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Show 7 -y'X ;7'-' "v i . My - ' y y i - : i' -7 k ry yy xr - ..1 . it, tnZZku .tW L r f- . -j &"""Uztiii u J S7'.- r-!!t I M Ikss;$;, i..,;;.....sij I li nrCCT ne f thc largcsl amusement park rides in the world - the gtgan- LAlVvlLljl tic "Colussus," with double loops 6.5 feet in diameter -- will be open to the public when Lagoon Resort opens April 1. Costing LOOP'THE'LOOP $15 miIlion'.the co;istcl" is not ony thc most siting but also the FARMINGTON --If you've i ever traveled abroad, whether i it be Mexico or the far-reaches of the Himilayas, you may re-'. re-'. member the duty fees assessed more than what it was you bought. PROBABLY, though your ; bill wasn't up to thc $55,751 Lagoon had to pay for its I newest toy-Colossus. : What is Colossus? ; IT'S NEARLY 100 feet high - at its highest, contains more I than a half mile of track, avcr-r avcr-r ages a speed favored by Presi- - dent Nixon-55 miles per hour, giving a ride that lasts one mi nute, 45 seconds. It's located in the South Midway area southwest of thc Wild Mouse. It features three trains, is lit up by more than 12,000 lights, or more than one for every two Farmington residents and is part of the computer age. According to information released by Lagoon Corp., it's almost totally automated, and even though it's run by a computer, com-puter, there will still be four to six operators. THE DIAMETER of the Loops is 65 feet and up to 2, 190 passengers an hour could be carried through this unique experience, ex-perience, although officials estimate it will probably handle hand-le about 1.6(H) or half the population popu-lation of Fruit Heights, per hour. It was covered with 350 gallons gal-lons of paint and that cost $40,000. The freight bill getting it here from Gernuinv, where it was produced by Anton Schwarzkopf Co., was just under $100,000. TO ASSURE the best assembly, assem-bly, German Technician Joachim "Joe" Gorada was brought over and his F.nglish "id to be inteiprcled through l-unoon maintenance employee em-ployee Tim l'reft. who speaks fluent German. Colossus is the new est ol Lagoon's 37 rides and will r featured as part ot the I mited Ride Pass to he ofiw" when the park opens Arm for Easter weekend. O THER new attractions will include the Moonraker Mother Goose Land. I' Tlaaasa new food area ii1 north Midway and ne dibits will augment w-available w-available at Pioneer V Lagoon will open at ll;"j April I, continuing wej operation through Ma) - will open for daily T n beginning Stay :8. Me,,un Day weekend, tb |