Ranking the Coasters at Lagoon (2019) - Farmington, Utah

This is how the coasters at Lagoon rank up, from 10 to 1!
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Theme music: Black Vulture

[@bijello]

Lagoon is my home park and so I am proud to see somebody talk about my small home park. Also Cannibal is AMAZING!!!

[@Julia-vu8pe]

I love lagoon!

[@Baseballfan23]

Me to I live in st george

[@rascal9401]

Same i go almost every year this park is where I faced most of my fears and learned that life is only as scary as you make it seem

[@Xluxzx]

Same I live 20 minutes away from Lagoon

[@MostafaRR1]

Sa me

[@Spazoto]

The last hang time barrel rolls on Cannibal are one of its best features! I love just going like a limp doll and letting the arms hang loose. Also worth mentioning is that those rolls are done over pools of water, then you rush past the waterfalls coming from them and get the spray. Last doing Cannibal at sunset is AMAZING!!! Coming out to the drop during a summer evening with the sky burning with color and taking in that view just before rushing down is unforgettable. Kudos to Lagoon for making sure it faced west to get that into the experience.

[@kwjazzman]

My hometown park!!! My thoughts on the video.. The bat is TERRIBLE XD You're absolutely right. Roller Coaster is one of the most classic feeling coasters I've ever ridden, I've yet to ride with the new cars and queue though! Like you said, I probably would have had colossus higher, but that was also my first real coaster so it's higher for me. Overall, you nailed it and I'm glad you such high praises for our "little" park.

[@Julia-vu8pe]

When I was riding bat my head bonked the ENTIRE time!

[@Baseballfan23]

Keegan W my home park to

[@ashleylee5519]

The wooden rollercoaster was a much better and a lot scarier back when it had the classic bench seat and a simple fold down bar. As a child I remember thinking I was gonna fly out every time the coaster changed trajectory. Sadly the seats were changed and lap bars were added to make it safer shortly after a young lady fell/jumped out and died, back in the late 80's if I remember correctly.

[@audacity1970]

idk I thought wild mouse was more painful, but to each their own I guess

[@parker02311]

Roller Coaster is a really great ride at Lagoon and personally I think its my second favorite(at Lagoon) due to how great it is for how old it is.

[@nathanlamoreaux1272]

Nice list! Mine is a little similar, but also pretty different. 1. Cannibal 2. Colossus 3. Wicked 4. Roller Coaster 5. Spider 6. Jet Star II 7. Wild Mouse 8. Bombora 9. Bat 10. Puff

[@jackh.9760]

Same with mine, except cannibal and colossus switch. Same with jet star and Bat

[@DoesEliHaveSwag]

Mine is same but switch wicked and colossus

[@Xluxzx]

I’m pretty sure the puff ride decapitated a kid

[@Puffa_]

@@Xluxzx Then it would have been closed like seriously

[@Xluxzx]

@@Puffa_ look it up pretty sure his phone fell and he went to get it and the thing came by and us head was on the rail and he got stuck and the ride closed for a while but it wasn’t the rides fault it was the kid but idk that’s just what I was told it happened like 10 years ago or sum

[@jeremyAyeH]

Holy cow I didn't realize that drop was 208 feet that's nuts!

[@Stephenp503]

It wasn't until now that I discovered that Cannibal isn't a Gerstlauer eurofighter.

[@robertmorales8432]

It doesn't help that it looks so similar to a eurofighter

[@grilecheen69]

I thought that too...

[@ryan_n05]

Uhm... Giant brown tower... different support structure for drop... lap bars... elevator lift... looks nothing like a Gerstlauer.

[@robertmorales8432]

@@ryan_n05 the track and train

[@largeslappy]

I can see that, with the Takabisha-like drop. I thought it was a Eurofighter as well when I first saw it until I did more research on it.

