A Blast of the Past #43: Worlds of Fun — First Season

We moved to our first house in 2000. The house was located on the same street as what people termed "The Worlds of Fun Water Tower." It was actually a city water tower, the closest to the park, and painted in the colors of the park. Our house was 4 or 5 houses up the … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #43: Worlds of Fun — First Season →

Worlds of Fun: Opening Day Approaches

This weekend is a kick-off of two events: The Kansas City Corporate Challenge and the Worlds of Fun summer season. The Kansas City Corporate Challenge has its kick-off walk from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Arrowhead Stadium. All the competing companies have people walk a mile course on their behalf to earn points, and many of … Continue reading Worlds of Fun: Opening Day Approaches →

Too Short a Season/The Summer of our dining contentment

Well yesterday was the last day. The 2015 season of Worlds of Fun came to a close. With it came the end to a season of amusement park fun, and the end of our season dining plan. Durning the season the four of us ate a combined total of 674 meals, at a retail value … Continue reading Too Short a Season/The Summer of our dining contentment →

Halloween Haunt and the Dining Plan

So, Worlds of Fun is into Halloween Haunt. When I was up on the Steel Hawk last night, I could see all the theatrical fog and smoke penetrating the park. Some places it seemed almost overwhelming. We are still going, though they are open only on weekends until Nov. 1, because the dining plan is … Continue reading Halloween Haunt and the Dining Plan →

Labor Day on the Rip Cord

I've been holding onto this video for four weeks, looking for enough time to edit it. This is footage of the second annual father-son riding of the Rip Cord at Worlds of Fun. Well, I intended to make it annual, but I think the first time was actually two years ago. The video isn't edited … Continue reading Labor Day on the Rip Cord →

Panda Express

Okay, an update on the all season dining plan. It only includes specific restaurants -- but that seems to be a majority of them. But one of the significant holdouts was the Panda Express at Worlds of Fun. But no longer. Yesterday we got an e-mail that they had added Panda Express to the plan. … Continue reading Panda Express →

Weekend Wrap-up on the All Season Dining Plan

This weekend I am doing a Monday wrap on the World of Fun Food plan. We tried the Vittle Griddle for lunch on Saturday. It has a bacon cheeseburger, instead of a barbecue bacon cheeseburger at Coasters. Perhaps it was doing the 5K race that morning, but it seemed so much tastier and satisfying than the … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up on the All Season Dining Plan →

All Season Dining — Day One

Today was opening day at World of Fun. We went, and rode one ride. Due to church book club, we weren't able to get there until quite a bit after opening, and then there were significant lines for most of the rides, longer than we like to wait. Today was also the first day where … Continue reading All Season Dining — Day One →

Dining for a Dollar a Day

I got an e-mail on Thursday with the below offer in it: 2015 Season Passes On Sale Now IT'S HERE...our lowest price of the year!Purchase your Worlds of Fun 2015 Season Pass and enjoy: LOWEST PRICE FOR 2015 just $94.50 or 9 easy payments of $10.50* UNLIMITED ACCESS to the park any time you want … Continue reading Dining for a Dollar a Day →