Coasters Connected Episode 3: Primordial Update 2021

[@Lagooncoastersfan]

I have ridden primordial twice and got dragon endings, it definitely has really great theme to it and it’s a lot better then I expected

[@jamestropicals8262]

I sure hope it opens next year

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

It wont. Ive been told the inside finishing will take a year alone by itself. So with the outside not anywhere near done there isnt a chance for it to be done next year.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts who told you that?

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts If not 2023 then definitely 2024

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@jamestropicals8262 Julie Freed said it in one of her interviews.

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@jamestropicals8262 2024 at the earliest.

[@jamestropicals8262]

It would be funny if SRC1 opens on July 2nd 2023 which would of been the exact date that cannibal opened in 2015 but I’m guessing it is possible, I’m hoping that it opens sometime in June of 2023

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

There is so much work and testing left to accomplish. I'll be surprised if its opens before July.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiastsI wouldn’t say they have like a LOT to do for the ride but right now they’re working on the station area

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@jamestropicals8262 this ride being very much theme driven still requires lots to do inside and then testing and commissioning work. July is too far fetched a prediction.

[@jamestropicals8262]

I liked the name Primordial I wish they would keep it but lagoon has five names for the ride and they said when the ride is finished they’ll pick a name that fits the best for it

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Cool. Primordial would have been a name for a water ride not a roller coaster. Im hoping its a mining theme.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts I’m hoping it’ll be dinosaurs with a volcano theming or deep in the jungle theming

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@jamestropicals8262 Dinosaurs would be cool but Primordial is about single cell organisms and isn't connected to dinosaurs.

[@pat_jones36]

What do you suppose lagoons next coaster after primordial could be? Any hopes?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I suspect a family coaster. I would hope for an airtime centric coaster.

[@jamestropicals8262]

Will you do a new update video of the ride?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yeah eventually lol

[@jamestropicals8262]

The rockwork on the front of the ride looks to be finished but there’s still scaffolding on to so they still might detail it more, once we start seeing more supports being installing then we should start seeing the rest of the outdoor tracks being installed, The tracks will most likely be installed sometime this year, Maybe in mid or the end of summer

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

The rest of the outdoor track won't go up until near the end of all scenery work on the outside. It takes no time to install the track and columns.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts I am keeping an eye out for updates on the ride hopefully a new track will get installed soon

[@jamestropicals8262]

They have finally placed a new track!

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Where at?

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts After the top of the lift hill

[@jamestropicals8262]

I just realized that SRC1 has the same drop that bombora has but just much bigger then bomboras drop

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yup as expected. It was long rumored this would be an amp'd up Bombora

[@jamestropicals8262]

Are we going to start seeing the rest of the outdoor tracks being installed soon?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I wouldn't expect the outside tracks to be installed until the rock work on the front of the mountain is in its finished or near finished state so they don't have to work around the track. I suspect there will be themeing further out from the mountain that had not begun yet, of which we might see the support columns installed during the theming install but the track being one of the last piece put in place.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts The front of the mountain is near finished right now, they still have scaffolding on it so I’m guessing they might put more details in the rockwork or something. They first have to install the supports before installing the track of course

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts They installed the whole lift hill and a single bank track piece before doing any of the rockwork around it, Did they really not think of that? Cause they had to cover it with white plastic and work around the track with rockwork

[@jamestropicals8262]

They say the ride will have a big waterfall bigger then cannibal’s right near the lift hill which will be really cool

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yup. That was known with the footings which showed evidence of a future water fall. It will be right on the south west side by the lift.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts Hopefully guests won’t get too wet while passing the waterfall lol

[@jamestropicals8262]

I’m going to guess lagoon would probably build another new roller coaster in a few or couple years after primordial opens up. I’m hoping for another thrilling and intense roller coaster much like cannibal. In the future lagoon could possibly build a roller coaster that is even better then cannibal

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I suspect we see the next big project begin 3 or 4 years after SRC1 opens. I would love to see a Chance Hyper GTX be built where DTR is.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts It would probably most likely be built somewhere near primordial because there’s a Lot of space for new rides around primordial

[@jamestropicals8262]

Happy new year 2022 🎉🥳🥳 you should give another update sometime early this year

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I will. I keep an eye on it.

