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All this from a park that's NOT Disney, Universal, Busch Gardens or even Six Flags! This is BEYOND a job well done and the spiritual successor to its closest experience, Wonder Mountain's Guardian at Canada's Wonderland! Wish my local Six Flags park in the Chicago area here had the guts to try and build something like this, closest they have is a Sally Dark Ride Justice League attraction......
Kudos to Lagoon that they're including the queue as part of the experience and not just the ride itself. Queue helps with the build up of the ride. They have been taking notes from Disney and Universal.
I work at Lagoon (in restrooms) and got to ride it twice prior to opening. There are 2 different drops, and 8 different endings. The second drop, isn't straight down, it tilts you backwards about 45 degrees and slides you backwards and down, and is, in my opinion, far scarier than the simple drop. What I'm really saying is, this in not a "ride once" coaster.
Aw man I didn’t know that! I only rode it once I’ll have to ride it multiple times in one day. Just the wait is brutal in the sun. The whole locker situation really slows the line down.
Bravo Lagoon! You are Upping your own game, literally. this ride looks fantastic and i think it's safe to say, Lagoon should be a destination park if it wasn't already. Hope to see you soon!
Looks like an extremely solid addition to the park. A great ride mixing multiple technologies and ride systems. The drop at the end was unexpected. But that's a great way to end the ride. It looks fun. It's not mind blowing or anything but I don't think it was intended to be.
Impressive addition for Lagoon, stepping up their game (no pun intended). What I say next I say with love, they're almost there but need a little more help in the interior design department. So very close but the details and finishes and paint choices aren't quite there yet. As a themed designer, I wish I could hire in and complete the vision for them.
My one hope is that this isnt the last of it, i think it would be astonishing to see them add more to this area and other rides in general with heavier theming. Its like knoebels with a bigger budget tbh
Short but sweet. I don't mind the length of actual (coaster movement; not speaking about dark ride elements) This looks absolutely phenomenal, and the fact that it was built in house just keeps proving that Lagoon although not as big a park as some of these others in the industry still manages to pump out original, and exciting content for enthusiasts and general public alike. This is such a gem in a world full of titans such as magic mountain, Disney, and universal. I cant wait to travel to lagoon to really finally appreciate the charm that I see on videos. I truly hope that it delivers (park itself). When I travel to different parks I have an average expectation and I try not to set it high. I can say of the 30 parks Ive been to. There was 2 parks I had incredibly high expectations for and that was Cedar Point, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas and they both met my expectations. Other than that I go with just the excitement of being able to raise my coaster credits. CANT WAIT!
I’m not sure why people are hating on this ride, this is one of the best rollers coasters I’ve been on. The theme, the queue, the atmosphere all put a great spin on the ride. The best part is the finale. Hope y’all get a chance to ride it soon!
The only people hating on it are either people who were expecting the next Cannibal, or Disney parents who were expecting a high class Dark Ride in the same level as Star Wars Rise Of Resistance. For a family owned Park such as Lagoon, and especially compared to other parks around the nation, its a pretty fantastic addition.
It's a great ride, but it being one of the best you've been on doesn't hold much meaning since you probably haven't gone to many amusement parks outside of Lagoon.
I think it's just the fact that it was hyped up so much and took all of about 5 years, being 2+ years late. Had they not hyped if up so much, been even close to being on time or both, no one would be disappointed
Phenomenal job Lagoona! Happy to see this created in house. It looks like a more flushed out version of Wonder Mountain’s guardian at Canadas wonderland. Let’s just hope they don’t deal with the disastrous technical issues plaguing wonderland with their Triotech system and mountain drop track. Wonderland is my home park and Wonder Mountain’s Guardian is by far the biggest let down at the park...
I think Guardians was a letdown (for me too) because the coaster section was virtually non-existent and the dark ride section had no story. The drop track was amazing though. This looks SO MUCH better.
Wow! This feels like it should’ve been a ride for Evermore - and yes I feel like Evermore should’ve been more focused on rides than just roleplay. I guess Lagoon has more tricks up it’s sleeves than I thought!
I’m impressed. That’s a nice long full immersive experience with multiple elements. It took a long time but it looks like it’s worth it. I can’t wait to get back out there to Utah!
I was actually a test rider since I am a employee so I rode it 8 times and have gotten both endings the owl and the dragon. The I rode first shirts employees can get are different than the ones in the shop, the ones employees also say This one is for you Davey
Let it be said here: the ride is WAY better in person. The video doesn't do the 3D effects enough justice. Lagoon clearly put a lot of effort into this ride.
Considering it isn't Disney or Universal it looks pretty good. The one thing that could be enhanced was the inside sounds. It seemed pretty quiet considering all the shooting and creatures.
