The Original Zambezi Zinger from Worlds of Fun POV | Now in Colombia! Parque Del Café Montaña Rusa

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Take a front row on-ride POV on Montaña Rusa- once known as Zambezi Zinger! This custom Schwarzkopf Jumbo Jet opened at Worlds of Fun in 1973, and closed in 1997, reopening in 1999 at Parque Del Café in Colombia. The ride has been operating there for over 20 years now, and is still in great condition! See what the experience is like before the new Zambezi Zinger opens later this year!
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@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

Just to clarify- the announcement you hear on the speaker up the lift hill telling someone to put their camera away was referring to an individual in the back who had their phone out. We had direct permission to film this video :)

@TheRealSaturnForReal Жыл бұрын

Can You Make A ONRIDE REACTION but With Taylor Sara And Gaby... to the end

@Thu_Gringatoriana_593_Xsiempre Жыл бұрын

I understand I didn't mean it as like you weren't following the rules or anything just thought you didn't understand what they were saying.

@coasterlover2484 Жыл бұрын

The announcement said “visitante del primer puesto por favor guardar la cámara”, meaning “guest on the front row please put your camera away”. Not saying that you didn’t have permission to film (maybe the operator wasn’t notified) but that’s what he was saying towards the top of the lift hill.

@ma9c Жыл бұрын

@@coasterlover2484exactly, they were referring to Taylor on first row. They probably weren’t notified.

@bryantoliveira2813 Жыл бұрын

@@coasterlover2484 yeah I was literally right behind him, they 1000% had permission (and did all day, we rode like 6-7 times). Definitely a miscommunication between the ops for this one ride

@annieheir147 Жыл бұрын

They really put the effort in the terrain and making it fit well with the coaster. Almost looks like it was built with the terrain in mind rather than just a relocated ride. Really well done. Looks like the ride has been well taken care of too.

@wickedphant0m Жыл бұрын

Was going to say the same thing! It doesn't feel like a relocated ride at all.

@edvaira6891 Жыл бұрын

This DOES NOT seem like a FIFTY YEAR OLD RIDE!!

@ccharles33 Жыл бұрын

Came to say this as well. The landscape and use of terrain is really beautifully done. That last tunnel made me think of a mini version of the Beast tunnel

@samplautz5586 Жыл бұрын

Just rode whizzer at six flags great America the other day, and that’s about the same age as this one, and it’s one of the smoothest coasters in the park which is crazy. It’s smoother than Goliath and even a couple of their b and m coasters

@annieheir147 Жыл бұрын

@@samplautz5586 Yeah the Schwarzkopf at my home park, Over Texas, is still running great too and it's about the same age as this one. They built these rides to last.

@Lucky_9705 Жыл бұрын

It’s awesome how well this park has been taking care of this roller coaster. It blends perfectly into the terrain and looks great.

@verybighomer Жыл бұрын

They have been keeping good care of this 50 year old coaster and the terrain integration looks great.

@stephenkilgore42 Жыл бұрын

As much as I am looking forward to riding the new Zinger in a few weeks, nothing will replace this one. Riding this at night after Worlds of Fun's fireworks display was the best. All the smoke would settle in Zinger's track area making for one of the best night rides ever.

@David-ik8wj Күн бұрын

yep many night rides.

@BlizzardDaPup777 Жыл бұрын

Worlds of fun should have never got rid of it. Orient express made sense because it was rough and structure problems but there was nothing wrong with zinger and it is sorely missed by many in Kansas city

@Mina_Fox_90 Жыл бұрын

Now that's some nostalgia there. When something like this is 'sold and moved from one amusement park to another (especially internationally and/or overseas), this will never hide the fact that this was the original Zambezi Zinger from Worlds of Fun. Still can't wait for the new woodie one to open, but they have since pushed it back because they have to do some more tests before the state verifies it's safe and rideable.

@David-ik8wj Күн бұрын

absolute classic coaster.

@lioncat84 Жыл бұрын

This was my first real coaster as a young lad living in the Kansas City area! I remember there being a lot more trees but this park did a very good job duplicating the terrain otherwise. I can't wait to ride the new Zambezi Zinger but I'm happy the original lives on.

@Shockzone1495 Жыл бұрын

It's good to know that the original still lives on.

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

Wizzer at SFGAM is such a classic, a very fun ride everyone can enjoy, it's crazy how it's not the only speed racer still around.

@David-ik8wj Күн бұрын

thanks for the ride. I rode the zinger many many times in my youth. love the fact they kept the tunnel. I remember the seating position was single row and 2 could ride together bobsled style if desired. Motors on the trains would move them up the corkscrew lift. At night the headlights would be on for the ride up. Happy it can be enjoyed in its new home and was not recycled into bottle caps.

@heathermhamilton Жыл бұрын

This was the first roller coaster I ever rode at the age of four, thirty-five years ago, sitting in my dad’s lap. I still miss it.

