Rode it 3 times now and every single time has been fantastic. The back seat is the best. It feels faster and more intense than it looks. Love the theming and queve line too. The Infinity Flyer seats are comfortable and might be the best in the business. GCI really should be proud of themselves!
@@Weeping-willow._.me too! It was my first like, fr roller coaster and I got put in the very front seat by myself 😭 I rode it twice and god was it fast
My favorite sections of the ride in no particular order is the spiral lift hill, banked airtime hill before the curve around the station, curve around the station, and then banked low to the ground curves that whip you around like crazy. I really wish the ride was a little longer with more titan track. It will be interesting to see how this compares to other GCI coasters.
Yeah I have our parks renegade at valleyfair. Man they should refurbish with a titan track ha. Still roaring all these years and Zambezi will do the same GCI makes fun and comfortable trains
@@themcgannclan Ikr? Would also like to throw in that the last coaster WoF got 14 years ago was another GCI woody, adjacent to this one. Oh, and to CrashCoaster, you might want to look up the definition of what a tunnel is. But to save you some time, it's "an artificial UNDERGROUND passage". The original ZZ had a tunnel. This thing has an over-hyped shed.
@@slammedniss Lol who cares if it's underground or not as long as it provides the same effect, which it does. Digging out a trench for a tunnel would have made it so much more expensive for a detail so small it's not worth it.
Ah the days of riding the original as a kid over and over until we puked. My favorite however was the Orient Exspress. That 1st hill was pitch black. Anyway I wish I could ride this one but at 52 my roller coaster days are over. But to everyone who can ride it enjoy it for me.
Can’t wait to go on it the next time I come for some thrills. I was 7 years old when the original steel one was removed. I’m 32 now (going to be 33 next month) and look forward to it.
Cool! I'm 35, I rode the original only one time in its last year and loved it! Just went this week and this one was WAY rougher and faster and louder than the original though! It hurt😭 I'm pretty delicate though, so, hopefully you can enjoy it!
Whoooa, this looks fun! The original Zambezi Zinger was my first roller coaster ever when I was 13. I've lived in Cincinnati my whole life but my dad's business was working with WoF on their coasters and we made a little family vacation out of it. I was always fascinated by roller coasters but too scared to get on one. I guess there was something about the ZZ that looked doable to me. It was fun! So I decided to take it up a notch and ride Timberwolf. Finally, I was able to actually enjoy these rides I'd always chickened out of. When we got back to Cinci, I was ready for Kings Island 😄 Luckily, my own kid was much braver than me. He's 15 now and we've been riding coasters since he was 5 😎
This thing looks awesome! I hope to ride a model like this someday. My only criticism is the mix of titan track and normal track. You'd think they'd use the Titan track on the most intense/forceful parts of the ride, to help with wear as well as a smoother ride experience. But there's only titan track on the lift, and the turn around the lift. Doesn't really make any sense to me, but I'm not an engineer.
The Titan Track is integrated into the lift design and allows for longer track spans around the lift. More structure would have been required if the lift track was wood.
Had the opportunity to ride this coaster myself. Unless you have fast pass plus, be prepared to wait in line at least 45 minutes. Other than that, this is a great ride. The spiral lift is loud, but that’s the only real downside I can think of. Lots of speed, tight turns, some good air time for what it has, the titan track is smooth and the tunnel is a great head chopper. Is it the original Zinger? No, but having ridden the original Zinger myself this is a worthy successor!
Looks like a fun ride. Kept just enough details intact from the original to where I can actually consider this a good homage and deserving of the keeping the same name, Zambezi Zinger. I guess my only complaint would be the lack of a dark tunnel at the end. Loved that. As a kid I always thought that going in would take my head off. You're flying through the tunnel, it's dark, everybody's screaming, guys grope and kiss their lady friends...good times for all! I bet this one has seatbelts and restraints unlike the original...hehe. How they got away with no safety restraints is beyond me, but then again I never heard anything about morons standing up or being thrown out of the original either. Different times 😃 Give this a few years to get some significant tree growth and this will be a great ride through the jungle.
