My Account
Sign up, and you'll be able to customize your font size and more!
Sign up
Report problem with this ad
Start a related thread
Start a related poll
Reply via Boardmail
Jul 22, 2021
8:08
:01
pm
Elwood Blues
Redshirt Freshman
Viper, Six Flags, north of Chicago.
Start a related thread
Start a related poll
Reply via Boardmail
Report problem with this ad
Elwood Blues
Bio page
Elwood Blues
Joined
Nov 12, 2018
Last login
Nov 22, 2023
Total posts
194 (1 FO)
Report problem with this ad
Messages
Author
Time
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.
BlueFever
7/22/21 9:40pm
Report problem with this ad
Posting on CougarBoard
In order to post, you will need to either
sign up
or
log in
.
Report problem with this ad
