ReedyCreekBuc Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 For those of you old enough to remember KI from the beginning! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 that looks like it would've been a fun little ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tycoonrebel7188 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I really wish KI still had this ride. I love Wildcat at CP for its compact design, and would love to have ridden this. Does anyone know what happened to it after KI removed it? Was it scrapped or was it sold to another park? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 http://www.rcdb.com/626.htm According to RCDB, the Beetle did not see life past KI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILateNighter Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks ReedyCreekBuc for posting them cool photos, and Welcome to KIC! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windshawne Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It was one of my favorites. Taking it out was a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It was my favorite as a small child. Indiana Beach still has a Galaxi which my kids really enjoyed when I took them last year. Just remember to ride in the back car..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks for the memories. One of my fav rides at KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeasonPass4Life Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ok, so I was looking the picture and thought it was great. My mother says it was called the Mousetrap and my sister says it was called the Big Chief. I told them both that there was at no time that it was called anything but the Bavarian Beetle. Started to begin a new topic about this but just thought I'd ask here. Anyone else know if other people's family members are confused? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Traveling versions of this coaster were seen at county fairs and the like...I distinctly remember seeing versions named Big Chief and Mousetrap....but never, ever at Kings Island! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Also, there was a wild mouse coaster at Cincinnati's Coney Island for a time period before KI opened. Perhaps there's confusion with that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I believe the Coney Island Wild Mouse was called Galaxi and was one and the same coaster as Bavarian Beetle. It was only at the old Coney Island a couple of seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Coney had an additional coaster at one point in time named Wild Mouse- it was separate from Galaxi / Bavarian Beetle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Yep, but it, too, was never called Mousetrap or Big Chief...as far as I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeasonPass4Life Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks for backing me up guys! HaHa. My mother says that she stands corrected. My sister says that she will forever remember it being the Big Chief. To use a quote I once heard, "You can't fix stupid!" Have a good nite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentiallyCoaster Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I didn't particularly like Wildcat at CP. Maybe just because of how fragile it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Wildcat...or The Kitty as I like to call it, is actually a Schwarzkopf....As such, it is actually a far more substantial looking (and far more substantial in my opinion) coaster than a Galaxi. Schwarzkopf was the B & M of its day http://www.rcdb.com/...tm?ot=2&co=6844 ...and some of us prefer Anton's creations...Until Maverick was built, my favorite coaster at Cedar Point was The Kitty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewwill Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Coney had an additional coaster at one point in time named Wild Mouse- it was separate from Galaxi / Bavarian Beetle. Tombraider is right. In the early 60's there was a Wild Mouse. It was located where the BB was. There was always a rumor that one of the original Wild Mouse cars flew off the track on the beginning turns and people were killed. Rumors exisisted even then. The new Wild Maus coasters have almost the exact track layout as the original. Back then it was a 2 person car and now they rotate on some models. Le Sordsville (I know I spelled that incorrectly) also had a Wild Mouse. My memory is fuzzy but I think I remember more wood on that structure and the one at CI being all metal. I don't know who built the original or why it was removed but everytime I was at CI, it was crowded. Anyway, that's what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewwill Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Coney had an additional coaster at one point in time named Wild Mouse- it was separate from Galaxi / Bavarian Beetle. Tombraider is right. In the early 60's there was a Wild Mouse. It was located where the BB was. There was always a rumor that one of the original Wild Mouse cars flew off the track on the beginning turns and people were killed. Rumors exisisted even then. The new Wild Maus coasters have almost the exact track layout as the original. Back then it was a 2 person car and now they rotate on some models. Le Sordsville (I know I spelled that incorrectly) also had a Wild Mouse. My memory is fuzzy but I think I remember more wood on that structure and the one at CI being all metal. I don't know who built the original or why it was removed but everytime I was at CI, it was crowded. Anyway, that's what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have a btter picture of the mouse at Coney that I'll have to look for, however in the meantime here's a pic of it. Now bear in mind this is a pic of the flooding at Coney Island in the early 1960s... but if you look sitting in front of the shooting Star, the wild mouse track can be seen. Notice how the cars were stored on the brakes at a high point on the track in order to avoid the flood waters. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewwill Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have a btter picture of the mouse at Coney that I'll have to look for, however in the meantime here's a pic of it. Now bear in mind this is a pic of the flooding at Coney Island in the early 1960s... but if you look sitting in front of the shooting Star, the wild mouse track can be seen. Notice how the cars were stored on the brakes at a high point on the track in order to avoid the flood waters. I did some research and the CI Wild Mouse was built by R. A. Schiff, it is now defunct. In the 50's they has a Wild Mouse in a lot of parks all over the USA. I got the info from RCDB. It was a fun ride, especially the tight turns right after the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EssentiallyCoaster Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I love the pictures guys! They look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Wildcat...or The Kitty as I like to call it, is actually a Schwarzkopf....As such, it is actually a far more substantial looking (and far more substantial in my opinion) coaster than a Galaxi. Schwarzkopf was the B & M of its day http://www.rcdb.com/...tm?ot=2&co=6844 ...and some of us prefer Anton's creations...Until Maverick was built, my favorite coaster at Cedar Point was The Kitty. The Kitty however is good in any seat, compared to Maverick in which one is superior to all others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I remember riding Wild Mouse at Coney when I was about 7 and how it terrified me when it felt like it was going to jump the track around the curve. I few years ago, I rode it again at Hershey Park and couldn't believe it was so terrifying to me as a kid. I guess rides just look bigger when you are little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Wildcat...or The Kitty as I like to call it, is actually a Schwarzkopf....As such, it is actually a far more substantial looking (and far more substantial in my opinion) coaster than a Galaxi. Schwarzkopf was the B & M of its day http://www.rcdb.com/...tm?ot=2&co=6844 ...and some of us prefer Anton's creations...Until Maverick was built, my favorite coaster at Cedar Point was The Kitty. The Kitty however is good in any seat, compared to Maverick in which one is superior to all others. Well, actually two seats in each train on Maverick...both in the front row. And yes, The Kitty is very good in any seat, though I prefer the front row of the front car or the back row of the back car! (giggle)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSR1966 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ok, so I was looking the picture and thought it was great. My mother says it was called the Mousetrap and my sister says it was called the Big Chief... Although I've always known it as The Bavarian Beetle, I have heard people refer to it as 'Mouse Trap' and 'The Cat N' Mouse" plenty of times over the years, so your Mom has probably heard it referred to by those names as well. Bavarian Beetle was my very first rollercoaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I honestly think they should put a ride like this in the following years before the next BIG coaster. Like Ricochet at Carowinds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Well, what do you know!.... Here is one for sale in Florida.... http://usedrides.com/ViewAd.aspx?Ad=23551&view=I and there is still plenty of room in Octoberfest for one... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Very good price! Well for an amusement park like Kings Island. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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