My first coaster ! I rode it with my Dad and brother. I loved it ! I loved Worlds of Fun ! We went every summer .

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I was 6 when the park opened, and too young for the Zambezi Zinger. As soon as I was tall enough, that was the ride I spent most of my time on until it was removed from the park. I miss it to this day, not because there are not more thrilling coasters, but because the Zinger gave a rider freedom from the modern restraints which "tame" the fear factor of more dangerous curves, speeds, and drops.

She resides in South America now. So happy she still rollin

The Legend lives on!!!

My first roller coaster. I remember riding this at a young age with my dad.

This was one of my favorite rides at Worlds of Fun. I rode it 3 consecutive times back in 1993 with a friend and we always made sure to get the very back car. I remember a sign explaining the physics of how riding in the rear most car made it go the fastest around turns, or something like that. It wasn't scary-it was simply a fun, very unique ride. Worlds of Fun rocked during my visits during the 80's and 90's with the Orient Express, Zambezi, and the Fury of the Nile. My staple as a kid was the Viking Voyager. Anyone else remember the trams that would pick you up at the parking lot and run you right to the front gates? It just seems everything isn't what it used to be, at least through my experiences as a kid/teenager.

this was my favorite roller coaster at WOF. I know the cars were green, not zebra pattern before they did away with it. I do miss the Zambezi Zinger, it was a whole lot better than the boomerang we have now. The boomerang makes me sick.

As a kid growing up in Colombia in the 2000s, this was my introduction to roller coasters. I live in the US now where there are the biggest and wildest coasters, but this one will always have a special place in my heart. Seems like this is a similar story to all of you who got to ride it at Worlds of Fun before 1997. I love how this ride unites roller coaster lovers across cultures and generations!

I miss this ride. My friends and I use to ride the Zinger all the time.

I rode it 6 times in a row in Kansas City,I was 13.Still love roller coasters !

I miss this, I loved the way it would hum.

I liked this ride, but it was always hilarious how almost every ride would get stuck on the upper spiral,and almost getting trees smacked in your face before the end!Good memories though!😁

Rode this coaster a lot back in the `70s

one of the best rides of all-time

This is the year I was working over in Oceans of Fun doing food service at the main central restaurant.

I never got to ride this..but I'm looking forward to the new one..

I loved this ride. Great video!!

All Schwarzkopf coasters are fun ! :-)

Trying to decide my top favorites, and ZZ is probably in the top 10 for sure. Not sure any roller coaster cars have a better design than that single file seating, handlebars on the outside, and shaped like rockets!

She's back

So cool to find videos like this. This was my first coaster ever when I was 13. I'm from Cincinnati, so Kings Island is my home park (and I love it!) but I was chicken shit to get on a coaster until my dad had business with WoF. So he took the family and turned it into a little vacation. While we there, I was hanging out with my step mom and we happened to walk by this coaster. It looked "easy" enough, so I decided to finally try it. So much fun but we only rode once and now it's in Brazil or something?

Thanks for sharing!

Rode that so many times, late 80's and early 90's.

Cool looking ride. They should bring it back as an RMC Raptor

I loved the old Zinger!!! They no longer go through the tunnel on the new one 😢 And the new one is wood 😭

This was my first roller coaster ride when I was 3. 15 years later I made it to first base on this ride😉

Thank you so much. Great video.

omg thank you soooo much. this was my first real adult coaster when I was 7. THANK YOU!

First coaster I ever road on..!! 90s Nostalgia Best times!!

First coaster I rode in the park 1973. I miss it.

Can still ride it. Was moved to Columbia and is now called La Broca.

I was always scared of roller coasters, especially the ones that went upside down. When I was a kid the only coaster I would ride at WoF was the Wacky Worm. But finally my dad talked me into riding the Zinger, that was his favorite. It was the last ride we went on before the park closed, so I had a night experience for my first real roller coaster ride. It was super scary going up the spiral climb and then zipping around in that zebra striped car then going through the tunnel, but at the end of the ride I wanted to do it all over again. Too bad the park was closing. A couple years later I got to ride it again in 96 or 97 and had a blast. I was still afraid of inverted coasters and would continue to be until my last visit some 8 or 10 years ago. (Thanks Matt) When the Zinger was removed my dad got so upset he vowed to never go to World’s of Fun again. He’s been true to his word.

Cedar Fair ripped this park from all it's classics...

One Of Favorites

what a great ride! it still operates in columbia somewhere

What’s the song at the beginning?

They too this out..... For a vekoma boomerang......... Dang horrible choice. It's like here let's take out a good fun smooth ride and put a crappy rough and unoriginal boomerang

Nice trip through the woods.

First boob grab on that ride...... I cried when they took it down.

I miss the Zambezi Zinger!

I rode this in about 1975 or so with my Aunt. She peed her pants. We've never let her live it down, lol. !!

Very True Kim ! :-)

This used to be my favorite coaster, it’s a shame they replaced it with such an underwhelming coaster in the mamba.

First and only roller coaster I ever rode

I was 2 when you recorded this haha.

how fast was this?

~~~~Coasting through ancient trade routes~~~~~~ "Boner" Springs, KS~~~to~~~~ Bad Ass, Columbia. God bless whomever did this

yeah, time exists....thanks

Not been since they removed the Zinger but agree its a real shame its gone especially if it was sacrificed to a boomerang. The boomerang was a novel idea when it came out but when every parks got one they are the biggest and most predictable cliche going aren't they.

Would I be able to use this for a video I'm making for both the original and new version?

was it fun?

By the time I was tall enough to ride, this ride was gone. Which ride replaced this one?

I am in the process of putting together a review video of the new Zambezi Zinger for my channel. Would it be alright if I used some of this footage? I'll be sure to credit you.

I love any ride that allows you to ride with a girl sitting in front of you between your legs.The Africa section had two--this one and Zulu!

41 mph ! :-)

So was this before the Mamba?

never got ride it.

awful funny how Worlds of Fun says they couldn't make parts for it anymore but they're operating it in another place so I take it they got an on-site maintenance crew to keep this roller coaster running like Worlds of Fun should have done had an on-site maintenance crew just for the Zambezi Zinger only would have made sense Boomerang sucks they was going to turn the Zinger tunnel into something like a walk through thing for dinosaurs alive but it never went through

Only coaster I bet anyone has ridden that doesn't have any kind of seat belt.

You guys realize time passes it couldn't last for ever don't blame the company the ride couldn't find replacement parts anymore so they tore it down

It's like a Jet Star on steroids!

Nobody believes one day traveling coaster model reach these kind of measurements. Jet star models features many bigger Schwarzkopf's coaster and many New blitz kind roller coasters. Djurs sommerland Piraten oviously reminds Jet star models.

I would ride this if they did not get rid of it

Is this the same RC? watch?v=tANZWUlHxpc

I grew up with the Zinger, and I understand the nostalgia, but it wasn't that great of a coaster. A weak drop, not much speed, and the tunnel at the end was the only real saving grace.

They replaced this with the crappy boomerang. Ugh, they could of rebuilt this easily.

Such a weird coaster lol

I grew up with the Zinger, and I understand the nostalgia, but it wasn't that great of a coaster. A weak drop, not much speed, and the tunnel at the end was the only real saving grace.