In 1990, 38 people were injured on the Timber Wolf when two trains collided. It was the first fatality at the amusement park, which opened in 1973. The roller coaster, built in 1989, has 4,230 feet of track and can reach speeds up to 53 mph. The park was open Saturday but the Timber Wolf will be closed indefinitely. ``The girl said she re-attached the equipment.″ ``She claims that she herself grabbed the lap bar and that’s what kept her from leaving the car,″ Keane said. The highest point on the 2 1/2-minute ride is 100 feet high, but it was unclear at what point the girl fell.Ī girl who was riding with Ryan told police that as the train crested the top of the hill, the lap bar and the seat belt came undone, Keane said. ``Going by what some of her friends said, it appears they had just crested a hill and the car itself was making a sharp turn,″ police Sgt. For this year, Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO announces SteelHawk, a new ride that will take guests to breathtaking new heights Get ready to take flight as SteelHawk soars 301 feet in the air and spreads its steel wings at a 45-degree angle at a speed of 8 rotations a minute swinging riders for a 60-second flight.

Ryan Bielby of Kansas City died late Friday while riding the Timber Wolf roller coaster at the Worlds of Fun amusement park with friends. (AP) _ A 14-year-old was thrown to her death from a roller coaster, and her friend said the ride’s safety restraints had come loose on a sharp turn at the top of a hill.Īmusement park officials, however, said all restraints were in place at the beginning and the end of the ride, and that a lap bar could only be unlocked with a tool. (6.52 MB) Download 2018 Steel Hawk On Ride HD POV Worlds of Fun Windseeker from Knotts Berry Farm MP3 & MP4 Steel Hawk is a 301-foot (92 m) Mondial swing.

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