Prowler • Worlds of Fun

Pace Intensity Duration

How is this not in the top 100? This is an excellent GCI, and my new #1 woodie. From the first drop to the finish, the ride is relentless, blowing through the layout, never slowing down. There are lots of good airtimes along with laterals that are forceful and fun. The front and back provide the smoothest rides and are where the airtimes really pop. I found middle seats to be a bit too shaky. The only part that was slightly rough for all seats was the curve at the end. There were no lines, and I got six rides in the first hour, and then ten more after that. LOVE this coaster!

Pace Fun Rattle

Prowler has the best pacing out of any coaster I've been on (which isn't much considering I've only ridden 31 coasters as of the writing of this review) and has a great setting going out into the woods. It has nonstop rapid elements, roaring through airtime hills and fast turns that provide great laterals. It's a little rough, but I mean come on, it's a wooden coaster. Prowler is currently the only GCI I have been on, but if I were to judge GCI by Prowler alone, I'd say they were a success. Prowler is the best coaster at Worlds of Fun.

I was super excited when this coaster was announced. I love GCI's. My favorite is/was Ozark Wildcat at the now defunct Celebration City. So at the time this would have been the 3rd GCI in the state of Missouri. The third being American Thunder (It was Evel Knievel back then) at Six Flags St Louis. Prowler, I am sad to say is a very, very distant third to those other two. I don't quite know know what to say other than it just didn't deliver. I rode it first in the back and it was a bit rough without the usual sweeping and comfortable transitions that GCI is know for. I then immediately rode it again in the front. Unfortunately it wasn't much better there either. It just didn't deliver forces and stay smooth like other GCI's. There was very little air and absolutely none of the famous "sideway" air that Ozark Wildcat was the absolute best at. It could be the park--they have a way of building coasters that should be great on paper, but just end up being duds--both Mamba and Patriot fit that bill as well. I'm not sure what is wrong with this version, but it simply doesn't deliver.

Airtimes Fun Ejectors Lap Bar

This is currently my favorite GCI I've ridden which is an unpopular opinion. This is such an underrated ride. It has the strongest airtime of any GCI I've ridden and it's such a fun, long ride. However, as with most GCIs, I'm not a fan of the millennium flyer lap bars because it's nearly impossible for me to not get stapled with these. Anyways, this is an excellent GCI woodie that deserves more attention

Airtimes Lap Bar Layout

Prowler is amazing. The airtime is non stop in the front. The out and back layout is great. It never has a weak moment and is One of my favorite GCI coasters.

Location Layout Ejectors Rattle Headbanging

Prowler could honestly be the best GCI in the US if not the World if it wasn't for how shacky it has become over the years. Such a fun quick ride with NO dead spots. The entire ride keeps you on edge and never lets down on speed or intensity. Unfortunately the high speeds and tight turns on a 10 year old coaster can become very uncomfortable and its a serious problem for Prowler

Theming Rattle

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