Mamba (roller coaster)
| Mamba |
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| Mamba's first hill |
| 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 |
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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.
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 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Ranking |
9
|
20
|
18
|
24
|
31
|
28
|
25
|
26
|
39
|
40
|
30
|
38
|
50
|
| 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
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