Hello, Harry. My name is Tony Pellegrino. I'm from Rochester, New York, USA. My home park is Seabreeze, a small scale amusement park in Irondequoit, which opened in 1879. It has a roller coaster called Jack Rabbit, which opened in 1920, and is the world's oldest continuously operating roller coaster. If you could make a video about this historic coaster in the future, that would be amazing. If you ever visit Upstate New York, I recommend visiting Seabreeze even though it's a small park.
I'm glad Cannibal brought some much deserved attention to Lagoon. I've been there 4 times, and only once did I have a sorta "bad" time. And that was because I was dumb enough to visit on a Saturday close to Halloween lol so crowds were terrible, but otherwise nothing really wrong.
Agreed I’m getting my degree in business tourism and have found Lagoon not talked about I live in Salt lake and while I love the park I don’t think it’s amazing I like theme parks not amusement parks. Though this roller coaster was designed by Dal freeman an absolute Genius and helped develop Utah also helped with splash mountain as an imagined though I believe that Julie freed isn’t doing a great job running Lagoon at the moment. Not saying she’s awful just saying I would would some things better
something you forgot to mention is how smooth the in-house rides are. the track pieces can be much larger since they don’t have to travel that far, and that makes the rides so much smoother. bombora is still one of the smoothest coasters i’ve ever been on, and it’s over a decade old.
Lagoon season pass holder here! Cannibal looks way more intimidating than it actually is, it's a fast, smooth ride, and an absolute joy. Whenever we go to Lagoon (which is often when we only live an hour away) it is the first ride we hit, and usually we'll come ride it again at the end of the day if we have time. One of the things that impresses me the most is how fast they keep the queue moving. As long as the ride is actually operational and cycling cars through, even when the line is out past the Ferris Wheel, it goes super fast. It's only when they're having technical difficulties that the line stalls, and I only saw that happen twice last year. Colossus is still my favorite, but that's definitely due to nostalgia.
@@coasterbot Another season pass holder here, it is sooo smooth, like butter. One nice thing about the que is it also has a single rider line, which really speeds it up. 1 point you did miss about the atmosphere is on the elevater lift you can see the previous lift coming down and then wheb you are about to get crushed both carts move sideways on the lift to dodge eachother, small moment but really adds character. Overall thanks for giving my home park some love.
@@neooblisk0084I wish Jetstar would do a single rider line! They could pair up single riders so if you’re in a party of 3 the odd man out can still ride.
something else you should have noted, another thing that absolutely played a part in their decision to make Bombora in house was with Wicked, while they had designed it in house, they outsourced the making of it to Zierer, like you mentioned, however, what you didn't mention with it was that prior to launch it was discovered that the supports on Wicked were not welded properly, meaning they all had to be redone, which pushed back the opening of the ride
I rode this ride 17 times in a row during the pandemic right when lagoon opened. I definitely shouldn’t have done it but it still is my favorite coaster memory.
Lagoon is a unique and one of a kind park which is why it is one of my favorites. It is able to keep its “small park” charm while having some of the best coasters out there. They also have two rare Bill Tracey dark rides with the Terroride and Dracula’s Castle on the main midway and Pioneer Village which has a huge collection of Utah’s oldest houses and antique museums.
Fun story: I hadn't been on a coaster for months due to lockdown when I visited here and I got sick on both Spider and the small inverted coaster. That altitude didn't help. The shimmy in the Cannibal lift was very unusual! Still glad I went
@@WasatchWind yes, I was already feeling queasy from Cannibal and should've stopped there... but rode the Bat. After the ride was over it got stuck in the station and we had to wait for maintenance to arrive. Unfortunately I did not get to a trash can in time
The fact they managed to make a good smooth Rollercoaster without making any before (other companies who tried made rough un heartlined Rollercoasters) but they did it on the first try basically
Rode that with my daughter when she was around 7 years old. Just barely tall enough to ride. They had to put a seat booster in just in case so she was tight enough. So what makes this ride so scary is it just has a lap bar of sorts. No over the shoulder restraints. It literally feels like you're going to fall out when it does the corkscrew to reverse corkscrew. It's a fun ride and my daughter loved it, but it just feels a bit sketchy.
The feeling of "falling out", is a much desired feeling by coaster enthusiasts. That almost dangerous but still INCREDIBLY safe vibe is what makes coasters so fun. Lap bars are always preferred to over the shoulder restraints. So much more freedom during the ride experience.
The Lagoon roll is absolutely magical! The story of this ride's development explains a lot of why it's so special. It's easily one of my top three roller coasters.
Presenting a specific coaster and combining it with the parks history in the same video is a very cool concept. I hope there is more of this in the future. :)
I really love this ride. As someone who lives in Utah, and isn't really able to leave the state that much, I've never been able to go to any park other than Lagoon. I watched videos of people recording on more intense roller coasters when I was young, and wish we had something ourselves. When Cannibal opened, it was a much needed bump in intensity compared to the rest of the park.
You did an awesome job reviewing this ride and park, loved the history aspect of the park you prefaced with. This has been my home park my whole life. Without Lagoon I most likely wouldn’t be a coaster enthusiast, so many great memories at this park dating back to the 80’s
I was on the maintenance crew for lagoon and it was a fun thing to build... Trust me there is so much i could tell you about that coaster... It was rotated amongst employees to work on it cause we had our other rides to do during the off season. I actually got to witness the first drop test as well... The delay for the ride was cause of the restraint system had to be redesigned it failed what they call a violence test...so it was back to the old drawing board... And also it was a eater of ppl too.. One of our guys got his hand nearly ripped off cause the wrench he was holding while torquing the bolts tight took him for a ride of his own..and it was savage ...I saw it happen it was not pretty... Also, one of the heavier parts of track was a section of the lagoon roll it was about 13,000 lbs.... OH and primordial is being built on what we used to call the grave yard....just different things that were junk or only used for frightmares. But now since I guess the long flume is gone...I wonder what that's going to be used for.... Any questions....???
