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Park News - (10/19/09) Lagoon has announced their intention to restore the three lion statues they purchased for $16,0000, which they will then put on display somewhere at the theme park as a piece of Utah’s history. The exact locations have not yet been determined as it is unknown as to how long it will take to restore the lions. One of the lions is special too, as it contains within it a time capsule added back in 1977 during a previous restoration.
    (10/13/09) Lagoon is said to have made an interesting purchase this fall. Apparently the park purchased three out of four of the large stone lion statues that were left over from the renovation of the state’s capital building. (New identical copies replaced them in case you were wondering.) So one has to wonder… just what use does Lagoon have for three large stone lion statues? Could this be themeing for a future attraction?

2010 - Nothing New - Confirmed - (1/20/10) In a bit of news, Lagoon has confirmed to the local media that they wont be adding any new rides for the 2010 season. However this does not quite explain what looked like a couple of truck loads of roller coaster style support pieces photographed in the park last October. (See below) I never was able to fully identify what the pieces were for, so anyone know what’s really going on?
 

2011 - New Family Coaster - Rumor - (7/19/10) For 2011, the big rumor is still that a new kiddie coaster may be coming to the park instead. According to our source the new 2010 park map has also removed the stage area that sits between the wooden Roller Coaster and Cliffhanger, so this is very likely the site for the 2011 project. More as we find out.
    (4/28/10) The local news talks a bit more about Lagoon’s 2011 roller coaster project, getting the park to admit it it, saying that it should be a fairly family friendly coaster ride experience.
    (10/23/09) New coaster looking supp ort pieces are said to have arrived on site at Lagoon and a reader was kind enough to send me some pictures to look at. For the most part these cream colored pieces have been wrapped up to the point where it’s nearly impossible to make out any kind of detail, however you can see a few interesting little details.
    (10/16/09) The latest rumor to float my way indicated that Lagoon was taking a serious look at buying a Mack YoungStar kiddie coaster for either 2010 or 2011, depending on how things worked out.

2012 - New Thrill Coaster - Rumor - (7/19/10) We haven’t had too much to report on Lagoon lately, though those mystery Premier Rides coaster parts and pieces are still on site at the park. I can only assume they are for the 2011 season, though word is that they may hold off on the big ride until 2012. This also fits in with the rumor that Lagoon scored this ride at a heavy discount, as it was said to be in production for another park which was forced to cancel the order. Lagoon took possession of the parts already made, but may wait for next year to get the rest. I’ve also heard that the park is likely to close Lagoon-A-Beach to make room for it sometime next year.
    (4/15/10) You can find several new pictures of the new Premier Rides roller coaster track at Lagoon, covered up with black plastic tarps for the most part, over at Lagoon Is Fun.
    (4/13/10) While Premier Rides parts are made in Utah, I’ve been told that there would be no reason to store them anywhere else (like Lagoon) as the fabrication site has ample storage space available to it. That said… then the new coaster parts should be for a future Lagoon coaster for sure.
    Why are they arriving so early for a possible 2011 project? No one knows for sure though one possible theory is that the ride may have been in production for another park that cancelled their order, allowing Premier to sell it to Lagoon at a discount. Again, this is just one possible rumor, but in the end the important thing is that the track is on site at the park, awaiting assembly.
    (4/9/10) Screamscape sources tell us that new coaster track has been spotted on-site at Lagoon. Pictures of blue track and white-ish supports can be seen over at Lagoon Is Fun. Call me crazy, but doesn’t this look quite a bit like the supports and track we’re watching going up over at Kennywood for Sky Rocket? If not the same, this certainly seems to confirm that the track at Lagoon is likely Premier Rides track.
    I believe I had heard that Premier’s track is manufactured in Utah somewhere, so I’ve got to wonder if it’s being stored at Lagoon for some strange reason before being shipped off to parts unknown. I know we saw strange unknown ride supports also on site at the park last fall that were said to have vanished later on. Anyone know more? Could this really be for Lagoon in 2011 or is something else going on?