Cannibal (roller coaster)
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The Lagoon Roll inversion element on Cannibal | |
| Lagoon Amusement Park | |
| Park section | North Midway |
| Coordinates | 40°59′15″N 111°53′44″W / 40.987396°N 111.895546°WCoordinates: 40°59′15″N 111°53′44″W / 40.987396°N 111.895546°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 2, 2015 |
| Cost | $22 million |
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| Manufacturer | Lagoon |
| Designer | Dal Freeman |
| Height | 208 ft (63 m) |
| Length | 2,735 ft (834 m) |
| Speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 2:30 |
| Max vertical angle | 116° |
| G-force | 4.2 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 7[1] trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 3 rows for a total of 12 riders per train. |
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Cannibal at RCDB Pictures of Cannibal at RCDB | |
Cannibal is a steel roller coaster at Lagoon amusement park in Farmington, Utah. Opened on July 2, 2015, the $22-million ride was built and designed mostly in-house – a rare move for an amusement park. It features the steepest drop in North America, fourth-steepest in the world, and holds the world record for the tallest beyond-vertical drop on a roller coaster.
History
Nearly seventy-five percent of Cannibal was designed, engineered, and manufactured in-house by Lagoon amusement park 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 companies in Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, the decision to build in-house is rare in the industry. The roller coaster features a 208-foot-tall (63 m) enclosed tower, a beyond-vertical drop of 116 degrees, a themed underground tunnel, and a 360-degree helix situated above a man-made waterfall.[2] It also features four inversions that include a 140-foot-tall (43 m) Immelman loop, a dive loop, and a unique inversion the park calls the "Lagoon roll," which consists of a counter-clockwise heartline roll immediately followed by a clockwise heartline roll. Lapbar-only restraints are used on the trains which travel up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) and pull as much as 4.2 G's.[2]
The ride had been in the planning stages for more than five years and required more than two years to build.[3] Prior to its planned opening in the spring of 2015, Lagoon announced that the roller coaster's debut would be postponed for additional testing and inspections.[2] The ride officially opened on July 2, 2015.[4][5]
Ride experience
The roller coaster features a 208 ft elevator lift, enclosed in a huge tower structure, a 116° beyond vertical drop, inversions including an Immelman-like loop as well as an inversion unique to the park, a water feature, and a tunnel 20 feet underground.[3] It is the tallest roller coaster in the state and the longest ride in the park.[3] The ride cars accommodate 12 passengers (3 rows of 4), and the duration of the ride lasts approximately two and a half minutes.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cannibal – Lagoon". Ultimate Rollercoaster. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- 1 2 3 MacDonald, Brady (April 1, 2015). "Utah's Cannibal coaster promises to 'eat' the competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Edwards, Ashton (4 September 2014). "Lagoon's new roller coaster is out for blood, Cannibal coming soon". Fox13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Hansen, Cassidy (July 2, 2015). "Lagoon's Cannibal coaster finally opens". KSL. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Wharton, Tom (July 8, 2015). "$22M, 'beyond vertical' Cannibal coaster finally opens at Utah's Lagoon amusement park.". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2015.