Ride on the Wild Mouse at Riverview in Des Moines

A digital simulation created with NoLimits software of a fly-by and ride on Riverview Park's Wild Mouse ride that operated from 1959 to 1978. It was 50 feet tall and the track length was 1206 feet. Top speed was 30 mph. Contrary to urban myth, no Wild Mouse car ever left the top track and plunged into the lake below at Riverview.

more info here: http://www.riverviewparkdsm.com/index.html

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• mouse
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[dumbdude007]

wasnt there one rollercoaster that moved to adventure land but is no longer at adventure land either...?

[kbar8]

@dumbdude007 There is a rumor that the Tornado at Adventureland came from Riverview. The truth is that the wood coaster at Riverview was dismantled and scrapped and also the Wild Mouse was scrapped. Neither made it to Adventureland.

[tombrehmer]

Great job on the simulation. I recall, the cars were more like a bobsled. Where one passenger sat behind the other and the maximum number of riders per car was two. Am I right, or has old age done its damage? I do remember, the few times I rode the Wild Mouse at Riverview, it felt like the car was going to fling right off the track!

[kbar8]

@tombrehmer Good memory Tom. Yes, the actual cars were more like a bobsled. You could squeeze 3 people in a car but usually two was the norm. Everybody that rode it remembers the right angle turns that seemed to be headed right into the river more than anything. There are pictures at the Riverview web site listed in the description above

[dotman2008]

I rode this all the time as a kid - today, it's still one of my favorites. Those turns over the pond freaked me out. Plus you alway thought you'd hit your head going under the tracks. Great coaster, shame it and the park disappeared! The other great ride were the old bumper cars with electricity shooting from the ceiling - sparks everywhere. I miss Riverview.

[ctrick99]

This is the first rollercoaster I ever rode. Thanks for the memories!

[MrPriceizryte]

That right turn,would have (if it went off) would'a gone into that smelly little pond,...not the river;) The river was a half mile to the south.That was a scary right turn tho! As it got older,that turn got scarier and scarier.

[steelvenom2003]

WAAAAAA F7 F7 F7! That FOV is ridic!

[Spacek531]

Why is the FOV so strange in this video?

[aviator7775]

Were all Wild Mouse rides the same, regardless of where they were located? I remember one at Roseland Park in Canandaigua NY that (from what I remember) is very much like this one.