Worlds Of Fun

We had the best time at Planet Snoopy. The Peanuts Gang performed great shows. Park very clean and lots of variety! Great trip. We rode the log ride 11 times. We bought two day park passes and spent 8 hours each day at the park. The dinosaur exhibit was great. My kids loved it. Hope to go back soon. Every employee was so kind.

Took the family on a weekday when the weather was perfect! Rides are amazing and the staff was friendly. Will definitely be taking the family back!

We went to the Worlds of Fun the Thursday after Memorial Day. Got the tickets online which was $ 39.99, a few bucks cheaper than if you get it at the gate. Also got VIP parking for $ 20 online (although we didn’t really need it since park was not too busy but it was nice to be close as we drove out for dinner; regular parking was $ 15) and got a refill drink bottle online which was $ 2 cheaper than if you get it in the park. First tip — get things online for cheaper rates.
It was not very busy so we didn’t have to wait too long for rides. The older kids were able to get on all of the big roller coaster rides (some more than once). After a few moderate rides, I took my younger one to Plant Snoopy and he had a blast! He was able to get on most of the rides without waiting. There were a few rides that were not open, but that didn’t bother him. Second tip — try to go on a day that’s not busy as it’s totally worth it. Don’t need fast pass.
Because it wasn’t very busy, I was always able to find shaded area to wait or rest. I noticed there are good amounts of trees to allow for shaded areas, as well as sufficient bathrooms so you don’t have to walk too far to get to one. I also came across a family care center where there were 2 family bathrooms, a changing room, and a feeding room. It was nice to see these accommodations, but the smell was overwhelming when you first walk in. There is one staff person manning the reception area with diapers (I’m assuming they are for sale); I guess after you’ve been in the center for a while, the smell doesn’t bother you anymore.
Knowing the food price was high, we opted to go out of the park for dinner, and it was nice to take a break from a hot day. Having the close VIP parking helped. Third tip — consider eating outside the park.
Prior to leaving the park, we got our wrist stamped so we can re-​enter. Parking is also good for re-​entry as long as you have your receipt.
The staff was generally friendly and we didn’t encounter any negative or bad experience with them. For some rides, the staff had to make safety announcements prior to starting the ride — it was sometimes hard to hear what was said because either the staff spoke too fast or too loud and the sound came out of the speaker all jumbled.
The website said you can bring unopened bottle water only and no other drinks or good, but I did notice other patrons bringing their snacks (in ziplock bags). There was security at the gate but maybe they didn’t check too hard (at least not for food).
Overall, we had a good experience and the kids have asked to come back again.

The patriot broke when we got on it and has to disembark without getting to ride it, then the swings were shut down as we were in the front for the next ride. Disappointed in that but LOVED the Prowler. What a great coaster. Was pleasantly surprised at the sparse guests but again disappointed by the fast pass. Numerous people used the fast lanes to get to the front quicker and then we were told to wait to get «counted» and wound up behind people without fast passes. I would not recommend this purchase to anyone if you are not going to enforce rules regarding it or actually make it worth it.

Came in the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend. Enjoyed the Patriot, the Mamba, and the rotating swings. Also visited Oceans of fun. Most of the time we had fun. The wave pool is extremely dangerous. I don’t know why they still operate it. It had to be stopped frequently because people kept drowning in the violent waves in the 6′-8′ section.
I took away two stars for various reasons. First, the lines for food & drink are extremely unorganized. I kid you not, I waited 25 minutes minutes for an order of $ 10 French fries. all the kids that work there have zero personality are not concerned about their guests visit or experience. Even the ‘supervisors’ were behaving unprofessionally; for example watching a kid struggle as he gets drinks for a line of people 10 deep. She just stood there and didn’t offer to help her staff and get the line moving.
We went to get funnel cakes at the end of the day and they were out of strawberries topping. Seriously. What a buzzkill. The lines were so long and throughout the park, all lines seemed severely understaffed.

