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Construction doth continue... user posted image

The swoop after the station drop tunnel is structural now!!

See!? There were 2 different rendering at that point, I am so excited that they went with the upward swoop rather than the downward.

all that is left is the north complex and the area near the rapids ride. then all tracking, this is actually behind schedule, but Holiday World has been know to shake a leg in time of need.

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Now the final turn for Voyage, including the last tunnel is complete, the remaining missing structural areas include the neck between the station and lift, simply to get to Bahari River as it is being dug and constructed at this time. The land in Thanksgiving is being built up, this will lay the groundwork for the Gobbler Getaway, which has some finalized artwork...

Care to see?

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I think the colors are a bit "trippy" but its not like I hadn't seen them before... SDATHC, SDATSS

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This one is without the "make-up"

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This is more like it, she encourages good behavior while explaining the rules to the kids and adults.

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Again, Trippy Colors... but a cheesy name to a town... lol

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Scarecrow...

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...ZOOM!

102 days until Voyage and Gobbler Getaway get going in Thanksgiving... only at Holiday World. laugh.gif

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Any idea if they are just building the structure, or have they started installing the electrical stuff (like proximity sensors and limit switches and photo eyes and the motor)? And have they installed the lift chain or brakes yet? Or even put the running rails on the track?

only basic stuff is in, the most complex I think is maybe the vents on the station already.

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How are you getting these photos?

Much like Nemo, I am also a Pilot--

No

these pictures are from Holiday World's website, if you do not link them properly, by rehosting them, then you cannot see the progress as I show, Nemo posted one long ago and it refreshes with the camera.

The higher quality shots are the ones I get when I visit Santa Claus.

and if you are referring to the stuff for the dark ride, they are directly from the holiblog.

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Im sure it could, but it wouldnt be as smooth, as its design is for steel structure. this intention of the design is for a rigid structure, the wood would cause more sway, the designs are actually very different, so if the wood on legend were replaced with steel, then the ride would suck because the ride would not shift as it is intended, it all has to do with the intention. there is a fair balance of rigid and nonrigid portions to a wooden coaster, with voyage, there are more rigid pieces.

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Not sure how plane wood supports would work - but yeah like L*R said - plain wooden supports aren't a good idea for it. If you have been on Legend - one cool thing is in the queue line. It gets about 18 inches from a support, and when the train flies by, it bends and shifts toward the queue about 6 inches. You can put your hand on it and feel it. Voyage is way more intense, with higher banking than Legend. It would tear a wood supported track apart.

Oh and to settle any disputes - Voyage is a wood coaster. It is not a steel coaster. Coasters are determined by what their track is. It could be on plastic supports - it would still be a wood coaster.

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