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Never been on one but I'm really looking forward to seeing how the retrack and Millennium Flyers on Lagoon's Roller Coaster turn out.

Photographic confirmation of Lagoon's new and unusual Millennium Flyers from today's event.

Lagoon allowed people into the parking lot and front office today to pick up season passes early. Some photos of Roller Coaster's retracking and a shot of the profile of a funky new Millennium Flyer with headrests are up at: https://www.lagoonisfun.com/showthread.php?tid=5671&page=22

Lagoon doesn't seem to prioritize having things ready for opening weekend, but I still don't think it's impossible. While these trains aren't even ready for testing, word is that another train was in a much more complete state in a different pavilion a few weeks ago. They could have been testing with that train already. When I went to the park they had lifts up to the western turn of Roller Coaster and 2 guys up there walking back and forth checking out the track. That doesn't mean much, but I think there is a possibility it could run opening weekend with one train. It is of course also possible that it won't be running for months. With Lagoon nobody (who's willing to say so) knows.

As far as I ever heard, from multiple sources, and this goes back at least a year, if not 2, there was never any deviation from them being Millennium Flyers. Considering Lagoon was their first refurb project in the company's history, I wouldn't be surprised they built Lagoon MFs with Headrests and no seatbelts. Thanks for the info. I was strongly leaning that way anyway. I partially wanted to stir up some Lagoon discussion around here, we can see how well that worked, lol. I first heard of new trains last June maybe.. and I was told they'd be "coming from ART engineering, and they're called 'something' flyers" so I have had this confusion since the beginning. But yeah, While I have no doubt ART could make something it seems like it would be hard to outdo GCI in this area. RC's PTC's had headrests while many PTC trains don't, so Lagoon probably wanted these to have headrests too and I don't see why that should be a deal-breaker just because other Millennium Flyers don't have them. I would think they'd look pretty ridiculous, but I heard from somebody who claims to have seen them more closely that they're a sight to behold.

I was able to find a couple more clues in the photos I took. A close crop of the headrests shows that they don't match any of Lagoon's current coaster trains. This loosely covered car shows there's headrests under the wraps. So now the questions is, are these the rumored Millennium Flyers with added headrests or are they the also rumored custom wooden coaster trains from ART engineering?

I took some pix from the Lagoon trail today and I'm wondering if anybody can identify what's in them. I don't know if the thing under wraps is the same thing with the headrests that's hidden behind upside-down picnic tables. They were in the same pavilion. I don't recognize the headrests as belonging to anything at Lagoon. They look too round to be from Colossus and they don't have holes like Roller Coaster's.

I don't know the specifics but I would be really surprised if Lagoon opted for seat belts. Are they required on Millennium Flyers? Fire Dragon, Wicked and Cannibal make do with only lap bars so I'd think Roller Coaster can too.

The new trains for Roller Coaster are at the park. They're said to be red and blue millennium flyers. Roller Coaster's barely-banked turns may have been banked a little more to support the trains better. There may be a station revamp happening too. There's no real evidence to suggest it, but just maybe with all these changes the ride might get a more unique name.

I heard Cannibal might not be ready for opening, and with the changes to Roller Coaster it might not either. I Think it'll be nice and uncrowded, but everything might not be up and running if last year is any indication. You might want to check reports from opening day if you don't wanna spend $60 on a bunch of closed rides. Sunday has traditionally been pretty empty since there's a bunch people who won't go that day, but this seems to be changing lately.

Rumor is that small but noticeable changes are being made to Roller Coaster beyond getting the new trains. If they're going to go that far I hope they give it a damn name too. I think there's an Easter egg hunt and that might draw some people but I think opening weekend is mostly season pass holders. Most people aren't thinking about Lagoon quite yet, what reason would they have to do so? It will probably be relatively unbusy, but there will be people. Weather could empty out the park if it's too bad.

Usually if a coaster runs clockwise the first turn is to the right, and if it runs counter clockwise, the first turn is to the left. At my home park they all work like this and it's a 50/50 mix of each type.

Congrats! There's speculation that this shipment could actually be for the lift on Rattlesnake Rapids. It looks like another shipment arrived 2 weeks later, but we're not sure what was in it yet. We also got a hint on instagram yesterday that something is going down with Dracula's Castle. It's probably best for you not to talk about this stuff publicly with your new job though.