Pay attention Worlds of Fun management, you might learn something. I’ll identify the tips for you.
I grew up going to Worlds of Fun. I went last week with my family and it was just as terrible as I remembered in my youth. This place needs a serious update. Just go to some world class amusement parks, see what they’re doing, and copy it. The rides, aren’t bad, but that is only a part of the park experience.
First off, the uneventful concessions. The food is chain restaurants, Subway, Panda Express, etc… Can it get more uninspiring? Yes, it can, these places operate with only a limited menu. The park food that was available was terrible and slow, that brings us to point two
Second, the lines for food were absolutely terrible. Worse than Disney World. The lines took hours. The workers were slow. Why charge $ 7.47?
TIP: Just charge $ 7.50 and move a long. We stood painfully and watched them count change to the penny. Ug. I was certain at one point I had died and actually gone to hell like the cast of Lost. I was waiting to wake up and discover I had to guard a button in the back of the park for the rest of my life.
TIP: more training for staff on customer relations and speed. This is essential. The quicker the lines move the more stuff customers buy. Customer service and speed are the keys!
TIP: have a food card. Customers can load up their food card and the lines will move more quickly. Customers will be likely to spend more money when using a card.
TIP: Come up with some local favorites that are unique to Worlds of Fun. Signature items. Instead of Cinnabon, make your own special treats. Remember if you feed us and we like it, we’ll stay longer and spend more money. Every party has member who do not ride rides. These are the people who usually want to leave early. Target that audience. You want to keep them happy and spending money.
Why gouge the customers at the food stalls? The food was overpriced. We all expect to over pay for park food but this was insane. What does Worlds of Fun hope to achieve by squeezing an extra dollar or two on a gloppy slice of Chef Boyardee Pizza?
Souvenirs were insipid and uninspiring.
The rides are ok. If you like thrill rides, then they have a couple decent ones, but that’s it. No Frills here. After a ridiculously long wait in line you get a two minute ride. No Theme. No entertainment. No Story. Shut up; ride the ride. They need to have more theatrics and entertainment. They are behind the times. Disney’s magic carpet ride was more entertaining and it only gets six feet off the ground. Keep air conditioned areas around the queue lines to keep guests refreshed.
Have park benches. Just do it. Is there a law in Missouri that only allows one park bench every 100ft? Ok, I know there isn’t. Put out a lot of benches.
FAST PASS. They have something like that. You have pay more money for it. Squeeze a few more dollars from the turnip.
Lets recap; costumer service; good food; reasonable prices; speed, speed, speed: more benches.
Unless you just really love all amusement parks or have nostalgia for this particular park, save your money. Take a road trip for something better.

Worst customer service on the planet. First off paid a lot of money just to stand in lines. I got to go on the sea dragon and the train. Yes, we could have paid even more for the fast pass but my children could not afford the upgrade. On the sea dragon the girl working it you could not understand her except for worlds of fun and clear. She did not act like she even wanted to be there along with every other employee we encountered. Then we ate lunch at the vittle griddle. after waiting for almost an hour in line. tyrese behind the counter could not move any slower and again could not understand what he was saying. The burger I had was good though. Then we went to auntie Annie’s just to get drink refills, there was 7 employees doing nothing. ok one was counting money in the cash register and 2 joined her, 2 were playing hand games with each other and the rest just starring at the people in line. When we asked if they could open the second register they said they can’t and never use that register. After waiting for 30 minutes my husband began to video the scene. When they saw him with his camera a girl quickly comes forward and asks is anyone is just refilling water. We came forward to get our water. What a joke. We spent all that money to wait in lines, get crappy service? Never again. We came all the way from Wichita to spend Mother’s day at worlds of fun. fun it was not. frontier city will be the place we go from now on… I had to rate this a 1 because there was not a Zero!

I have been coming here since I was a kid and it’s still one of the best in the Midwest. They now have Halloween events with kid friendly stuff during the day and scary events after dark.
The ticket prices are not bad especially if you buy him a few days in advance. They also have a military discount.
Overall a great park with a ton of rides for kids or the kid in you or even the thrill seeker with all of their roller coasters.
They keep the park clean and staff is always willing to point you in the right direction.
They have stroller, wheelchair, and motorized scooter rentals so the whole family can enjoy their time.
Lines do get super long though.
I would recommend also bringing your own sealed water bottle or refillable bottle (empty) security checks everyone with scanners and bag searches before entering.
If you get the all day food pass you can eat every 90 minutes at specific places. So if you are going to be here all day. It’s cheaper than getting individual meals.

