Colonel_SoB_fan Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 So I just learned I am getting free tickets to Holiday World on August 9. It is a sunday, what should I expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Well, since that is the second Sunday in August, many thoosies will be at Stricker's Grove! Sundays at Holiday World are not as busy as Saturdays (duh). Hope for very warm weather, that gets them to the waterpark...unless you intended to spend most of your day there! Have a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 So in about 8 1/2 hours I will be making my Pilgrimage to a wonderful Voyage that features a legend of a Raven and to see Santa Claus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Enjoy, enjoy! You'll be raven about your legendary voyage for some time to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Have a good time. Hope for a TR when you get back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 i was a little confused at first{thus being in a trip report on a day that hasn't even came yet}, but upon reading in further detail i finally understood. ENJOY YOUR TRIP!!! i love reading trip reports, its like watching a movie with no pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 rotag it WILL be a trip report and if lucky a PTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 i look forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ok I will have a TR with some photos. Not enough to make it a PTR but I will give it my best since rotag has put the pressure on me . Expect it sometime this week. Here a teaser though, WOW MIND BLOWING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns4life Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Was this your first trip there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ok I will have a TR with some photos. Not enough to make it a PTR but I will give it my best since rotag has put the pressure on me . Expect it sometime this week. Here a teaser though, WOW MIND BLOWING So I take it you had an enchanted voyage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Was this your first trip there? Ok I will have a TR with some photos. Not enough to make it a PTR but I will give it my best since rotag has put the pressure on me . Expect it sometime this week. Here a teaser though, WOW MIND BLOWING So I take it you had an enchanted voyage? YES. yay now it a 10 word answer and a number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ok I will have a TR with some photos. Not enough to make it a PTR but I will give it my best since rotag has put the pressure on me . Expect it sometime this week. Here a teaser though, WOW MIND BLOWING So I take it you had an enchanted voyage? Or a great adventure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ok so yesterday I went on a Voyage to search for a Legend of an Raven. I found myself in the middle of nowhere in Indiana, I look up and I see I felt obligated to continue this voyage and found some pilgrims plunging into a pool As we continued into this Holiday World for FREE a Raven flew by me and caught my attention. It was carrying this sign As I waited for the rest of my family with the free tickets to show up I watched this Raven take a few flights. As I saw the family coming I saw a sign that said "The Voyage and Legend will open late. This scared me that I would not get a chance to ride them. So when we walked in at 10:30 and already close to 85 degrees already, but we went straight to a Oasis. Raven, we waited 25 minutes. This would be the longest wait for a coaster all day. As I stood in the lines I noticed the first of only a couple cons of Holiday World. Those turnaround ques are very very small. I am 5'9 145 pounds and still felt it was a tight space. As I watched Raven fly through the woods I got more excited. We finally get into the station and take our line in the back of the train. Absolutly excellent ride. This was a great way to get me excited for the rest of the day. As we got off Raven I looked up and saw The Legend climbing up the hill with people. So as you can guess I had to go do it. I waited 10 minutes for the ride. Now as I stood in line I still was saying SOB and Beast were #1 and #2 woodies in my eyes. As I stood in line someone was talking about the double helix on this coaster. I got really thrilled about this, Beast and SOB both have great double helixes so I was looking forward to this one. After getting off The Legend I had a new #1 coaster. I was speechless on how smooth the double helix was, plus flying by Splashin Safari was amazing. After The Legend and a few games, it was time to eat lunch. We met the other members of our group who went only for Splashin Safari. and ate at Safari Pizza. Overall the food was good, I was hungry but as I started eating Voyage started testing for the first time. SO I knew not to eat to much and just stay hungry. When we were done eating Voyage still had yet to open so I went and did Liberty Launch. I like Liberty Launch more than Power Tower at CP. Yes PT is higher but it too high for significant airtime. LL is shorter and gets amazing Airtime all throughout the ride. As I got off Liberty Launch I noticed Voyage was now open. Yep it was time to meet the "#1 Wooden Coaster". I was skeptical, I will admit that. SOB is a great wooden coaster, The Legend was an amazing wooden coaster. Could it really get better? Well 5 minutes after entering the queue I was on The Voyage. Yep the Voyage IS THE #1 WOODEN COASTER. IMO The Voyage is THE best coaster ever. Amazing how jerky the rode is and yet I would not consider it rough. And that triple dip tunnel=epic success. Airtime on a wooden coaster will make it a winner. O and yeah let not forget about the three 90 degrees banking turns. After my Voyage I had to make the Pilgrimage to the ultimate Plunge. We waited 30 minutes for Pilgrims Plunge and was well worth it. I like how the boat never really stops in the station. You load and unload the boat while it moves, that is cool and a way to improve capacity. Also yes there no scenery on the way to the elevator, but who needs scenery every where? As I approached the 165 foot elevator lift, I had my dad check the water temp, he said it would feel good. We started to get lifted up and i felt the boat tilt a little bit. Yep at that moment I was just a little scared. We safely made the platform and started to plunge. Hit the splashdown and got drenched on a 93 degree day. Yep it was a great ride. So now I had done all the "big" rides at Holiday World, now it was time to have more fun. I had seen a round up ride in Fourth of July and I just had to. So I went and did Revolution and walked off with a really sore neck, but I rode through the pain and healed quickly. After my ride on Revolution, I needed my second trips on Voyage and Legend. After the second rides on those great rides I decided to do Freightful Falls. This log flume has great potential with that pitch black tunnel, but falls short by not