Mamba is a

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located at

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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

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, which is any coaster that exceeds in height or drop length, and cost $10 million to construct. As of 2022, Mamba is tied with Steel Force at

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in Allentown, Pennsylvania as the eighth longest steel coaster in the world.

History

On September 11, 1997, Worlds of Fun announced that Mamba would be added to the park. The ride would be a hypercoaster by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. It would be the tallest ride in the park at . The coaster would be located in the Africa section of the park. Mamba officially opened on April 18, 1998.

Ride elements

*205 foot 1st hill *184 foot 2nd hill *580° helix at speed 60+ mph drop on the first hill *5

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hills 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.

Rankings

Image:MambaWOF22.JPG, Mamba at night Image:Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun.jpg, Mamba as seen from outside the park Image:Coasters_restaurant_Worlds_of_Fun.jpg, Mamba towering over Coaster's Drive In Image:Mamba_and_Timber_Wolf.jpg, Mamba dwarfing Timber Wolf

References

External links

Official page

at the

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