[@carsonwentz302]

You should do “Ranking independent parks across America video”

[@andrewputnam2717]

Yes independent parks don't get enough credit

[@matthewtaylor1785]

#1: Hersheypark

[@AirtimeThrills]

After this july i should have more experience with these

[@metrofilmer8894]

Also some don’t get enough in the way of good fortune over time. Elitch Gardens for example was a former sic Flags park until, like Kentucky Kingdom, it got dumped by Six Flags after having getting its Vekoma clones. Unlike KK, Elitch Gardens was able to immediately reopen but is currently on land that the Denver city council wants to develop. They are one of the few parks to have a Light Rail station if parking is too expensive.

[@coasterhawk9478]

@@metrofilmer8894 Elitch Gardens is not a independent park Its owned by Premier Parks Also owned by them are Magic Springs in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Clementon Park in Clermont, NJ and My home park, Wild waves in Federal Way, Washington

[@allisk8001]

If I remember right, Bombora was sort of a proof of concept before trying to build Cannibal in house. So I'm not surprised it's not very ambitious. But it is a smooth ride, which I find really nice. I was talking to someone recently who didn't find Cannibal very impressive/intense. She didn't believe me when I told her it was one of the steepest drops in the world and other fun facts. She probably thought I was weird for knowing so much about it.

[@Aidan-rx4zi]

You should rank every racing coaster that you’ve ridden

[@mayday_SR]

My name is Aidan (except it’s spelled Aiden)

[@aidenzhao4374]

my name is Aiden too

[@Aidan-rx4zi]

Almost all the teachers I’ve had spelled my name Aiden

[@AirtimeProductions]

You should do top 10 coasters that were made in house

[@agussutikno3870]

Yeah

[@DG-kq8zf]

Just got back from trip. Lagoon was part of it and the coasters are great. Clean family atmosphere. It was cool riding Jet Star 2 as it was that exact same coaster I rode as a 10 year old at the world's fair in '74. They take great care of their coasters there at Lagoon. So cool that they keep adding to the list of rides.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

It's nice to see a small regional park that is doing well and is well loved. It makes me miss my childhood in the 70s and 80s before the mega corporations took over most of the big parks. I sincerely hope that the lower cost of the new RMC coasters will help create a Renaissance of this type of park.

[@StamfordBridge]

What a great review/countdown. And I realize in watching that I have really not ridden any coaster quite like Wicked.

[@AirtimeThrills]

The vertical launch...who else does that?

[@af31ns]

@@AirtimeThrills The first time I rode Wicked, I knew nothing about the vertical launch. It was so unexpected and shocking I thought I might die. And just as I caught my breath at the slow roll over the top, I was not ready to race straight down.

[@dragonfire101g]

HP here. Lagoon really needs more airtime. An RMC Raptor, a GCI woodie, or a Chance Hyper GTX would be perfect here

[@DoswarePictures]

I’d like to see an S&S since it’s Utah.

[@ryan_n05]

They wouldn't get any of that. Their last two coasters have been made in house, and they are building another in house right now.

[@mwelchy9030]

True

[@dragonfire101g]

@@ryan_n05 Yeah, this is long term because of Primordial, but who knows. Maybe Lagoon will go all in house and make more cool rides

[@noahberlin3953]

I Chance Hyper GTX would fit really well here except for the fact that they have 3 clones and Wicked which was built to be cloned even though it is not

[@dillanconrad]

Cannibal has the most perfect restraints of any coaster ever. Not even a lap bar, more like a thigh tray. Lagoon can never EVER cater to the "if only it had shoulder restraints" crowd.

[@dillanconrad]

@Patrick Cadiz you would be in so much pain when you got off the ride.

[@calebsandorf]

*sarcasm intensifies*

[@dillanconrad]

@Patrick Cadiz forgive me. I actually have not been brought up to speed until now that the way you composed the reply you did indicates sarcasm.

[@dillanconrad]

@Patrick Cadiz Thanks man!

[@poltoq8856]

yeah they are perfect, i just hate when your on the lagoon roll it kind kills your thighs

[@ryanrobinson_206]

Can’t get enough of these videos...and this is my home park!

[@anonymouscoasterenthusiast]

Same!

[@christaylor2288]

Same!

