Cosmic Coaster
Cosmic Coaster is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Bowler Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Snoopy vs. Red Baron, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cliff Drive passes 3.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cosmic Coaster was a junior roller coaster at Worlds of Fun. Introduced in 1993 as Wacky Worm, the ride was later re-themed to feature Snoopy and relocated to the park's Planet Snoopy section. It was removed June 2026.
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Wikidata Q5174059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 6.1 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 16.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 5 mi
- Kaw Point · 8 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snoopy vs. Red Baron: 0.0 mi
- Snoopy's Space Buggies: 0.0 mi
- Snoopy's Junction: 0.0 mi
- Cyclone Sams: 0.0 mi
- Timberwolf: 0.0 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Divine Mercy Statue: 4.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 4.9 mi
- Constrained Chaos: 5.1 mi
- Nestle: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Searcy Creek Greenway: 1.3 mi
- San Rafael Park: 1.3 mi
- Searcy Creek Greenway: 1.4 mi
- Claycomo City Park: 1.8 mi
- Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sugar Creek Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- The Museum of Kansas City: 4.9 mi
- The Rabbit hOle: 5.1 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 5.9 mi
- Ed Asner: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Monument: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 4.6 mi
- Scarritt Point: 4.8 mi
- Honor Roll: 4.9 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.7 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.7 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 8.0 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 8.0 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 8.1 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 7.6 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 6.9 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 7.1 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 4.8 mi
- Nebo Hill: 7.6 mi
- Minter Hill: 18.3 mi
- Bone Hill: 19.3 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 19.9 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 6.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Tryst Falls: 18.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 23.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Watts Mill: 17.2 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 14.0 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 16.6 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 20.0 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 9.4 mi
- Delaware City: 19.8 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 22.9 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 23.5 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cosmic Coaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler Hill | SSE 166° | 330 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 131° | 306 m | 23.9 mi |
| Nebo Hill | ENE 69° | 291 m | 7.6 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | SE 125° | 289 m | 20.1 mi |
| Minter Hill | SE 130° | 288 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | SE 124° | 286 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bone Hill | ESE 104° | 282 m | 19.3 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | ENE 68° | 277 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/839197575
Day trips start here
- Independence · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 7 mi
- Kansas City Area · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Kearney · 15 mi
- Overland Park · 16 mi
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