Visited this park several times over the last 30 years, can only say it has gone downhill and was a huge disappointment this year. Severely understaffed, very few structures in place to accommodate crowds and lines at rides as well as simple procedures for entering the park. Re-​entry procedures (OOF) are a joke as there is no set line, point of re-​entry, or information from staff on the procedures. It was 100 degrees out and the attendant checking re-​entry stamps says «you cant use sunscreen once you have a re-​entry stamp» as the guy in front of me is coming back in. He says «yeah right, its 100 degrees out and I can’t wear sunscreen? That makes sense!»
WOF has some rides shut down, most rides with one worker so it takes 10 minutes to get a ride going, and multiple workers who seem to hate their job (It was 100 degrees so I expect some crankiness). Where is the fun in this place?
Halloween Haunt is coming up, so the walkway from Mamba to Detonator is closed to store Halloween props. Just more lack of information for people who have not been there before, causes a lot of extra walking, luckily we know the routes.
Usually look forward to a show or two when it is this hot, too bad only one show all day long, hope it fits in your schedule!
Only 3 or 4 food places are open around the park (WOF) and Panda Express has to close down because they are out of food… AT 6 PM! What a joke. Lines at the other 3 – 4 food places open are 20 deep at both windows they have working creating a longer wait than any ride!
Finally get food at Subway and the workers are rude and put out because we want a kids sandwich with pepperoni only, so its an up charge of .75, for bread and pepperoni!
Decide to get one more refill on our drink at 9:30, 30 minutes before the park closes, walking all the way from The Patriot to the OOF entrance by the Mamba, NOT ONE FOOD OR DRINK STATION OPEN!
For 54.99 a ticket, (don’t forget your $ 20 for parking) I don’t see how this place will stay open 5 more years, doesn’t compare with 6 Flags in St Louis!
Two stars only because we love the rides that were open but will only go back when we can find promo tickets on craigslist for $ 25!

I have been to amusement parks all over the world and this is by far the least appealing one. The other reviews were spot on, my wife, daughter, and I walked all over this park only to find about 70% of the attractions (especially the big coasters) and vendors were CLOSED. Everything looks very old, same owners of Knott’s Berry Farm in California so I of course compared it to that (same snoopy theme and similar rides) except this park is not up to the same standards. Everything was disgusting, not sure if the GM knows how to get employees to work hard but nothing seemed very up to any type of standard.
The food was waaaay overpriced, our lunch consisted of a chicken tender basket, fries, chicken cheesesteak sandwich, water, and coke and cost $ 41.00.
The employees seemed miserable, they didn’t want to be there and most were not up beat at all.

Yes, the lines were crazy and long but honestly people it’s a popular amusement part with awesome rides, what do you expect. I’m sure they go as fast as they can & they have music playing and TVs along the line routes.
The Mamba and the Patriot are worth every minute you wait in line. They’re both soooo amazing.
The different parts of the world theme was very cool.
All the workers were very polite and funny.
There should be a limit per hour for fast lane people because them going 3 – 5 times before you even get your first just doesn’t seem right to me and it was making people very angry.
Over all it was fun, but not as great as my expectations, if I ever go again I’m buying fast lane tickets. They’re 55 $ (yes very expensive) but it will make the experience 100x better.
Wayyyy more ride time and as many time as you want also.

Well… I read the reviews before we got here and prayed this was gonna be different that the past reviews. It wasn’t
First ride we get in line for, Mamba, wait in line for 45 minutes and the ride breaks
And they only had one car working when it was running.
And it’s only the first hour!!!

In the matter of 4 hours of waiting in lines, 3 main attractions (Mumba, Steel Hawk, & Prowler) all closed due to malfunctions.
At another ride, signs clarified riders are to not wear open heeled shoes. However, upon watching other riders, it was as though this rule changed as many Caucasian riders had on flip flops or were barefoot. When my cousins and I approached (we are African American), they were told they can’t ride due to their sandals that were latched.
Now in this case, it seems really discriminatory. Due to the fact that I literally saw with my own eyes the difference.
The manager and supervisor did respond quickly, however I didn’t see them respond to the employees. Especially when they’re employees lied together saying they stopped the ride after 5 spins and let them off. I was utterly shocked.
Won’t be back.

I’m a season pass holder but might be the last season we purchase one. Dated park, staff that obviously doesn’t want to be there, rides breaking down way too often. Good coasters but the rest of the attractions are needing updates.
We do enjoy the flexibility to go to Ocean of Fun. That park is ran a lot better.

A lot of rides are closed and definitely none are riding long for the price we paid. Not a lot of people in line at least let us ride longer. Just bought a large drink but they didn’t have a lid or straw.

