 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||
Columbia Gardens, Butte, MT
Roller Coaster - 1906-1974
Council Crest, Portland, OR
Scenic Railway - 1905-1926
gayway park, seaside, OR
Roller Coaster - 1953-1983?
Wild Mouse - 1953?-1983?
gayway/Fun Forest, Seattle, WA
Broadway Trip - 1962-1962
Wild Mouse - 1962-1964
Wild Mouse - 1965-1971
Happyland, Vancouver, BC
Giant Dipper - 1925-1947
Baby Dipper - 1928-1944
Hastings park , Vancouver, BC
Coaster (Dip The Dips) - 1915-1924
Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR
Big Dipper - 1928-1970
Whirlwind - 1929-195?
julia davis fun depot, boise, id
Mad Mouse - 1991-2002
Lotus Isle, Portland, OR
Alpine Scenic Railway - 1930-1931
Luna Park, Seattle, WA
Great Figure 8 - 1905-1913
Nat Park, Spokane, WA
Figure 8/Scenic Railway - 1905-1920
Jack Rabbit - 1920-1968
Oaks Park, Portland, OR
Scenic Railway - 19?-19?
Figure 8 - 1905?-19?
Zip - 1927-1934
Mad Mouse - 1959-1976?
Monster Mouse 1977(?)- 1994
Playland, Coeur d' Alene, ID
Kiddie Coaster - 1942-1974
Playland, Seattle, WA
Dipper - 1930-1961
Playland, Vancouver, BC
Mad Mouse - 1958-1978
Super Big Gulp - 1972-1994
Wild Mouse - 1979-2008
Stanley Park , Vancouver, BC
Dips - 1913-1923?
White City, Bellingham, Wa
Roller Coaster - 1906-1912
White City, Seattle, WA
Roller Coaster - 1908-1912
White City, Vancouver, bc
Dips - 1926-19?
(Operated at Hastings Park)
Mad Mouse, Oaks Park, Portland, OR
 Herschell Mad Mouse 1959 advertisement |
Pictured above is a 1959 Herschell Mad Mouse advertisement. It lists about a dozen parks and traveling carnival shows that had owned and operated the coaster. Amongst the list of owners and parks is Robert Bollinger at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon.
Throughout the late 1950's and 1960's, Oaks Park had many rides circulating the Northwest with Fun-Tastic Rides, Inc. which Robert Bollinger founded and incorporated. So, it is not surprising that many of the permanent rides at the park were swapped with other parks and fairs such as Playland in Vancouver, BC, or the Puyallup Fair. Some of these rides were portable Mad Mouse, Monster Mouse, and Wild Mouses.
Interestingly enough, the Puyallup Fair's Monster Mouse still operates Mad Mouse cars. So, it is my speculation that the fair originally had a Mad Mouse prior to the Monster Mouse. It would also not be surprising if the cars might have come from the Mad Mouse that had operated at Oaks Park. In a recent interview with John Hinde, I was told that Walker LeRoy (Bollinger's ride superintendent at Oaks Park) used to love running the Mad Mouse at the fair. He seemed to be fascinated with it. So, there must be a connection between Oaks Mad Mouse and the Puyallup Fair.