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Thursday, April 6, 2000
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The Orient Express is one roller coaster at Worlds of Fun, which opens its 28th season Saturday. The theme park will also unveil its newest roller coaster, the Boomerang, Saturday. Contributed Photo
By Doug Pacey
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Fun will begin on Saturday, mate.
Worlds of Fun will open its 28th season with the addition of the Boomerang — a 12-story tall roller coaster that speeds at nearly 50 mph through two loops and a half corkscrew before it reaches the top of a final rise in the tracks. That's where gravity will take control and pull the sevencar train back through the entire course, giving the riders the same ride, only backward.
backwards," he said. "It will be one of the more thrilling rides in our park. In less than a minute, you will be turned upside down not once, but six times."
The Boomerang is the only roller coaster in the Midwest in which riders will experience the ride forward and backward, said Daniel R. Keller, Worlds of Fun vice president and general manager.
"The uniqueness of the ride is in the fact that you will rocket through loop after loop, and then make the whole trip over again
Eric Anderson, Overland Park sophomore, said he might go to the amusement park to try the Boomerang.
"It sounds different, and it could be pretty fun," he said. "Worlds of Fun isn't the best amusement park in the country, but it's got some good rides."
Other roller coasters at the 175-acre theme park are the Mamba, Orient Express and Timber Wolf. The park also offers a Berenstein Bears-themed area for children.
The Mamba is the park's main attraction, said Kathy Bellew, manager of public relations. Its speed reaches 75 mph and can pull 3.5 G-forces.
The Orient Express is a tubular track roller coaster with loops, curves and a 115 foot drop at a 55 degree angle at speeds of 50 mph.
The Timber Wolf hearkens back to the days of wooden roller coasters, even though it was built in 1899. Its speed reaches only 45 mph, but riders experience a 95 foot drop and hairpin turns.
For those wanting to get a quick adrenaline rush without having to zoom over tracks, the RipCord and Detonator might do the trick.
The RipCord is a skydiving of sorts. One to three riders are hoisted 180 feet high where they pull a rip cord and fall toward the ground at speeds of 80 mph.
"This ride is pretty cool because it's like your falling toward the ground in a free fall, but you get caught." Anderson said.
The Detonator lifts riders skyward at 45 mph, before dropping them back to earth faster than the RipCord.
Worlds of Fun opens at 10 a.m. daily beginning Saturday. A regular single-day ticket costs $31.95.
The 60-acre Caribbean-themed Oceans of Fun will open May 27.