Bro lagoon is my fav place to go for thrilling rides, plus, a water park? Come on, it’s even better then Disney, only cause of all the thrilling loops. And they built and designed like all of their rides, without any inspiration from any other, and, not to mention, cannibal has some of the most upside down loops in America
This ride really does remind me of Wonder Mountain Guardian at Canadas Wonderland with the outdoor mountain section, the screen based shooting portions and of course the surprise ending.... I personally am a fan of WMG at CW so this looks like a better version of that ride. The backwards section looks like a lot of fun too!
super impressed! Love the improvement on wonder mountains guardian. Probably would've liked no shooting (personal preference) or better visuals for the shooting. But seriously a LOT of stuff going on! If this ride is also able to be fairly reliable and open most of the time then thats even more impressive
Hmmmm. The Que is bad ass and love the giant cat. But they way the ride goes around the mountain is weird. It needs a giant water fall coming off the side of the mountain soooooooooo bad!!! It would of made it look so much better! Needs more outdoor and more coaster parts. Interesting ride, I really hope people love it.
If I wanted to shoot at things I would go to the arcade but if I’m riding a coaster I definitely wouldn’t want any pauses or anything like that just a straight ride
Looks like a fantastic ride from the brick structure que line, to the story telling animatronics lots of video walls with interactive game, smoke machines and a surprise drop track.
I can't wait to work as a ride operator on this in a couple weeks. First time working at Lagoon. I'm 46😂 Only weekends until June though. They don't pay enough 😂
Looks great for a regional park and pretty impressive for being built in-house. But Lagoon fan boys need to calm down saying that this is on a Disney and Universal level of theming and quality.
This looks like a really solid addition and a great step in the right direction. They're 90% of the way there, but there are still some areas that clearly could use some work -- for instance the room at 4:55 completely breaks riders' immersion by being a completely blank/empty box.
What Lagoon usually does over time in terms of rides with theming like this is open them with some and then add more as time goes on, and that is the beginning of the ride after all, it’s excusable
So basically they were inspired by a bunch of Disney and Universal rides, combined them into one, slapped on a new theme, and here we go. Hagrid's Motorbike Ride, Men in Black, I see you here.
I think it’s too “roller coaster and then dark ride” and not “dark ride roller coaster”. That being said, I’m holding this to standards I hold rides like Cosmic Rewind and Gringotts - for being at a family owned theme park in *literal* Farmington UT this is absolutely insane - especially for being completely designed in house
Yeah so among all the roller-coaster rides at the lagoon primeoreole is my most personal favorite of all time ever and me and my older brother Brandon have done the ride 5 times and also my biggest score on the rude was 2240
When I saw the test video, I thought that the green ride was going to be a spinning coaster. After watching this video, I can understand why some people are hating on Primordial. It's more of a dark ride then a roller coaster, which is what they wanted it to be. It gives off the appearance of a good ride, but then turns out to be a disappointment for the people who love new exciting roller coasters. After the first green Dark Ride section of the ride, they could have had another lift hill with another drop and helix going around the mountain and into another dark ride section, ending the ride. It's only the first week, but it's never too late to change. I honestly think that these improvements to Primordial will make the roller coaster a lot better and more enjoyable for everybody.
You don't get the ride. It's not supposed to be another thrill coaster. Lagoon could have bought multiple B&Ms for what this cost. Lagoon has no desire or plan to be another six flags or cedar fair.
Never too late to change? LOL 😂 This is not a game like Planet Coaster where you can just rip up things at will and keep changing them with no real world dollars at stake.
Agreed, Its a family launch coaster that is done well and not to extreme but fun. But Willamsburg, is a park known for culture and tailoring to it. Like putting the it in the dark forrest in Germany section of the park because of the folklore around the dark forrest.
The rollercoaster part seems kind of underwhelming. The lift is longer than the coaster. It just seems like they could have done more if they removed that part. The rest of it looks really great though
Wait, it's opening finally? Huh, had no clue. Cool stuff. Looks kind of lame honestly. Something decent for the whole family but nothing amazing. Drop track was pretty nice though. Just needs a little more coaster to it.
Agreed. I haven't been on it but just from watching these videos there's not much rollar coater to it. Probably would be a lot better with more coaster to it. This definitely isn't worth waiting hours and hours for, not a all day waiting thing.
There's tons of drop tracks. And not sure about slide tracks but whatever. It's still more Gringotts like coaster/dark ride than a roller coaster. Which is a bummer.@@sidvernon6343
I actually got a chance to go to the factory where lagoons ride vehicles are built. Apparently, the same factory builds nuclear waste disposal canisters.
Not yet ready yet I’m waiting line down trying it I’m 2023 fall break October 7 through I’m waiting new ride next year in lagoon 2024 Family ride or water ride
the late owner of the park ( he died on Christmas Eve! 😓) was riding thru Wonder Mountain and was inspired to create his own version here in Utah. Sad he didnt quite get to see it finished.. The daughter, Julie freed mentioned above, is now the one taking the dream to it's conclusion
Little more faux work around the screens and entrances and I would say this ride would be Universal Level. Don’t @ me. I wouldn’t be surprised if other parks reach out to this engineering team.
