Talk:Worlds of Fun

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Maybe the article should include some more pictures of the rides and maybe a more indepth explanation of the rides. Just a suggestion-RC_2010

322 MILLION Dollars in 1973?

Did this park actually cost $322 million in 1973? Because that would be 1.543 BILLION dollars in 2008 money. I REALLY think that number is wrong. Maybe it cost $32 million in 1973? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neutralpov (talk • contribs) 18:28, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

No it cost $10 million to build, I think they mean 322 acres. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.160.98.31 (talk) 19:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Timber Wolf closing?

On the Timber Wolf article someone wrote that it would be demolished at the end of the 2007 season. Could someone verify this? I can't believe they'd tear down a coaster that was rated #1 wooden coaster only 16 years ago. I know it's gone way down in the rankings since then, but still. --Skylights76 21:01, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Update: Another user found some good recent info on the WOF blog that suggests Timber Wolf will be around for a while. Thus, I reverted the edit.--Skylights76 21:49, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Other notable section corrections

This section said "The fury of the nile" was died red fro the halloween haunt , this practice has not been in use for at least 2 yrs.

It also said the thunderhawks water jets are not in working order for the 2007 season, they are working but they have not been used to spray passengers in the 2007 season. But they are still turned on and spraying at a low height.

Thus I made the corrections. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.163.235.120 (talk) 22:55, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

--- someone wrote of the new 'club blood' haunt attraction as if wikipedia was an advertisement for Worlds Of Fun... So i made the corrections to make it more encyclopedia like...

Copyright question about picture

Could we use this picture for the infobox? It's from a city government site. The current picture could be moved down into the article. --Skylights76 05:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on these things but the website does claim a copyright which probably means we can't use it. Stardust8212 11:01, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I found the appropriate policy section now WP:PD#U.S._government_works states "State and local governments usually do retain a copyright on their works. 17 USC §105 only places federal documents in the public domain." so unless there's another reason that photo should be public domain then we can't use it (even under fair use it would be replacable fair use and likely deleted). Stardust8212 12:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for checking, Stardust8212.--Skylights76 18:03, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Boo on the new corporate logo... that does not inspire fun in me at all! You don't see disneyland changing logo's every 35 years... okay maybe D-World did, in the 80s, but hey it was the 80s. and they have changed back... It's the 35th year why change it now! I love that W and F! Moonraker0022Moonraker0022 (talk) 21:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Sky High

What ever happened to this? Just curious. User: tinamoe —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.148.247.181 (talk) 00:35, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what your talking about. Moonraker0022 (talk) 04:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Hey, "Moonraker"... Ski High was the Americana name for a WOF's ride sky cable ride, the Scandinavian name being "Sky Heis". The ride took guests across the park on a 400 foot long gondola cable from Scandinavia to Americana. It was added in 1973 and removed in 1987.

Zambezi Zinger Article???

I noticed that there is no Zambezi Zinger article.

Even though I know how to edit, I'm not sure how to start an article; namely a Worlds of Fun article.

I'm willing to contribute, if someone will start it for me!

WofKcFan (talk) 01:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Take a chance see what happens! Start the article! Moonraker0022 (talk) 03:40, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

I started it! It's not much, but it's a start! - WofKcFan (talk) 15:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Prowler thrill level

The thrill level classifications at Worlds Of Fun are,low, then mild, then moderate, then high and aggressive.... there is no "EXTREME" like someone had listed the Prowler as, and the 2009 WOF park map (available on the website) lists it as HIGH... thus I made the change.

Park deaths

This article cites only one death/injury at the park. This may ring true for the current owners, but it is not accurate.

I can remember in the late 70s/early 80s a boy climbing the fence around the Extremeroller and being decapitated when he reared his head up to see where the coaster was and it hit him.

In the early 80s, there was also a ride called Barnstormer which was housed on one of the two big towers near where The Mamba is. When the ride was sky high and loaded with passengers, some cables snapped sending the faux airplanes souring through the air and plummeting to the ground. Injuring several people and I am not sure of the death count.

Wasn't there an accident of the gondola ride before they removed the ride? From what I remember, there was a very strong wind gust that blew some of the gondolas off the cables and, I think, killed 3 people.Jtyroler (talk) 04:50, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

It's quite possible that information in this category is missing from the article. Usually it's because either someone hasn't taken the time to add it, and/or there was an issue locating reliable sources. Feel free to do so if you have the references. --GoneIn60 (talk) 19:02, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

I was able to track down information on the Barnstormer and add it to this page. There was an accident in 1978, but only minor injuries were involved. No deaths (although I remember stories at the time that people had died). The decapitation by Screamroller sounds familiar, but the only reference I find to a boy sneaking in is to an injury in 1976. If he later died, I can't find it. GeoGreg (talk) 19:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)