Negative-G - Worlds Of Fun - ACE Around the World 2022

Worlds of Fun
Kansas City, Missouri
ACE Around the World
May 28, 2022
Page Three

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The Mamba roller coaster at ACE Around the World at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri

Mamba opened up in 1998 and is the final of three Morgan designed hypercoasters purchased by Worlds of Fun's parent company Cedar Fair.

Valleyfair got the first one in 1996 with Wild Thing. Dorney Park followed with Steel Force in 1997. Finally in 1998 Mamba rose on the hillside at the back of Worlds of Fun making it visible all over Kansas City.

When I am driving in to visit I spot Mamba's towering 205 foot tall lift hill about 10 miles out. It is shocking that I haven't been pilled over for speeding after seeing Mamba because my heart is certainly racing as soon as I see it.

The Mamba roller coaster during ACE Around the World at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri

Evan is Worlds of Fun's Rides Manager and he choose to take us out here as on those days when he needs to take a deep breath and relax this is the spot that he comes to. It is easy to agree with him as It'd be so relaxing to just sit down between these two great coasters and enjoy the sounds of trainload after trainload of riders speed by over and over.

If you talk to coaster enthusiasts we all have our favorite coasters by various designers. For coasters designed and built by Morgan, Mamba was tied with Quicksilver Express at Gilroy Gardens (due to the latters beyond amazing landscaping) for my favorite one.