One thing I credit Lagoon in the last 30 years is their safety record. I know

Jul 22, 2021
5:11:51pm

celtic_ranger_dad Contributor

they carefully inspect every single ride every morning before they open the park. As a poster mentioned above, although the Rollercoaster is 100 years old, it has basically been rebuilt over time, piece by piece, a little bit at a time each season.

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Expansion talk is a lot like the wooden roller coaster at Lagoon…

Doofenshmirtz

7/22/21 4:14pm

Not so fun fact

LifelongAP

7/22/21 4:20pm

It's also like 50 years older than any other ride.

Mister P

7/22/21 4:31pm

Dumb question...how? Like cars coming off the rails? I don't remember ever hearing about any deaths on it.

Trent

7/22/21 4:31pm

people standing up from the bar restraint has been most of them.

Pearlcam

7/22/21 4:39pm

One was a young teenage girl in the late 80s, I think.

shoganai

7/22/21 4:43pm

People standing up on it back before there were seat belts or anything

LifelongAP

7/22/21 4:47pm

Isn't it like two people in 100 years? It's not like there's much competition.

shoganai

7/22/21 4:41pm

It's shocking that the old wooden roller coaster even meets safety standards. I

BlooCoog

7/22/21 4:22pm

Built in 1921

LifelongAP

7/22/21 4:26pm

It's basically been completely replaced over time.

Mister P

7/22/21 4:34pm

A lot of the wood doesn't look new. Old wood with white chipped paint. It

BlooCoog

7/22/21 7:35pm

One thing I credit Lagoon in the last 30 years is their safety record. I know

celtic_ranger_dad

7/22/21 5:11pm

Fearing for your life is part of the excitement. Didn't you know?

Cougar Junkie

7/22/21 7:50pm

That's why, IMO, it's the scariest ride in the park. And my favorite!

reddead

7/22/21 8:08pm

For the record, there are some good wooden roller coasters...

lbmango

7/22/21 4:23pm

Timberwolf at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City is a good one as well.

panacablue

7/22/21 5:05pm

GhostRider - and it's a great wooden coaster

celtic_ranger_dad

7/22/21 5:09pm

Viper, Six Flags, north of Chicago.

Elwood Blues

7/22/21 8:08pm

I began to question sanity at Lagoon (LOL).

LEDSFW

7/22/21 4:40pm

I started with a smiley but the more I laughed the more it deserved POTD.

blueaussie

7/22/21 4:51pm

Its literally the scariest roller coaster there.

Gunga Galunga

7/22/21 4:58pm

The exhilaration comes by knowing it could collapse the time I choose to get on

Coug Man in Florida

7/22/21 7:11pm

@CougarBoard

7/22/21 7:07pm

You gotta ride history! Don’t forget your knee pads

Coug Man in Florida

7/22/21 7:09pm

RE: You gotta ride history! Don’t forget your knee pads

Zaphod

7/23/21 10:39am

Pretty much sums up my thoughts.

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