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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 par , 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 - 1905-1919
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
puyallup fair, puyallup, wa
Mad Mouse - 195?-196?
Mad Mouse - 196?-197?
(Both coasters no longer run at fair)
Santafair-Touray, federal way, wa
Mad Mouse - 195?-196?
(Later operated at Puyallup Fair)
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)
Monster Mouse, Oaks Park, Portland, OR
 Monster Mouse in 1985 |
Though there is some speculation as to when this particular Monster Mouse (pictured above) actually opened at Oaks Park, it is known that it operated from the late 1970's to 1995. I rode the Monster Mouse at Oaks in July, 1977. It was my first "big" coaster. But, the mouse was eventually replaced, and in 1995 the portable Looping Thunder coaster took its place.
In 1985, Robert Bollinger donated his beloved Oaks Park to the Oaks Park Association - a nonprofit community resource organization to which he was benefactor. And ever since then, the park has maintained itself well by entertaining the young and old.
Throughout the years, Bollinger was referred to lovingly as "Bob" or "Mr Oaks" by employees. He took care of Oaks and invested in it wisely. In 1958, Bollinger co-founded Burrard Amusements, Ltd., ran Funland Park in Tacoma, WA., co-owned the Puyallup roller coaster, and also built Playland in Vancouver, BC, including the wooden roller coaster. He seemed to have been everywhere in the Northwest amusement park scene.
In 2004, "Bob" Bollinger passed away. Though he is missed by those who knew him, Oaks continues his life long legacy - simply putting smiles on peoples faces.
To learn more about Robert Bollinger and his family visit Robert Bollinger.com.
To find out information about the Oaks Park Museum visit Oaks Park Museum.com.