Worlds of Fun opened its 2025 season with unexpected energy and a lot of positivity. This is the first time in recent memory that we visited the park on opening day and felt that it was full and buzzing. We...
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Zambezi Zinger’s Return: Review of Worlds of Fun’s 2023 Wooden Coaster
From the year that Worlds of Fun opened in 1973 to the time of its departure in 1997, fans flocked to the Africa section of the park to catch a ride on the legendary Zambezi Zinger. Complete with its bobsled...
Continue reading...The Coaster Enthusiast’s Guide to Super Bowl LVII
It’s a big weekend. There’s just one football game left on the calendar this NFL Season, and it’s a very big game — one might even call it Super. While the Mattel Adventure Park isn’t quite open in time to...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Recapping Cedar Fair’s 2023 Announcements — Featuring Carowinds, Worlds of Fun, Canada’s Wonderland and Cedar Point!
It’s about that time of year where many refer to as “Theme Park Christmas,” where parks announce their plans for the following season, and guests reap the benefits of all of the shiny new toys the park unwrap for next...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Announces “Return” of Zambezi Zinger in 2023
From 1973 to 1997, the Schwarzkopf-designed Zambezi Zinger thrilled guests at Worlds of Fun. Good news for those reminiscing about the past. Zambezi Zinger is back — with a twist. That’s right. Worlds of Fun is bringing back Zambezi Zinger....
Continue reading...Top 10 Most-Missed Coasters from the 1970s
The 1970s were a pivotal time period for roller coasters. Designers pushed the envelope as steel became a more popular track material. Still, the classic wooden coaster remained a staple, with many opening across the country. According to RCDB, roughly...
Continue reading...Riding Shotgun with Monster Jam: Thunder Alley at Carowinds
While I’ve never been to a Monster Truck rally, when it was announced that Monster Jam: Thunder Alley would come to Carowinds, I was intrigued – if for no other reason than satisfying my inner child’s curiosity about the larger-than-life...
Continue reading...What Your 2022 Cedar Fair Season Pass Will Cost You
That sound you hear? It’s the return of theme park normalcy (almost, anyway.) After significantly shortened seasons (if even opening at all) in 2020, all of Cedar Fair’s amusement parks returned to a “closer to normal” schedule for 2021. While...
Continue reading...The Re-Tracking of Timber Wolf: Worlds of Fun’s Oldest & “Newest” Coaster
It’s been twelve years since Worlds of Fun christened a new roller coaster at the park, but after a multi-year retracking, the park’s oldest operating coaster, Timber Wolf, is essentially brand new, and in 2021, will be running like a...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks Update COVID-19 Policies and Protocols
Cedar Fair parks across the country are preparing to open for the 2021 season — some for the first time since 2019 — with new or updated health and safety protocols to keep guests safe and combat the spread of...
Continue reading...Live From New York: 12 Times SNL Visited A Theme Park!
This past week, the classic NBC Sketch Comedy show Saturday Night Live made waves in the theme park community by spoofing a high school trip to Worlds of Fun. A group of teens, played by SNL Cast Members Kyle Mooney,...
Continue reading...12 Best Theme Park Steam Trains in America
All-aboard! What’s a visit to a theme park without a ride on a classic steam locomotive? Here’s our picks for the best theme park steam trains in America. To come up with this non-scientific list, we looked at many factors...
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