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Great report! My wife and I both agreed that Pirates is the coolest ride we've ever ridden (by far). It's been almost two years and we still talk about it.

This ride looks fantastic and I can't wait to re-visit it in a month! thanks for the awesome report! Couldn't help but thinking that I'd personally be okay with about 5 or 6 less "Fire In The Hole!" 's. There seemed to be an awful lot of those. Perhaps that's cause I'm coming from Branson where my home park was SDC, and "Fire In The Hole" is just a completely different experience there.

^ bummer. well i suppose it's worth taking the time to finish it right, if the restoration has been anywhere near as intricate as their promotional videos suggest!

I think Timber Mountain Log Ride re-opened this morning. Has anyone heard anything regarding the improvements? This ride was my absolute favorite but I haven't ridden since 1988, and I'm visiting this summer. I'm very exited to hear the reviews of the refurbishment!

ksman1, I also am currently living in KC, and a month ago I was asking myself a similar question. I got the platinum pass and it will definitely be worth it. I can also strongly recommend that day at Kings Island on your way back. Plus, we find ourselves visiting WOF when we have free time... it's great!

uwgbdork, today you've convinced me to go back to Mt Olympus and try out the new Hades experience for myself. I'll be there June 5 and if Hades is half as good as your comparison to Outlaw Run, I'll be incredibly happy. Thank you for an awesome and detailed report of your time at Mt Olympus!

^ As someone from Wisconsin who has lived in Branson for the past three years, I have to agree. Mount Olympus clearly does not maintain their rides. Hades was great when it opened but each year it got rougher and rougher. Outlaw Run is simply one of the best wooden coasters on the planet. I haven't yet ridden Hades 360 but it is incredibly difficult to imagine that it could even come close to the caliber of Outlaw Run, given that the majority of the track hasn't been improved.

I just found out that earlier today a man died right after getting off outlaw run. He had a heart attack and fell while walking out of the station, in front of a full cue waiting for the ride. Apparently his physical appearance was enough that my friends said he should not have been riding in the first place. I know this happens from time to time, and really can't be avoided, but it is unfortunate especially with such a new ride. My understanding is that in absolutely no way was the ride at fault (unlike the person who got crushed riding Fire In The Hole), and that he just wasn't fit to be riding. Not sure if this really needs any other comment, but it seemed newsworthy. Has anybody else heard anything?

I heard the same thing, but this was all that I could find online: [youtu_be] [/youtu_be]

I just learned that Cedar Point chose not to have bins at the exit of the ride, and instead will be having lockers outside of the line... Thank God! This will greatly improve the wait times and speed up the interval between dispatches!

From my experience when it's down it lasts between 30 and 90 minutes and this happens 3 or more times a day. I work in the entertainment industry in Branson and am always asking bus groups if they had a chance to ride Outlaw Run when they visited the park. Those that did have been very enthusiastic, but I've spoken with a fair amount of people who have said that they weren't able to ride it because it was broken down.

Took my first trip to Worlds of Fun this Saturday & Sunday. Had a wonderful time. After reading lukewarm reviews on Mamba I was expecting the worst. I was very pleasantly surprised that, on my first ride Saturday night, the mid-course breaks didn't engage at all and it flew through the bunny hills back to the station! To ride it in that condition was a great ride... No, not Magnum XL quality of course, but still a great ride. On Sunday morning, however, the trims engaged so much that I half-wondered if we would make to back to the station. There was no airtime at all on the second half of the ride. Sadly, it seems that most people experience that version of Mamba and write reviews on it. Why can't they get the mid-course breaks right all the time and keep the train moving quickly back to the station? Patriot was a wonderful B&M invert. I agree completely with other reviews that the zero-G roll is perfection. Also really loved the floater air toward the Ferris wheel. Smooth as day. Does anyone know of any other B&M coasters with a dual colored paint job like Patriot? I was very impressed but it seems like it would be much more difficult to do. The paint job was terrific. Prowler was the ride I was looking forward to the most. My first ride was last row, in the dark at 9pm on Saturday. Prowler did not disappoint! Kudos to CF for building something new and different that is so exciting. We ended up riding 15 times from pretty much every row and there was always something new to enjoy! Cyclone Sams was closed both days. I had read from other trip reports that this is not to be missed.... Looking forward to trying it on a future visit. Summary: Worlds of Fun was a great, albeit small park. With admission now including Oceans of Fun, it's still a great value. If they could get one more serious coaster they would really be doing well, I would think.

Outlaw Run really is a fantastic coaster. I've had the opportunity to ride it several times over the past couple weeks (I've been working in Branson) and every time I notice something new that I really enjoy about the ride. Every positive report about the ride that I've read on this forum is correct. Wow. Other than opening weekend, it sadly has had nearly as much downtime as it has been running, though. I have been told by people who work at SDC that they only seem have the problem when they are running two trains, however I would suspect that they would run 2 trains most of the time. When I've been in the station and the ride has closed, they've dispatched up to 17 trains to test before they re-opened the ride. And these closings have been happening nearly daily. I know that they are working out a new technology and I personally hope that RMC builds many more coasters, but what are other people's thoughts on the downtime they've been experiencing? Again, I LOVE the ride and just want to see it operating reliably and wonder if anyone has more information?

This was a great update! I'm more excited for the log ride renovation than Full Throttle, that's for sure. Going to Knott's this summer for the first time since 1986... can't wait to see how the park has grown.