@BlueZirnitra Violence test is what a restraint system goes through all points of the ride...the pins or bolts snapped and that's not a good thing...when they did the initial drop test it was weights on a mock train...it had no seats nothing ..just these huge weights... It made it the first time around... There was an actual betting pool too... It was a dream and I was on the maintenance crew so I really got to see the behind the scenes... And 90% of the paint job was hand painted and no 2 are the same like if it was wood... I mean there is alot to that ride..I actually stood inside the parameter fence when it came by me at 70mph I heard the horn and I was like WOW
I really HATE the restraint system on Cannibal. It puts a lot of your body weight resting against the "table" structure during the side to side twist, and that's extremely uncomfortable for anyone who is plus sized. Why didn't they use over the shoulder restraints like Wicked?
@@Kayjee17 Wicked isn't over the shoulder restraints. It has the same table like restraint but I get what you're saying. I'm suuuper skinny and petite and that makes the restraints evven worse cause you bounce around a bit and it puts more pressure on you.
I work at lagoon and it’s the best thing and just hearing the conversations between people going on cannibal and saying that it was the scariest ride they’ve ever been on lol
I remember when Cannibal had the tower go up they did it right next to the Ferris Wheel so me and my friends would ride the Ferris Wheel to try and see what they we're up too. All we got was it was a coaster when we saw one of the tracks Edit: Also the spot where the ride operator is standing is actually a cooking pot
I love how this wasn't just a video on cannibal, but kind of on lagoon in general; I knew a bit about the park already, but it's always nice to have some more insider information
One time when I was riding the cannibal during a thunderstorm, a giant bolt of lightning struck in front of us just a ways away when we got to the very top. Coolest coaster experience ever
i was super surprised to see this on my recommended page, seeing as i lived real close to lagoon for about a decade when i was younger! took me years to build up the courage to go on this coaster.
I would say the scariest roller coaster is that portable single loop ride, the one that got stuck upside down for hours. That or I305 and DoDodonpa for knocking people out and breaking bones.
Fun Fact: though they no longer paint the Roller Coaster, it used to be constantly painted white, earning a nickname from the locals (including me😊) of the "White Roller Coaster." The nickname is not as popular now with the color change, but I'll always remember it as that.
It's brilliant design work, because everything about Cannibal is what would happen if you asked for a laundry list of features from enthusiasts and families, then had to stick it into one ride. The forces are unique, but not remotely as strong as Jet Star, Colossus , or Wicked. It's smooth as glass. The restraints allow your body to move around, and the height limit is pretty normal. It provides a range of elements, so that if one thing isn't your favorite (or is scary for a little one) there is still a lot to enjoy. But it also doesn't feel like a compromise ride, or a one trick pony. The engineering and design teams knocked it out of the park.
Freaking love Lagoon! Living on the East Coast now, I miss this park and haven't found a park that hit the spot like Lagoon does. I happened to be there in the day of Cannibal's soft opening. This is still one of my top 3 coasters.
I absolutely love this video! I live close to Farmington, so I go to lagoon a lot. I've never been able to find anything that tells you the history of lagoon until I saw this! It would be amazing if you could make more videos on lagoon.
@@coasterbot Yeah no problem! I'm not trying to force you to do something, but just suggesting. It would be cool If you could do a history on Pioneer village! Or maybe a video explaining why log flume closed!
@@coasterbot This has an elevator lift tho like Cobra's Curse, so I'd be cool with this. Love your channel, always excited when I see a new vid in my feed! 🎢
I'm the same. It's because I know we're relying on the strength of the chain and some mechanical latches to drag us up. A failure there would be really sketchy even though you'd probably be fine. Trusting 4 sets of wheels on thick rails is a lot easier.
@@BlueZirnitra LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only one that has that thought. Most of the way up I think of the chain snapping. Once at the top, it's hands up and have fun 🎢
The first time I got to ride Cannibal, my little sibling and I were alone in the front row! It was for sure a breathtaking experience. I really do appreciate the extra twists and turns after that huge drop, as if they'd not had those, it would be total whiplash after that drop. The scariest part is by far the slow elevator ride up -- you said in your video that when you're about to enter the car, you're already stuck-- that's not technically true, as there are panic exits and you can always flag an employee down to direct you out. But when you're in the elevator? *That* is your real no turning back moment. You can't exit at all. And then there's the slow curve and the drop, and it's only less scary than the elevator part because you aren't thinking at all, just holding on for dear life, certain you'll fall upside down out of the car. Gahh I loved it! It's very rare for me to see a coaster video about a coaster I've actually ridden, so this was way cool to see! :)
Used to live in Utah and I remember going to Lagoon and only wanting to ride this coaster, it's a great coaster and the restraint system is just perfect. Was my favorite coaster for a long time till I rode Steel Vengeance. Great video, I always love to see videos on my former home park since the state I live in now doesn't have any theme parks
Just saying after going to a park opening day I have to thank you for helping me get all the fear out of coasters and allowing me to have great fun at parks
I live about an hour or so away from lagoon, been there quite a few times… love it. Not a fan of cannibal or wicked but they are cool rides. I love jet star 2 and colossus. I never knew jet star 2 was older. I always thought it was younger then colossus. You should do a video on the rollercoaster (also known as the white roller coaster). You briefly touched on it but the history of it is fascinating. The amount of money lagoon sinks into that ride just to keep that history alive. That would be awesome to see a video about.
