It felt like Christmas morning while we were getting ready
to leave; I was so excited. I love going to Lagoon more than anything in the
world. I have been going every year; I haven’t
missed it once. Today at Lagoon was going to be the best ever because they had
the new, huge roller coaster
– Cannibal.
When we were parking in front of Lagoon we realized how huge
Cannibal is. It’s a brown skyscraper
that reaches into the clouds and it has a roller coaster track that looks as if
it is falling out the window and dropping straight to the ground, only to zoom
back up in the sky, moving into never ending twists and turns.
We decided Cannibal was going to be our first destination.
Mounds of people were scurrying to get in line for the new attraction. The long
line stretched all the way back to the Tilt-a-Whirl; it was at least a 2 hour
wait. We were a little bit bummed when we saw the line, but the wait was going
to be worth it. Once we reached the front I could feel the butterflies swarming
arou
nd in my stomach. The soaring sounds of the carts running and faint screams
played all around us as we waited to get on. We watched the carts plunge from
the building. Some of my cousins were having second thoughts but we were going
to make them do it. Even Grandpa was a little scared!
It was our turn. We sat on the vinyl purple seats and pulled
the restraint to our waists. The ride slowly started to wheel forward and we
went into darkness. Powerful beating music that matched my heat beat filled the
room. We came to a dead end then out of nowhere we gradually started to lift
up. It was so intense and dramatic it actually felt like we were about to be
sacrificed to cannibals. The beating music began to fade as we got higher then
a bright light shone from outside and we could see the whole of the Great Salt
Lake. Our cart began to edge forward about to drive off the drop; I started to
scream bloody murder. We swooped down the wall, dropping straight along the
vertical building. It felt as if my stomach was floating within my body. Up, down,
around and upside down we went; we even sped through a waterfall. Actually I
think we were more upside down then upright.
Once the ride came to a halt we were so ecstatic. We desperately needed
to do it again. It was absolutely worth the wait, and it was exactly what I was
imagining!
The rest of the day we scrambled around going on all of our
other favorite rides at Lagoon, laughing, smiling and having a great time. We
actually even waited in line to go on Cannibal again! Lagoon is super fun and
awesome and I can’t wait to go again next summer.
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