Spider (roller coaster)
Spider is a steel spinning roller coaster made by Maurer Söhne of Germany. The ride is located at the Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Spider was installed at Lagoon in 2003,[1] but shut down on opening day due to a wheel malfunction. The ride re-opened one week later and has been running regularly since.
| Spider | |
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| Lagoon | |
| Location | Lagoon |
| Coordinates | 40°59′04″N 111°53′42″W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 2003 |
| Cost | USD 3,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Spinning |
| Manufacturer | Maurer Söhne |
| Model | Xtended SC 2000 |
| Height | 50.83 ft (15.49 m) |
| Length | 1,391.08 ft (424.00 m) |
| Speed | 37.3 mph (60.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:10 |
| Max vertical angle | 50° |
| Capacity | 930 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
| Trains | 8 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. |
| Spider at RCDB Pictures of Spider at RCDB | |
Spider features spinning ride vehicles that can seat two sets of two passengers, facing in opposite directions.[1] The vehicles feature the name of "The Spider and the Fly" for that was what this coaster was going to be named. During development of this ride, the named was shortened to "The Spider" because of unknown reasons. The spinning vehicles were already painted before the name change, thus has the developing name.
In the 2016 season, Spider was repainted and the cement below the coaster was replaced. Its track was repainted red and black as opposed to respectively, pink and purple.