From http://prowler.worldsoffun.com:

WORLDS OF FUN ANNOUNCES A NEW KING OF THE JUNGLE FOR 2009

KANSAS CITY, MO – Deep in the woods of Worlds of Fun a dangerous predator lurks, ready to shred those fighting to escape the claws of the new PROWLER roller coaster. Beginning in spring 2009, guests at Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, become prey to PROWLER, a beast of a wooden coaster tangled within the park’s forested terrain.

The two-and-a-half minute high speed chase begins with the ride’s only feature above the trees’ cover, a swooping 85 foot plummet into a ravine. After the spiral plunge, the train rips through a seemingly endless amount of high speed hills and sharply banked turns that hug the wooded land below. With a top speed of 51 MPH, riders grasped in the clutches of PROWLER carve a path with powerful but smooth changes of direction, speed, and elevation.

Prowler is an $8 million investment and is located in the Africa section of the park near the Zulu thrill ride. The classic wood structure blends through a forest of unique terrain, creating a total elevation change of 102 feet throughout the course of the 3,074 foot ride.

“PROWLER reinforces our dedication to being the region’s leading thrill park and family entertainment destination,” said Frank Wilburn, Vice President and General Manager at Worlds of Fun. “This wild roller coaster will attract both families and thrill-seekers when it opens this spring.”

PROWLER is custom designed and built for the topography of Worlds of Fun by Great Coasters International, Inc. (GCI) of Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The adventure begins when riders board one of two custom 12 row, 24 passenger GCI Millennium Flyer trains. These extremely comfortable trains feature a metallic blue, green, and copper color scheme with black seats and accommodate approximately 850 riders per hour.

PROWLER is the seventh roller coaster at Worlds of Fun and is scheduled to open spring 2009. Construction is currently underway, but those who cannot wait until spring may take a virtual ride on PROWLER at worldsoffun.com. Visitors to worldsoffun.com may also access exclusive PROWLER updates and features, like a live construction Web cam, virtual renderings, ride statistics, construction photos, blog, and online fun

Edit: Layout posted Via Screamscape

Looks kind of like Hades with all the banking and such. GCI really knows how to design a coaster.

I noticed that unlike most GCI's where it twists in and out of itself it goes out into the woods like The Beast or Raven.

Of course, Hades is the Gravity Group....

See also:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_ne...ory/776867.html

This is exactly the kind of designing I like. Something unique, special, one-of-a-kind. I truly love GCI's work.

I hate bumping a topic this old but this evening Prowler made its first few test runs! Now all we need is a video.

I used to work at WOF and OOF. I want to go back now and ride this. I really dise like the fact they took out the Zambizi Zinger....I used to work in the Africa section in the main store there.

Zambezi Zinger was a delight. I also miss the Orient Express (Hey, somebody has to!)