Worlds of Fun
Kansas City, Missouri
Zambezi Zinger Construction
April 23, 2023
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Let's start with the station and work our way around what's going on to get Zambezi Zinger ready to roll later this spring.  The station is squeezed between the Boomerang and the Worlds of Fun Railroad.



Where the Zambezi Zinger is a hybrid is most of the track is your traditional wooden track but for the Zinger's tight spiral lift and the the turn around the lift the artists at Great Coasters International and Skyline Design used their new "Titan Track" for the design.  Right here on this stretch before the Zambezi Zinger's lift hill you can see where the traditional wood transitions to the steel.



Unlike Anton's Zambezi Zinger that had electric motors built into the coaster cars the propulsion for this Zinger's lift are a set of pusher tires.  Of course with the lift spiraling up a traditional chain lift wouldn't work.



One thing that surprised me was how tight the spiral lift hill is.  It really doesn't take up much real estate and it'll quickly get you up to the top of its 74 foot tall apex.



With the trees so close by the lift it's going to be really fun speeding by when the Zambezi Zinger takes you up and around the lift.  Having the trees whiz by you will certainly increase the sensation of speed.



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