Lagoon · operating · 2015

Cannibal

208 ft · 70 mph

Photo: Jeremy Thompson · CC BY 2.0

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Lagoon Official park siteNorth MidwayLagoon208 ft · 70 mph

Lagoon's in-house mega-coaster — 208-foot elevator lift, 116° beyond-vertical drop into a tunnel, and a 140-foot inverted loop at up to 70 mph.

Specifications

Ride profile

Scaled against Lagoon's operating coasters

LaunchSteel

Park intensity

Height

208 ft

Tallest at Lagoon

Height208 ft

Speed70 mph

Ride experience

Launches, airtime, layout style, and more

Launch

Inversions
Steel

Specs from lagoonpark.com

Learn more

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Launched coasters

Motors or hydraulics replace or supplement the lift hill for rapid acceleration.

Flywheel launches

Store energy in a spinning mass, then dump it into the train in one burst — classic hydraulic acceleration feel.

How launches work

LIM, LSM, hydraulic — different ways to shove a train from rest to serious speed.

How to read coaster stats

Height, speed, length, and inversions each tell a different story. Combine them instead of ranking on one number.

History

Sourced timeline and background for Cannibal.

Timeline

2015
Cannibal opens
Lagoon's in-house mega-coaster debuts with a 208-foot elevator lift and 116° beyond-vertical drop.
Source

Background

Cannibal represents one of the rare modern cases of a regional park designing and building a major steel coaster in-house rather than contracting a single manufacturer turnkey. The ride's elevator lift hides much of the ascent inside a tower before the beyond-vertical drop plunge…

Full ride history, design notes, and records are included with Coaster Pro.

History primarily sourced from lagoonpark.com. See also our data policy.