Wicked

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Wicked

Lagoon
Location	Farmington, Utah, USA
Coordinates	40°59′02″N 111°53′44″W / 40.984017°N 111.895661°W / 40.984017; -111.895661
Status	Operating since June 1, 2007
Cost	$10,000,000 USD
Rider height	Minimum: 46 inch Min. unaccompanied: 50 inch

Statistics

Manufacturer

Zierer

Product

Tower Launch Coaster

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Launched

Riders per train

8

Hourly capacity

900

Propulsion

LSM launch (rolling) and LSM boost

Area

122 feet × 403.6 feet

Height

110 feet

Top speed

55 mph

Length

2051 feet

Inversions

1

Drop angle

90°

Duration

1:46

G-Force

4.8

Wicked is a steel launched roller coaster located at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah, USA. It opened on June 1, 2007 and was manufactured by Zierer.

The ride is located at the front side of the park and is easily seen from I-15. It is in the South-Midway section of the park.

The attraction has a green track. The supports on the tower are yellow, while the rest are silver.

History

Wicked was built on a former parking lot at a cost of $10 million. Construction of the attraction began in August 2006.^[1] It was announced in November 2006.^[2]

The ride opened on June 1, 2007.^[3]

Design

Elements
LSM launch (rolling) LSM boost Top hat (Outside) Over-banked curve Zero-g roll Block brake Over-banked curve Tunnel

Ride experience

The ride starts by turning left into a dark tunnel. A siren sounds with a large boom, sending riders shooting straight up the vertical 110 foot tall launch hill at 40 mph, cresting and going down the other side, reaching speeds of 55 mph on the vertical slope. Riders then travel over an airtime hill with a trim brake before going up and quickly flipping around a sharp overbanked turn. The track levels out, and riders are sent through a zero-g roll. The track then descends, sending riders through a slight shallow turn into the mid-course brake run. Riders descend into a double half-pipe, then are twisted to the right, then left into a right downward helix, twisting to the left, then descending into a trench covered by a tunnel. The track then ascends and levels out into the final brake run before returning to the station.

Trains

6 single-car trains. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.

Images

Entrance to Wicked
The launch tower
The zero-g roll
The safety sign

References

↑ Arave, Lynn (2006-12-01). "Lagoon prepares for 'Wicked' launch-tower coaster". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
↑ "Wicked". Lagoon History. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
↑ "Lagoon's new ride is Wicked fun". Deseret News. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

External links

[1] Arave, Lynn (2006-12-01). "Lagoon prepares for 'Wicked' launch-tower coaster". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-11-26.

[:"0"-2] "Wicked". Lagoon History. Retrieved 2025-06-01.

[3] "Lagoon's new ride is Wicked fun". Deseret News. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

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