What happened to the Orient Express at Worlds of Fun?

On October 29, 2003, Worlds of Fun announced that Orient Express would be demolished. Demolition began in November and was completed in early 2004. The lead car for the no. 2 train was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives in Plainview, Texas.



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Rides Removed at Worlds of Fun
  • Linus' Beetle Bugs A 1979 Royal Cascade Roundabout ride.
  • Snoopy's Yacht Club A 1978 Goforth Industries Roundabout ride.
  • Peanuts Turn Tyke A 1987 Zamperla Roundabout ride.
  • Monsoon A 1992 Intamin Shoot the Chute attraction.
  • Falcon's Flight 2017 Huss Condor.


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Worlds of Fun Communications Director Brian McGannon confirmed to FOX4 five rides will be removed from the park this year. McGannon said the park is in the process of removing the Monsoon, Flacons Flight, Linus' Beetle Bugs, Snoopy's Yacht Club and the Peanuts Turn Tyke ride.

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On-Ride, Zambezi Zinger, Worlds of Fun Animation. With a nod to the original Schwarzkopf roller coaster at Worlds of Fun, the Zambezi Zinger for 2023 is GCI Titan track and wooden coaster fused into a terrain-layout.

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The new Zambezi Zinger roller coaster will take guests on a thrilling journey above its galvanized steel and wood hybrid frame, dropping guests from an iconic spiral lift hill into a low-to-the-ground track that races through the trees and terrain of the African Serengeti.

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The perennial favorite, Magic Kingdom park at Disney World, once again grabbed the crown as the world's most-visited theme park, attracting a reported 17.1 million visitors in 2022.

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Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain creatures sang their last notes in January of 2023, and Disneyland's on May 31, 2023. Now, the ride has closed its doors forever. The brand new ride replacing it, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, is inspired by Tiana, the radiant star of the 2009 animated hit The Princess and the Frog.

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