Colossus: The Fire Dragon
Steel Looper at Lagoon, Farmington, Utah. Opened 1983.
- Height
- 87 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 55 mph
- Length
- 2,297 ft
- Inversions
- 2
- Ride time
- 1 min 45 s
- Designer
- Schwarzkopf
Colossus: The Fire Dragon is a steel looping roller coaster at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah. It debuted at the park in 1983, and the park's history calls it Lagoon's first major looping steel coaster.
The coaster was built by Schwarzkopf to a design by Ing.-Buro Stengel. According to RCDB, it first appeared in 1981 on the German traveling fair circuit before coming to Lagoon. It is a double-looping model with an extra section of track: a chain lift hill leads into a course with two vertical loops. RCDB lists 2,296.6 feet of track, a height of 86.9 feet and a ride time of 1 minute 45 seconds. The park gives a top speed of 55 mph. Three trains of seven cars each carry 28 riders per train.
Riders must be at least 46 inches tall.
Sources
- lagoonpark.com/rides-and-attractions?ride=FqgZ4MUTQamzqZ3V4n... (Official page: Colossus: The Fire Dragon, built 1983; drops, turns and inversions; minimum height 46 inches.)
- lagoonpark.com/about (1983: Colossus: The Fire Dragon debuts as the park's first major looping steel coaster with a top speed of 55 mph and 80+ foot drops.)
- rcdb.com/197.htm (RCDB: operating since 1983; make Schwarzkopf, Double Looping (with additional trackway curve); designer Ing.-Buro Stengel GmbH; length 2296.6 ft, height 86.9 ft, speed 49.1 mph, 2 inversions (loop, loop), duration 1:45; 3 trains of 7 cars, 28 riders per train; first appeared in 1981 on the German fair circuit with W. Bruch & R. Robrahn.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.