@crooked-halo 6 ай бұрын

Columbia is a beautiful, safe country. You should go, and re-visit your first-ever roller coaster!

@livinlifeoverfifty 2 ай бұрын

This was also my first coaster too also with my dad. Loved this ride in KC! ...how it zigged and zagged through the trees then through the tunnel at the end. Was so much fun!

@jewa3051 11 ай бұрын

I just found out this roller coaster was not originally from Colombia. Also, before moving to Parque del Café, it was in another theme park in Bogotá (Colombia's capital) where the coaster was named "El Tornado". I remember how it broke down every other hour to the point people joked about how the real thrill was making it out alive. I rode that ride maybe 4 or 5 times and it broke down twice :)

@derekp308 Жыл бұрын

They even gave it a tunnel just like the original.

@AmusementParkLife Жыл бұрын

I found out that this coaster got relocated while I was looking at RCDB. Looks cool!

@0z3r0 Жыл бұрын

It's nicely integrated into the terrain

@Gigidag77 Жыл бұрын

that looks VERY smooth even by todays standards ! impressive for such an old ride.

@triple7marc Жыл бұрын

That’s Schwarzkopf for ya!

@Mantronix6804 Жыл бұрын

I rode this once as a little kid at WOF... :(

@katieolson9538 Жыл бұрын

The last remaining twin of The Whizzer at Six Flags Great America!! I love the history of these, so cool to see!!!

@crooked-halo 6 ай бұрын

I was fortunate to ride Zambezi Zinger many times at World's of Fun. These Schwartzkopf custom Speed Racers are so much fun! I'm a wooden roller coaster hobbyist and rarely travel specifically for any steel coaster. Right now there's four that I'd go out of my way for; Steel Vengeance, VelociCoaster, Intimidator 305 and The American Triple Loop (opens in 2024). However, watching this great video of Zambezi Zinger I'm thinking that I may actually do something as strange as go all the way to Columbia to Parque Del Cafe to ride it again at it's new home of 20 years already! I do weird things like that.

@halesej Жыл бұрын

Wow! I didn’t know what to expect, but I wasn’t expecting that!

@jacksonseyl1063 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I can't believe you visited South America.

@trimlesscoasters Жыл бұрын

Such a fun coaster and my rarest credit

@michaelkucharski4251 Жыл бұрын

I hope you guys get a chance to film every major coaster. You do such an amazing job on capturing both on ride and off ride footage. When these coasters are long gone your footage will preserve the memories of these rides. This ride looks great at this park, I can't imagine the ride looking like that if it still existed at Worlds of Fun. Also seems like the superior jumbo jet layout, I haven't ridden too many of them but based on jet stars and whizzer this seems better.

@nonononononononononononononope Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’ve been wanting to see a pic of this and Big Bend forever!!!!

@allenpritz8811 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing this ride. It looks like an absolute classic.

@GavHern Жыл бұрын

im shocked ive never seen or heard of this ride, it looks very fun and well maintained for its age!

@GadsdenHomie1776 Ай бұрын

This was the first rollercoaster I had ever ridden. I was 6 & in Kansas City at Worlds of Fun. They painted it blue & yellow.

@David-ik8wj Күн бұрын

i think the track was red while at WOF

@sairosekk Жыл бұрын

The integration of the terrain is great! Looks like a fun ride

@odysseythekidd Жыл бұрын

It looks like they repainted the supports!! Looks amazing. Great they are taking care of this classic.

@phil_jeffrey Жыл бұрын

That terrain looks like something I'd dig up in Planet Coaster!

@jasonelston2707 Жыл бұрын

That seems long despite it being under 3,000 feet! Also, I love the high-speed dives it does, this is like borderline not a family coaster.

@mayajordan6857 Жыл бұрын

yes you visit colombia :)

@w_eston_7 Ай бұрын

Hates to see her leave the park truly one of the better coasters in the park just because of the length and drops

@Darkless4X Жыл бұрын

This coaster definitely looks fun.

@tractorgt 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a blast!

@MartyGrayston Жыл бұрын

The sections below ground level look fun, but i wouldn't put it on my list of coasters i would travel to try out

@JL33331 Жыл бұрын

They were telling you to put the camera away through the speakers 😅

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

no no that was someone on their phone, we asked permission to film on ride. they checked it out in the station and gave the thumbs up

@jmerritt1963 Жыл бұрын

It’s THE Zambezi Zinger

@xcoasterenthusiast Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for Coastin' thru Colombia!

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

It won’t be a Coastin series, as it’s only going to be two vlogs, but it will still be a lot of fun to watch :)

@xcoasterenthusiast Жыл бұрын

I still feel as if it should’ve been one as a joke

@silentsnarl Жыл бұрын

This looks fun

@cts3696 Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of those Knex coasters for some reason

@turbotom416 Жыл бұрын

they had one of those at Cedar Point back when I was a kid 70's

@kokobeatz7222 Жыл бұрын

My first real coaster

@marrojas6064 Жыл бұрын

It is a crime that I'm Colombian and I haven't ever went to Parque del Café

@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip Жыл бұрын

Well time to get myself 2 credits the og and the new modern one

@endosrc Жыл бұрын

could you imagine a giga having a helix for a lift 🤣

@nickpilgrim7706 7 ай бұрын

It reminds me of SFMM Revolution (without the loop).

