FOFreak

Yeah, I'm pretty sure thats Clifford not track. Its nice to see you again Clifford...

The station roof is completly on now! Woohoo! Well besides the details of course!

I am doing an essay for school about the History Of Holiday World. I got my information from Wikipedia. I don't know if Wikipedia is very reliable, so can you look for any false information I may have put in there? History of Holiday World Holiday World was first opened in Santa Claus, IN by a man named Louis J. Koch under the name ‘Santa Claus Land.” Holiday World was the first themed amusement park in the United States, beating Disneyland by nine years. It was originally a small park themed around Santa Claus and Christmas. In 1984, in order to appeal to a wider age group, the park added a Halloween and a Fourth of July section to the park. Thus the park changed its name to Holiday World to reflect the emphasis on additional holidays. Frightful Falls, a log flume ride, was added to the Halloween section that same year. As the parks name changed, so did some of the rides, to reflect the new holidays. For example, the round-up ride called “Arctic Circle” was renamed “The Roundhouse” in the new 4th of July section. In 1993, Splashin’ Safari was added. The water park area initially included Crocodile Isle, a children’s water play area with some animal-themed water slides, an action river named Congo River, and two large water slides. The next year “The Wave” wave pool was added. In later years additional slides and attractions were added including: Jungle Racer, a 5 story 10-lane Racing Water Slide, Monsoon Lagoon, an SCS Interactive Discovery Treehouse, Zinga, a Eight Story ProSlide Tornado Water Strike, Bakuli, a Six Story Proslide Behemoth Bowl, Kima Bay, a Custom Designed Whitewater West AquaPlay RainFortress, and ZOOMbabwe, the world’s largest enclosed water slide. Holiday World gained national interest in 1995 when the parks first wooden coaster, The Raven, opened during the park’s 50th season. It was once rated “World’s Best Wooden Roller Coaster On The Planet” by Amusement Today and Inside Track magazines. In 2000, after the huge success of The Raven, Holiday World opened the park’s second wooden coaster, The Legend. In 2002, the park removed the Banshee, a Chance Falling Star, from the Halloween section and added a swings ride called, Hallowswings, in its place. With Holiday World adding The Legend five years after The Raven, they decided to keep the tradition going by adding their by far most prestigious coaster, The Voyage. They also added a new Thanksgiving area which is where The Voyage is located. This marked the largest expansion ever for Holiday World and cost over $13 million. The Voyage has been awarded with the prized Golden Ticket Award for “The Best Wooden Roller Coaster on The Planet” in 2007 an 2008, but placed second in 2006, only being beat out by Thunderhead at Dollywood. In 2007, Holiday World added The Turkey Whirl, a tilt-a-whirl, in the Thanksgiving area to replace the Virginia Reel. That year, the park had over one million visitors pass through its gates which broke the attendance record set the previous year. In 2008, Holiday World made a $6 million expansion that included Kima Bay, an interactive water playhouse, in Splashin’ Safari, The Star Spangled Carousel in the Fourth of July section, and Reindeer Games, a launched spring ride, in the Christmas children's area. The park also added additional restrooms, Pepsi Oasis drink stations, several clocks, and a tram in the Legend Parking Lot. The park also began opening at 9:30 CDT, which is a half-hour earlier then in previous seasons. In the upcoming 2009 season, Holiday World is scheduled to debut their new shoot-the-chute ride, Pilgrims Plunge. This Intamin Mega Splash Ride will be located in the Thanksgiving area, but will also be accessible from Splashin’ Safari. Passengers in a boat will be swiftly be lifted up an open air elevator, then drop a record 131 feet at a 45-degree angle, creating a wall of 45 feet tall, 90 feet wide when the boat hits the bottom of the slope. The cost of Pilgrims Plunge is $4.3 million. Holiday World is also set to debut their new free RFID locator HoliWatch system. These waterproof devices will serve as locators for groups and families who become separated during their visit. Over the years, Holiday World has been praised for their great service. So much so, that Amusement Today has awarded them with the Golden Ticket Awards for “Cleanest Park” for the past eight years and “Friendliest Park Staff” for the past ten years. PS The little boxes mean that quotation marks go there. Look past them.

No problems logging back in! I had that "FORBIDDEN" thing happen to me for a period of time in August. I think its just one of those things that just work out by itsself.

I haven't seen any problems. Let me log out!

LOL! That was my 'w'! I was using it as a placeholder, so I could copy your quote, go back, and edit my post by pasteing it in!

^True^ But it'd be really gross if rats and birds and stuff nested in the trains!

In a field!?! Wouldn't it rot? At least put it in a shed! Why a field? You mean with grass in it? Or some other kind of field I don't know about?

^LOL, its convienent.

Yeah, I checked KICentral's Photo Gallery first, but when they weren't there I went straight for KIDiamondback! I just can't wait for that hammerhead to go up!

Where!?!

Kings Island Fined For Over $43k FOFreak, who can hear the gasps already, most of his own...

Try 30!

Me too.

I wish they would put more theming into a certain ride that was once a tomb of sorts.

Yeah, I know! Seriously, use correct spelling! I learned, now its your turn!

Whooopiee!!! FOFreak, who remembers when certain people were complaining about record high gas prices at the beginning of this thread!

I know, thanks Terp! But is the exit going to be big enough for both Exit Lines, Photo Booth, AND Gift Shop?

i think you mean like Sling Shot I Huh??? What's the "I" for? And yes, it will, most likely, be a pathway clogger. But even worse than Sling Shot was! But what I can't figure out is, "Where can the gift shop possibly be located?"

I don't know, I sure do hope so! Agreed! And I wish!

Still Waiting...

Well, considering school does not normally start until 8 am. School hadn't started yet. And yes, I'm in school right now, LOL! 3rd Period to be exact.

Beast ain't smooth! Vortex ain't smooth! Racer ain't smooth! FOF ain't smooth! But they all have another thing in common too! They're great rides! They done have to be! Stop complaining about my Flight of Fear!

Skaterboy has a great point! Skaterboy- 1, BEAST1079- 0

We didn't get any snow to accumulate in Southern Indiana. How's the weather in Cincinnati? I would assume there would be some kind of track/support work being done tommorrow!