Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun, which opened in 1973, and Oceans of Fun, the adjacent water park that opened in 1982, were acquired by Cedar Fair in 1995. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, 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 on 235 acres, including the huge new Patriot inverted roller coaster; ThunderHawk, a six-story-tall spinning thrill ride; Boomerang, a 12-story-tall steel roller coaster; Mamba, one of the tallest and fastest coasters in the world; the 200-foot tall Detonator; and Timber Wolf, a world-class wooden roller coaster.

Park History

Worlds of Fun opened on May 26, 1973.