Earlier today, the park announced that the Wild Mouse ride has been permanently dismantled. The following statement has been released:
“After very careful consideration and planning, our current winter work programme has seen the permanent closure and dismantling of the Wild Mouse and the removal of the facade of the former Trauma Tower attractions. This will create an area for future exciting developments.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a constantly evolving amusement park and has been for the past 122 years. The changes it has seen over the years are what has made it the great park it is today. This, coupled with a relatively small amount of space, means that in order to progress and look to the future we occasionally need to alter the landscape of the park to make way for future developments.”
The roller coaster originally opened in 1958 and was known for its aggressive ride with steep drops and tight turns, navigated by its two seater cars.
Its closure means that there are only a handful of the ride type left, although are smaller than the Pleasure Beach ride.