I live half an hour north of Lagoon and go there every year. My niece worked there for a few years until 2 years ago. I love Lagoon! Wicked is my favorite coaster there, but cannibal is a VERY close 2nd. The scariest part is the elevator ride up. The drop is fun, and super steep too! They've been building a new coaster near cannibal and hopefully, it'll be done soon! They usually build a family-friendly ride after a coaster, and vise versa.
Awesome video of my home park! A lot of roller coaster enthusiasts like to dunk on Lagoon (and i totally get it hahaha) but I've always found it to be an absolutely fascinating amusement park with tons of cool history and a lot of room to grow. Though to be honest I don't think my nerves are strong enough to ever ride Cannibal lol.
The park does have a really interesting history. I think Lagoon continues to improve as they add these new, innovative rides. You'll have to just try Cannibal one day, I'm sure it would be worth the fear!
@@Mr.Yeast2 if you live in the area, you’ll know that locals like to talk negatively about Lagoon. They think big park chains like Six Flags are far superior.
@@stephenroberts6826 I visted my family there, I live next to a six flags, but it's fiesta so it's pretty clean. I guess if you live near a park though, you could nitpick more.
I love Lagoon. I was in highschool when this ride came out and my science class had a project where groups had to make the best but still safe rollercoaster. The winning group got a free trip to Lagoon so they could ride this coater. It was a fun project.
The one thing i HATE about Lagoon is they never disclose what the ride is or when it will open. Just never understood why they just open the ride on a random date.
Rode Cannibal last year when I went on a road trip and thankfully, Lagoon was right on the path to our destination. I have to say, I was not dissapointed at all. Being a SoCal resident, I had never ridden anything like it. Yeah, we have HangTime but it is NOTHING compared to this monster. It's my #3 now only being beaten by GhostRider and Twisted Colossus
One funny coincidence I’ve noticed about this ride is that it opened one day after Schwur Des Karnan, both are considered to be some of the scariest roller coasters in the world, both hyper coasters, both have a indoor lift hill, both have a element of surprise.
Lagoon is my amusement park... At least it's the one in the state I live in. Anywho, that roll spot you mentioned, it kills my stinkin' thighs. Especially since it's just a lap harness.
I still think the tower is one of the ugliest things at a theme park. It just... is such a contrast to everything else. The waterfall is nice if a little out of place too. Amazing creation for the park though. I really enjoy when parks do stuff like this on their own. I only visited Lagoon once, when I was 9 or 10 years old for the like 10 months we lived in Salt Lake City when I was a kid. I still remember riding the white wooden roller coaster. Mostly did the Halloween festivities though, as that was why we were there. 9:55 That location has been at the top of my bucket list since I was about the same age I was last at Lagoon.
This is my field I love theme parks and luckily this park is local to me. Dal freeman is an incredible man I encourage you to look him up and his accomplishments he’s still alive to this day though I believe he’s 96, but without him a lot of the equipment for skiing wouldn’t exist along with most rides at lagoon. He also worked on splash mountain as an imagineer and Canibal was one of his last projects. The train you 3:23 was once used at the theme park known as Pixieland it was a small park on the coast of Oregon I believe it lasted just a few years but closed fairly quickly. Though the parks left over concrete was removed a few years ago returning the environment back to normal. Colossus the double looped coaster at 5:04 was a fair ride. It was purchased from the European fair circuit and moved to lagoon next time you go or if you go. Check out the mounts on the ground some are giant things of gravel as this ride wasn’t made to be stuck deep in the ground just held down. but to think that coaster was for fairs and can be taken down or setup in 1 day is incredible actual fact of how fast the fair circuit stated. Lastly I will add I like cannibal though I thinks it’s capacity is lacking I understand why it’s limited but I often don’t ride it due to the sheer volume of people. In line.
I love Cannibal, my favorite roller coaster by far. It's smooth, doesn't hurt my neck, and has some awesome thrills. My only complaint is I lost my glasses on it, and had to go back up to Lagoon a week later to pick them up from Lost and Found... :)
Hello There, a great Video and it was good to jear about the creativity of the in house ride development of this really decent rollercoaster, which is very unique. Cheers Peter :-)
the things i would do to ride this. i’m in the uk and i have added that to my bucket list of rides that i’ll have to wait a few decades before going on
saw this in my recommended, and immediately remembered how my boyfriend and his family dragged me onto this coaster last summer. and because of the fear and anxiety, I LITERALLY BLACKED OUT AT THE DROP AND DIDN'T MOVE UNTIL 15 SECONDS LATER LMAOOOO. I'm so terrified of roller coasters lol
I hate to have to say this, but I'll believe this roller coaster eats other roller coasters when I see it, but not before. Having said that: it looks pretty good for a DYI coaster. 😜Thanks for posting!
