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Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

^ bit OT, but rather weird that the web-preview for that link to the Timberwolf page on the Worlds of Fun website still discusses the "unique 560 degree helix" which was removed ~7 years ago.

Almost like Worlds of Fun looks after their web site as well as they do their wooden roller coasters. /s
 
It's worth noting that Worlds of Fun is a 15 minute drive from the Arrowhead stadium which will be a major World Cup host for next year. Do we think the park has something big planned for Timber Wolf to draw guests during this time?
 
I really hope they've at least *considered* an RMC conversion 🙏 WOF is a complete gem of a park, but their coaster line up doesn't need a tepid titan track re-imaging or another GCI experiment.

The dream: an RMC conversion of Timberwolf and Orient Express revived as a modern Vekoma looper (a tilt coaster if we're really dreaming).
 
Bit confusing this news, much like that confusing WoF website now I read it more ; not only is the news on that page ~7 years out of date;

Now, our original wooden coaster has received a new finale! We replaced the helix with a high-speed over banked 70-degree turn. This thrilling final corner turns riders nearly sideways!
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that is also wrong, as the helix was part way through the ride and not anything like the "final corner".

Anyway, I hope it is getting some conversion treatment (preferably RMC) as its quite a big layout and I could see RMC doing something very interesting with it all. But I could also see them ignoring it for a season then just tearing it down :(
 
The were rumors and some smoke about this for a few weeks (removed from app) but I'm still kind of surprised. I know WoF leadership considered it a classic. With it being closed heading into the season, I'm thinking RMC or full Gravity Group precut retrack.

It's still wild with how much has been invested into this coaster since 2018. And all that seems to be for nothing as it's headed for a new life or it's going bye-bye in the next 14 months.

Around the time of Zambezi Zinger's construction, the rumor mill was hot that the legacy Cedar Fair leadership had big plans for WoF... Maybe those rumors are true but I'm still skeptical.
 
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