So Lagoon had 331 planks of wood imported from the German company behind Bombora and Cannibal's trains. It probably has something to do with the new trains for Roller Coaster, but I don't understand why wood planks would be sent from Germany instead of made/acquired locally. https://www.usaimportdata.com/us-import/shipment-of-35942078.aspx

I studied abroad in Japan and I recently spent 3 months there. I've been from the southernmost point to just shy of the northernmost point of the country. I took 2 years of Japanese in America. I have spoken with hundreds of native Japanese people in their own country and have participated in several cultural events (not anime conventions or stupid shit like that). I've heard 2 different native Japanese college professors (one in America, one in Japan) discuss the generally milder tastes of Japanese people in their lectures. I have heard it from other native Japanese people numerous times as well. I have visited amusement parks in both America and Japan with native Japanese friends who have commented on the differences in tastes between the two cultures when it comes to rides. Of course a few of them have mentioned that they like more thrilling rides better, but most don't. There are differences between cultures often involving tastes, perspectives and trends. Understanding these differences actually helps a person to form cultural awareness.

It is absolutely the reason. While there are always exceptions, meandering and helixy seems to be the general idea of what coasters should be like in Japan. Maybe White Cyclone will get the full treatment with inversions left and right, but I wouldn't be surprised if NSL asks RMC to tone it down a bit from what we're used to seeing. After riding WC, I suspect the RMC treatment is more about making the ride tolerable than making it overly 'extreme'.

Is that why Dodonpa's launch is so mild? Or how Kawasemi has mild airtime? Or Flying Dinosaur has a mildly forceful layout? Oh wait... Yeah, because three hand selected more extreme coasters are 100% representative of national trends /s. The entire country of Japan has 91 inversions. You can find 89 inversions in three parks in America. Tastes fluctuate between nations, and in Japan tastes are in general more mild than those of Americans.

Japanese people tend to enjoy somewhat milder things than people in America in pretty much all categories. This includes roller coasters. I'm going to guess it will probably have less twists and inversions than people might expect after seeing RMC conversions in America. It will still be a massive improvement. White Cyclone is an awful, brutal ride.

Sometime in the early/mid 90's the Galleria went out of business and the building was sold and became the Utah Fun Dome, which added the bungee tower, a slingshot ride and a golf course outside and changed the inside to be a bit more like a small amusement park.

I'm guessing you mean forgettable. It definitely depends on where you sit. You're not going to get any air in the front seat. There's a bit at the top of a couple of the bigger hills, and there are some really nice little bumps at the end. I can totally see the 97 year old unbanked turns as uncomfortable for some, but if you're riding it on 9th grade Lagoon day with one of the prettiest girls in school and she gets pushed into you as you get pushed into the side you appreciate them more. The newly installed seat dividers didn't help though. If it happens to be the first roller coaster you ever rode, it really is unforgettable.

It's hard for me to know since I haven't actually tried out Millennium Flyers. I don't see Lagoon opting for the seat belt version if it is the case. Before an incident in 1989 where somebody fell from the lift hill the trains had buzz bars, which I liked much better, so I've always been disappointed with the current lap bars and have no love for them. I hope I'm not disappointed even further.

Sources confirm the 2018 new train rumor for Roller Coaster is definitely happening, with a likely re-track as well. The work is currently under way. It's still not clear if they are Millennium Flyers or an all-new design from ART Engineering.

Thank you and your other half a ton for the info and the cheesy video! I don't have many details on the PA location other than the video and what you're telling me, but some of the Utah location info overlaps. When I get the site up and running in about a week I'll post an update here with a link. I do know that if you go into the Burlington Coat Factory @ Philadelphia Mills some of the 'Parisian Village' scenery is still there.

I'm putting together a little online memorial to the 49th Street Galleria, which I loved as a kid. It was a particularly well themed family entertainment center that operated in the 80's and 90's. Up until just a few weeks ago, I would have thought there was only the Utah location located on 49th South, but in fact another location was opened in Philadelphia at the Franklin Mills mall. I'm told that two other (unknown) locations were in the works, but the expansion led to the company going out of business. Is there anybody out there who visited these places? I'm particularly interested in finding out more about the Philadelphia location. I think it must have been smaller than the Utah one. The Utah one originally had: Main Plaza, Arcade, Roller Rink, Bowling Alley, Mini Golf, Batting Cages, Pinball Pits and later added SR2 Simulator, Double Decker Carousel, Gravitation and Laser Tag. From what I gather from the attached video the PA location had the Main Plaza, Arcades, Pinball Pits, Bowling Alley, Roller Rink and the SR2 Simulator. Anybody know if it may have had mini-golf, batting cages, or any other attractions?

Hey, awesome, thank you! I rode one at the defunct 49th Street Galleria in Utah around 1986ish... I'm not sure if it was a rollercoaster or an airplane film... or perhaps I saw both. I think I was somewhat impressed being around 7 years old and not having been on too many other 'rides' at the time. Anyway, I'm working on putting together a history of that place, so thanks for the info!