Reminds me of Adventure Island a bit, would absolutely love to see them have a crack at a coaster although they haven't built something inhouse for a few years now.
i live in utah. I've ridden this thing like 12 times. Its the best ride ever. I was actually at lagoon today and the primordial looks huge. I was kinda hoping it would be open this summer but I think it might come out 2024 despite the release date
It’s not the catapult that’s next to it, I think that one would be more exciting. Cannibal has the expression of fear. plus the bathroom over there is really cool 😂
Did they take inspiration from a gerstlauer infinity coaster because Cannibal just seems like something only Gerstlauer would build something like that
I remember riding this a few years back and it was amazing! I will say that I was rather lucky as when I got off the ride the power went out around the park and the next set of riders were on the elevator and the elevator ended up dropping due to the power outage, everyone was fine to my knowledge but still a terrifying thought nontheless
I also think it’s mad how they had to switch to the thin track type to avoid coaster collision on the tower before reverting back to the standard track type 😂
I've never been to the park so can't comment on the actual ride itself, but why did they not try to theme the ugly tower at all? Was it just down to cost? Could they not have tried to match the rest of the rides theme? Maybe making it a huge cliff with the ride car coming out of a cave or something?
I assume its because of cost, it is a really small park and they don't pull in very large numbers and last time I was there the admission was very cheap compared to other parks.
My first thought was that it's not the scariest roller coaster, but as I tried to think of what is scarier I realized that maybe the word "scary" is what's tripping me up. Maybe "thrilling" would be better? I'm not scared of Cannibal, but it is a pretty thrilling ride! When I was a kid, the most intimidating ride for me was Free Fall at Magic Mountain. I don't know why, as other rides were much higher and faster. To this day, I have yet to ride a roller coaster that has had me screaming in excitement as much as X at Magic Mountain (I typically don't scream on rides, but X was just sick!). I believe it's been renamed (maybe revised?) since I have last been on X, so I don't know what it's current state is. Anyway, Lagoon has some rides I really enjoy. Cannibal is great (if you're lucky enough to find it not broken down!) Wicked is fun, but don't ride it when the sun is overhead unless you like closing your eyes anyway 🙈
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Hello, Harry. My name is Tony Pellegrino. I'm from Rochester, New York, USA. My home park is Seabreeze, a small scale amusement park in Irondequoit, which opened in 1879. It has a roller coaster called Jack Rabbit, which opened in 1920, and is the world's oldest continuously operating roller coaster. If you could make a video about this historic coaster in the future, that would be amazing. If you ever visit Upstate New York, I recommend visiting Seabreeze even though it's a small park.
It's always nice to have the community make a video on your relatively ignored home park.
If you like rollercoasters and theme parks, you should follow canobiecoaster- he recently put out an awesome review of Lagoon
There's lots of unique rides and theme parks out there that aren't talked about enough!
I'm glad Cannibal brought some much deserved attention to Lagoon. I've been there 4 times, and only once did I have a sorta "bad" time. And that was because I was dumb enough to visit on a Saturday close to Halloween lol so crowds were terrible, but otherwise nothing really wrong.
Agreed I’m getting my degree in business tourism and have found Lagoon not talked about I live in Salt lake and while I love the park I don’t think it’s amazing I like theme parks not amusement parks. Though this roller coaster was designed by Dal freeman an absolute Genius and helped develop Utah also helped with splash mountain as an imagined though I believe that Julie freed isn’t doing a great job running Lagoon at the moment. Not saying she’s awful just saying I would would some things better
I can't wait for the new ride to open this year. It's been sitting there teasing us for YEARS now!
something you forgot to mention is how smooth the in-house rides are. the track pieces can be much larger since they don’t have to travel that far, and that makes the rides so much smoother. bombora is still one of the smoothest coasters i’ve ever been on, and it’s over a decade old.
That's a very good point!
Lagoon season pass holder here! Cannibal looks way more intimidating than it actually is, it's a fast, smooth ride, and an absolute joy. Whenever we go to Lagoon (which is often when we only live an hour away) it is the first ride we hit, and usually we'll come ride it again at the end of the day if we have time. One of the things that impresses me the most is how fast they keep the queue moving. As long as the ride is actually operational and cycling cars through, even when the line is out past the Ferris Wheel, it goes super fast. It's only when they're having technical difficulties that the line stalls, and I only saw that happen twice last year. Colossus is still my favorite, but that's definitely due to nostalgia.
I've heard Cannibal is a queue eater, which is really great to see. Colossus looks like a quality ride too!
@@coasterbot Another season pass holder here, it is sooo smooth, like butter. One nice thing about the que is it also has a single rider line, which really speeds it up. 1 point you did miss about the atmosphere is on the elevater lift you can see the previous lift coming down and then wheb you are about to get crushed both carts move sideways on the lift to dodge eachother, small moment but really adds character. Overall thanks for giving my home park some love.
@@coasterbot colossus is super jerky and breaks all the time
@@neooblisk0084I wish Jetstar would do a single rider line! They could pair up single riders so if you’re in a party of 3 the odd man out can still ride.
something else you should have noted, another thing that absolutely played a part in their decision to make Bombora in house was with Wicked, while they had designed it in house, they outsourced the making of it to Zierer, like you mentioned, however, what you didn't mention with it was that prior to launch it was discovered that the supports on Wicked were not welded properly, meaning they all had to be redone, which pushed back the opening of the ride
Oh that's interesting to hear actually!
And don't forget the tribal drums shaking you to your core as you go up the lift. Scariest part of the ride for me
Amazing!
I rode this ride 17 times in a row during the pandemic right when lagoon opened. I definitely shouldn’t have done it but it still is my favorite coaster memory.
That's really awesome!
Bet you felt kinda rough the next day?