[@anonymouscoasterenthusiast]

@@christaylor2288 👍🙃

[@peteyd80]

I always enjoy the spider the most. The spinning seats seem to ease the 'jerkiness' of the turns compared to other coasters. Just be sure to go in the morning though cause it always seems to be broken down in the afternoon.

[@grilecheen69]

Cannibal is my number 1 bucketlist coaster

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

Ayyy, an Airtime Thrills video! I love every single one of your uploads, man. 👍

[@jeniferpepe1939]

Sophie has such a positive attitude

[@GreatAmericanCoaster]

Lets see how primordial works into the list!

[@aspenballstaedt]

Ikr!! So excited!

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

For me: #1 Cannibal (seriously a 10/10 coaster imo. EVERYTHING about it is great; the elevator lift, the RIDICULOUS drop, the inversions, the lagoon roll, love that its called that, the helixes, ALL phenomenal) #2 Colossus (I get that some may find it boring, but those nearly perfectly circular loops are SUPER intense) #3 Wicked (criminally underrated imo. The launch isn't great, but the top hat and zero g roll are fantastic elements. I know a ton people hate the restraints, but they've honestly never bothered me) #4 Roller Coaster (a perfect woodie, especially for it's age. Reminds me a lot of Comet at Hersheypark) #5 Jet Star 2 (probably the most suprisingly intense coaster I've been on. Those low to the ground turns are insane) #6 Spider (it's good for what it is, but I personally don't care much for spinning coasters) #7 Bombora (a fantastic family coaster, also the first roller coaster my Daughter ever went on 😀) #8 Wild Mouse (I've been on it several times, and I just don't see it as being anything special compared to other wild mouses) #9 The Bat (I've been on it once and that was enough, plus it always has like an hour line for some reason) #10 Puff (I've actually never been on it tbh) I'm soooooooo grateful that you've bothered to give Lagoon the attention it deserves btw. It may be the single most underrated amusement park in the US.

[@Grass_404]

As a Utah native, the best warm up and cool down ride in my opinion is the roller coaster, because when you ride it at night, lights turn on on the coaster and it’s just a good ride to start with..it’s what me and my mom do all the time

[@Itsprobablysharon]

Born and raised in Utah, I have spent every summer of my 48 years with at least 1 trip to Lagoon. It is very different than it was when I was a child. I love seeing it grow over the years. I have attended several family parties and even work parties at Lagoon. Thank you for creating this video!

[@mattn99]

6:37 that flinch lol

[@killjoyairsoftut]

I worked on this ride and my favorite part of working it was waiting for the train to go flying passed and make people jump

[@spencerallison3196]

I remember when Lagoon started building Cannibal and driving south bound on the interstate and just seeing that tower. Everyone I knew was talking about it, we saw the tower go up and since it was in-house, here in the empty quarter nobody could find something out. So the Coaster opened and right at the start of summer my buddy and I went, first day, did not disappoint it was nuts.

[@parker02311]

Cannibal is one of my personal favorite rides considering it's a hometown ride for me and the fact that it is built in-house is insane. When I watched this video for the first time I was proud to know my hometown park held a record.

[@comedy-bn3lc]

you can't stop watching lagoon videos when you are going to lagoon in a few days

[@ftn5249]

I’ve officially watched every video on this channel and plan to watch all the new ones too

[@mysticbaconguy]

I live here so seeing a top ten of my favorite park is awesome

[@alantrotter2077]

I went last fall here are my rankings: 1. Cannibal (My #15 Overall) 2. Colossus the Fire Dragon- Really enjoy this a lot 3. Wicked 4. Roller Coaster 5. Spider 6. Jet Star (Yes I had the unusual odd experience of riding with a stranger. And I was in front at 6'1". Hey at least I was in the front car) 7. Wild Mouse- Didn't like it nearly as much as you but it wasn't bad 8. Bombora 9. Little Puff (Didn't ride it but I would put it ahead of.....) 10. Bat- Just as bad as the ones at Carowinds and King Island.

[@themotorholic9781]

I just went on Monday and primordials mountain is lookin real good!

