The Spider
Steel Spinning Coaster at Lagoon, Farmington, Utah. Opened 2003.
- Height
- 51 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 37 mph
- Length
- 1,391 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 10 s
- Designer
- Maurer Rides GmbH
The Spider is a steel spinning roller coaster at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah. It opened in April 2003. The park explains that as each car goes down the first drop it unlocks and begins spinning freely, at up to 20 rotations per minute.
The ride is a Maurer SC 2000 spinning coaster. RCDB lists 1,391.1 feet of track, a height of 50.8 feet, a top speed of 37.3 mph and a ride time of 1 minute 10 seconds, with a chain lift hill and no inversions. Eight cars each carry four riders, two across in two rows. The queue is themed as a castle, and a large spider at its entrance sprays water about once a minute. RCDB gives the cost as $3 million.
Riders must be at least 46 inches tall.
Sources
- lagoonpark.com/rides-and-attractions?ride=Y51wdyCWSU6v-LKZIb... (Official page: The Spider, built 2003; car unlocks on the first drop and spins freely up to 20 rotations per minute; minimum height 46 inches.)
- rcdb.com/2164.htm (RCDB: Spider, operating since 2003-04; make Maurer Rides GmbH, Spinning Coaster SC 2000; length 1391.1 ft, height 50.8 ft, speed 37.3 mph, 0 inversions, vertical angle 50 degrees, duration 1:10; chain lift; 8 cars of 4 riders; cost $3,000,000; themed spider spits water once a minute, castle queue.)
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.