Cyclone Sam's

About Cyclone Sam's

Cyclone Sam’s is a themed dark ride. There is a pre-ride waiting area with a couple of TV monitors to set up the experience. The attraction itself is a standard Chance Morgan Wipeout ride sitting on a black top, surrounded by special effect props and a strobe light or two. -- Last edited by James Rao

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As people have said before, there was no way you could here the preshow sound. The screaming from insider plus the outside noise made it impossible. The ride was very fun though, and the indoor setting made it soooo much more intense. Without the indoor setting, I am not sure whether I would it enjoy the ride. I tried to reach the ceiling but it was difficult to keep your hands because I was sitting on the outside, and my dad was squeezing me. 7/10 - Jake Jones

Worlds Of Fun definetly needs to re-upgrade the special effects in this ride. Like mabey instead of just getting wind blown in your face they could spray you with some water and mabey add an effect where lighting hits the ride shutting everything down making it pitch black inside. - Brad S.

You can see that Worlds of Fun attempted to provide some theming and a pre-show here. However, you can't hear the audio on the constantly looping video in the queuing area and it can be a hot wait in the middle of the summer. At least once you get on the ride, you are in the air conditioned room. - Carl Stovall

Cyclone Sam’s is a valiant attempt at a themed dark ride, however it fails on so many levels that it is hard to like the attraction. The pre-show waiting area has a couple of TV monitors to set up the attraction, but the volume is so low, no one can hear it – not even if you strain. And the attraction itself, once you SLOWLY make it in, is nothing more than a standard Wipeout ride on a dodge ball black top, surrounded by special effect props about as good as those found at the local city theater. Oh yeah, it also has a strobe light or two. Yippee! Having said all that, Cyclone Sam’s is a better attraction than it should be, just because it is in the dark and has a slight theme. It would be nice to see the special effects, queuing area, and ride itself upgraded with a strong attention to the details of the theme. But no matter how well the theme is upgraded, the ride will still just be a Wipeout in a barn. - James Rao

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