Prowler at Worlds of Fun
Front carwhere the airtime is non stop Pulled up by a chain

Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri

Prowler

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What riders love
  • The airtime is non stop in the front.
  • It has the strongest airtime of any GCI I've ridden and it's such a fun, long ride.
  • My favorite moment is the ejector on the airtime hill right after the first drop.
  • Such a fun quick ride with NO dead spots. The entire ride keeps you on edge and never lets down on speed or intensity.
  • It has nonstop rapid elements, roaring through airtime hills and fast turns that provide great laterals.
  • Relentless, aggressive pacing and you're floating through so much of the layout with some good ejector moments as well.
  • The night ride I got on this was absolutely INSANE, just flying through the woods at 51 mph with no lights was fantastic.
  • This animal is kept in a wooded area which means the best time to ride it is when it's getting dark.
  • The wooded location is expertly used with the layout of the ride; and there is a deluxe assortment of airtime to enjoy, including a wonderful sustained airtime moment mid-way through the ride.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Worlds of Fun

It blows through the layout and has me constantly shouting "Whoa!!" It’s filled with great airtimes, snappy transitions and nice laterals.

Coaster Nut

Packed with airtime (moments of weightlessness where you float out of your seat) and lateral g-forces (where you’re thrown to the side), this Great Coasters International woodie is among the best I’ve...

Coaster Critic

It features a long layout full of twists and airtime pops.

Tobin Billings

The banking left hand turn of the first drop is great, as are the bunny hops towards the end which provide plenty of airtime.

Theme Park James

Noticeable rattle now and seems to have lost a lot of the ejector airtime.

Glass Cannonn

the millennium flyers make it a lot more comfortable, but the only downside is it does have a rattle, but thats not surprising for a 2009 gci and it doesn’t retract from the ride nevertheless.

smacd

The front and back provide smooth rides and are where the airtimes really pop.

Coaster Nut

I rode it first in the back and it was a bit rough without the usual sweeping and comfortable transitions that GCI is know for.

Brian Sheldon

Prowler could honestly be the best GCI in the US if not the World if it wasn’t for how shacky it has become over the years.

Monsoon

Prowler is a perfect representation of the out of the control, throw-you-around (but not beat you up) experience that wooden roller coasters should provide.

Coaster Critic

The entire ride keeps you on edge and never lets down on speed or intensity.

Monsoon

It’s EXTREMELY relentless from start to finish.

Christian Ortiz

Super intense!

coasterflats

It’s amazing that, for how intense that turn is after the drop, it tracked quite smoothly this year.

@alkankondo89

Prowler is more airtime centric and intense.

Canobie Coaster

Although I will say that the suprise speed of this ride does make it fun but the drop is very lackluster and the theming isnt all that great.

Noah Eastwood

Prowler still has tons of speed as it traverses a series of straight, low to the ground, but airtime-packed hills that are likely to surprise as the hills to that point have been curved and banked.

Coaster Critic

The night ride I got on this was absolutely INSANE, just flying through the woods at 51 mph with no lights was fantastic.

Christian Ortiz

its so fast with incredible pacing, and this ride is the big reason to come to this park if you are planning on it.

smacd

Unfortunately, I felt that the pacing was pretty weak, and it went pretty slow towards the end.

Tobin Billings

There was no line, so I kept getting back on.

Here For Airtimes

I always forget this line is non-existent.

Clayton Rosone

I’ve visited Worlds of Fun a few times and it has always been a walk-on for me.

Canobie Coaster

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Specifications

102 ftHeight
205 Mamba 149 Patriot 116 Boomerang 102 Prowler 100 TimberWolf 74 ZambeziZinger
85 ftFirst drop
205 Mamba 123 Patriot 95 TimberWolf 85 Prowler 50 SpinningDragons
51 mphTop speed
Mamba75 Patriot60 Timber Wolf53 Prowler51 Boomerang47 Zambezi Zinger45 075 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteStrong airtimeFeels fastGreat layout

Criticised for

Rough or rattly

Prowler has the best pacing out of any coaster I’ve been on (which isn’t much considering I’ve only ridden 31 coasters as of the writing of this review) and has a great setting going out into the woods.

Carter M., Captain Coaster review

This is a solid wooden coaster, and easily the best coaster at Worlds of Fun.

Tobin Billings, Captain Coaster review

The wooded location is expertly used with the layout of the ride; and there is a deluxe assortment of airtime to enjoy, including a wonderful sustained airtime moment mid-way through the ride.

Evangelion Martini, Captain Coaster review

One of the ride’s strengths is that it’s tough to see what’s going to happen next.

Coaster Critic, published review

Guys prowler is fun dont get me wrong, but it is just way too overhyped.

Noah Eastwood, Captain Coaster review

This is currently my favorite GCI I’ve ridden which is an unpopular opinion.

Inverted Thrills, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Prowler at Worlds of Fun
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Prowler's entrance
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Prowler ride at Worlds of Fun main fall
Moonraker0022 (talk), Public domain
Prowler at Worlds of Fun
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Prowler line Que
Moonraker0022 (talk), Public domain

5 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 2, 2009Opened

Built by Great Coasters International.

$8 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 17 polls, 2009 to 2026

8th2009, its first poll
26th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Worlds of Fun guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coastercritic.com, themeparkjames.co.uk, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Moonraker0022 at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Moonraker0022 (talk) (Public domain). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I really enjoyed sitting near the front and just…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The airtime is non stop in the front.”; Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has the strongest airtime of any GCI I've…”; Here For Airtimes, rider review on Captain Coaster: “My favorite moment is the ejector on the airtime…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It blows through the layout and has me constantly…”; Monsoon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Such a fun quick ride with NO dead spots.…”; Carter M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has nonstop rapid elements, roaring through airtime hills…”; Rob B., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Relentless, aggressive pacing and you're floating through so much…”; smacd, rider review on Captain Coaster: “this ride is absolutely fantastic, and what makes it…”; Christian Ortiz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The night ride I got on this was absolutely…”; Aaron Yockey, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This animal is kept in a wooded area which…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The wooded location is expertly used with the layout…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, Prowler Back Row (HD POV) Worlds of Fun (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.