Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon
The double loopintense enough that riders grey out Pulled up by a chain

Lagoon, Farmington, Utah

Colossus the Fire Dragon

“Ride is smooth enough.”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
What riders love
  • This is the intensity king at Lagoon.
  • Pretty forceful loops and helices.
  • Though it looks simple and generic, Colossus hits hard every time with its experience and nostalgia.
  • The double-loop is such a good feature. It gives good Gs.
  • In the back, the drop had crazy whip and even some floater, and the loops are lovely as always for a Schwarzkopf looper.
  • Classic Schwarzkopf double looper that delivers on the trademark intensity as it goes through its intense, high-G loops (especially in the back seat), and fun helices.
  • Unlike Arrow coasters, the loops and curves are actually smooth and fun!
  • Transitions are only slightly janky, (which is not a problem at all) but the way it hugs the track is glass.
  • There’s such a simple efficiency to the layout and it’s comfortable and smooth after all these years.
Colossus the Fire Dragon Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

Watch POVs and more

Colossus The Fire Dragon Front Row POV 4K Lagoon Amusement Park

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Colossus The Fire Dragon - Lagoon - Back Row (4K HD POV) - April 2023

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Colossus The Fire Dragon POV 5K FORCEFUL LOOPING COASTER! Lagoon, UT

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Colossus the Fire Dragon off-ride HD Lagoon

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Colossus the Fire Dragon Review, Lagoon Schwarzkopf Double Looping Coaster | A True Classic

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Colossus The Fire Dragon Full In-Depth Review | Schwarzkopf Looping Coaster at Lagoon

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Colossus: The Fire Dragon Review - Lagoon 2024

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Lagoon

In the back, the drop had crazy whip and even some floater, and the loops are lovely as always for a Schwarzkopf looper.

Ethan S.

There’s such a simple efficiency to the layout and it’s comfortable and smooth after all these years.

David

A very enjoyable ride, running at its smoothest it’s ever been this year.

CoasterHead

Unlike Arrow coasters, the loops and curves are actually smooth and fun!

Coaster Nut

Still runs buttery smooth 45 years after it was manufactured.

Arram

In terms of smoothness, this coaster is excellent.

Canobie Coaster

Ride is smooth enough.

Nathan F

Classic Schwarzkopf double looper that delivers on the trademark intensity as it goes through its intense, high-G loops (especially in the back seat), and fun helices.

Evangelion Martini

The double loop is insanely intense and I usually grey out.

Josh Miller

The most intense coaster at Lagoon by a long shot!

Arram

This is the intensity king at Lagoon.

Nathan F

This coaster goes insanely fast, I black out on the way down from the first drop.

@Dubstequtie

If you love forceful looping coasters, you’ll enjoy Colossus anyway.

Canobie Coaster

There is a sort of feeling of flying in the big bridge between helices and then you’re screwing down faster and faster until the brakes.

David

It’s a lot faster than what it looks like in the video, but that just makes it more fun!

@haileyvoss4862

Nice lap bars, fun layout and CRAZY fast dispatching as well.

CoasterHead

Never has a line either!

Josh Miller

This was my first looping coaster with lapbars , and since it’s always a walkon, it’s probably my most ridden coaster.

@andyroman8223

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

87 ftHeight
197 Cannibal 110 Wicked 87 Colossusthe FireDragon 62 RollerCoaster 51 Spider 49 Wild Mouse
81 ftFirst drop
197 Cannibal 81 Colossusthe FireDragon
60°Drop angle
116°Cannibal90°Wicked60°Colossusthe FireDragon50°Spider46°Wild Mousedashed line: straight down, 90°
2Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseRider favouriteGreat inversionsSmooth rideShort waits

Classic Schwarzkopf double looper that delivers on the trademark intensity as it goes through its intense, high-G loops (especially in the back seat), and fun helices.

Evangelion Martini, Captain Coaster review

In the back, the drop had crazy whip and even some floater, and the loops are lovely as always for a Schwarzkopf looper.

Ethan S., Captain Coaster review

This is a really good Schwarzkopf that had me smiling throughout the ride.

Coaster Nut, Captain Coaster review

A very enjoyable ride, running at its smoothest it’s ever been this year.

CoasterHead, Captain Coaster review

This ride was my favorite in the park easily and it’s hard to put a finger on the genius of the compact layout but I love the curving first drop into large vertical loops and then an immediate hard left turn with a few swoops.

David, Captain Coaster review

The dispatch time for this ride legitimately rivals ski lifts and other nonstop entrance rides and it’s just so fun.

@hyrumbosen1844, review

Photos

Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon Utah
Davehi1, Public domain
Colossus the Fire Dragon at Lagoon Utah
Davehi1, Public domain

2 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

1983Opened

A double looping (with additional trackway curve), built by Schwarzkopf, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$2.5 millionTo build
4.9 gStrongest force on riders

Past incidents

  1. June 1983On June 10, 1983, a teenage employee lost her arm while working near the roller coaster.
0incidents blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Ben P L (CC BY-SA 2.0), Davehi1 (Public domain). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: Nathan F, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Arram, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Seriously, this ride will melt your face.”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is the intensity king at Lagoon.”; CoasterHead, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pretty forceful loops and helices.”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Though it looks simple and generic, Colossus hits hard…”; Josh Miller, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The double loop is insanely intense and I usually…”; Hunter M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The double-loop is such a good feature. It gives…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “In the back, the drop had crazy whip and…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Classic Schwarzkopf double looper that delivers on the trademark…”; Arram, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Still runs buttery smooth 45 years after it was…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Unlike Arrow coasters, the loops and curves are actually…”; CoasterHead, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Transitions are only slightly janky, (which is not a…”; David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “There’s such a simple efficiency to the layout and…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, Colossus The Fire Dragon - Lagoon - Back Row (4K HD POV) - April 2023 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.