I am soooooo excited to ride this ride I am coming on Sunday.but some criticism is that I was a pass holder but I did not get to ride on the Thursday because there were not enough reservations left it’s ok tho because I’m even more excited now happy 50th 🎉
When actually on it, this ride is SO ROUGH!!! OMG, so so loud and fast and painful. I'm 35, maybe too old? Seems like it ran much faster, louder, and rattles harder than the video portrays🎢🤢 I don't like intense rides, I wanna ride the Snoopy stuff but they don't let you ride without a kid😭
Definitely as cool as the original. The spiral lift isn't as tall, but I'd love to ride this one. Wonder if they have the same sort of cars as the original.
This ride is great but you guys need to add more coasters AND HAVE ALL YOUR RIDES RUNNING. We have season passes and everytime we come a good 30% or more is either broken down or just not running and that's complete bs!
@@triple7marc They've been testing for a couple weeks now. It will be open next Thursday (May 25th) for season pass holders, then on Friday to the general public.
This coaster is so frustrating. It added no launch, no inversion, and is the third mid sized woodie in the park. On the other hand the tradition of the lift,the setting of the ride, and the pacing make the pov look amazing. Can't wait to ride it, hopefully its a case of not the coaster we wanted but the coaster that we needed.
@@triple7marc who said anything about a launched woody? We have 2 now 3 wooden coasters. Prowler is really good Timberwolf is really rough and Zambezi while a cool nod to the past is a family woody. Our park has zero launches only one inverting coaster, only one coaster that doesn't sit on the track (no wing flyer or floorless) nothing indoors. There are just other holes in the line up that could have been filled that after almost a decade it would have been nice to see something unique for more than just it's lift hill
@@triple7marc no sweat, you aren't wrong about Lightning Rid, though I've heard it was fantastic when it first came out. My wife's from Orange County and we went to SFMM and Knott's and I fell in love with launch coasters. I never thought we'd get something from Intamin, but thought maybe a premier rides sky rocket could be in play. I'd love a raptor, but Cedar Fair and RMC have their issues.
I think you’re mostly hearing the anti-rollback mechanism with its traditional “clickety-clack” sound. The tire drives themselves don’t seem to be too loud.
I watched the video of the original that is in Columbia before this one. It is cool that they kept the same general layout including the spiral lift hill. Although I am not sure how the steel one actually works to lift the coaster train.
Congrats WOF for this new investment! This is definitely going to be a hit attraction for the park. What a great homage to the OG Zambizi Zinger.
i rode the og like 3 hours ago in Parque del Cafe in Montenegro, Colombia
@@barranquillaaviation The original coaster is still going? Amazing. I rode it way back in the early 80's in Kansas City.
@barranquillaaviation so cool it's still rolling. That was my gateway coaster as a child.
Way faster and more intense than I expected
I love how you can hear by the sounds when you're on Titan track and when on normal wood track.
You can feel it too. The trains actually picks up speed when you hit it
It ran so much faster then the first pov. This is awesome! Can’t wait to ride it next Thursday!🔥🔥🔥🔥
that aged well
@@crazyboyplayz yep. I wonder when it will open
😂😂 I rode it today
@@Weeping-willow._. I’ve rode it lots. It’s really fun
Rode it 3 times now and every single time has been fantastic. The back seat is the best. It feels faster and more intense than it looks. Love the theming and queve line too. The Infinity Flyer seats are comfortable and might be the best in the business. GCI really should be proud of themselves!
Yoo I love your pfp!!
That lift hill is stunning
It goes up for 1 minute just to drop 20 feet 😂
Running faster and better! I can't wait to ride this!!
I still can't get over how fast this coaster is. It looks amazing and very fun.
I just rode it today! It was my first ever roller coaster and my first time at WOG. It’s super fast and my head was all jerky
@@Weeping-willow._.me too! It was my first like, fr roller coaster and I got put in the very front seat by myself 😭
I rode it twice and god was it fast
One of my faves
Running so much faster that’s amazing
My favorite sections of the ride in no particular order is the spiral lift hill, banked airtime hill before the curve around the station, curve around the station, and then banked low to the ground curves that whip you around like crazy. I really wish the ride was a little longer with more titan track. It will be interesting to see how this compares to other GCI coasters.
