Cedar Point and the Wild Mouse

In 2023 Cedar Point will debut its new boardwalk. The new boardwalk will be home to the Grand Pavillion as the areas center piece. The area is also home to the relocated Matterhorn and Scrambler rides.  Behind the relocated rides is the new Wild Mouse. This new coaster is a modern 

take on a former ride the park had. But did you know Cedar Point has had more than one wild mouse style coaster in it's history? Lets take a look back at the history of the Wild Mouse style coasters at Cedar Point!

The first Wild Mouse opened at Cedar Point in 1959. Wild Mouse was the first roller coaster added to Cedar Point since The cyclone was added in 1929. The ride was located on Cedar Point's Main Midway. This was a common coaster that was at many parks. The ride left Cedar Point in 1963. This is the Wild Mouse that Cedar Point named the new one after. 

In 1963 Cedar Point would open Scamper. Scamper was a wooden style wild mouse coaster. The ride was located at the end of Cedar Point's Main Midway. The ride was likely removed from Cedar Point due to low capacity and expansion needs. It closed in 1969. The ride reopened at Goldrush Junction  in 1970. It would close at that park in 1972. In 1986 Goldrush Junction would become Dollywood. 

In 1970 Wildcat would open on the beach. The ride was a small Schwarzkopf roller coaster. The Wildcat roller coaster shared a similar style to a wild mouse. They both were small coasters and featured small drops and quick turns. Wildcat closed at Cedar Point in 1978 and was relocated to Valley Fair in Minnesota. It would remain in operation at Valley Fair until the end of 1998. In 1999 it was relocated to Jolly Rodger Amusement Park in Maryland. It closed in 2001 and was put into storage until it reopened in 2015. 

In 1979 Cedar Point bought a new WildCat for Cedar Point. The ride was located further down the beach than the original location. In 1985 it was relocated to the Million Dollar Midway. It was there until it closed in 2012.

On August 11, 2022, Cedar Point announced it would open a new wild mouse for the 2023 season. The new Wild Mouse is very revolutionary and does things the original coasters couldn't do. 

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