The Wild Mouse

Wild Mouse: attention, real roller coaster!

Relatively small-looking and decorated with cute little mice, the Wild Mouse rollercoaster. You shouldn’t underestimate this historical attraction at the Munich Oktoberfest, because its name says it all.

What’s special: the Wild Mouse is a curve star

What’s special about the actually ancient roller coaster is the unbelievable thrill that each of the many fast-paced corners – called mouse turns in technical jargon – triggers. The big roller coasters can’t measure up against the shock moment when the car seemingly threatens to shoot over the target at an airy height. This effect is further enhanced by the fact that the car is wider than the rail and you can no longer see it in the curve. Multiple loops sound extreme, and Wild Mouse IS extreme!

Wild Mouse: small, but oh my - for big and small

The Wild Mouse is actually suitable for every kind of rider: it’s family-friendly and safe, it doesn’t offer too much horror and action, but also not too little! This roller coaster is also exciting for fans of rides with tradition. Today's “Wilde Maus” (Wild Mouse, year of construction: 1994) is a new edition of the so-called “Teufelskutsche” (Devil's Carriage) from 1934. Back then the ride was still made of wood, while the current replica is made of steel. Four people each fit into a carriage of the entertaining ride, which is operated by Munich showman professionals.

Gallery: Rides at the Oktoberfest

Karl Valentin rode on the Teufelsrad (Devil's Wheel)

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Action at the Breakdancer, the successor to the Calypso

Only flying is more lovely! The swing carousel

The largest transportable roller coaster in the world: The Olympic Loop

A popular motif: the lettering of the Autoscooter Distel

Fun not just when riding: the historic Toboggan

Wilder than you think: the Zugspitz Railway

The symbol of the Wiesn: Wellenborg's 50-meter-tall Ferris wheel

Wild Mouse for backseat drivers: It made it into the movies.

The Austrian artist Josef Hader has set a cinematic monument to this small, special roller coaster. His directing debut isn’t just called “Wilde Maus.” Many scenes of the crime comedy, which conquered the box office in 2017, also take place around the roller coaster called "Wilde Maus" (Wild Mouse) in Vienna's Wurstelprater amusement park, which in the film is in need of renovation.

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