Lagoon is a unique and one of a kind park which is why it is one of my favorites. It is able to keep its “small park” charm while having some of the best coasters out there. They also have two rare Bill Tracey dark rides with the Terroride and Dracula’s Castle on the main midway and Pioneer Village which has a huge collection of Utah’s oldest houses and antique museums.
Fun story: I hadn't been on a coaster for months due to lockdown when I visited here and I got sick on both Spider and the small inverted coaster. That altitude didn't help. The shimmy in the Cannibal lift was very unusual! Still glad I went
With all due respect... You got sick on The Bat?
@@WasatchWind How does anyone get sick on The Bat? It's slow as hell!
@@WasatchWind yes, I was already feeling queasy from Cannibal and should've stopped there... but rode the Bat. After the ride was over it got stuck in the station and we had to wait for maintenance to arrive. Unfortunately I did not get to a trash can in time
The fact they managed to make a good smooth Rollercoaster without making any before (other companies who tried made rough un heartlined Rollercoasters) but they did it on the first try basically
Rode that with my daughter when she was around 7 years old. Just barely tall enough to ride. They had to put a seat booster in just in case so she was tight enough. So what makes this ride so scary is it just has a lap bar of sorts. No over the shoulder restraints. It literally feels like you're going to fall out when it does the corkscrew to reverse corkscrew. It's a fun ride and my daughter loved it, but it just feels a bit sketchy.
I'm glad you both enjoyed it!
Nada. Lapbars are the only way to go. No sketchiness at all.
This ride would be ruined if there was over the shoulder lapbars
The feeling of "falling out", is a much desired feeling by coaster enthusiasts. That almost dangerous but still INCREDIBLY safe vibe is what makes coasters so fun. Lap bars are always preferred to over the shoulder restraints. So much more freedom during the ride experience.
this isnt the scariest roller coaster ever, but boy was THIS INTENSE!! i love this thing so much
It really does look intense! That dive loop looks amazing 😍
@@Quinu12 Damn good point, they have a lot in common.
I think silverwood is the most overlooked by major coaster channels ngl
The Lagoon roll is absolutely magical! The story of this ride's development explains a lot of why it's so special. It's easily one of my top three roller coasters.
That's awesome to hear!
Presenting a specific coaster and combining it with the parks history in the same video is a very cool concept. I hope there is more of this in the future. :)
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I feel a strange amount of honor for just having this as my past home park
yes, me too.
Great Adventure for me, and I take pride in King Da Ka
@@Foxy02016 I would too!
Worlds most inversions is my home park
Lagoon is my home park
I really love this ride. As someone who lives in Utah, and isn't really able to leave the state that much, I've never been able to go to any park other than Lagoon. I watched videos of people recording on more intense roller coasters when I was young, and wish we had something ourselves. When Cannibal opened, it was a much needed bump in intensity compared to the rest of the park.
It's really cool to see such a local park investing heavily!
You did an awesome job reviewing this ride and park, loved the history aspect of the park you prefaced with. This has been my home park my whole life. Without Lagoon I most likely wouldn’t be a coaster enthusiast, so many great memories at this park dating back to the 80’s
Thanks for the kind words. It's awesome to hear you love the park, it's really nice to hear good things about people's home parks :)
I was on the maintenance crew for lagoon and it was a fun thing to build...
Trust me there is so much i could tell you about that coaster...
It was rotated amongst employees to work on it cause we had our other rides to do during the off season.
I actually got to witness the first drop test as well...
The delay for the ride was cause of the restraint system had to be redesigned it failed what they call a violence test...so it was back to the old drawing board...
And also it was a eater of ppl too..
One of our guys got his hand nearly ripped off cause the wrench he was holding while torquing the bolts tight took him for a ride of his own..and it was savage ...I saw it happen it was not pretty...
Also, one of the heavier parts of track was a section of the lagoon roll it was about 13,000 lbs....
OH and primordial is being built on what we used to call the grave yard....just different things that were junk or only used for frightmares.
But now since I guess the long flume is gone...I wonder what that's going to be used for....
Any questions....???
That's living the dream for a coaster fan.
How do they do the violence test? What happened, did the restraint open or did the failsafes work?
@BlueZirnitra Violence test is what a restraint system goes through all points of the ride...the pins or bolts snapped and that's not a good thing...when they did the initial drop test it was weights on a mock train...it had no seats nothing ..just these huge weights...
It made it the first time around...
There was an actual betting pool too...
It was a dream and I was on the maintenance crew so I really got to see the behind the scenes...
And 90% of the paint job was hand painted and no 2 are the same like if it was wood...
I mean there is alot to that ride..I actually stood inside the parameter fence when it came by me at 70mph I heard the horn and I was like WOW
I had no idea they took out the log flume 😕
Revival of the old mine train coaster plan???
I really HATE the restraint system on Cannibal. It puts a lot of your body weight resting against the "table" structure during the side to side twist, and that's extremely uncomfortable for anyone who is plus sized. Why didn't they use over the shoulder restraints like Wicked?
@@Kayjee17 Wicked isn't over the shoulder restraints. It has the same table like restraint but I get what you're saying. I'm suuuper skinny and petite and that makes the restraints evven worse cause you bounce around a bit and it puts more pressure on you.
I work at lagoon and it’s the best thing and just hearing the conversations between people going on cannibal and saying that it was the scariest ride they’ve ever been on lol
I remember when Cannibal had the tower go up they did it right next to the Ferris Wheel so me and my friends would ride the Ferris Wheel to try and see what they we're up too. All we got was it was a coaster when we saw one of the tracks
Edit: Also the spot where the ride operator is standing is actually a cooking pot
I love how this wasn't just a video on cannibal, but kind of on lagoon in general; I knew a bit about the park already, but it's always nice to have some more insider information
Thanks for watching and for enjoying the video, I glad you learnt something new :)
So glad to see my home park and my 8th favorite coaster ever see some representation!!
