Roller Coaster (Lagoon)

Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster as viewed from the Sky Ride
Lagoon Amusement Park
LocationLagoon Amusement Park
Coordinates40°59′05″N 111°53′42″W / 40.984861°N 111.895137°W / 40.984861; -111.895137
StatusOperating
Opening dateJuly 15, 1921; 103 years ago (July 15, 1921)
General statistics
TypeWood
DesignerJohn A. Miller
Track layoutDouble Out and Back
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height18.9 m (62 ft)
Length762 m (2,500 ft)
Speed45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions0
Height restriction46 in (117 cm)
Trains2 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.
Roller Coaster at RCDB
Roller Coaster (Lagoon) is located in Utah
Roller Coaster (Lagoon)
LocationFarmington, Utah
MPSLagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, Utah MPS
NRHP reference No.12000883
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2012

The Roller Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Built in 1921 and operating ever since, the Roller Coaster is the seventh oldest in the world, the fourth oldest in the United States, and the oldest at Lagoon.[1]

  1. ^ "World's Oldest Operating Roller Coasters". National Amusement Park Historical Association. Retrieved August 31, 2014.