![]() The ride takes the diagonal main arm, previously seen on the Mondial Inferno, and adds a 6-spoked spinning star of seats, each row taking 5 passengers and able to flip freely throughout the ride. A fast powerful ride, and very versatile, the Top Scan produces some of the greatest G-forces of any ride ever built. ![]() While Mondial has been responsible for a whole series of tremendous rides both before and since, it would be fair to say that the Top Scan is still the ride that defines the Dutch firm's reputation. Well, skip forward to the present, and not only do we have a Top Scan touring our showgrounds, we have two Space Roller, owned by James Mellors Amusements and Top Buzz 2, presented by Crow Amusements International. Here in the UK, we did our familiar impressions of Oliver Twist, looking at all the fun the European fairgoers were having, never thinking that we could possibly have one of our own. ![]() It only seems like yesterday since we first heard rumblings of a new fairground ride from Mondial that, even then, seemed destined to take over the world. Tuesday, March 30: Learned of the passing of Sue Vincent, and shared that update with “ Into Spirit.” Rest in peace, you wonderful woman.I just can't believe the Top Scan has been with us for an entire decade. Monday, March 29: Shared a quote by Mandy Hale. The deadline is April 16!įriday, March 26: Another humorous jingle, “ Grampy’s Burlap Underwear.”Īnd, some reflections on nature and motherhood. Wednesday, March 24: “ Everybody’s Buying This,” a humorous jingle to inspire you to enter the A Mused Poetry Contest. Tuesday, March 23: ‘Twas my birthday, but good luck knowing how old I turned. Monday, March 22: Responded to Carrot Ranch’s prompt with “ Last Year.” Sunday, March 21: Re-blogged Dumbestblogger’s excellent satirical piece, “ Hands Apart America.” The theme is a snappy jingle for a product that really shouldn’t be sold.įriday, March 19: “ Here I Am Now, On My Diet,” a parody of “Hello, Muddah, Hello, Fadduh” about dieting. Tuesday, March 16: Announced this month’s A Mused Poetry Contest. On that note, here are the things I posted over the last …weeks: Be prepared to pay for parking, admission, food, extras, carnival games, souvenirs… Just head about 23 minutes North on I-15 from the Salt Lake City International Airport. If you want to visit Lagoon Amusement Park, it’s not far. I mean, why not go with Lagoon’s Lagoon?Īs to my thoughts of its being dinky? I just read that the total acreage is around 95. It’s called Lagoon-A-Beach, another name I’ve wondered at. They even have a water park area in the middle. The owners have tried to add a new ride every year since 1994, with notable exceptions.Īnd, apparently, five of the ten coasters are unique:Ĭolossus the Fire Dragon, the last Schwarzkopf Double Looping coaster still in operation in the United States ( Laser at Dorney Park closed at the end of the 2008 season and was moved to Germany to become the Teststrecke traveling roller coaster in 2009) Roller Coaster, one of the oldest coasters in the world operating since 1921 Wicked, designed by Lagoon’s engineering department and Werner Stengel in cooperation with ride manufacturer Zierer BomBora, a family coaster designed in-house and Cannibal, built in-house with one of the world’s steepest drops. You can get pretty darn good ice cream there. They expanded to include something known as Pioneer Village decades ago, for example. This blog post could go on for ages and ages, but I love that Lagoon tries to keep much of its original features and to purchase the dying aspects of other areas. ![]() The other reasons I’ve come to respect our dinky amusement park more are: its history, its fight to remain open and profitable, and its unique roller coasters. I think I’d swim in it if literally no other option existed. These days, the pond at Lagoon is rather green. Two fun facts: apparently, residents would use that water to harvest ice in the winter and, I remember seeing people boat on that same water. He drained some of the swamp to expand it. And, yes, it was a lagoon of the marshlands of Salt Lake. Simon Bamberger, christened the park thus because of the existing body of water in his initial forty acres. I guess the original founder/owner/head man, Mr. I’d often wondered Utah is an extremely dry state and its ‘lagoons’ are usually marshlands on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. First, I learned where the name comes from.
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