Hell yeah!
One time when I was riding the cannibal during a thunderstorm, a giant bolt of lightning struck in front of us just a ways away when we got to the very top. Coolest coaster experience ever
Excellent video and extra bonus points for being one of the few to get helices right. You have a great eye for editing.
Ha ha thank you, it means a lot 😊
My grandma shared many memories with me of when she visited Lagoon in the 1920s and 30s. Now my kids LOVE going there in the summer.
i was super surprised to see this on my recommended page, seeing as i lived real close to lagoon for about a decade when i was younger! took me years to build up the courage to go on this coaster.
I wouldn't say this is the scariest, but it's definitely really fun. The roller coaster Wicked at Lagoon is pretty fun too, same with The Samurai ride
I would say the scariest roller coaster is that portable single loop ride, the one that got stuck upside down for hours. That or I305 and DoDodonpa for knocking people out and breaking bones.
i got to ride cannibal shortly after it opened and when i tell you i have never screamed so loud
Incredible!
Fun Fact: though they no longer paint the Roller Coaster, it used to be constantly painted white, earning a nickname from the locals (including me😊) of the "White Roller Coaster." The nickname is not as popular now with the color change, but I'll always remember it as that.
It's brilliant design work, because everything about Cannibal is what would happen if you asked for a laundry list of features from enthusiasts and families, then had to stick it into one ride. The forces are unique, but not remotely as strong as Jet Star, Colossus , or Wicked. It's smooth as glass. The restraints allow your body to move around, and the height limit is pretty normal. It provides a range of elements, so that if one thing isn't your favorite (or is scary for a little one) there is still a lot to enjoy. But it also doesn't feel like a compromise ride, or a one trick pony. The engineering and design teams knocked it out of the park.
Lagoon is my local park and Cannibal is my favorite rollercoaster so far.
Hell yeah that's awesome! :)
Freaking love Lagoon! Living on the East Coast now, I miss this park and haven't found a park that hit the spot like Lagoon does. I happened to be there in the day of Cannibal's soft opening. This is still one of my top 3 coasters.
I’m always excited to see the editing on coasterbot videos
You're too kind 😊
They should have a themed snack shop at the coaster’s exit.
That would be a great idea!
That is hilarious and a genuinely good idea!
Wait a second
Actually...
I think the queue for the ride is the scary part
The mural in the station is wild!
Ya, it’s super cool!
I was there yesterday and the line was at least 2 hours 😮
I absolutely love this video! I live close to Farmington, so I go to lagoon a lot. I've never been able to find anything that tells you the history of lagoon until I saw this! It would be amazing if you could make more videos on lagoon.
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you got to learn about your home park! What kind of things at Lagoon with you like to see me make videos about? :)
@@coasterbot Yeah no problem! I'm not trying to force you to do something, but just suggesting. It would be cool If you could do a history on Pioneer village! Or maybe a video explaining why log flume closed!
Despite having two entirely different layouts and gimmicks, Cannibal always reminds me of Kärnan.
It definitely gives off a similar vibe!
I enjoy these vids because that coaster is like five minutes away.
I’m autistic with a special interest in coasters and I live in utah. I was so excited to see this pop up on my feed!
What other theme parks have you been to out of interest? :)
I don't think the drop would be what gets me. It's usually the ride up the lift hill that I'm most nervous
Oh yeah, I totally know what you mean!
@@coasterbot This has an elevator lift tho like Cobra's Curse, so I'd be cool with this. Love your channel, always excited when I see a new vid in my feed! 🎢
I'm the same. It's because I know we're relying on the strength of the chain and some mechanical latches to drag us up. A failure there would be really sketchy even though you'd probably be fine. Trusting 4 sets of wheels on thick rails is a lot easier.
@@BlueZirnitra LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only one that has that thought. Most of the way up I think of the chain snapping. Once at the top, it's hands up and have fun 🎢
TRUTH. Doing that elevator ride at night so you can't tell when you are getting near the top is extremely nerve wracking!
The first time I got to ride Cannibal, my little sibling and I were alone in the front row! It was for sure a breathtaking experience. I really do appreciate the extra twists and turns after that huge drop, as if they'd not had those, it would be total whiplash after that drop. The scariest part is by far the slow elevator ride up -- you said in your video that when you're about to enter the car, you're already stuck-- that's not technically true, as there are panic exits and you can always flag an employee down to direct you out. But when you're in the elevator? *That* is your real no turning back moment. You can't exit at all. And then there's the slow curve and the drop, and it's only less scary than the elevator part because you aren't thinking at all, just holding on for dear life, certain you'll fall upside down out of the car. Gahh I loved it! It's very rare for me to see a coaster video about a coaster I've actually ridden, so this was way cool to see! :)
The lines are deceptively long. They actually move quite smoothly, which was an unexpected surprise
I'm over in saratoga springs and this is by far the most I think I have seen lagoon mentioned. So glad I didn't miss out on it!
Used to live in Utah and I remember going to Lagoon and only wanting to ride this coaster, it's a great coaster and the restraint system is just perfect. Was my favorite coaster for a long time till I rode Steel Vengeance. Great video, I always love to see videos on my former home park since the state I live in now doesn't have any theme parks
Need to get to that park asap. One of the few major parks we haven’t been to
It’s a good time! Also note you can bring whatever food and booze you want into the park. What other parks can you say that about?
