NewsPlusNotes: The New Zambezi Zinger Opens This Monday at World of Fun!

Saturday, June 17, 2023

The New Zambezi Zinger Opens This Monday at World of Fun!

© Worlds of Fun

One of the most interesting projects for 2023 (in my personal opinion) is the new version of the Zambezi Zinger that is officially opening to guests this coming Monday, July 19th at Worlds of Fun. The ride has been delayed a number of weeks and is holding some limited special opening events this weekend, but starting Monday it is a go for the general public to take a spin. Great Coasters International and Skyline Attractions have teamed up to create this unique ride for Worlds of Fun.

© Worlds of Fun

The ride is not a recreation of the park's original Zambezi Zinger, instead it's a modern invention that pays tribute to the original ride... but at the same time is very different. The coaster is wooden, for starters, though it does use steel rails (Skyline Attraction's Titan Track) on a spiral lift hill that is meant to mimic how the original Zinger started.

© Worlds of Fun

Zambezi Zinger utilizes the steel Titan Track for the lift and through a portion of the first drop, but after that the rest of the ride is tradition wooden roller coaster track. The ride uses two Infinity Flyer trains that are capable of the tight ground-hugging turns that the Zinger sends riders through. The new coaster stands 74 feet tall, has a maximum speed of around 45 miles per hour and features 2,428 feet of track.

If you are like myself and cannot get to the park anytime soon to take a ride on the new Zambezi Zinger, well the park has our backs and released a nice point of view video of the ride:

The coaster is very clearly not designed to be an air-time machine, instead it looks to rely on relentless speed and quick laterals to thrill riders. I'm in!

0 comments:

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

All Original Content © 2006-2019 NewsPlusNotes

NewsPlusNotes is not affiliated with nor do we purport to represent the views, interests, intentions, or policies of any park, corporation, or entity. All original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to all original written content, the NewsPlusNotes logo and all other static graphic and web design elements comprising the site, and all photos from NewsPlusNotes writers' personal collections, is the exclusive property of the NewsPlusNotes team and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed in any manner without the express written consent of the individual author/creator. Read our complete Terms of Use.

NewsPlusNotes Terms of Use

NewsPlusNotes is not affiliated with nor do we purport to represent the views, interests, intentions, or policies of any park, corporation, or entity. The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the individual writers. While we strive to achieve 100% accuracy in our news reporting, errors inevitably will occur from time to time and we make no guarantees that the facts presented in any given post will remain unchanged over time. For complete, up-to-the-minute information on any park, please visit that park's web site or contact the park directly.

All original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to all original written content, the NewsPlusNotes logo and all other static graphic and web design elements comprising the site, and all photos from NewsPlusNotes writers' personal collections, is the exclusive property of the NewsPlusNotes team and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed in any manner without the express written consent of the individual author/creator.

All non-original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to park logos, press releases, and photo contributions received from parks, corporations, and individual readers, remains the property of the original author/creator and may be subject to additional copyright, trademark, and/or intellectual property protection. The lack of an explicit copyright notice does not imply ownership by NewsPlusNotes or any of its writers unless the content in question has been produced by one of our team members as described in the paragraph above. NewsPlusNotes occasionally features guest writers, and these individuals retain ownership of all original written and/or graphic content that they publish on NewsPlusNotes. By contributing written or graphic material to NewsPlusNotes, you are implying that you are the owner of this material or are submitting it with the express consent of the owner. If you feel that we've made an error or omission in attributing proper credit to a particular piece of content found on NewsPlusNotes, please contact us and we will gladly investigate the matter and make any necessary corrections.

CLOSE