Montaña Rusa (Parque del Café)

Montaña Rusa
Parque del Café
Coordinates4°32′10″N 75°46′05″W / 4.536°N 75.768°W / 4.536; -75.768
StatusOperating
Opening date1999 (1999)
Worlds of Fun
NameZambezi Zinger
Park sectionAfrica
Coordinates39°10′38.4″N 94°29′20.5″W / 39.177333°N 94.489028°W / 39.177333; -94.489028
StatusRemoved
Opening date26 May 1973 (1973-05-26)
Closing date1997 (1997)
Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerSchwarzkopf Industries
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelSpeed Racer / Extended Jumbo Jet
Lift/launch systemElectric Spiral Lift
Height56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Length2,583 ft (787 m)
Speed41.2 mph (66.3 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration2:31
Capacity1,174 riders per hour
G-force2.1
Montaña Rusa at RCDB

Montaña Rusa (English: Russian Mountain) is a steel roller coaster located at Parque del Café in Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia. Manufactured by Schwarzkopf Industries, the coaster originally opened as Zambezi Zinger in 1973 at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It operated there until 1997 and was eventually moved to Parque del Café, where it reopened as Montaña Rusa in 1999. The two-and-a-half minute ride features a height of approximately 57 feet (17 m) and reaches a maximum speed of 41 mph (66 km/h).