- Mamba (roller coaster)
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Mamba Sign in front of Mamba's station Location Worlds of Fun Park section Africa Status Operating Opened April 18, 1998 Cost $10,000,000 USD Type Steel - hypercoaster Manufacturer Chance Morgan Designer Steve Okamoto Model out and back Track layout Out and Back Lift/launch system Chain lift hill Height 205 ft (62 m) Drop 205 ft (62 m) Length 5,600 ft (1,700 m) Max speed 75 mph (121 km/h) Inversions 0 Duration 3:00 Max vertical angle 66° Capacity 1700 riders per hour Max G force 3.5 Height restriction 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) Trains 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 3 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. Mamba at RCDB Pictures of Mamba at RCDB Amusement Parks Portal Mamba is a steel hypercoaster designed by Steve Okamoto, and built by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. The Mamba is located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. The Mamba opened in 1998 at a cost of 10 million USD.
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Ride elements
- 205 foot 1st hill
- 184 foot 2nd hill
- 580° helix at speed 60+ mph drop on the first hill
- 5 "Camelback" bumps including a "double-up" bump
Trains
3 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.[1]
Similar rides
Mamba is often compared to its sister roller coasters Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and Wild Thing at Valleyfair!.
Rankings
- 8th longest steel roller coaster in the world (tied with Steel Force)
- 4th longest steel roller coaster in North America (tied with Steel Force)
Golden Ticket Awards: Top Steel Roller Coasters[2][3][4] Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Ranking 9 20 18 24 31 28 25 26 39 40 30 Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Steel-Tracked Roller Coaster Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Ranking 15 n/a[5] 15 31 37 36 65 88 102 93 References
External links
Roller coasters at Worlds of Fun Operating: Defunct: Orient Express · Zambezi Zinger · Extremeroller (EXT) / Screamroller · Schussboomer · Silly Serpent / FunicularCategories:- Steel roller coasters
- Hypercoaster roller coasters
- Chance Morgan roller coasters
- Megacoasters
- Roller coasters introduced in 1998
- Amusement ride stubs
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