Thanks for sharing, I remember sweating my balls off waiting n that line that seemed to be a mile long.

Uhhhh.....ok. Why?

Um.....

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Remember those assholes that strolled through town last January?

What about the burnt electrical smell of the bumper cars?

That thought never even came to mind but okay, I guess. :shake:

Always was fascinated by that and the sparks from the connection to the ceiling cages. As a kid, I should say. Well really, even as an adult, I still am. Bumper cars hold some weird nostalgic appeal to me.

I suppose it couldn't be called that now.

You’re kidding, right? They acknowledged as much last season when they covered it.

Bo Derek at the 9:47 mark.

Christmas gift every year was a season pass we would get at Penney’s at Indian Springs. Saw a lot of my first concerts from this list. Great memories.

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Dude wtf, Cheap Trick played Worlds of Fun?

WoF had some great acts.

@DeBarge

I was misremembering- It was the Zinger.

Quite possibly the most missed and most beloved of Worlds of Fun defunct attractions, Zambezi Zinger was Worlds of Fun's first roller coaster. Manufactured, like Schussboomer, by Anton Schwartzkopf of Germany it was one of only three coasters classified as "Speedracer" coasters, built for their quick turns and speed, prior to the advent of the modern looping coaster. Zinger is often remembered for its quiet, spiral lift hill (due to its in-car motor, instead of chain driven lift), intandem seating, (which made it a great ride for a first coaster, and first date), and of course, its dark and foreboding tunnel at the end. The end of Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun was written on the wall when Zinger's parent company, Schwartzkopf Industries declared bankruptcy (the final time) in 1995, and ceased producing replacement parts. Though a few parks have endeavored to keep their well-loved Schwartzkopf coasters, many followed the path of Worlds of Fun and removed them. In the case of Zinger, Zinger was sold by a ride broker to a park near Bogota, Columbia South America where it still continues to operate to this day.

Saw some crazy good acts there. One time they had the cast from Leave it to Beaver there and they performed an episode/skit with a random guy from the audience playing Ward. Such an odd booking. The place was packed though.

In the late 80’s they converted that big yellow and white group party tent in Europa to a teen nightclub every Friday and called it Exit 54. Great place to hit on girls back in the day. Memories man...