{"id":4808,"date":"2017-03-28T18:38:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/?page_id=4808"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:28:58","slug":"krazy-kups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/krazy-kups\/","title":{"rendered":"Krazy Kups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"143\" src=\"http:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/krazykups1972.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/krazykups1972.jpg 504w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/krazykups1972-300x85.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-38999b9f88aba8d671e3e3efc58a8062 wp-block-paragraph\">Opened: 1 Apr 1972<br \/>Closed: Unknown<br \/>Location: North Midway?<br \/>Manufactured By: Unknown<br \/>Ride Model: Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Arrow Development created the Mad Tea Party attraction for Disneyland in 1955, many different manufacturers made their own spinning teacup rides. Lagoon&#8217;s Krazy Kups probably weren&#8217;t in place for long and not much seems to have been recorded about the ride, so it&#8217;s difficult to find and confirm information about the ride. Here&#8217;s what has been found so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spinning teacup ride<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of five smaller rides added in 1972<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There was a teacup ride named Krazy Kups at Legend City in Arizona in the 1960s and &#8217;70s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s an unidentified flat ride between The Rotor (which opened the same year) and the Sky Slide in the aerial photo below that may be the Krazy Kups:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-5210\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/northmidway72dn3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/northmidway72dn3.jpg 524w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/northmidway72dn3-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lagoon&#8217;s North Midway in 1972 showing the Rotor on the left. Also visible are the Tilt-A-Whirl, Satellite, Ferris Wheel, Space Scrambler, Flying Swings and Sky Slide. Photo courtesy of Deseret News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any information you can pass on would be helpful. Photos and park maps are especially beneficial in pinning down operation dates and locations. If you have anything to contribute about this or any attraction at Lagoon, just go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/contact\/\">Contact page<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"separator\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE LAGOON HISTORY<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4805a82d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/the-rotor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rotorbutton.jpg\" alt=\"The Rotor\" class=\"wp-image-20113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rotorbutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rotorbutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/tipsey-tea-cups\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tipseyteacupsbutton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tipseyteacupsbutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tipseyteacupsbutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/flying-swings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flyingswingsbutton.jpg\" alt=\"Flying Swings\" class=\"wp-image-19967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flyingswingsbutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flyingswingsbutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"separator\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-grey-color has-text-color\">REFERENCES<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b6fe77a89c5e23b5612dd8d556124d97 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=em4oAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=A34DAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=7009%2C5696089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lagoon To Open With 5 New Rides<\/a>. <em>Deseret News<\/em>, 24 Mar 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2ff951ac2b3ebe43b39f928f6c28447f wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legend-city.com\/attractions\/index.php?g=attractions_-_general&amp;page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attractions &#8211; General<\/a>. <em>Legend City: A Tribute to a Bygone Arizona Amusement Park<\/em>, accessed 4 Apr 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"separator\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opened: 1 Apr 1972Closed: UnknownLocation: North Midway?Manufactured By: UnknownRide Model: Unknown After Arrow Development created the Mad Tea Party attraction for Disneyland in 1955, many different manufacturers made their own spinning teacup rides. Lagoon&#8217;s Krazy Kups probably weren&#8217;t in place for long and not much seems to have been recorded about the ride, so it&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3,"menu_order":620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4808","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4808"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19669,"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4808\/revisions\/19669"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}