Celebrating 35th Season of Thrills In 2007!

Worlds of Fun is a traditional amusement park themed around Jules Verne's adventure book "Around the World in Eighty Days". The park offers its guests more than 100 rides and attractions, including six world-class roller coasters, thrill rides, and award-winning live entertainment.

In 2006, Worlds of Fun reinstated it's commitment to being the region's leading thrill park and family entertainment destination with the addition of the PATRIOT roller coaster.  PATRIOT is the longest and tallest full-circuit inverted roller coaster in the region, and the largest capital expenditure on a single attraction in the park's history at over $14 million. 

Oceans of Fun is one of the largest water parks in the Midwest. The park offers a wide variety of attractions for guests of all ages, including Paradise Falls, a four-story interactive water extravaganza that features water cannons, water slides and a 1,000-gallon bucket that empties every five minutes on guests below; the Typhooon, one of the world's longest water speed slides; a giant wave pool; Hurricane Falls, a large water slide raft ride; and several children's activity areas. A separate charge is required for Oceans of Fun, which is operated seasonally from May to September.

Covering more than 235 acres of land, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun make up the number one tourist attraction in the Kansas City area today.

A Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Park:

Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun are owned by the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.  Cedar Fair is a publicly traded limited partnership that owns and operates 12 amusement parks and five water parks, and a year-round indoor water park resort.  For more information Cedar Fair, visit the Company Info & Links page.

Timeline of Capital Additions at Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun:

