Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun

Location	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	May 26, 1973
Owner	Cedar Fair
Area	175 acres (70.8 hectares)
Website	http://worldsoffun.com
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Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It opened on May 26, 1973 and is operated by Cedar Fair.

History

Worlds of Fun opened on May 26, 1973.

In 1995, Worlds of Fun was acquired by Cedar Fair for $40 million.

The opening of the park in 2020 was delayed due to challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic. That year's operating season was cut back to June to September.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Boomerang	Vekoma	Shuttle	April 8, 2000	Operating
Cosmic Coaster	Preston & Barbieri	Kiddie	April 3, 1993	Operating
Mamba	Morgan	Hyper	April 19, 1998	Operating
Patriot	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	April 8, 2006	Operating
Prowler	Great Coasters International	Wooden	May 2, 2009	Operating
Spinning Dragons	Gerstlauer	Spinning	April 17, 2004	Operating
Timber Wolf	Dinn Corporation	Wooden	April 1, 1989	Operating
Zambezi Zinger	Great Coasters International	Hybrid	June 19, 2023	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Extremeroller	Arrow Dynamics	Steel	April 10, 1976	1988	Relocated to Formosa WonderWorld
Orient Express	Arrow Dynamics	Steel	April 4, 1980	October 26, 2003	Scrapped
Schussboomer	Schwarzkopf	Steel	May 26, 1973	1984	Scrapped
Silly Serpent	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie	May 26, 1973	1987	Unknown
Zambezi Zinger	Schwarzkopf	Steel	May 26, 1973	1997	Relocated to Parque Nacional Del Café

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Autobahn	Reverchon	Dodgems	1973
Bamboozler	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1977
Beagle Brigade Airfield	Zamperla	Junior Suspended Whip	2016
Camp Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2001
Charlie Brown's Windup	Zamperla	Junior Chair-O-Plane	2001
Cyclone Sam's	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1995
Detonator	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	1996
Fjörd Fjärlane	Meisho Amusement Machines	Ramba Zamba/Swingaround	1982
Flying Ace Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2011
Flying Dutchman	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1973
Fury of The Nile	Intamin	River Rapids	1984
Grand Carrousel	M.C. Illions & Sons Carousell Works	Carousel	2011
Kite Eating Tree	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower	2001
Le TaxiTour	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1973
Linus Launcher	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	2016
Lucy's Tugboat	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2011
Mustang Runner	HUSS	Troika	2017
Nordic Chaser	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	2018
Peanuts 500	Zamperla	Junior Whip	2011
Peanuts Road Rally	Zamperla	Track Ride	2011
RipCord	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1996
Sally's Swing Set	Zamperla	Happy Swing	2011
Scandi Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1973
Sea Dragon	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	1994
Skyliner	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1991
Snoopy vs Red Baron	Bradley & Kaye	Junior Jets	1974
Snoopy's Junction	Zamperla	Junior Railway	2016
Snoopy's Rocket Express	Zamperla	Monorail	2011
Snoopy's Space Buggies	Zamperla	Jump Around	2016
SteelHawk	Mondial	Star Flyer	2014
Viking Voyager	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1973
Woodstock Gliders	Larson International	Flying Scooters	2016
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Zamperla	Junior Teacups	2011
Worlds of Fun Railroad	Crown Metal Products	Miniature Railway	1973
Zulu	HUSS	Enterprise	1979

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Barnstormer	Bradley & Kaye	Barnstormer	1978	1983	Scrapped
Bounce-A-Roos	Bradley & Kaye	Junior Jets	1973	2010	Scrapped
Crashem Bashem	Unknown	Junior Dodgems	1973	2015	Scrapped
Falcon's Flight	HUSS	Condor	2017	2022	Unknown
Finnish Fling	Chance Rides	Rotor	1973	2017	Scrapped
Grand Prix Raceway	R.E. Enterprises	Go-Karts	1997	2013	Scrapped
Head Over Wheels	Unknown	Junior Ferris Wheel	1982	2010	Scrapped
Le Carousel	Bradley & Kaye	Carousel	1979	2016	Unknown
Linus' Beetle Bugs	Royal Cascade	Roundabout	1979	2022	Unknown
Monsoon	Intamin	Shoot The Chute	1992	2022	Unknown
Octopus	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Polyp	1973	2014	Scrapped - parts relocated to Valleyfair!
Peanuts Turn Tyke	Zamperla	Roundabout	1987	2022	Unknown
Omegatron	Vekoma	Ranger	1986	2001	Scrapped
Python Plunge	New Wave Rides	Dinghy Waterslides	1988	1999	Scrapped
Road Rally	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1977	2010	Unknown
Rockin' Reeler	Reverchon	Superbob/Musik Express	1991	2005	Scrapped
Safari	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1973	1978	Scrapped
Ski Heis	Von Roll	Ropeway	1973	1987	Scrapped
Snoopy's Yacht Club	Goforth Industries	Roundabout	1978	2022	Unknown
Thunderhawk	HUSS	Top Spin	2002	2015	Scrapped
Wing Ding	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Fly-O-Plane	1979	1980	Sold
Wobble Wheel	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1977	1993	Unknown