The Mamba and Detonator were fun. There was another ride (can’t remember the name) but went forward than backwards… that was lots more fun than I thought it would be. Downside was lots of the concession stands were closed for some reason. Also… I waited 25 minutes for 2 slices of pizza! Staff was extremely slow and unorganized. They appeared confused with no guidance. The guy making funnel cakes was equally as slow and clueless. How hard is it to take orders? For the pizza, 4 of us waited for meat lovers yet they kept on with pepperoni and cheese. Very frustrating. Funnel cake guy nearly burned every cake as he appeared to be watching them fry but moving to slowly to flip them over or remove from oil.

After reading so many poor reviews on several sites, I contacted the park directly before purchasing $ 300+ worth of tickets. I was assured that the poor reviews were from several rain days earlier that month and that the coasters would be running and multiple trains on each. I was still hesitant but bought the tickets as I didn’t have much of a choice given we’d already planned the trip to KC and the kids were expecting two days at the parks.

We arrived Monday morning at 10:00, the weather was perfect as it had cooled down to the 80’s. We entered the park and walked straight to Timber Wolf – closed. Went to SteelHawk – closed. Saw that Mamba was running so we jumped in line and enjoyed an exhilarating ride. Headed over to Boomerang – closed. Made the walk to Prowler – closed. By now we’re getting tired of walking all over the maze like park just to look at all the closed rides. So, to get some rest, we hoped on the train… where we sat in the station for 20 minutes wondering when the train was going to pull out. Instead, a guy with a walkie-​talkie slung over his shoulder told us they were closing the train. As we got off with all the other passengers, everybody was complaining how NOTHING was open. By 1pm, 3 hours into our day at Worlds of «Fun» we had ridden 1 ride and walked several miles.

Now my kids were upset, hungry, and tired. After deciding $ 15 was too much for 2 slices of pizza (no drink), we settled on Subway as it seemed to be the least expensive of all the options. $ 8 for a 6″ and the only bread option was wheat, the only cheese option was white american, no spinach… it was clear that normal options were removed to expedite the line. While that is a nice idea, when you’re paying an arm and a leg for a Subway sub you want to at least be able to have the ability to build it the way you like. We declined the option to add chips and a drink (no refill) for and additional $ 6.

Also, like others have mentioned, the teens that have season passes are out of control with inappropriate language and subject matter. Their behavior was the same. When we eventually got to ride Prowler, we ran to see our photo. What was in our picture? Teens flipping off the camera and rubbing their exposed nipples. Sure, I was a kid once and yeah, it’s kind of funny… but it was out of control.

As a fan of wooden coasters, I was upset that it appeared I would not get to ride either. Luckily, both opened up for a short time and I managed to get rides in at both. Timber Wolf is rough, really rough. As a fan of wooden coasters, this is expected and desired. However, ride it once and it’s fine. Ride it again and your insides will be bruised. It’s too rough and needs to be reworked. Prowler, on the other hand, is absolutely top notch and should not be missed. It is INTENSE and impressive. Luckily I caught it when it had just opened so there was no line as it sits off by itself. I rode it a dozen times in a row before the lines grew. LOVED IT, meow.

I kept hearing regulars mention «maintenance Mondays» so apparently this is common on Mondays… so you may want to take that into consideration. Eventually I got to ride all the coasters and feel quite lucky about that. Patriot is worth waiting in the front seat line for. StealHawk never opened. All coasters were sporadic in operations. I don’t think there were ever 3 going at once. Also, like others mentioned, only one train was running on any besides Prowler. Prowler had 2 trains going and again, the best coaster by far.

