User talk:Rocky Peterson

Mad Mouse: Bell's Amusement Park Ride
My father, who is in his fifties, seems to remember going on this ride as a child with his own father. I was born in 1983 and have lived within walking distance of Bell's all my life. I do not personally remember the Mad Mouse, though this is all anecdotal information that is in need of a definitive citation. I only provided the formally absent description; the "Mad Mouse, 1959 to 1974" heading was already there and I more or less agree with it. I hope someone can clarify this as I would hate to contribute faulty information to Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyland_Amusement_Park: Claims the ride was manufactured in 1974 and moved to Joyland in 1989. I think this information is incorrect.

http://www.rcdb.com/id1590.htm: Concurs that the Mad Mouse was moved to Joyland, but questions the specific date this occurred. Claims it was operational since 1959.

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/yellowpages/coasters/madmouse_joylandtx.shtml: Another vote for a 70s birth, this time 1976. Again, I think they meant this was the year it was introduced at Joyland.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/v/a/vac3/wdm.html: Claims the first Mad Mouse was introduced at the Alabama State Fair in 1958 and Bell's got theirs in 1959. However, it lists the ride as being relocated to Joyland in 1976.