I can see why it gets missed, but once Primordial opens Lagoon seems like a place to go!
Just saying after going to a park opening day I have to thank you for helping me get all the fear out of coasters and allowing me to have great fun at parks
Hey that's really awesome to hear! Thanks for watching our videos, I'm glad we could help :)
Holy crap! That looks amazing!
I live about an hour or so away from lagoon, been there quite a few times… love it. Not a fan of cannibal or wicked but they are cool rides. I love jet star 2 and colossus. I never knew jet star 2 was older. I always thought it was younger then colossus. You should do a video on the rollercoaster (also known as the white roller coaster). You briefly touched on it but the history of it is fascinating. The amount of money lagoon sinks into that ride just to keep that history alive. That would be awesome to see a video about.
I'll make a note of that, thanks for the suggestion!
Truly one of the most historic and incredible roller coasters ever designed. An innovative marvel! I can’t wait to ride it someday!
I live half an hour north of Lagoon and go there every year. My niece worked there for a few years until 2 years ago. I love Lagoon! Wicked is my favorite coaster there, but cannibal is a VERY close 2nd. The scariest part is the elevator ride up. The drop is fun, and super steep too! They've been building a new coaster near cannibal and hopefully, it'll be done soon! They usually build a family-friendly ride after a coaster, and vise versa.
Awesome video of my home park! A lot of roller coaster enthusiasts like to dunk on Lagoon (and i totally get it hahaha) but I've always found it to be an absolutely fascinating amusement park with tons of cool history and a lot of room to grow. Though to be honest I don't think my nerves are strong enough to ever ride Cannibal lol.
The park does have a really interesting history. I think Lagoon continues to improve as they add these new, innovative rides. You'll have to just try Cannibal one day, I'm sure it would be worth the fear!
I feel like people don't talk that negatively about lagoon.
@@Mr.Yeast2 if you live in the area, you’ll know that locals like to talk negatively about Lagoon. They think big park chains like Six Flags are far superior.
@@stephenroberts6826 I visted my family there, I live next to a six flags, but it's fiesta so it's pretty clean. I guess if you live near a park though, you could nitpick more.
@@stephenroberts6826 that is unfortunately true, this is my home park and honestly I'm proud to call it that
I love Lagoon. I was in highschool when this ride came out and my science class had a project where groups had to make the best but still safe rollercoaster. The winning group got a free trip to Lagoon so they could ride this coater. It was a fun project.
The one thing i HATE about Lagoon is they never disclose what the ride is or when it will open. Just never understood why they just open the ride on a random date.
Finally my home park is getting recognized
As it should!
@@coasterbot Lol, I literally rode it today and it was super fun
I'd still call the smiler at Alton towers the king of coasters having 14 inversions and a almost 3 minute ride time
The Smiler is awesome!
I was very impressed with lagoon. So many thrills in a small space.
Insider at Lagoon here. Expect primordial to open in mid-late July.
Oooooh interesting!
Rode Cannibal last year when I went on a road trip and thankfully, Lagoon was right on the path to our destination. I have to say, I was not dissapointed at all. Being a SoCal resident, I had never ridden anything like it. Yeah, we have HangTime but it is NOTHING compared to this monster. It's my #3 now only being beaten by GhostRider and Twisted Colossus
I love this video!! I live near Lagoon and absolutely love it! Awesome video👏🏻
One funny coincidence I’ve noticed about this ride is that it opened one day after Schwur Des Karnan, both are considered to be some of the scariest roller coasters in the world, both hyper coasters, both have a indoor lift hill, both have a element of surprise.
Lagoon is my amusement park... At least it's the one in the state I live in. Anywho, that roll spot you mentioned, it kills my stinkin' thighs. Especially since it's just a lap harness.
I still think the tower is one of the ugliest things at a theme park. It just... is such a contrast to everything else. The waterfall is nice if a little out of place too. Amazing creation for the park though. I really enjoy when parks do stuff like this on their own. I only visited Lagoon once, when I was 9 or 10 years old for the like 10 months we lived in Salt Lake City when I was a kid. I still remember riding the white wooden roller coaster. Mostly did the Halloween festivities though, as that was why we were there. 9:55 That location has been at the top of my bucket list since I was about the same age I was last at Lagoon.
I find the imposing gruffness of it quite appealing. It's honest.
I hate the tower, it's very ugly indeed.
so glad we get season passes--since there's a new ride opening this year!!! primordial is supposed to open this summer :D
Just rode it two days ago for the first time and i love it! Also love your videos!
This is my field I love theme parks and luckily this park is local to me.
Dal freeman is an incredible man I encourage you to look him up and his accomplishments he’s still alive to this day though I believe he’s 96, but without him a lot of the equipment for skiing wouldn’t exist along with most rides at lagoon. He also worked on splash mountain as an imagineer and Canibal was one of his last projects.
The train you 3:23 was once used at the theme park known as Pixieland it was a small park on the coast of Oregon I believe it lasted just a few years but closed fairly quickly. Though the parks left over concrete was removed a few years ago returning the environment back to normal.
Colossus the double looped coaster at 5:04 was a fair ride. It was purchased from the European fair circuit and moved to lagoon next time you go or if you go. Check out the mounts on the ground some are giant things of gravel as this ride wasn’t made to be stuck deep in the ground just held down. but to think that coaster was for fairs and can be taken down or setup in 1 day is incredible actual fact of how fast the fair circuit stated.