having any surprises on the tunnel. Since it was close and a walk on I did Raven one more time. Part of the group was at Kringles Kafe. Well they were waiting for the rest of the group and since I knew them I had time for one more ride on Voyage. So I took advantage of the situation and got my third ride on the best coaster. I also had to buy a HW t shirt. All in all I love Holiday World. Yes it a small park, but it has everything KI does not. A lot that KI use to have, ie Antique Cars, Flying Eagles. Well worth the admission price. Here a few pics Thanks for reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Wow. Not bad. That's pretty cool you got to go for free. I wish you would've gotten more pictures, and a close up of PP. Overall, nice report, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Fun TR. Voyage is such an incredible coaster. It is by far my #1 overall coaster (we have some other contenders coming up). As you mentioned the triple dip in the tunnel was brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 yeah I would of gotten more pictures, but with the excitement, short lines, and poor memory I just did not remember to take pictures and do wish I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkimike Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Have to agree the Voyage is awesome! I went to HW last Thursday for the first time and it passed El Toro as my favorite woodie. The Legend was great too. I liked the Raven alot but it wasn't on the same level as the other two in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The Raven also has a sign that says #1 Wooden Roller Coaster as does Voyage. ???. And Holiday World looks so tiny and in the middle of no where! If I pulled into the parking lot I'd be like "What the crap is this junk?". But I really badly wanna ride Voyage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 That picture is from Raven, but I never saw a sign on The Legend, but I do know it been #1 since opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The Raven also has a sign that says #1 Wooden Roller Coaster as does Voyage. ???. And Holiday World looks so tiny and in the middle of no where! If I pulled into the parking lot I'd be like "What the crap is this junk?". But I really badly wanna ride Voyage! It said it for 2000-2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYJoe Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The legend has been running really good all year. The laterals seem like they have been extra strong! Did you get any fudge? I always have to get a couple of blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 No I did not see the fudge place I did not have enough time and was not in full control of my schedule to do everything at Holiday World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The fudge place is in the museum right behind Kris Kringles. Holiday World's fudge is very good, right up there with the best there is, Coffelt's. I miss the Coffelt's Candy Shop at Americana....now that, my friends, was a candy shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najellin Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Is it just me or does Holiday World have the best prices for food. I went to Kings Island two week before Holiday World this year. I spent $14 on one meal at KI. I ended up spending about $20 on all three meals at Holiday World. As far as rides are concerned, I think Holiday World is great because of the giant waterpark. It helps that they have one of the best collections of wooden coasters. They have a woodie for each group of people that come to theme parks: one for families (Raven), one for people just gettin' into coasters (Legend), and one for experienced, rollercoaster junkies (Voyage). They don't have a kiddie woodie, but who cares? They have Voyage!!!!!!! I can't get enough of that ride everytime I go there, I'll ride it at least 3x's a day trip there. Last thing: someone waiting in line last year said that the Voyage goes off the track in one of the tunnels. I just laughed hysterically and said that there is a drop in one of the tunnels that drops three times. I then announced to their friends that "jumps" on ride tracks haven't been around since the 20's and that they needed to get their facts straight. Two years before that, someone thought that Raven had a loop and that a girl fell out of the ride on it. I said that SOB was the only woodie that ever had a loop in modern times. She wouldn't believe me, she even pulled out the park map to show me a helix on the ride (thinking it was a loop). I laughed at her and told her that we were standing under that part of the ride, where it turns around out of the station and into the chain lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 They don't have a kiddie woodie, but who cares? They have Voyage!!!!!!! I couldn't put it better myself. Though I doubt that is what you meant. ...Last thing: someone waiting in line last year said that the Voyage goes off the track in one of the tunnels. I just laughed hysterically and said that there is a drop in one of the tunnels that drops three times. I then announced to their friends that "jumps" on ride tracks haven't been around since the 20's and that they needed to get their facts straight.... Oh, really? El Toro: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/dsc_0082_468.jpg Please observe the back wheel. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 ^^Any coaster with a lot of airtime, or enough negative forces to push it off the track will go; as much as the space between the wheels and the track will let them. If the train's wheels are very tight to the track, they will ride the track. Check out Cornball Express, Voyage, Maverick....all the wheels leave the track during moments of extreme negative forces. Yep, Voyage is the best out of my 150 some coasters I've experienced. Raven is very good, too...and Legend is fun. Once is more than enough for me, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najellin Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I already figured that happens. They were thinking that there was no track piece during part of the ride and that the trains would "jump" off the track onto the other side. Sorry I didn't specify enough before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Do you mean it actually comes off the track for a second? I don't understand Gs very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najellin Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 When a person stops a car fast, the passengers fly forward. That's b/c the forces are still going, even after the car's stopped. When you speed over hills when you drive, your body isn't going as fast, so your stomach jumps. If you're going fast enough, your car's wheels are going to come off the ground for a bit. All these elements can be found on a coaster as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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