Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode we’re discussing Orient Express formerly of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. Debuting in 1980, Orient Express, designed by Arrow Dynamics, was the second full circuit coaster to feature the interlocking loops element. It was also the first coaster to feature the Kamikaze Curve element (also known as a boomerang or batwing). Orient Express gave it’s final rides in 2003.
Did you have the chance to ride this Kansas City legend? Let us know in the comment section. Thanks for listening!
In this episode we’re discussing Orient Express formerly of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. Debuting in 1980, Orient Express, designed by Arrow Dynamics, was the second full circuit coaster to feature the interlocking loops element. It was also the first coaster to feature the Kamikaze Curve element (also known as a boomerang or batwing). Orient Express gave it’s final rides in 2003.
Did you have the chance to ride this Kansas City legend? Let us know in the comment section. Thanks for listening!










