Trip report time! I'm shorten time and have no pre-planned writing style so I'm gonna write highlights the best I can in order. I mainly want to review the two dark rides, Cannibal, and the rest as overall. Here we go.
So I stayed at Hampton Inn down the street. I go the park in just fifteen minutes by foot. Being that it was Labor Day weekend, I expected the absolute
worst. I got there an hour and a half early so there was literally nobody there except the slew of employees getting dropped off by their parents. I waited around about an hour until 9:30 (Park opened at 10). I went up to the front and explored the front part of the park before I lined up for Terroride.
So I decided to follow Ryan's advice, and I'm really glad I did. Not even fifteen minutes before all the rides officially opened and I was the second party in line for Terrorride. Glad I did this because the line was
slammed right when it opened 'till park closing. Terroride was AWESOME. For a quirky old-school dark ride, it had an excellent mix of old school and modern effects. The overhead ghoul scared the CRAP out of me and made me duck! Awesome little dark ride.
Afterward, I hit up all the credits to the left of the park. Wild Mouse was probably the best Mouse I've ridden, Spider was fun (Though I had to hit that up later being it was closed the first half of the day), Colossus was a
great Schkwarzkof, and Wicked was a really fun launch coaster. All of them except Spider which I had to hit up later was a walk-on.
Dracula's Castle was a fun title quirky dark ride the first time, but didn't really hold up the second time. the picture hallway and Frankenstein startled me some, but the rest of the ride…..needed a refresh….badly. I was glad to see this though.
Cannibal is probably my favorite coaster of all time. I was able to hit that up five times thanks to single rider. What incredible coaster. The unique elevator lift, the ridiculous drop, the lagoon roll, the speedy helix…..I would gladly trade Apocolypse, Viper, Riddler's Green Lantern, Scream, and Goliath at SFMM just to have out here. What a blast it was! Number one on my top five (Cannibal, Twisted Colossus, Dragster, Millennium Force, Texas Giant). Excellent. Freaking. Ride.
The rest of the rides were really fun. Did the skyway
several times and was a great relief on my feet. I would love SFMM to add that someday as good transportation, but that ain't ever happening. Enterprise (Turn of the Century) is one of my all time favorite flats so I was overjoyed to experience that twice. I got the Puff credit, but didn't get Jet Liner because of the blasted single rider policy (Only one I missed). Oh well. Also, Zamperela air race was fun, but my favorite flat was probably the Enterprise.
Pioneer Village was a joy. So much rich history there I was glad to check out. So many cool artifacts from the late 19th century. I stayed back there for a good two hours at least. So much cool stuff to check out. Skipped Log Ride and Rapids as their lines were too long.
Also, like Ryan mentioned, food wasn't amazing. HAd the tacos, the BBQ, and the Beaver Tail. Tacos weren't terrible but okay, BBQ was a little stale, and Beavertail…..well, I've had better theme park treats.
So yeah, that's my rapid-fire trip report for Lagoon. Absolutely
loved this park. I want to go back here with some people just to ride Cannibal again and bring someone with me to hit up that missing credit.
Thanks for the tips Ryan as it really maximized my day! HAd a blast staying from opening 'till virtually closing. Crowds weren't that bad throughout the day at all. It don't really get packed until the final two hours of operation.
So go to Lagoon! Hit up Cannibal as many times as possible! It's a great park and a nice hidden gem in the Western US!