Worlds of Fun (WOF) is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman. In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., who currently owns the park. Worlds of Fun has an attached water park called Oceans of Fun. is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports halls of fame. ... Jack W. Steadman (born September 14, 1928) is the former chairman, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs professional team and has been associated with the team every year since its inception in 1960 as the Dallas Texans. ... Cedar Fair L.P is publicly traded company that owns and operates amusement parks in North America. ... Oceans of Fun is a water park that opened on May 31, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

History

Worlds of Fun opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars. It was situated at the northern edge of a vast industrial complex developed by Hunt in the bluffs above the Missouri River in Clay County, Missouri. Immediately south of the park is Hunt's SubTropolis underground business complex. is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... SubTropolis is a 55,000,000 square foot (5,060,000 m³), 1,100-acre manmade cave in the bluffs above the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri that is claimed to be the worlds largest underground storage facility. ...

At the time, numerous modernization projects were transforming Kansas City including the opening of Kansas City International Airport, Bartle Hall and Kemper Arena. In 1976, a new section opened for America's Bicentennial called Bicentennial Square. Three mascots also accompanied Worlds of Fun in the early days: Sam Panda, Grrrtrude the Lovable Gorilla, and Dan'l Coon. Airport diagram Airport from the east. ... Bartle Halls four, tall, art deco pylons are a highly noticeable fixture in the Kansas City skyline Bartle Hall stretches across Interstate 670 in Kansas City. ... Kemper Arena American Royal Center is an 19,500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City, Missouri that has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, the 1976 Republican Convention, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show. ...

In 1982, ten years after Worlds of Fun's opening, Oceans of Fun (at the time the largest water park in the world) opened next door. However, it would take another ten years before the two parks were linked. Oceans of Fun is a water park that opened on May 31, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Park layout

The Detonator ride in Americana.

The park is themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days. Worlds of Fun is divided into five major sections (Scandinavia, Africa, Europa, the Orient, and Americana). Rides, attractions, shops, shows, and restaurants are named according to the area theme. Within Americana, Camp Snoopy (the area of the park specifically for young children), could be considered the sixth major section. Originally added as an expansion of Americana, over the years the ground currently occupied by Camp Snoopy has changed its identity several times. Initially it was called "Aerodrome" (1978-86) with futuristic rides for adults, it then became a children's area called "Pandamonium!" (1987-97), then "Berenstain Bear Country" (1997-2000), and currently "Camp Snoopy" (2001-present)). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2050 KB) Summary Worlds of Funs Detonator in flight. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2050 KB) Summary Worlds of Funs Detonator in flight. ... Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. ... Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. ... The Berenstain Bears as seen in animation. ...

There is no part of the park themed for Oceania, or Australia, so two Australian-themed rides are fit into other sections. They are Boomerang in Africa, and Bounce-A-Roos in Europa. Worlds of Funs Boomerang Boomerang opened in the 2000 season replacing the vaconcy left by the Zambezi Zinger departure in 1997. ...

Worlds of Fun Village

In 2005 Worlds of Fun opened the first on site resort. The camp ground is adjacent to the park, and is located "behind" the Mamba. The Village has 22 cabins and 20 cottages and 82 sites for RVs, complete with electric and TV cable hook ups. Each cabin or cottage can fit from 6-8 people.

Halloween Haunt

Every year Worlds of Fun is transformed during the "Halloween Haunt" During the day the park is a friendly "Halloween Town" filled with pumpkins and seasonal decorations but as night approaches low level fog creeps onto the midways at the park and sick and twisted roaming characters beg for more than attention. As the tagline says "Extreme Haunts by Night, Scare Free Fun by Day!" The "Extreme Haunts" as they are called are accessed by your regular admission price ticket, so you can scream over and over again. The Halloween Haunt in 2007 runs from September 22 to the season closing date October 31st. The park boasts "For the low price of one addmission ticket" Roller Coasters & Thrill Rides, Scare-Free Daytime Family Fun, Spooky Shows at the "Moulin Rouge Theatre" as well as many kid friendly events inside Camp Snoopy. Also seven haunted houses dot the map of Worlds Of Fun those of which includes new Halloween Haunt attractions for 2007:

• BloodShed - Processing at the Old McDonald Slaughterhouse has gone horribly wrong and you should be aware of your surroundings or you'll be "dead meat".

