Thiokol Day at Lagoon 2009. The best line from the day, "once you pass the blue box, spread your wings and fly!"
Heather & Russell, Shantel, Krystal & Ashton experienced the "Sky Coaster". The attraction offers all the thrills and excitement of skydiving and hang gliding.
The attraction operates by putting the participant in a full body harness (usually referred to as a flight suit), that supports the flyer (from one to three at a time), in a prone position. The harness is then connected to the flight support cables.
From a static point approximately 6 feet above the ground, the flyers are then pulled aloft by a launch cable to nearly the top of the launch tower. At this point the flyers are approximately 143 feet above the ground with the flight cables taut and the flight is ready to begin. Upon being given the signal, the flyers pull the rip cord, releasing them from the launch cable, and they begin to 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.
About 7:30 a rain storm hit, most of the rides were shut down so we called it a day and came home.
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