Last Thursday, our family spent the day at Lagoon. We had a fabulous time riding the new ride, "Wicked", Rattlesnake Rapids, The Rocket, The Spider and Colossus.
One of the highlights, is Brian and Sharri riding the Sky Coaster. For those that do not know what the Sky Coaster is, well in short, it offers all the thrills and excitement of skydiving and hang gliding.
It is approximately 150 feet above the ground. Upon being given the signal, the flyers pull the rip cord, releasing them from the launch cable and rapidly swing towards the ground at speeds reaching up to 80 mph. The overall feeling is similar to that of swooping along the ground in a hang glider, or that of skydiving. Also, a free fall of 60 feet or more on the first swing.
Brian was excited, but Sharri, a little bit hesitant, but still willing. After an hour and a half waiting and watching other participants, we finally were on our way. The operator told us that after the first swing out, that we could let go of each others arms and put our arms out as if we were flying. Our neighbors, said that Sharri gave out a deathwish scream and did not let go of Brian's arm.
When asked if we would do it again, Brian said, of course, but Sharri, still a little hesitant, but would probably do it again. Our neighbor, Amanda Autrey who is 17 years old, said "You rock Sister Brown! What mom would do such a ride and talk about it after!"
