Mamba (Worlds of Fun)

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Mamba

Worlds of Fun
Location	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Coordinates	39°10′17″N 94°29′08″W / 39.171477°N 94.485418°W / 39.171477; -94.485418
Status	Operating since April 18, 1998
Cost	$10,000,000 USD
Rider height	48 inch minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Morgan

Designer / calculations

Steve Okamoto

Type

Steel - Hyper

Track layout

Out and Back

Riders per train

36

Hourly capacity

1700

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

205 feet

Drop

205 feet

Top speed

75 mph

Length

5600 feet

Inversions

0

Duration

3:00

G-Force

3.5

Mamba is a steel out and back hyper roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The ride was built by Morgan at a cost of $10 million and opened on April 18, 1998. It was the third Morgan hyper to open at a Cedar Fair park.

History

In September 1997, Worlds of Fun announced that they would be adding Mamba. The ride officially opened on April 18, 1998.^[1]

The ride's trains received new wheels for the 2019 season.^[2]

The ride was repainted green for the 2025 season.^[3]

Design

Elements
205 foot tall chain lift hill 184 foot hill 580° helix Block brake

Trains

3 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.

Images

Mamba's entrance

References

↑ "Mamba Celebrates 20 Years Of Thrills". Worlds of Fun.
↑ "Wood Working: Timber Wolf & Prowler". Worlds of Fun.
↑ "A new era for a classic coaster! 💚🐍 Mamba is ready to strike in May with this fresh look!". Facebook. Worlds of Fun. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-25.

External links

Mamba on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Present

Coasters

Boomerang Cosmic Coaster Mamba Patriot Prowler Spinning Dragons Timber Wolf Zambezi Zinger

Former

Coasters

Extremeroller Orient Express Schussboomer Silly Serpent Zambezi Zinger

Attractions

Barnstormer Bounce-A-Roos Finnish Fling Head Over Wheels Le Carousel Linus' Beetle Bugs Octopus Omegatron Peanuts Turn Tyke Python Plunge Rockin' Reeler Safari Ski Heis Snoopy's Yacht Club Thunderhawk Wing Ding Wobble Wheel

[WOFblog-1] "Mamba Celebrates 20 Years Of Thrills". Worlds of Fun.

[2] "Wood Working: Timber Wolf & Prowler". Worlds of Fun.

[3] "A new era for a classic coaster! 💚🐍 Mamba is ready to strike in May with this fresh look!". Facebook. Worlds of Fun. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-25.

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