HW 9/28 announcement

[jcgoble3]

http://www.facebook....128995413868145

It'll be in their e-newsletter and is described on Facebook as "an 'out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new' ride announcement". They've already replied to me in the comments to say that this is not the announcement of Timberliners for the Voyage. What could it be?

[Avatar]

Just guessing as if it is just swapping, their scrambler ispretty old and needsan update.

[jcgoble3]

Another comment on Facebook from HW:

@Chris - we wanted to let folks know ahead of time, in case they want to ride it before we close for the season.

Sounds to me like one ride is going to be removed and replaced with an entirely new ride.

[CoastersRZ]

Interesting. I wonder what ride they are taking out. I hope to get out to Holiday World next year and experience Splahin` Safari. I`ve made four visits to Holiday World, and never once actually been on any of their water slides...

[kingsrattler]

The dippin dots guy told me they were taking out Voyage and replacing it with Son of Beast

[rotag]

i certianly hope its not the scrambler. that style (refering to it being manually controlled instead of the push button style) is hard to find.

[Avatar]

Which was why I guessed Scrambler.

[exscream team]

well liberty launch isn't that reliable but im sure thats not it

[TombRaiderFTW]

Counting down to "new Gravity Group coaster" guesses in 5, 4, 3, 2...

[jcgoble3]

http://www.facebook....295550087129008

Another Facebook post with more specific details, confirming what I thought above:

We plan to remove a ride (which is no longer dependable) during the off-season and bring in a new, different ride.

[XGatorHead 8904]

And here it is, from the email newsletter I got from them today:

http://editor.ne16.c...MailID=21319421

After providing 33 years of laughs and thrills, Paul Revere's Midnight Ride will retire at the end of this season. The Everly Aircraft Company based in Salem, Oregon, originally built the Spider for Santa Claus Land where it debuted alongside what is now known as Lewis & Clark Trail in 1978. Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride will saunter into the sunset at closing time on Sunday, October 9, giving you two weekends to enjoy a few last spins before it disappears for good.

As we say goodbye to one ride, we’re already planning for another. We’re adding a 65’ Vertical Swing Ride! This new ride has the same 36” height limit as the ride it’s replacing, so smaller children can ride with their families. We’ll have more information about this fun new ride in the coming weeks.

[Beast1979]

While it's sad to see Paul Revere leave, especially considering the constantly diminishing number of those rides, I believe a smaller Screamin' Swing like they're depicting will fit the park very nicely. I look forward to riding it and the leisurely views it should provide.

[thekidd33]

It is more like a mini Starflyer then a mini Screamin Swing. Here is the picture that the park posted on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/holidayworld/6192292773/

[HWBeast1039]

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was the closest I'vs came to ever puking on a ride. I had to lay down on a table. Let's just say I never rode an octopus ride again. Just thought I'd put that in there Still sad to see it go, though. It was always the first thing we saw when waiting for the rope to be opened to unleash the Opening running of the bulls to the Voyage.

[Beast1979]

Sorry, I got those confused. Star Flyer, indeed.

[PhantomTheater]

this is sad news, IMO Spiders are greater than its cousin models.

[sccard01]

Are these swing rides the new ferris wheels? I'm officially tired of seeing these type of rides.

[jcgoble3]

http://editor.ne16.com/vo/?FileID=f6d944cb-d3e8-4d6c-b0b8-e747043a0c5f&m=af973a9c58251e45a0cdf9667aa564a1&MailID=21393234

Want to name the new swing ride? If your entry is chosen, you will win four one-day admission tickets good in 2012. Entries must be submitted by 10:00 AM CDT on October 18. The link above has a form that must be copied and pasted into your email. I submitted the name "Freedom Flyer".

[stky6]

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was the closest I'vs came to ever puking on a ride. I had to lay down on a table. Let's just say I never rode an octopus ride again. Just thought I'd put that in there

Back in another life I use to run the rides at the Zoo. The Octo we had there had the seperate controls, one to get it spinning and the other to send the cars in the up and down. We would once in a while (meaning when Harley the maintenance guy wasn't around) give people an extra special ride by manipulating the up down control. Drop the car when the people were at the right spot to give them some air time, restart it at the right time on the up swing to push them into their seats. We would just have the hose ready to spray away the protein spills when we got done.

[jcgoble3]

http://editor.ne16.com/vo/?FileID=5c5f9739-3aa9-44dd-9a88-666fa6de7607&m=af973a9c58251e45a0cdf9667aa564a1&MailID=21823788

According to the latest issue of HW's e-newsletter, the new swing ride has been named Sparkler.

[bkroz]

THAT WAS MY SUGGESTION.

I imagined I wasn't the first, and I was right! Hahha.