Yeah I have our parks renegade at valleyfair. Man they should refurbish with a titan track ha. Still roaring all these years and Zambezi will do the same GCI makes fun and comfortable trains
i think the design of the looped lift hill is genius i rode this twice and i loved it
Glad to see she's already running faster than the original POV, but I do have a single complaint. That "tunnel" isn't nearly long enough.
At least it has a tunnel
I'm sure they'll get right on that for ya
My dude... Worlds of Fun is getting a new coaster after over 13 year and it's paying homage to a classic. Why even complain?
@@themcgannclan Ikr? Would also like to throw in that the last coaster WoF got 14 years ago was another GCI woody, adjacent to this one. Oh, and to CrashCoaster, you might want to look up the definition of what a tunnel is. But to save you some time, it's "an artificial UNDERGROUND passage". The original ZZ had a tunnel. This thing has an over-hyped shed.
@@slammedniss Lol who cares if it's underground or not as long as it provides the same effect, which it does. Digging out a trench for a tunnel would have made it so much more expensive for a detail so small it's not worth it.
It looks like the ZZ is running so much faster than in the previous POV.
Dang...really zinged up...cannot wait to visit in August
Who wants to go with me to wof? I haven’t been in probably 15 years 😊
Ah the days of riding the original as a kid over and over until we puked. My favorite however was the Orient Exspress. That 1st hill was pitch black. Anyway I wish I could ride this one but at 52 my roller coaster days are over. But to everyone who can ride it enjoy it for me.
I'm 57. I rode this several times yesterday with my nephew and his niece who up until yesterday she was too scared to go on the big rides.
Can’t wait to go on it the next time I come for some thrills. I was 7 years old when the original steel one was removed. I’m 32 now (going to be 33 next month) and look forward to it.
Cool! I'm 35, I rode the original only one time in its last year and loved it! Just went this week and this one was WAY rougher and faster and louder than the original though! It hurt😭 I'm pretty delicate though, so, hopefully you can enjoy it!
This coaster looks like a real blast!!
This is very impressive for a 74 ft tall ride...
The most thrilling coaster! Really interesting to watch
Whoooa, this looks fun! The original Zambezi Zinger was my first roller coaster ever when I was 13. I've lived in Cincinnati my whole life but my dad's business was working with WoF on their coasters and we made a little family vacation out of it. I was always fascinated by roller coasters but too scared to get on one. I guess there was something about the ZZ that looked doable to me. It was fun! So I decided to take it up a notch and ride Timberwolf. Finally, I was able to actually enjoy these rides I'd always chickened out of. When we got back to Cinci, I was ready for Kings Island 😄
Luckily, my own kid was much braver than me. He's 15 now and we've been riding coasters since he was 5 😎
This park is slowly becoming the GCI capital of America if not the world.
Agreed. GCI has retracked most of Timber Wolf and built Prowler and Zinger. Great partnership between the two.
I mean it's the only park with 2 GCIs. Plus they completely changed part of Timberwolf and also retracked it.
This is incredible! If in the next few years the same can be done for a new orient express, I would just be speechless!
Another gci masterpiece in the books. Congrats to everyone involved!
That track layout is just the way I remember from the late 80's so neat that it has been recreated from wood this time
Look's like a great ride! Must go and visit the park as a whole in the near future 2024!
Cant wait!!! Ill be there on the 25th!!!
It opens the 26th.
@@j.celaya3 theres a special opening for season pass holders the night of the 25th
Loved the original. It was so smooth! Looking forward to trying this one
we need more of these spiral lifts EVERYWHERE
But what about the mamba’s big hill
nah bc then this coaster will become outdated just like the rest of the coasters in the park
ILL SEE YOU THURSDAY!!! IM SO PUMPED!
This thing looks awesome! I hope to ride a model like this someday.
