Mamba is a steel hypercoaster

Hypercoaster

A hypercoaster can mean one of two things:*Any continuous-circuit roller coaster with a height or drop measuring greater than 200 feetOr, more narrowly:*A style or model of roller coaster with three features:**A height of 200–299 feet...

 designed by Steve Okamoto, and built by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. The Mamba is located at Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman . In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which currently owns the park...

 in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. The Mamba opened in 1998 at a cost of 10 million USD.

Ride elements

• 205 foot 1st hill
• 184 foot 2nd hill
• 580° helix at speed 60+ mph drop on the first hill
• 5 "Camelback" bumps including a "double-up" bump

Trains

3 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.

Similar rides

Mamba is often compared to its sister roller coasters Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The park features nine roller coasters, other adult and children's rides, and a waterpark, Wildwater Kingdom....

 and Wild Thing

Wild Thing (roller coaster)

Wild Thing, located at the Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, is a steel out-and-back roller coaster with more than one mile of track. Its first hill is with a 60 degree drop, and reaches speeds of up to...

 at Valleyfair!

Valleyfair!

Valleyfair, sometimes stylized Valleyfair! is a 125 acre amusement park located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA and is currently the largest amusement park in the Upper Midwest United States. The park has over 50 rides and water attractions and currently operates 8 roller coasters, one of the most...

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Rankings

• 8th longest steel roller coaster in the world (tied with Steel Force)
• 4th longest steel roller coaster in North America (tied with Steel Force)

  Golden Ticket Awards: Top Steel Roller Coasters
  Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
  Ranking	9	20	18	24	31	28	25	26	39	40	30

Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Steel-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Ranking	15	n/a	15	31	37	36	65	88	102	93

External links

• World's of Fun page for Mamba
• Mamba at the Roller Coaster DataBase
  Roller Coaster DataBase
  The Roller Coaster DataBase is an extensive roller coaster and amusement park database. RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden, who still operates the site...