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Prowler
Location Worlds of Fun
Park section Africa
Type Wood
Status Open
Opened May 2, 2009
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Model Custom
Track layout Terrain Wood Twister Out and Back
Lift/launch system Chain Lift
Drop 85 ft (26 m)
Length 3,074 ft (937 m)
Max speed 51 mph (82 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 2 min 30 sec
Capacity 850 riders per hour
Cost $8 Million
Prowler at RCDB
Pictures of Prowler at RCDB

Prowler is a wooden roller coaster at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. It was built by Great Coasters International and opened May 2, 2009 at an estimated cost of 8 million USD. [1]

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The Ride

Prowler is the second wooden roller coaster to be built at Worlds of Fun with the first one being Timber Wolf. The ride reaches an unspecified height of 98 feet, into a spiral drop which swoops into a ravine and through the woods at the top speed of 51 MPH. [1] The ride is located in the Africa section of the park behind the Zulu Ride. [1] Prowler has an estimated capacity of 850 riders per hour. It is the third ride to occupy that current spot at the park that the ride is operating in. The ride's layout (darting in and out of the woods) and promotional material (logo and tagline) makes reference to the famous wooden coaster The Beast at Kings Island, another Cedar Fair park in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Trains

Two "Millennium Flyer trains" with 12 cars per train. Riders are arranged two across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.

The Hype

Before the announcement of the new ride, there were teasers put out by the park. These teasers included placing a mysterious large storage crate at the front of the park, which was 'delivered' by the "International Wildlife Organization" or the "IWO". [2] More details of the package kept coming out through the blog and videos came out [3][4][5] as the IWO storyline continued until the main announcement of the ride on September 1, 2008. [1]

Rankings

Prowler was voted Best New Ride of 2009 - Amusement Park in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.[6]

Golden Ticket Awards: Top Wooden Roller Coasters[7][8]
Year 2009 2010
Ranking
8
Prowler's first drop
Prowler's line queue
Prowler with car ascending

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