine in 1997, shortly after his relocation to Australia, he has managed its readership rising to over 11,500 and its acceptance as the industry journal for professionals in aquatics, attractions, entertainment, events, fitness, parks, recreation, sport, tourism and venues.
Among a range of published works and features, his comments on a Blog (blogspot) from 2007 to 2011, when this website went live in its current form, may be interesting to reflect back on.
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