it built The Rocket, an S&S space shot tower with two different ride towers (out of three): Re-Entry and Blast-Off. In 2000, Samurai, a Mondial Top Scan, was built, as well as Double Thunder Raceway. In 2001, Lagoon built a Monidal Top Spin, Cliffhanger, on the south midway on the north side of Wild Mouse. In 2002, Lagoon expanded its X-Venture Zone by adding Catapult. In 2003, The Spider - Coaster, a Maurer Sohne SC 2000, opened on the south midway across from Colossus the Fire Dragon. In 2004, Lagoon revamped their children's area, Kiddieland, giving it a garden theme and adding two new rides to the area, Kontiki and Dragon Fly. In 2005, The Bat, an inverted coaster, was constructed near Lagoon-A-Beach manufactured by Vekoma. It is a family-friendly coaster with a minimum height requirement of 42". In 2006, Lagoon expanded Kiddieland further by adding two new rides, Dinosaur Drop and Lady Bug Bop, Zierer Family Drop Towers. In 2007, Lagoon built a $10 million roller coaster named Wicked, a Zierer tower launch coaster. It is powered by linear synchronous motors that launch riders up a tower, at in 2.5 seconds after the riders experience several state-of-the-art thrill elements. An Imelmann turn, a heart-line roll, two half-pipe turns, and the signature "lake turn" into a final tunnel before returning to the station. Wicked is located in the south midway section of the park, behind the "Fire Dragon". Wicked opened on June 1, 2007. In addition to Wicked, Lagoon made several improvements to the park. The area in front of Spider and Fire Dragon was expanded and repaved for Wicked, connecting the surrounding areas for the three coasters. In 2008, OdySea was built, a Zierer "Flying Fish" with aquatic themes. OdySea is an interactive ride with a joystick to control the vehicle's height. Arrows blink to direct the rider to dodge jets of water from the sea creatures that attempt to soak you as accompanying music tells a story. The ride features a giant squid centerpiece, with submarines and fish as cars each holding two passengers. OdySea opened on April 5, 2008, and started a continuing tradition of adding music to every new ride. Also in 2008, Lagoon expanded its employee kitchen with twice the seating and all new counters, serving areas, etc. Lagoon also introduced designated smoking areas known as "Sit and Smoke Stations", in response to a new