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The Orient Express was a Steel Roller Coaster at the Worlds Of Fun Amusement Park in Kansas City, Missouri . The Orient Express was introduced to Worlds of Fun in 1980 . The red-orange track was in between the two entrances of the park. The Orient Express was the first coaster ever to have a "Kamikazee Kurve" element, which was later termed a "boomerang" by Arrow Dynamics and a " Batwing " by Bolliger & Mabillard . This element consists of a 90-degree dive to the right or left (similar to half a Corkscrew ), followed by a half of a traditional Loop element, then a rising half loop, then a final 90-degree dive sending the track in the same direction it entered the element. This element was later often used on Arrow's larger looping coasters, as well as on Parc Astérix 's Goudurix , where it was known as a "Double Sidewinder", and on B&M's Inverted Roller Coaster s. The ''Orient Express'' was also the second roller coaster to have Interlocking Loops , the '' Loch Ness Monster '' being the first. With the retirement of the ''Orient Express'', the ''Loch Ness Monster'' is again the only coaster with this feature. OTHER INFO Number of trains: 3 Number of cars per train: 7 Passengers per car: 4 |
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