linearinduction Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 It does suck for Single Rider No, I mean that Roller Coaster's "new" lapbars suck compared to the old ones. I know it's been a long time, but I still remember how disappointed I was when they changed them. The stupid boxy divider and the stupid part of the lapbar that doesn't fit the 90 degree profile of the rest of the bar suck. That's how I felt about it when I was 12, so that's probably how I will always feel. Riding Roller Coaster with the Buzz Bars was Awesome!
UtahCoasterRider Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Lagoon posted this picture to their Facebook Page this morning. Also there have been reports of Diamond Rental setting up tents most likely for a media event. All things point to possible opening this week.
cOAstERdUDe117 Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Ok guys some exciting news on the forum today! Someone on the LIF forum said that Diamond Rental dropped off a bunch of stuff over next to Cannibal. Now you might ask, why is this significant? The reason is the last time that happened, we got a Media Day the following day, and Cannibal was announced, followed by the stacking of the tower sections. Also Lagoon posted the picture you see below, and said "Coming Soon!" I think we could see it opening on Saturday. I'm heading down to lagoon today to get passes, I'll relay what I see over where they dropped the stuff off.
Jetstar2 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Ok guys some exciting news on the forum today! Someone on the LIF forum said that Diamond Rental dropped off a bunch of stuff over next to Cannibal. Now you might ask, why is this significant? The reason is the last time that happened, we got a Media Day the following day, and Cannibal was announced, followed by the stacking of the tower sections. Also Lagoon posted the picture you see below, and said "Coming Soon!" I think we could see it opening on Saturday. I'm heading down to lagoon today to get passes, I'll relay what I see over where they dropped the stuff off. The waterfall looks great! Too bad you can't see it in from anywhere inside the park and you can't ride Cannibal either. Unfortunately the ride will not open this weekend.
BugEyed Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 That photo of the waterfall with the wee little drop poking out 200' above it is making me salivate all over my keyboard.
JJLehto Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Awesome! It sounds like it may be opening up soon! I don't know why I've been so intrigued by this ride, I just love it's layout and that crazy drop. Can't wait for some POVs!
neil009 Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Chances are good this drop is going to crap all over the first drop of the dive coaster Cedar Point is supposedly building. Seriously, why are they even bothering...
Woodie Warrior Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Chances are good this drop is going to crap all over the first drop of the dive coaster Cedar Point is supposedly building. Seriously, why are they even bothering... What do those coasters have anything to do with each other? It's not like Lagoon and CP are competitors.
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 ^I was going to say the same thing. I don't think 90+% of the country even knows Lagoon exists, let alone is using Cannibal as a factor as to where they make their vacation decisions.
Nrthwnd Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I like the effect of the waterfall only being seen by the riders, and not the gp outside it. Except outside the park. Pretty hard to pull something like that off, in daylight, nowadays with any coaster. I like it.
Jetstar2 Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Any Update on Cannibal for SLC Locals? They built a one-way gate to corral guests in the entrance area. They put a big mural in the station that looks like it has flaming skulls on it. They put in a permanent stairway to the control booth. They put up some nets to catch cell phones/dropped items. Looking like it could open any time, but hasn't yet.
Jetstar2 Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Also, this testing video from today was posted on the LiF forum:
LiftThrill Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I'm glad that at least some progress on testing seems to be being made.
jray21 Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 The anticipation is killing me! Really excited for this ride to open.
pbrandoj Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 This video was posted on LiF earlier today. Great little clip of all the theming from the North Side in action: https://player.vimeo.com/video/130547790 I can't get the embed stuff to work, but there's the link!
Rollercoaster Rider Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 So no chance of it being open by Next Saturday? Bummer.
Jetstar2 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 So no chance of it being open by Next Saturday? Bummer. There's no reason to believe that it will be open and there's no reason to believe that it won't be open. Bummer indeed.
neil009 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Chances are good this drop is going to crap all over the first drop of the dive coaster Cedar Point is supposedly building. Seriously, why are they even bothering... What do those coasters have anything to do with each other? It's not like Lagoon and CP are competitors. Clearly this needed more explanation. I grew up with CP always being the "cutting edge" park, always having the biggest and best of everything. I've always thought of them as competing against the whole world, not just their regional competitors. So I was pretty disappointed in the news that they're getting a B&M dive machine because to me, these rides are totally outmoded. Their only claim to fame was the vertical drop, which is now a common element on rides both much smaller and much larger including three at Cedar Point itself. And now the cherry on top is that a tiny park in Utah, one year prior, is opening a ride that appears to do everything a B&M dive machine does except 3x better. That's my humble opinion, if you'd like to discuss the various merits of this argument we should probably take it to the CP thread but anyway that's what I meant.
Jetstar2 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 A user at Lagoon is Fun found the following tidbit of new information about Cannibal in the park's guide for guests with disabilities: Ascending the lift riders will be taunted by themed delights before exiting at the top for a breathtaking view of what's ahead.
thrillseeker4552 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 My family will be heading to Lagoon sometime next week (22nd or 23rd). I'm not going to get my hopes up about Cannibal being open, but it will still be nice to visit Lagoon since I haven't been in 8 years (still haven't been on Wicked).
Jetstar2 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 My family will be heading to Lagoon sometime next week (22nd or 23rd). I'm not going to get my hopes up about Cannibal being open, but it will still be nice to visit Lagoon since I haven't been in 8 years (still haven't been on Wicked). I've already learned it's best not to give your hopes up when it comes to this ride, at the very least you'll get to ride 2 new coasters (Wicked and Bombora), and maybe, just maybe Cannibal as well.
thrillseeker4552 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Does anybody know the possibility of Cannibal opening this weekend? I've read some stuff on Lagoon Is Fun (but who knows how accurate that is) saying it may open this weekend. Like I've said before, I'm going on Sunday or Monday and I'd love for Cannibal to be open since I almost never go to Lagoon. Either way, I'll have fun riding Wicked and a couple others for the first time as well.
grossca3 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Does anybody know the possibility of Cannibal opening this weekend? I've read some stuff on Lagoon Is Fun (but who knows how accurate that is) saying it may open this weekend. Like I've said before, I'm going on Sunday or Monday and I'd love for Cannibal to be open since I almost never go to Lagoon. Either way, I'll have fun riding Wicked and a couple others for the first time as well. It wouldn't surprise me if Cannibal did open this weekend. The temporary scaffolding that was above the tower exit has been taken down, everything that was in the station like tools, tables, chairs, etc. that aren't necessary for the ride have been taken out. When Lagoon opened Wicked, they didn't say anything about it. That is most likely how they're doing it again. Lagoonisfun.com is a very trustworthy site with a lot of information on Cannibal. If you need anymore info on Cannibal I recommend going over there.
thrillseeker4552 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Does anybody know the possibility of Cannibal opening this weekend? I've read some stuff on Lagoon Is Fun (but who knows how accurate that is) saying it may open this weekend. Like I've said before, I'm going on Sunday or Monday and I'd love for Cannibal to be open since I almost never go to Lagoon. Either way, I'll have fun riding Wicked and a couple others for the first time as well. It wouldn't surprise me if Cannibal did open this weekend. The temporary scaffolding that was above the tower exit has been taken down, everything that was in the station like tools, tables, chairs, etc. that aren't necessary for the ride have been taken out. When Lagoon opened Wicked, they didn't say anything about it. That is most likely how they're doing it again. Lagoonisfun.com is a very trustworthy site with a lot of information on Cannibal. If you need anymore info on Cannibal I recommend going over there. Thanks for the info. I really hope it does open, because it would make my visit even more better!!
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