Patriot (Worlds of Fun)
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| Patriot | |
 Patriot logo |
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| Location | Worlds of Fun |
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| Park Section | Americana |
| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | April 8, 2006 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Custom |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
| Height | 149 ft (45.4 m) |
| Drop | 123 ft (37.5 m) |
| Length | 3081 ft (939.1 m) |
| Max speed | 60 mph (96.6 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 2 min 18 sec |
| Capacity | 1160 riders per hour |
| Cost | $14 million USD |
| Patriot at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Patriot at RCDB | |
Patriot is a roller coaster at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri. It opened on April 8, 2006.
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Patriot is a steel inverted roller coaster made by Bolliger & Mabillard. Located in the Americana section of Worlds of Fun, it is painted in a patriotic scheme with red, white, blue, and stars and stripes.
The lift hill is 149 feet tall, while the first drop is 123 feet tall. It travels at a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour. There are four inversions throughout the ride: an 89-foot-tall vertical loop, a zero−G roll (also known as a heartline spin), an Immelmann loop, and a corkscrew. It is characterized by its swift direction changes and its fast pacing.
There are two trains, each with seven cars; riders are seated four per car for a total of 28 riders per train. Riders must be 54 inches or taller in height to ride.
As with most amusement parks, one roller coaster is often deconstructed to make way for newer designs. In this case, the Orient Express (roller coaster) was deconstructed and a smaller roller coaster added in its place, the Spinning Dragons. This move allowed the park to keep the same commercial land-area constraints, most likely for tax purposes.
The Patriot is located on the western edge of the park near the RipCord.
[edit] External links
- Patriot at Worlds of Fun's website
- Patriot at the Roller Coaster DataBase
| Roller coasters at Worlds of Fun |
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Boomerang - Mamba - Patriot - Spinning Dragons - Timber Wolf |