Lastly I will add I like cannibal though I thinks it’s capacity is lacking I understand why it’s limited but I often don’t ride it due to the sheer volume of people. In line.
That ride looks epic!
I love Cannibal, my favorite roller coaster by far. It's smooth, doesn't hurt my neck, and has some awesome thrills. My only complaint is I lost my glasses on it, and had to go back up to Lagoon a week later to pick them up from Lost and Found... :)
Thanks for giving my home park an awesome video
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment 😊
Lagoon is the best amusement park I could ever ask for, speaking of it’s my home park
Hello There, a great Video and it was good to jear about the creativity of the in house ride development of this really decent rollercoaster, which is very unique. Cheers Peter :-)
the things i would do to ride this. i’m in the uk and i have added that to my bucket list of rides that i’ll have to wait a few decades before going on
I'm the exact same!
My home coaster!!!
Me too! ❤
Lucky!
@@coasterbot A 7-8 minute drive!
Same
Same
Where is the roller coaster appeared on 5:53
Cedar point
The lagoon roll has some really good hangtime...almost to a frightening degree!
That's awesome to hear!
@@coasterbot For sure! It's basically a gerstlauer on steroids.
Says a lot that a park can build such a good coaster in house, better than so many built by supposed expert roller coaster manufacturers.
saw this in my recommended, and immediately remembered how my boyfriend and his family dragged me onto this coaster last summer. and because of the fear and anxiety, I LITERALLY BLACKED OUT AT THE DROP AND DIDN'T MOVE UNTIL 15 SECONDS LATER LMAOOOO.
I'm so terrified of roller coasters lol
I hate to have to say this, but I'll believe this roller coaster eats other roller coasters when I see it, but not before. Having said that: it looks pretty good for a DYI coaster. 😜Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching!
Reminds me of Adventure Island a bit, would absolutely love to see them have a crack at a coaster although they haven't built something inhouse for a few years now.
Rode this when visiting the US. Loved it!
I was personally more scared on the sky ride. 😅
Primordial is open and it’s my favorite ride at the park!
i live in utah. I've ridden this thing like 12 times. Its the best ride ever. I was actually at lagoon today and the primordial looks huge. I was kinda hoping it would be open this summer but I think it might come out 2024 despite the release date
That's awesome! It's a shame Primordial seems to be delayed
The wildest thing is that Lagoon made this ride in house. 200ft, steep drops and speed is nothing new. Inhouse rides are never this good
For sure!
It’s not the catapult that’s next to it, I think that one would be more exciting. Cannibal has the expression of fear. plus the bathroom over there is really cool 😂
My cousins made me go on this as my first ever coaster
How was it?
@@coasterbot I was scared to go on it, but the scariest part for me were the inversions because being upside down 100 feet in the air is terrifying
This is a surprising title to see. But man do I love seeing it!
This is the best roller coaster. Despite my season pass I have only ridden it once this year!
You need to ride it some more!
Nah nothing is scarier than Puff the Little Fire Dragon also in Lagoon, I cried for hours while waiting for it.
Puff is terrifying as an adult. Trying to fit your knees in those little cars? I'm sweating just thinking about it! 😅
Deffo getting more confident with your delivery, pal! Solid video.
Thanks!
Nah but this was my like 3rd rollercoaster ever😅
I've been there before and it's been a lot of Fun.😊
Did they take inspiration from a gerstlauer infinity coaster because Cannibal just seems like something only Gerstlauer would build something like that
Well done Harry! You and Zoe need to come and Ride this
Thanks! I'd love to ride this one day 😁
I have been on cannibal and I really recommend it, if you love thrill and roller coasters, this one is for you!
I remember riding this a few years back and it was amazing! I will say that I was rather lucky as when I got off the ride the power went out around the park and the next set of riders were on the elevator and the elevator ended up dropping due to the power outage, everyone was fine to my knowledge but still a terrifying thought nontheless
I also think it’s mad how they had to switch to the thin track type to avoid coaster collision on the tower before reverting back to the standard track type 😂
I've never been to the park so can't comment on the actual ride itself, but why did they not try to theme the ugly tower at all? Was it just down to cost? Could they not have tried to match the rest of the rides theme? Maybe making it a huge cliff with the ride car coming out of a cave or something?
I assume its because of cost, it is a really small park and they don't pull in very large numbers and last time I was there the admission was very cheap compared to other parks.
Absolutely Loved Every Minute. Must Ride.
Awesome to hear!
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I cannot wait to ride PRIMORDIAL!
🦉
That looks amazing but I’m not sure you’d catch me on that the DIY story sounds too much like Verruckt 😂
My first thought was that it's not the scariest roller coaster, but as I tried to think of what is scarier I realized that maybe the word "scary" is what's tripping me up. Maybe "thrilling" would be better? I'm not scared of Cannibal, but it is a pretty thrilling ride! When I was a kid, the most intimidating ride for me was Free Fall at Magic Mountain. I don't know why, as other rides were much higher and faster. To this day, I have yet to ride a roller coaster that has had me screaming in excitement as much as X at Magic Mountain (I typically don't scream on rides, but X was just sick!). I believe it's been renamed (maybe revised?) since I have last been on X, so I don't know what it's current state is.
Anyway, Lagoon has some rides I really enjoy. Cannibal is great (if you're lucky enough to find it not broken down!) Wicked is fun, but don't ride it when the sun is overhead unless you like closing your eyes anyway 🙈
X has been renamed to Twitter ;)