I had a very very bad day today at Worlds of Fun. Had it not been for their complete refusal to refund us our money after clearly failing to deliver anything remotely close to a quality service I wouldn’t be writing this review. However, they did refuse, so I am writing this.
We got the park at 10 A.M. We wanted to get in before the lines got too long, but everyone knows that it’s part of the experience. First ride we got on is the Patriot, which was a lot of fun. After that we headed to the Mamba… which was broken down. Damn. Well, we went around to the Fury of the Nile which was okay, but the line was MASSIVE already. The reason was obvious, the Mamba (and later we learned the Prowler) was broken down. So those lines shifted to the nearest ride.
Luckily, the Mamba opened up! We were able to enjoy that coaster after all, and everything looked peachy. Well, that’s when trying to find the Prowler did we realize that it was broken down. It would never reopen that day. Okay, so we go to the Timber Wolf. The line here was STAGGERING. The wooden roller coaster fans only had one option now, and so that inflated this line by a huge degree. On top of that, they were only able to run one train on the Timber Wolf! Okay, irritating, so we sit through the line for well over an hour until we finally get to the top… and the train breaks down. They give us the option to wait there while they would work out the kinks for 30 – 40 minutes. Well, we sat there, figuring that the other lines would be too inflated to justify sitting through another one when we could potentially get to ride this. After 30 minutes or so they finally let us know that the repairs were being extended and they didn’t know how long it was going to take.
To add to this the Steel Hawk broke down with people ON the ride suspended ~200 feet in the air for who knows how long, everything is massively over priced, and finding your way around this park is extremely difficult due to poor signage.
After all was said and done we had been there from 10 AM to 5−6(?) PM and only been able to ride two roller coasters. We did have a short stop off in Oceans of Fun (which is terrible for adults, but I could see taking kids there), but that was probably 45 minutes tops. So I decided to go to guest services and ask for a refund. I explained to them that 3 out of their 6 roller coasters had been having maintenance problems that day. One was simply shut down all day and another shut down only until after we had waited an extremely long time to get on in the first place. Stephanie at customer service simply reiterated «No refunds, no rain checks» and felt sorry that I felt that the park didn’t deliver. It wasn’t how I felt, the park didn’t deliver. I heard several patrons complaining about the rides and even one of the staff mentioned how the rides there frequently break down. When I asked Stephanie about why they didn’t at least tell us that rides were broken down before entering she mentioned the sign out front that lists the rides broken. When we left we went to check out the sign to see it. Not only is it extremely small, it’s in the middle of the lines upon entering the park so anyone on the outsides wouldn’t be able to see it and IT WAS BLANK ANYWAYS. The Prowler had been down all day, there was no excuse, it should’ve been updated and there for people to see.
Absolutely horrible service. I will never go back, which is such a shame, because I live 10 minutes from there and my fiancé and I love theme parks.

WOF is a fun place to take the kiddies if you can stomach amusement parks. I don’t think I’d been here since 2003 maybe, but now that the kids are older, it’s an easy outing. If you’re local, go ahead and invest in the Gold Pass for $ 99 per person. Unlimited visits through the end of October, free parking and discounts on overpriced park food. It pays for itself in less than two visits!
Pros: A fun selection of rides for many ages. Camp Snoopy is a nice alternative for the littlest ones. If you go early during the week (Monday-​Wednesday) you don’t have to fight the crowds and lines are not bad.
Cons: Dated rides (seriously they still operate the Finnish Fling?!) and the place could use a severe paint job and major touch up! Come on now… this place could use a good sprucing up. I saw a ton of dug up areas that could benefit from some flower planting and landscaping. And Cedar Fair (the corporate owners of WOF) needs to invest in a few pallets of paint!
I was surprised that my youngest was tall enough to ride the Mamba on our last visit. I decided to ride with her. Bad move. My equilibrium was off whack for the rest of the day. Plus I had nightmares thinking about that plunge the next day. Uggg. Everyone else loved it. It scared the bejesus out of me.
If you’ve been to Disneyworld, Disney Land, Universal, or Epcot… you may not be very impressed here. But for a fun little staycation in KC, the kids will love you for it.

This was my first time visiting and I was neither impressed or unimpressed. What the park lacked was made up for in other random areas. Here are just a few pointers:
–Parking is $ 15 bucks, it’s standard for any theme park, so just prepare yourself for that.
–The rides are very far apart, I don’t know what it is about things in Kansas City because the zoo is the same way. Your park does not need to be pointlessly gigantic to be good. Just saying.
–Pack a lunch in a cooler, and get your hand stamped to go out to your car to eat. We all know that theme park food is expensive, but Worlds of Fun is ridiculous.
–Mamba, the Prowler, and the Patriot truly make the park. These coasters are world class.
–Most of the other rides in the park are all something that you would see at a carnival. It lacks originality. When you claim to be ‘Worlds’ of fun, don’t put a Tilt-​A-​Whirl in the middle of your park.
We had a generally good time, but I think we’ll just go to Six Flags in St. Louis next time. Way more roller coasters and original thrill rides to enjoy.