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Lagoon is a family owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City.Lagoon is divided into five main areas: The Midway, containing the majority of the rides; Pioneer Village, which has several exhibits displaying pioneer buildings and artifacts; Lagoon-A-Beach, a water park; Kiddie Land, an area with several rides for small children; and X-Venture Zone ...
Nearly 75% of Cannibal was designed, engineered, and manufactured in-house by Lagoon with the help of multiple firms located in Utah. The lead designer was Lagoon's Dal Freeman. In an era when most amusement parks outsource the work to a select few established roller coaster manufacturers, the decision to build in-house is rare in the industry.
Lagoon worked with more than 50 Utah contractors and suppliers, who contributed to at least 75% of the project. [12] Overall, 65 vendors were involved in the making of Primordial. [1] While Lagoon designed the coaster in-house, ART Engineering was also the primary manufacturer of the ride's hardware.
In 1946, James Young Hess was struck by the train as he was working on scaffolding on the ride. Hess suffered skull, leg and arm fractures, as well as internal injuries, before dying on September 1, 1946. [3] In 1989, a 13-year-old girl slipped out from under the restraint and fell 35 feet to her death. She died at the scene. [4]
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Wicked is a Zierer steel launched roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah.Designed by Werner Stengel, the ride was manufactured by Zierer at a cost of $10 million and opened to the public in 2007.
Lagoon United States: 116.0° ART Engineering GmbH — 6 Timber Drop: Fraispertuis City France: 113.0° S&S Worldwide: 2 July 2011 – 14 July 2011 7 Mumbo Jumbo: Flamingo Land Resort United Kingdom: 112.0° S&S Worldwide: July 2009 – 1 July 2011 8 Steel Hawg: Indiana Beach United States: 111.0° S&S Worldwide: July 2008 – July 2009 9 Defiance
Spider is a steel spinning roller coaster built by German ride manufacturer Maurer Söhne. The ride is located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Spider was installed at Lagoon in 2003. [1] Spider features spinning ride vehicles that can seat two sets of two passengers, facing in opposite directions. [1]