[@jamestropicals8262]

I saw your facebook post of the ride and it sure is looking amazing right now, One of your pictures showed the inside of the ride and they put white boards or something on the walls inside the station area and what do supposed they are for?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Just walls to define the station area. Looks to be the same material that's inside Cannibal's Station.

[@jamestropicals8262]

Did the Covid 19 pandemic effect or slow down other roller coasters under construction in 2020? Or is SRC1 the only ride that got slowed down cause of Covid

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yup. Only 1 of the 2020 coasters opened in 2020. The rest opened in 2021 or 2022.

[@Lagooncoastersfan]

Before announced someone said that they were going to call it “Night train” which would be a terrible name for it in my opinion lol. instead they just decided to go with the name primordial I’m guessing

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I've heard of being referred to as Night Train. Just like Cannibal was referred to as Savage.

[@jamestropicals8262]

They will probably do some of the artificial rockwork on the inside of the mountain so it looks more realistic while your inside the mountain and not just on the outside.

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I would imagine. I was told the inside work will take 1 year to complete by itself.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts Yeah they haven’t done any of the theming on the inside yet

[@jamestropicals8262]

11:32 Why were those two supports next to the rockwork have a plastic sheet over them?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

To keep the stucco from sticking to them if some falls off.

[@jamestropicals8262]

More scaffolding and mesh for the rockwork is really coming up on the north end of the ride right now, where they haven’t done any rockwork at all. The south end of the rockwork looks finished

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Im glad they are getting work done fast.

[@uniquely.mediocre1865]

Any chance we'll get an update about Saltair coasters soon, or more specifically the reverser?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Not yet. All the detailed info about the Reverser will be released in my book.

[@uniquely.mediocre1865]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts any updates on the book? Is it almost finished? When can we see a possible release

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@uniquely.mediocre1865 There is still a terrible amount of work to be done. I have 100 pages finished and I am estimating another 100 pages at least to go. I do have the section about the Reverser done and I am excited to release it but I can't until the whole book is published.

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

@@uniquely.mediocre1865 I have set 2023 as my deadline for publishing the book.

[@uniquely.mediocre1865]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts ok, I look forward to its release, thank you.

[@derdugati7126]

Subscribed and good luck and FUN with your recreation! =) I´m very interested :D

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Thanks.

[@jamestropicals8262]

You should do an update video of the ride

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yeah I need to.

[@jamestropicals8262]

The two drop towers on primordial are both the same exact height as wonder mountains guardian, they’re both 30 feet high. I’m guessing that the ride will choose which drop tower it will send you down, it will have a switch track on the mid floor where it leads you to the drop towers

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Correct there is a switch track and it will decide which one to send the car down.

[@jamestropicals8262]

Even if Covid 19 never hit in 2020 the ride probably still wouldn’t have opened in 2021 it probably would’ve opened early this year

[@jamestropicals8262]

Looks like there is a 98% chance that the ride will open next summer of 2023 I don’t see how the ride could get pushed to 2024 because the ride looks like it’s about 78% done

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I've been told it's opening next year.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts Yay

[@jamestropicals8262]

I saw an update of the ride recently this December and they have put up a lot of new steel framing coming out of the station area

[@jamestropicals8262]

Are you still working on SRC1 in no limits? How is it looking now?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yup I am. I'm currently focusing on other projects but will get it done sometime before it opens lol

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts did you give up on it lol or is it still coming out on a later date or what

[@jamestropicals8262]

I wonder why they’re not installing any track now because the rockwork is done and they still haven’t placed more track after the lift hill

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I'm sure the outside track sections will one of the last additions.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts They haven’t even installed more supports yet

[@jamestropicals8262]

Lagoon revealed the rest of the letters for the name on their Facebook and it says primordial

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Yup.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiastsI hope your not too disappointed haha

[@jamestropicals8262]

I’m wondering what the ride vehicles are going to look like

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Im estimation single cars or two car trains.

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@utahcoasterenthusiasts They won’t show up until the ride is just about finished but I’m excited to see what they’ll be and look like

[@jamestropicals8262]

I just wish they would announce the new name for it, I can’t think of what name would fit the best for it I’m not good at all at making up names but the name would have to deal with a mountain first of all, I’m just going to call it Primordial for now until we know the new name for it. Does the name primordial do anything with a mountain?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Nada. Primordial deals with single celled organisms. I'm hoping for a mining theme.