[@ItzChoco]

Once there was a creature called the wicked bat. Also known as Puff or colossus, He is known for being like a very wild mouse. He is a cannibal which causes him to go for a roller coaster of emotions. And he lives in the small area called bombora which was as small as a spider. He was deemed the title of the second jet star.

[@ItzChoco]

They do cringey but I had to do it. Let me know what is missed!

[@Oggy3000_]

spider and jet star 2

[@Ltulrich]

Why must you terroride the comment section like that

[@ollieocrouch324]

Love your videos. Keep up the regular content

[@EliteCoasters]

You should definitely continue making videos where you rank coasters at a park! Very entertaining and informational! Great job!

[@AirtimeThrills]

I want to, but just need more footage from these parks. Will definitely get that this summer

[@EliteCoasters]

@@AirtimeThrills Awesome!

[@metrofilmer8894]

Great job on the video. Have never gone to lagoon despite residing in Colorado. Love how the jokers green/purple is cool. Keep Up The Great Work and Stay Safe

[@niccalee]

I Adore this park! It's definitely how I developed a love for coasters. And it's so beautiful with all the trees and birds, plus the lagoon itself!

[@benahrens9062]

I remember the feeling I had while driving down the highway and seeing cannibal for the first time. It makes the rocket launch and wicked look tiny in comparison. I write it as soon as I got there cause the lines always well over an hour. Absolutely insane. Miracle I didn’t lose my phone on it.

[@ChiefScarneck]

I've gone to Lagoon 3 times so far since they reopened this year to reride all of the rides (except Jet Star 2 cause it's not a social distance friendly ride). I agree with most of your list, completely forgot how bad of a coaster the Bat was. This park has tons of room for expansion and hopefully another thrill coaster will be on the way soon! Though due to their recent tendency to make coasters inhouse (Much of Primordial was designed inhouse too), not sure if we'll get a major manufacturer to build something out here soon. That said, Cannibal is one of my all time favorite coasters, so if they keep this up, I don't think I'll have much room to complain.

[@DoswarePictures]

Like that profile pic.

[@ChiefScarneck]

@@DoswarePictures Thanks ^^

[@Grass_404]

When did they re-open??? My mom was wondering that for a while

[@ChiefScarneck]

@@Grass_404 They reopened back in May. They've gotten a little stricter on their mask policies, though, so definitely check out their website and read through their guidelines before visiting.

[@Tylerhopkins3106]

Awesome video, and great list I totally agree with your ranking, Cannibal is absolutely a number one coaster and certainly one of my favorites at the park!!!

[@irhrjjrjrkekwoowoe]

Everyone: I wanna go to lagoon Me: still vibing to the theme song

[@CoasterJawn]

Great list! I can’t wait to go there someday

[@jacobellis9752]

Yay early! Btw keep up the great work!

[@RedSoxfan95]

I think we can all agree on something, Chris is the best coaster KZbinr

[@aplaceandathing]

Thank you for the shout out! I wasn't expecting to see that.

[@TinyToastandJam]

Thank you for covering lagoon. It's underappreciated in my book!

[@Calithoosie]

Cannibal being my first costar to invert, it has a special place it my heart. Thank you so much for reviewing this park.

[@lancejewkes1666]

Good to see some love for Lagoon. I'm a Utah native and couldn't agree more with the list

[@thepolicyoftruth]

Lagoon is one of my bucket list parks.

[@sirenjunkie2148]

I'm out of roller coasters right now but I love your videos

[@kg_mane]

The only reason I'm watching this is because I'm going to Lagoon in a couple of days and I can't wait to go

[@Tmanstext]

Lagoon has been my home park since i was a kid, and it's seriously been improving almost the entire time i've grown up in the Utah valley. Fun park for all age groups, 2 very cool dark ride haunted houses, and a really neat Pioneer Village section if you want to explore the rich history of the park itself. Seriously, definitely don't overlook Lagoon if you're passing through and looking for something to do with friends or family.

[@tacobells5-layerburrito119]

The fact cannibal was built in house, is mind blowing!

[@DoswarePictures]

So was The Beast.