1971	Construction begins on Worlds of Fun.
1973	Worlds of Fun opens with rides, shows and attractions on May 26.
1974	The 4,000 seat Forum Amphitheatre is opened in the Europa section of Worlds of Fun.
1976	Bicentennial Square and the Scream Roller roller coaster are added to honor the nation’s 200th birthday.
1977	Worlds of Fun adds the Bamboozler to the Orient section, the Wobble Wheel to the Americana section, the Micro Moto Bahn to the Scandinavian section and the Bounce-A-Roos to Europa.
1978	The Aerodrome section is added, featuring several new rides and attractions including Barnstormer, Treehouse Hollow, the Prop Shop and Lucky Lindy’s Lunch.
1979	Something new is added to every section of the park including Le Carrousel in the Europa section, the Zulu in the African section, Beetle Bumps in the Orient section, and Wing Ding in the Aerodome section. Worlds of Fun also gives its 100 millionth ride.
1980	The Orient Express steel roller coaster debuts taking riders down a 115-foot drop at 65 mph and through four upside-down loops.
1981	The Incred-O-Dome Theatre, a sight and sound film spectacular with a 180-degree quadrospherical screen, premiers at Worlds of Fun. The Casbah games area opens.
1982	Worlds of Fun celebrates 10 years. The River City section including the Rampage and the 1,000 seat Country Junction Amphitheatre opens. Oceans of Fun opens as the Midwest’s largest tropically themed water park with 60-acres of water attractions.
1983	The EXT, the first stand-up roller coaster in the western hemisphere, opens along with the Starbeam Music machine, a multi-image journey through rock n’ roll history. Oceans of Fun introduces the Typhooon, one of the world’s longest dual speed racing slides, Frisbee Folf, Treasure Island and Bobbin N’ Wobblin in Neptune’s Lagoon.
1984	The Fury of the Nile river rapids ride debuts as Worlds of Fun’s largest expansion project to date.
1985	Worlds of Fun adds more fun to its entertainment lineup with the Stax of Wax rock n’ roll review, the Haunted Theatre show-a magical mixture of fun and fright, and the Rainbow Brite Kids musical.
1986	Worlds of Fun adds the Omegatron, a six-story, upside-down thrill ride and gives its 200 millionth ride.
1987	The 15th anniversary of Worlds of Fun brings Pandamonium, a special area just for kids. Oceans of Fun adds the Caribean Cooler, an 800-foot lazy river float trip.
1988	Worlds of Fun introduces the Plunge, four lightning-quick hydroflumes.
1989	The Timber Wolf is unleashed at Worlds of Fun featuring a 95-foot drop and an upward spiraling 120-foot helix. Worlds of Fun is increased to over 170 acres with over 140 rides, shows and attractions. Crocodile Isle, a children’s “spray-ground” is added at Oceans of Fun.
1990	The Orient Express celebrates its 10th anniversary.
1991	The Timber Wolf is ranked number one in the world by coaster enthusiasts. Worlds of Fun adds Beat Street with the Rockin’ Reeler and the Skyliner Ferris Wheel.
1992	Worlds of Fun turns 20 and brings the torrential power of the Monsoon water ride. Oceans of Fun introduces Coconut Cove, a super pool for kids and adults. Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun are linked with the Same Day Gateway allowing guests to visit both parks with the convenience of a short walk.
1993	The children’s roller coaster Wacky Worm is added at Worlds of Fun.
1994	The Sea Dragon debuts at Worlds of Fun.
1995	Cyclone Sam’s is added at Worlds of Fun and Cedar Fair purchases Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun.
1996	Worlds of Fun reaches new heights with Detonator, the first twin-tower, 24-passenger structure in the world reaching 200 feet tall; and the Ripcord combines the thrills of skydiving and bungee jumping into an adrenaline pumping adventure.
1997	Worlds of Fun celebrates its 25th anniversary with two exciting additions to the park. Berenstain Bear Country, an interactive attraction straight from the pages of the popular Berenstain Bear story books, premiers as well as the debut of Summer Spectacular laser light show.
1998	Named for one of the fastest and most feared snakes in Africa, Worlds of Fun adds a new steel roller coaster, MAMBA. MAMBA debuts as one of the tallest, longest and fastest roller coasters in the world.
1999	Oceans of Fun is hit by a massive storm in 1999 with the debut of Hurricane Falls, a six-person, 72-foot-tall whitewater raft ride. The all-new Grand Prix Raceway at Worlds of Fun feeds the need for speed with a quarter mile of twisting racetrack, challenging any thrill seeker.
2000	New for 2000 is the thrilling Boomerang roller coaster. This 12-story-tall, state of the art scream machine rockets riders both forwards and backwards.
2001	Camp Snoopy, Worlds of Fun’s new family playland opens as one of the five in America and is the only place in the Mid-America to meet the PEANUTS™ characters each and every day.
2002	Worlds of Fun celebrates its 30th season with the take-off of ThunderHawk, a unique thrill ride that challenges the Laws of Physics.
2003	Oceans of Fun debuts the Midwest’s largest family water playhouse, Paradise Falls. The 1,000-gallon bucket at the top of the structure fills every five minutes and empties as water gushes on everyone below. Featuring water cannons, sprays, tipping pails, net crawls, rope bridges, waterslides and more!
2004	Worlds of Fun unleashes Spinning Dragons, a five-story tall roller coaster with cars that spin as they move through hairpin turns and plummeting spirals reaching speeds of over 30 mph. With over a quarter-mile track, this is one roller coaster that’s sure to spin scream after scream right out of you!
2005	Guests stay where they play with the opening of the Worlds of Fun Village-a luxury cabin cottage & RV resort located on park property. Camp Snoopy adds PEANUTS™ playhouse, a three-story interactive funhouse with over 5,000 foam balls, slides, geysers, catapults and blasters. Perondi’s Extreme Canines take to the stage at the new Canine Crossing Theatre. And the opening of Zarda BBQ in the Europa section and Sunset Strips in the Scandinavian section offer guests new dining experiences.
2006	Park visitors soar with Patriot, the longest, tallest and fastest full-circuit inverted roller coaster in the region, and the largest capital expenditure on a single attraction in the park’s history at over $14 million.

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For more information on NEWS, contact:

Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun Public Relations
4545 Worlds of Fun Ave, Kansas City, MO 64161
Call 816.303.5125
Email wofpr@worldsoffun.com