This ride is one of only two surviving wooden wild mouse coasters left in the UK, the other being the Wild Mouse at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Built in 1960 and operating until 1999 at Morecambe’s Pleasure Park, the ride was relocated to Southport in 1999, where it opened in 2000 (renamed ‘King Solomon’s Mines’).

The roller coaster uses single-car trains on a track with very tight turns. The cars' wheels are positioned closer to the rear of the car than a traditional coaster. The front of the car travels past the turn before changing directions, giving the sensation that the car will fall off the track. In fact, The Morecambe Wild Mouse is generally regarded as the most ‘white knuckle’ ride in the UK!