Prowler reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Prowler, a roller coaster at Worlds of Fun. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)
Written by James Rao 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. It is currently the 10th highest rated wooden coaster on the planet according to Amusement Today (2011). [Update this description | Read previous versions]
Readers' rating:
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. 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 - the best ride in the park. All coasters should be in the dark. Period. Disney knows this, why doesn't everyone else? - James Rao This was a fantastic woodie. I like that it's not your typical big hill coaster--it provides the thrills with twists and turns. You get some good air time too. I hope this one stays smooth when it ages a little more. 9/10 - Blake Nieman This is the best ride I have ever ridden, and one of the best ones in the park! It is both smooth and fast throughout the entire ride, and has lots of sharp turns. Even if you don't care for wooden roller coasters, you should at least give this ride a try, with it's smoothness and how quick all the turns are. - Jake Gould Brilliant! Best ride of the park tied with Patriot! Smooth, quiet, fast! - Eugene Koh 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 More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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