| Roller Coaster | |
| Location: | Lagoon Amusement Park |
| Status: | Operating |
| Type: | Wood |
| Designer: | John A. Miller |
| Track: | Double Out and Back |
| Lift: | Chain lift hill |
| Height Ft: | 62 |
| Height M: | 18.9 |
| Length Ft: | 2500 |
| Length M: | 762 |
| Speed Mph: | 45 |
| Inversions: | 0 |
| Restriction In: | 46 |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Carspertrain: | 12 |
| Rowspercar: | 1 |
| Ridersperrow: | 2 |
| Rcdb Number: | 196 |
| Nrhp Type: | NRHP |
| Location: | Farmington, Utah |
| Added: | October 24, 2012 |
| Refnum: | 12000883 |
| Mpsub: | Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, Utah MPS |
The Roller Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Built in 1921 and operating ever since, the Roller Coaster is the seventh oldest in the world, the fourth oldest in the United States, and the oldest at Lagoon.[1]
The Roller Coaster was designed by John A. Miller and opened in 1921. In 1953, a fire that spread across the west side of the Midway damaged the coaster, meaning the station and lift hill had to be rebuilt.[2] Over the years it has received computer upgrades and new trains. In 2005, it became an American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) Roller Coaster Landmark. In October 2012, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In early 2018, new trains from Great Coasters International (GCI) replaced the former Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) trains. The station was also reconfigured, with the entrance and exit swapped.
The Roller Coaster starts with a turn out of the station where it enters the lift hill. The train rises 60feet, and then plunges down the first hill, and up the next and down again around the west turn, into several more series of hills which gradually get smaller. It goes through two more turns before returning to the station.