Orient Express
Steel Looper at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri. Opened 1980, closed 2003.
This ride has closed. It last operated at Worlds of Fun in 2003.
- Height
- 117 ft
- Drop
- 115 ft
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Length
- 3,470 ft
- Inversions
- 4
- Ride time
- 2 min
- Designer
- Arrow Dynamics
Orient Express ran at Worlds of Fun from 1980 until October 26, 2003. The park announced its demolition days later, and it was removed by early 2004.
Sources
- rcdb.com/21.htm (Orient Express at Worlds of Fun: removed; operated 1980-04-04 to 2003-10-26; Arrow Dynamics custom looping coaster; length 3,470 ft, height 117 ft, drop 115 ft, speed 50 mph, 4 inversions, duration 2:00; first ride with a Kamikaze Curve.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Express_(Worlds_of_Fun) (Opened April 4, 1980; closed October 26, 2003; designer Ron Toomer; demolition announced October 29, 2003 and completed in early 2004.)
- rcdb.com/15503.htm (RCDB lists only one coaster ever at Epcot (Cosmic Rewind), so Orient Express was never there.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.