My only criticism is the mix of titan track and normal track. You'd think they'd use the Titan track on the most intense/forceful parts of the ride, to help with wear as well as a smoother ride experience. But there's only titan track on the lift, and the turn around the lift. Doesn't really make any sense to me, but I'm not an engineer.
The Titan Track is integrated into the lift design and allows for longer track spans around the lift. More structure would have been required if the lift track was wood.
they likely will add more titan track in the future
This looks like it has some pretty good pacing. I will be there on the 25th.
It won't be open :(
@@triple7marc There is a passholder preview that night.
@@brucebustamante3984 Ahhh good!
Can’t wait to ride it
hey i might now make the trip. love it!!
I love this ride
I love rollercoasters but this ride genuinely terrified me. It was insanely fast and goes through those twists and turns ridiculously quick.
Rode this last weekend. Absolutely phenomenal ride. Way to go, WOF!
How was the line? I'm going Tuesday and I'm not super big on lines (autism lol, too crowded and loud)
@@sillyperson1337super fun, lines are big so get the fast pass plus. Unless you don’t want to pay a bunch extra.
@nazaryefimchuk6325 I ended up going on it, it was great! We didn't have fast pass but we were first in line
This park now has the same amount of woodies as knobles. Think about that.
Absolutely love this ride. It was a must need. Ignore the naysayers about it being wooden because it’s smooth!
It has the spiral hill climb!! Yes!!!
Looks fun!
Lift was making a pretty rad beat there for a second
I was a young child when they took the OG zinger out. Can't wait to go next season and ride the new one. This ride looks amazing
Cant wait for this to open!
So excited for the opening!
when you dont hit "smooth all" in planet coaster
i cried on this thing yesterday
That was the one coaster I could handle. 😂
I’m so exited for when it officially opens
Had the opportunity to ride this coaster myself. Unless you have fast pass plus, be prepared to wait in line at least 45 minutes. Other than that, this is a great ride. The spiral lift is loud, but that’s the only real downside I can think of. Lots of speed, tight turns, some good air time for what it has, the titan track is smooth and the tunnel is a great head chopper. Is it the original Zinger? No, but having ridden the original Zinger myself this is a worthy successor!
The lines are pretty short a year out. Especially in the evenings there are often no lines on the big rides.
@@davesworld7961 Good to hear, but at the same time a bit disappointing. I think this is a quality ride.
Yay an actual mounted pov
I just rode it today! It was my first ever roller coaster and my first time at WOG. It’s super fast and my head was all jerky
Looks like a fun ride. Kept just enough details intact from the original to where I can actually consider this a good homage and deserving of the keeping the same name, Zambezi Zinger. I guess my only complaint would be the lack of a dark tunnel at the end. Loved that. As a kid I always thought that going in would take my head off. You're flying through the tunnel, it's dark, everybody's screaming, guys grope and kiss their lady friends...good times for all! I bet this one has seatbelts and restraints unlike the original...hehe. How they got away with no safety restraints is beyond me, but then again I never heard anything about morons standing up or being thrown out of the original either. Different times 😃
Give this a few years to get some significant tree growth and this will be a great ride through the jungle.
Interestingly enough, this was the first GCI I have been on that does NOT use seatbelts. These new style trains do not need them.
I am soooooo excited to ride this ride I am coming on Sunday.but some criticism is that I was a pass holder but I did not get to ride on the Thursday because there were not enough reservations left it’s ok tho because I’m even more excited now happy 50th 🎉
Holy wow that looks fast!
Reminds me of Goldstriker.
damn that looks fun
very nice roller coaster
I can’t wait
I had a neck injury for a week straight after this ride
the pacing is definitely better in this pov, what a rush
When actually on it, this ride is SO ROUGH!!! OMG, so so loud and fast and painful. I'm 35, maybe too old? Seems like it ran much faster, louder, and rattles harder than the video portrays🎢🤢 I don't like intense rides, I wanna ride the Snoopy stuff but they don't let you ride without a kid😭
Nice
The drop is the best part but the rest is honestly kinda shaky and I got a bad headache and kind of made my back sore for the rest of the ride.