[@sidvernon6343]

@@DoswarePictures, The Beast wasn't a $26 Million Dollar state of the art coaster. Besides, Dal Freeman designed Wicked and BomBora as well.

[@DoswarePictures]

Sid Vernon well The Beast is the third longest coaster in the world and the former tallest and fastest. Also I just realized the first guy’s pic is a dog on the thinking chair.

[@CoasterHour]

Great ranking. I think I’d really enjoy Cannibal and Roller Coaster, both look really awesome!

[@izharry1266]

I love your videos! Notifications on!

[@khris6690]

I live in Federal Way Washington but I went to utah and Lagoon last weekend and 2 weeks ago on the opening weekend Cannibal is in my top 10 (#9)for now, very impressive and unique experience I feel like Airtime Thrills is taking over for the best coaster nerd world you tube channel I appreciate the constant content Coaster studios who?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I'll accept the title of best coaster nerd

[@khris6690]

@@AirtimeThrills aren't we all coaster nerds on here? Headed to dollywood and carowinds mid august

[@numbskullcannon6425]

Thank you so much this is my home park! Love your vids btw Edit: Your list/opinion is VERY close to mine and it made the video THAT much better :)

[@devdevthrills]

Nailed it, such a great park!

[@williametanner412]

Born here in Utah 62 years ago, my first ride on the "White Roller Coaster" was in 1968. Bought my first ever season pass this March and now go 2-3 times a week. As a "local", I never really gave Lagoon too much attention, but this year has sparked me! Being a bit selfish here, I think social media might bring in too many folks to MY amusement park!!

[@Mamadodge.]

Go there every year and love it!

[@idahowinters]

Love your vids

[@brycepasternack8878]

Definitely do more of these videos

[@MidwestCoasterThrills]

Cannibal looks amazing

[@ryan_n05]

It is.

[@mikegaubesheadbangers2073]

AWESOME!!!

[@jayj1096]

Great video 👍 14:05 I always presumed that gerstlauer built cannibal 😂 I’m shocked

[@ryan_n05]

Just spend some time on RCDB, you'll be shocked.

[@MichaelDanger19]

Would love to see this for Busch Gardens Tampa! (post Iron Gwazi, obviously)

[@DoswarePictures]

Spoiler Alert: IG will be number one while Air Grover will be at the bottom.

[@thatdisneyfan5759]

My home park. I live so close that I could see my house from the video.

[@FandomFeliciano]

Thank you for saying Bombora. I saw a POV of it once and loved it but I forgot the name forever and it was driving me crazy.

[@MrCollerRoaster]

RMC Cannibal

[@tanner-vb5vu]

Just watching the rollercoasters made my hands sweaty and gave me butterflies

[@karlholtz5287]

I have family that lives in western Montana, so a friend and I did a Silverwood/Lagoon trip, shortly after Stunt Pilot opened. I was mostly disappointed with Silverwood, but once we got to Lagoon, Cannibal instantly became my number 1. Made the entire trip worth it.

[@Preppysquadamongus]

Great video as always even though colossus at 5 was completely assisnine. My top 10 1. Cannibal 2. Colossus 3. Wicked 4. Rollercoaster 5. Jet Star 2 6. Spider 7. Wild mouse 8. Bombora 9. The Bat 10. Puff

[@yoong_iisbestboi5965]

im going there in a bit! im now obsessed with this place since moving here!

[@LycansRock]

I've lived in Utah for ALMOST my entire 10 years of life. Lagoon has been the ONLY roller-coaster park here, plus other attractions!! I'm going there for my birthday (Apr 1st) when they open in may. (Edit) I AM SO DUMB IM GOIN MARCH 21ST

[@801boomhower4]

Lagoon is legit. Home state love. Good to hear it

[@Masatisan]

I love jet star! Its so special! Its so historic and I hope Lagoon keeps it going forever!

