Roller Coaster
Specific Type: Wooden
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Roller Coaster may not be the most interesting name for a roller coaster, but Roller Coaster at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah has an interesting history. Roller Coaster was built in 1921, in 2005 it was designated an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, and in 2012 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently the 6th oldest operating roller coaster in the world. Roller Coaster was designed by an influential and pioneering ride design John A. Miller. John Miller designed 140 coasters in his long career that that started at 19 and ended when he died at age 69 while working on a project in Houston, Texas. Even though John Miller died in 1941 nine of his coasters still operate. Notable coasters include the Zippin’ Pippin’ that was relocated from Tennessee to Wisconsin was reportedly Elvis’s favorite coaster. Other notable examples are the Jack Rabbit and Racer both built for Kennywood in Pennsylvania. Racer is the only mobius racing coaster in the US, and Jack Rabbit features the fan favorite double dip.
Roller Coaster at Lagoon has a height of 62 feet and a maximum speed of 45 MPH. The double out and back layout uses 2500 feet of track. After riders are locked and checked they are dispatched on Utah’s only traditional wooden coaster. The train slowly meanders around a turn and up the lift hill. The train rattles down the main drop and into an airtime hill. Then the train hits its first turnaround, a flat 180 degree turn. The train drops in after the turnaround heading back towards the lift. The train hits another airtime hill, then up to another turnaround that cuts through the structure of the lift hill. When the train comes off this second turnaround the train is moving along the edge of the parking lot. The riders go over another airtime hill then a little bunny hop before hitting the final turnaround. The train drops back into the last leg, and the riders get three more bunny hops before riders see two red stop signs, and then they hit the brakes. Riders are returned to the station having visited one of the most thrilling national places you can. |
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