Mamba | |
Logodimensions: | 175px |
Location: | Worlds of Fun |
Section: | Africa |
Type: | Steel |
Status: | Operating |
Manufacturer: | D. H. Morgan Manufacturing |
Designer: | Steve Okamoto |
Model: | Hypercoaster |
Track: | Out and Back |
Lift: | Chain lift hill |
Height Ft: | 205 |
Drop Ft: | 205 |
Length Ft: | 5600 |
Speed Mph: | 75 |
Inversions: | 0 |
Duration: | 3:00 |
Angle: | 66 |
Capacity: | 1700 |
Cost: | Over $10 million |
Gforce: | 3.5 |
Restriction In: | 48 |
Rcdb Number: | 469 |
Trains: | 3 |
Carspertrain: | 6 |
Rowspercar: | 2 |
Ridersperrow: | 3 |
Virtual Queue Name: | Fast Lane |
Virtual Queue Image: | Cedar_Fair_Fast_Lane_availability_icon.svg |
Virtual Queue Status: | available |
Mamba is a steel roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. Designed by Steve Okamoto and manufactured by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing, Mamba opened to the public on April 18, 1998. It is classified as a hypercoaster, which is any coaster that exceeds in height or drop length, and cost over $10 million to construct. As of 2022, Mamba is tied with Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania as the eighth longest steel coaster in the world.[1]
On September 11, 1997, Worlds of Fun announced that Mamba would be added to the park.[2] The ride would be a hypercoaster by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. It would be the tallest ride in the park at 205feet. The coaster would be located in the Africa section of the park. Mamba officially opened on April 18, 1998.
3 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.[3]