This is quite a tall Ferris wheel. Each of those baskets holds about 6 people. True, it's hardly the London Eye, but it's tall enough to give me the willies. I've only ridden this one once, many years ago. And that was enough.
I much prefer this Ferris wheel, called the Paratroopers. The chairs are fastened at the top instead of the sides and the seats rock and swing as you go around. But it's not very high, so I'm good with this one.
I much prefer roller coaster rides. The most famous roller coaster at Lagoon is known as the "old white roller coaster," and it was built in 1921. It's rickety and awesome.
This spiral one was added in 1972, if my memory serves me correctly. It's called the Jet Star 2 and is fairly fun. Mostly I just liked the colors and shapes in this one. (I don't know any of the people riding it in this shot.)
I just like the way they're all soaring into the sun here. :)