[@forgottensoles3673]

Just got back from lagoon.. rode cannibal for the first time and man.. it’s was a blast. I already miss it

[@ScarfDoesGaming]

Being a Utahn, I went to lagoon a lot. I remember riding the "roller coaster" one night when the brakes on the hill failed. It was the last run of the coaster that nigh as it was closed for inspection. Loved the speed we got though

[@cordellovelton7590]

Cannibal looks like something Gerstlauer would build and the track looks like an Intamin coaster.

[@sidvernon6343]

Neither Intamin or Gerstlauer use Track as large of a gauge and rail diameter as Cannibal.

[@calebsandorf]

I just wish BomBora was longer... even though it’s a family coaster, so many teenage groups go on this due to its soundtrack and smoothness making it very pleasant.

[@potedpla]

Reeèeee a ranking video :)

[@cat_clawz9473]

Been to lagoon so many times, as it's the only park somewhat near where I am. This list is 100% accurate, especially on the bat. The rides there are fantastic, especially considering it's not one of the bigger/well-known parks. An added bonus is that the lines aren't super long (especially if you go on sunday)

[@ValleyThrills]

Bat needs to its retrofitted with or replaced by trains with lap bars. ALL pre-2007 Vekoma SFCs NEED this!!! Flying Ace Aerial Chase sucks because of this while Dragonflyer is great because of its lap bars.

[@andyslatter6104]

thhe slap chop is the greatest thing EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CharmWasTakN]

I have been at lagoon ever since I was like 2, It really is my favorite park! I wouldn’t change anything about Lagoon!

[@peterparkerclips8171]

Great video

[@RealPondHopper]

yo cannibal and wicked are insane definitely some of my favorite rides ever

[@MintyDragonVidz]

Fun fact about Collossus: it moves. Like, they had to put the entire coaster on massive cinderblocks because the high speed and impact of the train is enough to make the whole ride move side to side.

[@sabrinawinkel1603]

Hey that's my home park! I live in Utah and it's so nice to go to Lagoon every now and then and have a whole new experience on the rides... haven't been in 5 years but it's worth a trip there! my favorite coaster is the Cannibal and then the Wicked

[@BassPlayerSusan]

I'd love to ride that 99 y/o coaster. I'm a huge fan of vintage coasters. Speaking of side friction coasters, Lakemont Park in Altoona PA has one. It's called "Leap the Dips" and it's a blast to ride.

[@nikolasspring]

I go to lagoon just about every year early in the spring; you hop on every ride right away on a Sunday. But the shame is I haven’t tried the cannibal yet. I had my son in early 2016 and I’ve just been doing the kid rides with him when we go and have yet to ride that monster. I’m gonna do it this spring; you’ve inspired me 😂

[@kylebusch4528]

Took the 9 hour drive from NorCal over there a couple weeks ago for the first time. Sadly jet star was closed for social distancing but I’ll for sure go back one day the park was great!

[@nitroversed2093]

Just went yesterday! Super fun park!

[@samfowles4981]

I so excited for the new coaster

[@spider0804]

In house coasters seem to have a good chance of being decent. Probably because the price is way lower for doing it yourself so you can just have some insane design drawn up and make it yourself.

[@themeparkkrazykid4420]

The top 3 was easy to guess. Roller coaster, cannibal and wicked are brilliant.

[@AllyPenguin]

I'm a Utah local and I don't see anyone talking about Samurai or Rocket! I guess because they're rides and not coasters. Oh well, here would be my list: 1. Cannibal 2. Colassus 3. Wicked 4. Samurai 5. Roller Coaster 6. Rocket 7. Spider 8. Bat 9. Wild Mouse 10. Bambora

[@mgloven9533]

I am a ride operator at Lagoon, and I definitely agree with this list

[@jamestropicals8262]

1. Cannibal 2. Primordial 3. Wicked 4. Colossus the Fire Dragon 5. Spider 6. Roller Coaster 7. Bombora 8. Jet Star 2 9. The Bat 10. Wild Mouse 11. Puff the Fire Dragon

[@mrknowhere6457]

Lagoons my home park, they have a great lineup of coasters. Even if some of them aren't original, lagoon does a good job theming them, unlike some other parks, making them more unique.