Super cool
Definitely as cool as the original. The spiral lift isn't as tall, but I'd love to ride this one. Wonder if they have the same sort of cars as the original.
This is almost 20 feet taller than the original one lol
@@triple7marc It's been over 26 years since I rode it. It definitely is a good looking ride.
Nice titan track
I rode the OG Zambezi and I have to say: this is better than the OG by so much that it's practically a joke.
humph. i assumed the entire length would be titan. perhaps in time. another SOLID GCI
This ride just doesn't lose steam
Fuck I never lost that 40lbs so I could ride this thing 😭
Start jogging then! No better motivation than fitting into the newest rollercoaster.😊
Im currently driving home from Worlds of Fun and they updated this ride QUITE A LOT since this pov came out. I mean, see for yourself.
worlds of fun is now gci's playground
That thing hauls a$$.
is this sped up??
The ride got stuck tday 😂
Looks pretty fast reminds me of Hades at Mount Olympus
I went there today and there were 0 lines!
I like doing Oceans during the day and then in the evening running through the short lines on the coasters. So often there are no lines at all.
This ride is great but you guys need to add more coasters AND HAVE ALL YOUR RIDES RUNNING. We have season passes and everytime we come a good 30% or more is either broken down or just not running and that's complete bs!
the tunnel isn't long enough though. the tunnel needs to be long enough to scare children. it's not
we where at words of fun for mothers day my mom was sad it was not open
Yeah it's not even close to being open. They've hardly started testing it.
@@triple7marc They've been testing for a couple weeks now. It will be open next Thursday (May 25th) for season pass holders, then on Friday to the general public.
@@slammedniss Great!
What a waste of money on a prowler jr that does the original Zambezi Zinger no justice. Sad we waited so long for this.
This coaster is so frustrating. It added no launch, no inversion, and is the third mid sized woodie in the park.
On the other hand the tradition of the lift,the setting of the ride, and the pacing make the pov look amazing.
Can't wait to ride it, hopefully its a case of not the coaster we wanted but the coaster that we needed.
No park would want to try a launched wooden coaster after what happened with Lightning Rod lol
@@triple7marc who said anything about a launched woody? We have 2 now 3 wooden coasters. Prowler is really good Timberwolf is really rough and Zambezi while a cool nod to the past is a family woody.
Our park has zero launches only one inverting coaster, only one coaster that doesn't sit on the track (no wing flyer or floorless) nothing indoors.
There are just other holes in the line up that could have been filled that after almost a decade it would have been nice to see something unique for more than just it's lift hill
@@kcmarathoner6057 I misunderstood your comment lol, I thought you were complaining that Zambezi Zinger didn't have a launch or an inversion
@@triple7marc no sweat, you aren't wrong about Lightning Rid, though I've heard it was fantastic when it first came out.
My wife's from Orange County and we went to SFMM and Knott's and I fell in love with launch coasters. I never thought we'd get something from Intamin, but thought maybe a premier rides sky rocket could be in play.
I'd love a raptor, but Cedar Fair and RMC have their issues.
I dont remember the luft hill thing being that noisy on tbe original
I think you’re mostly hearing the anti-rollback mechanism with its traditional “clickety-clack” sound. The tire drives themselves don’t seem to be too loud.
Well this is a completely different ride than the original lol
@@triple7marc really
It crushes your balls you can barely move so it makes the turns somewhat uncomfortable
The original Zambezi zinger was better.
That's it? 🤷🏾
What more do you want
This looks like CGI
It is
Seems like a lot of extra points of failure just to have a unnecessary lift hill lol Rest of the ride looks fun tho
I watched the video of the original that is in Columbia before this one. It is cool that they kept the same general layout including the spiral lift hill. Although I am not sure how the steel one actually works to lift the coaster train.
Mediocre
Yay another wooden coaster with no airtime and maximum lateral Gs. EXACTLY what this park needed. 🫨🫤
Corkscrew is the original! Not going to ride this! Cool though....
It was ok but nothing to write home about
Nice