Defunctland: The History of World's of Fun's Orient Express

[007]

Felt this was a nice trip down memory lane.

[rocknrolla]

Thanks for sharing, I remember sweating my balls off waiting n that line that seemed to be a mile long.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by eDave

Patriot is a shit name for that new coaster.

Uhhhh.....ok. Why?

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Uhhhh.....ok. Why?

Um.....

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Uhhhh.....ok. Why?

Remember those assholes that strolled through town last January?

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

pavement smell yes takes me back right to that

What about the burnt electrical smell of the bumper cars?

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by loochy

Remember those assholes that strolled through town last January?

That thought never even came to mind but okay, I guess.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

What about the burnt electrical smell of the bumper cars?

Always was fascinated by that and the sparks from the connection to the ceiling cages. As a kid, I should say. Well really, even as an adult, I still am. Bumper cars hold some weird nostalgic appeal to me.

[Donger]

I suppose it couldn't be called that now.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Uhhhh.....ok. Why?

You’re kidding, right? They acknowledged as much last season when they covered it.

[neech]

Bo Derek at the 9:47 mark.

[Dallas Chief]

Christmas gift every year was a season pass we would get at Penney’s at Indian Springs. Saw a lot of my first concerts from this list. Great memories.

http://www.worldsoffun.org/1974/forum.html

[RollChiefsRoll]

Originally Posted by Dallas Chief

Christmas gift every year was a season pass we would get at Penney’s at Indian Springs. Saw a lot of my first concerts from this list. Great memories.

http://www.worldsoffun.org/1974/forum.html

Dude wtf, Cheap Trick played Worlds of Fun?

[eDave]

WoF had some great acts.

@DeBarge

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Flying High D

orient express must of made quite an impression on you. Orient Express / log ride what hell is the difference? 1 long seat on the express pretty sure the injuries would be a tad bit higher.

I was misremembering- It was the Zinger.

Quite possibly the most missed and most beloved of Worlds of Fun defunct attractions, Zambezi Zinger was Worlds of Fun's first roller coaster. Manufactured, like Schussboomer, by Anton Schwartzkopf of Germany it was one of only three coasters classified as "Speedracer" coasters, built for their quick turns and speed, prior to the advent of the modern looping coaster. Zinger is often remembered for its quiet, spiral lift hill (due to its in-car motor, instead of chain driven lift), intandem seating, (which made it a great ride for a first coaster, and first date), and of course, its dark and foreboding tunnel at the end. The end of Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun was written on the wall when Zinger's parent company, Schwartzkopf Industries declared bankruptcy (the final time) in 1995, and ceased producing replacement parts. Though a few parks have endeavored to keep their well-loved Schwartzkopf coasters, many followed the path of Worlds of Fun and removed them. In the case of Zinger, Zinger was sold by a ride broker to a park near Bogota, Columbia South America where it still continues to operate to this day.

[Dallas Chief]

Originally Posted by eDave

WoF had some great acts.

@DeBarge

Saw some crazy good acts there. One time they had the cast from Leave it to Beaver there and they performed an episode/skit with a random guy from the audience playing Ward. Such an odd booking. The place was packed though.

In the late 80’s they converted that big yellow and white group party tent in Europa to a teen nightclub every Friday and called it Exit 54. Great place to hit on girls back in the day. Memories man...