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Prowler

Roller coaster
Minimum height to ride: 48 inches

About Prowler

An $8 million GCI wooden coaster added to Worlds of Fun for the 2009 season. Features include: 3074' of track, 85' first drop, 51 mph top speed, high-speed terrain hugging, banked bunny hills, and a banked S-curve. Utilizes two Millennium Flyer trains with 24 riders per train.

Prowler was the recipient of Amusement Today's Golden Ticket for the Best New Amusement Park Ride of 2009.

Additionally, Prowler took second place in the 2009 Theme Park Insider Best New Attraction voting.
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85 votes, so far

We sat in the third row after a 5-10 minute wait. It was fun, but did not give as good a ride I expected. I would have given it an 8/10 on the ride, rating it below Evel Knieval but above Kentucky Rumbler. The reason we did not ride again in the morning was that I was hungry and ready for a break. Ride two in the afternoon was different: There was a 20 minute wait for 1 train operation, which was really too bad. I went straight to the back row, for what I had heard was the best ride. The back felt much faster on the first drop than the front (like EK), and felt more intense as the coaster raced through the woods. The track banking was awesome. I may have liked it more because I felt much better in the afternoon as well. I would have ridden again, but the line was 25 minutes and kept growing. Because of ride two, I give it 9/10; instead of 8/10 like the other 2 GCI I have ridden (KR and EK). 9/10 - Jake Jones

Best ride at Worlds of Fun now. The dips and turns make for an excellent ride. - Carl Stovall

This coaster is smooth as silk, and fast as lightning. It hugs the terrain and turns on a dime, sweeping through the course effortlessly. While Prowler is not the longest, fastest, or best wooden coaster I have ever ridden (The Voyage at Holiday World still holds that honor), it is an excellent ride and further evidence that Great Coasters International, Inc., is simply the best wooden coaster builder in the world. I would rate this woodie an 8/10 for the day ride. However, be sure to ride this coaster at night because there is complete darkness after the lift hill, which lends itself to an amazing "midnight" ride. Overall I am rating Prowler a 9/10 because the night ride is outstanding - the best ride in the park. All coasters should be in the dark. Period. Disney knows this, why doesn't everyone else? - James Rao


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