• CarnEvil - Beware of cadever craving clowns and crazy carnies who taunt those who trespass their territory. Sideshow Freaks perform stunts to make you wince and cringe. And you can also "Try your hand" at our midway games, where your limbs will love the ring-finger toss.

As well as the usual favorites:

• Asylum Island - a mental hospital for the criminally insane.
• Dominion of Doom - a gothic cemetery where the forces of evil dwell.
• Lore of the Vampire - an ancient catacomb inhabited by hoards of vampires.
• Camp Gonnagitcha Witchahatchet - a summer camp gone terribly wrong.
• The Fright Zone - Where twisted characters lurk in the nightmarish shadows and blinding fog, searching for their next victims to drag into the darkness.

All of which rival some of the best and biggest Haunted Houses surrounding Kansas City.

Rides

List of rides as of 2007.^[1]

• + Denotes an extra cost for the ride or attraction.

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Roller coasters

• Timber Wolf (1989), a classic wooden roller coaster with a 95-foot drop and an upward-spiraling 560° helix. Voted world's best coaster in 1991 by Inside Track magazine. Made by Dinn Corporation.
• Wacky Worm (1993), a coaster for kids. Made by Preston.
• Mamba (1998), a 205-foot-tall hypercoaster. Made by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing
• Boomerang (2000), a shuttle roller coaster. Made by Vekoma.
• Spinning Dragons (2004), a dragon-themed spinning roller coaster, the second of its kind in the world. Made by Gerstlauer.
• Patriot (2006), an inverted roller coaster. Made by Bolliger & Mabillard.

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Other notable rides

• Viking Voyager (1973), a classic log-flume ride, but themed with Viking-style boats.
• Fury of the Nile (1984), the first and only river rafting ride that isn't drained every night. It also was the first to have a turnstile-type loading dock. For Halloweekends in October, the water is dyed blood red.
• Detonator (1996), the first space shot in the United States and the first in the world to have twin towers.
• RipCord (1996), a 190-foot-tall Skycoaster.
• Thunderhawk (2002), a Top Spin ride with fountains that spray on the riders when the weather is warm. The fountains are not operating for the 2007 season.

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Retired rides and attractions

See also: Closed rides and attractions#Worlds of Fun

• Schussboomer, (1973-1984), a ski-themed steel roller coaster with ten separate 4-passenger cars.
• Screamroller/Extremeroller(EXT), (1976-1988), the first stand-up roller coaster in the Western Hemisphere. Its only season as a stand-up coaster was in 1983, after which it was reverted back to the original sit-down style.
• Zambezi Zinger, (1973-1997), a steel "Speedracer"-type roller coaster (one of only two in existence at the time of its removal) with an electric spiral lift and a fast-paced ride through the woods. Currently in operation at the National Theme Park of Colombia, South America.
• Incred-O-Dome, (1981-1997), an OMNIMAX-style theater where viewers could go on a virtual ride of, among other things, the Orient Express coaster. This appealed to visitors who did not want to wait in line or experience the real ride, as well as those with physical conditions which would prevent them from riding at all. The show was presented less than 200 yards away from the actual ride.
• Omegatron, (1986-2001), a six-story, upside-down thrill ride.
• Orient Express, (1980-2003), the first roller coaster in to world to feature a batwing (then known as a "Kamikaze Kurve"), now a common element in thrill rides. Also, it was the second roller coaster in the world to have two interlocking loops.

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References

1. ^ Worlds of Fun: Inside the Park - Rides

• Worlds of Fun official website

See also

• Incidents at Cedar Fair parks

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External links

• Worlds of Fun official website
• Unofficial Worlds of Fun website
• Cedar Fair, L.P. Official Website
• Worlds Of Fun page on the Roller Coaster Database