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Fun-Plex sends out mammoth ahead of new rollercoaster debut

If you saw a wooly mammoth at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area on Tuesday morning, your eyes were not deceiving you.

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ANOTHER YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY. LOOK OUT OMAHA. YEAH, IT IS A MAMMOTH SIGHTING IN THE CITY. DON’T WORRY THOUGH. THIS MAMMOTH IS ACTUALLY FRIENDLY. WANTS YOU TO KNOW IT’S HERE TO PROMOTE FUN. PLEXUS NEW ROLLER COASTER, APTLY NAMED THE MAMMOTH. IT IS SET TO FEATURE 70 FOOT HEIGHTS OVER 2000FT OF TRACK AND CAPACITY FOR 24 RIDERS AT A TIME. OMAHA’S LAST ROLLER COASTER, THE BIG O, SHUT DOWN AFTER THE 2018 SEASON.

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Fun-Plex sends out Mark the Mammoth ahead of new rollercoaster debut

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Updated: 7:04 PM CST Mar 3, 2026

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If you saw a woolly mammoth at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area on Tuesday morning, your eyes were not deceiving you.Fun-Plex is working to get the word out about the park’s newest attraction.”Mammoth” is a 70-foot-tall rollercoaster that will stretch across 2,000 feet of track. It will be the first rollercoaster at Fun-Plex in the last several years.In an effort to get the word out, you might see Mark the Mammoth out and about in the metro.”If you see him, you can take a picture and use #FunPlexMammoth. And you’ll have an opportunity to win anything from gift cards to day tickets, season passes and cabanas,” Sarah Riedmann, Fun-Plex park manager, said.The new coaster is expected to open for the summer season this year.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

If you saw a woolly mammoth at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area on Tuesday morning, your eyes were not deceiving you.

Fun-Plex is working to get the word out about the park’s newest attraction.

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“Mammoth” is a 70-foot-tall rollercoaster that will stretch across 2,000 feet of track. It will be the first rollercoaster at Fun-Plex in the last several years.

In an effort to get the word out, you might see Mark the Mammoth out and about in the metro.

“If you see him, you can take a picture and use #FunPlexMammoth. And you’ll have an opportunity to win anything from gift cards to day tickets, season passes and cabanas,” Sarah Riedmann, Fun-Plex park manager, said.

The new coaster is expected to open for the summer season this year.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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