Timber Wolf (roller coaster)

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Timber Wolf Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri, United States) is a wooden roller coaster manufacturer Dinn Corporation, which was opened on 1 April 1989.

Since its opening, the line was counted twice by Amusement Today in the Top 25 list of roller coasters in America and was rated in 1991 as the best wooden roller coaster. The highest point is 31 m high and has a 29 m high descent, on which it reaches a top speed of 85 km / h and 2.8 g. Timberwolf was the first and until 2009 also the only wooden roller coaster in the park. Of 2009 was added Prowler.

Timberwolf has two trains, each with six cars. In each car four people can (two rows of two people) take place.

Accident

On June 30, died in 1995 a 14 year old girl, as this was during the journey from 7.6 m height. It is reported that she moved the seat when the accident happened. The railway was closed for a period of time to make inquiries of the safety devices. As a result, new lap bar were installed. The park owner (Hunt - Midwest ) and the builder ( Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters ) gave $ 200,000 as compensation.