Hello Everybody,
Recently I was in Utah for a week, and while I was there, I decided to visit Lagoon Park. This park doesn't really get too much attention, but it really should for how unique the rides are, and how nice the whole place was. I had heard many things about this place, including having the best staff in the world. My hopes were very high for this park
They have a very unique ride lineup, starting with their prized Zierer launched ride, Wicked. Complementing that, there was a Schwarzkopf looper called Colossus, a JetStar 2, a really freakin' old roller coaster, and two Maurer Söhne coasters, Spider and Wild Mouse. Along with the big rides, there was also Bombora, a less intense alternative, and the Bat, which is just as painful as most other Vekoma Suspended Coasters. The whole park is very unique, and has some gems that I didn't even know existed. I guess with this park, I can ride Spiral Coaster 1 and Top Spinner 1...
Again, they have very unique rides. Their flat ride lineup consists of the standard drop tower, chair swing, carousel, and a ferris wheel. They also have Samurai, a Mondial Top Scan, and Cliffhanger, a really wet Mondial Top Spin. Along with the major rides, there's also a Huss Enterprise and a Rock-O-Plane. Oh yes, they also have Air Race, which was also fairly weird.
They have paid rides too, including a Skycoaster, a Slingshot, and Go-Karts.
Their food was ok. I generally don't eat at theme parks, but they have a Subway and two Arby's in case you want to know.
With my hopes high, I drove over to Farmington. While in line for tickets, a woman asked me if I was just here for one day. She was very nice and offered me one of her discounted work passes for $13 since she wasn't bringing anybody else with her.
The park was very beautiful that day, clear sky and perfect weather
Whilst walking in, there are some interesting fountains
Immediately to the right, you can find TERRORIDE
I got so spooked by this, I'm suing them for emotional damages. How is this allowed?
Continuing right, you'll find the first roller coaster in their lineup, the Rollercoaster
I was a bit nervous about this one, my only previous experience with old rides was Lake Compounce's Wildcat. That was also my first experience with whiplash
This ride turned out to be one of the smoothest wooden coasters I've been on
The Rollercoaster was really fun all the way through, definitely check this ride out if you go there.
Yes, this is an ACE landmark too
Next up: Wild Mouse!
I love wild mouses, Mullholland Madness was my first roller coaster
It's like the one at Dorney Park, except it wasn't run so terribly.
Oh yeah, here's the Cliffhanger
Yes, it gets you wet
Really wet
Emphasis on wet. If you do this, bring a change of clothes
Now for their prized Zierer launched coaster, Wicked
These are the trains. They don't have shoulder restraints, instead, they give you these weird lap restraints that are like the ones on Skyrush at Hershey
The ride goes like this, it turns a corner...
Then it blasts you to one of the greatest airtime hills in the US
Followed by an over banked turn, then a zero-g roll
Followed by another series of over banked turns
This element gives you the greatest feeling ever, like if Maverick got rid of the shoulder restraints
Now we go to Colossus, a classic looping coaster
It's a really fast ride
You get a massive drop, then a double loop
You get really close to the tracks while in line
The whole ride is short, but has some nice helixes
You'd have to go to this ride in person in order to really understand how difficult it was to get this photo so perfect. Seriously, this was just pure luck that it didn't blur or anything. I'd say the train was going 40-50 MPH
Now for some flat rides. Here's their enterprise
They have a really weird thing called the Rock-O-Plane. Very nauseating
They've got a scrambler, too.
They've got some construction going on. Judging by this single support, I think they're building a Gerstlauer
Here's a good look at their Sling Shot
What's this hiding over here?
Yep, this is the JetStar 2
Here's one of the cars, practically no restraints inside
The ride really wasn't half bad and the brakes were fine
Here's Air Race, an interesting thrill ride that spins you around while you spin around.
And what's this? Dracula's Castle
"And now, a carriage approaches to carry you into the boundless realm of the supernatural"
Well, this is your standard S&S drop ride
If you've never seen one of these, it goes up..
Then it drops you
For those who hate the waterpark but love watersides, they have the Hydro Luge
The black one is like a sauna inside
And now for the ride I never knew actually existed, Samurai
This ride does very unnatural things to you. This is actually the first ride that's ever made me scream not out of fun
Let's not forget the Spider
The station was... well a station
I'm conflicted about this ride, it throws you around each turn, but it's so cool
I guess this ride is more comfortable if you're smaller
It has a few helixes, and an over banked turn
Well, it's now time for closing. The whole park was beautiful, and one of the best I've been to. I guess the whole small town feel to the park is the best. Scenery is one of the best things about amusement parks. You can have a park with all the rides in the world, but without any real scenery, it turns out boring and repetitive. This park was scenic and defiantly worth admission, even if that woman hadn't offered me those tickets. This is the ideal amusement park for me. While I wouldn't recommend traveling to Utah solely for this park, plan to go here if you're in the area.