@puccipower Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh okay I didn’t understand that this had been relocated and thought this was an old video and it was scrapped or something! Super confusing and for a sec I was triggered because of Mindbender being scrapped recently.

@katschaccc Жыл бұрын

Looks pretty fun, I thought I was a normal wildcat model. This was a Custom Layout?

@Sonic-gy7kq Жыл бұрын

Thing looks like a riot

@riderout007 Жыл бұрын

Those trench dips are beautiful

@barranquillaaviation 10 ай бұрын

alright, sir, your flights have been paid off succesfully, you will go to Bogota for a layover and then Armenia. *turns on car* *drives* i loved the OG zambezi zinger. rode this today and in 2016.

@coasternamegenerator5611 Жыл бұрын

Can’t help but wonder how long this has left. Parts must be getting pricey.

@supremefan Жыл бұрын

Its old technology, easy to reproduce. I believe S&S still makes parts for them but any place could easily remake the parts.

@monkranger Жыл бұрын

Could I do an interveiw with you for a school project

@GeorgeT370 Жыл бұрын

This looks as if it´s still a fairly good family coaster...

@sebastienmolano Ай бұрын

I was born in Armenia Colombia, and now i live in phoenix. All i have is desert storm😢

@rofljocke Жыл бұрын

looks like something out of RCT

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

Would you say this is better than Wizzer? It's more drawn out and doesn't have the crazy setting.

@jmerritt1963 Жыл бұрын

I rode Zinger in Kansas City and Whizzer at Great America, Gurnee. For me Zinger is superior because it has the powerful surprise spiraling 4th drop after you round the tower (in Kansas City it was surrounded by trees and completely hidden) and a much stronger ending with the dual helixes and underground tunnel. Whizzer’s high banked, high g, ground level turns at the bottom of the first and second inclines equal the valley of Zinger’s spiral drop, but after that Whizzer lags. Not apparent is that Zinger also gave front seat riders some pretty good lift at the top of hills 2, 4, and 6.

@maxhagenauer24 Жыл бұрын

@Jeff Merritt Whizzer definitely has the better setting currently but Zinger was probably just as good if a setting when at World's of Fun right? I'd take whichever ride is more intense and has stronger moments.

@C3T1C Жыл бұрын

So the OG Zambezi stinger isn't extinct after all

@CoasterCheetah Жыл бұрын

Original or new better?

@BlizzardDaPup777 Жыл бұрын

Og always

@jmerritt1963 Жыл бұрын

The new thing is not open yet. They just announced May 25 Season Pass preview, Apart from the spiral lift and some vague layout similarities, the two rides have nothing in common. The new ride is a Frankenstein mishmash of wood and steel technologies while the Zinger was pure tubular steel. They can’t be compared.

@gtonyxkid2012 Жыл бұрын

How does that lift hill work??

@triple7marc Жыл бұрын

It’s electric!

@David-ik8wj Күн бұрын

there are electric motors in the trains

@ceek16 Жыл бұрын

haha i got this cred before yall

@MattMcIrvin Жыл бұрын

The thumbnail looked like a CGI rendering.

@kabe1750 Жыл бұрын

Why did Worlds of Fun get rid of it?

@silentsnarl Жыл бұрын

Umm

@silentsnarl Жыл бұрын

closed in 1997 when it was sold to something and moved to the Montaña Rusa in Parque Nacional Del Café in Montenegro, Colombia. The first version of the Zinger featured bobsled style cars, making for 'too close for comfort' experience

@johngollsneider1078 Жыл бұрын

Left Turn: The Ride

@supremefan Жыл бұрын

Worlds of Fun management must of been pretty dumb to get rid of this classic...

@Mina_Fox_90 Жыл бұрын

I believe their reason to sell it could be so they can budget future development on the park, and because they were getting ready to build the Mamba hypercoaster at the time for the 1998 season.

@andysee6996 Жыл бұрын

*insert Encanto reference here*

@HumanStateOfEmergency Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for whoever has to cut all that grass.

@Thu_Gringatoriana_593_Xsiempre Жыл бұрын

They kept telling you in Spanish for your safety. Please put away the camera or a cell phone a cat repeating it as you were going up.

@CoasterStudios Жыл бұрын

Please refer to our pinned comment. They were talking to someone in the back who had their phone out. We had permission to film this.

@marty_nz Жыл бұрын

I want to see this cat talking into the microphone.

@Kennywood_Fanatic Жыл бұрын

Looks very odd

@MattMcIrvin Жыл бұрын

It's a lot like the Whizzer (formerly Willard's Whizzer) at Six Flags Great America, and its defunct clone that used to be at the other Great America.