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^ Just like GhostRiders. --Robb "Who is still surprised that after all these years Cedar Fair never turned that mid course into a trim." Alvey

Sorry, this is a bad idea. Let's just have all the users come online when they want to. We already have a scheduled chat night on Wed and Sun, I think that's enough "group meetings" on the board. --Robb "Please let Elissa and I set the official meets for this site, thanks!" Alvey

Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at Holiday World, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. For pictures and videos of the park as well as past updates, see TPR's Park Index Page. Official Park Website Below are some links to past updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2005 June 13th, 2005 - New Thanksgiving Section and the world's top "air-time" wooden coaster "The Voyage" announced!(See Below) September 15th, 2005 - Holiday World blogs about Gobbler Getaway September 22nd, 2005 -Voyage Construction Pictures October 28th, 2005 -Awesome, up-close Voyage Construction Pictures 2006 January 6th, 2006 - Holiday World announced a new enthusiast event: HoliWood Nights January 20th, 2006 -Voyage Lift Hill Pics from Holiblog! April 6th, 2006 -Voyage construction pics from Gravity Group, including the turnaround! April 19th, 2006 -The Voyage is testing! May 23rd, 2006 - Consumer's Digest names Holiday World "Top Value" September 6th, 2006 - Holiday World announces 2007 additions: Turkey Whirl, Thanksgiving Cafe and waterpark bowl attraction November 6th, 2006 - Holiday World records highest attendance in a year 2007 September 20th, 2007 - Kima Bay announced 2008 Aug. 26th, 2008-World's Tallest Water Ride "Pilgrim's Plunge" coming to Holiday World 2009 April 6th, 2009 - Pilgrim's Plunge starts testing Mar. 13th, 2009 - Pilgrim's Plunge is completely up! Mar. 31st, 2009 - Pilgrim's Plunge construction pics, including the station. April 30th, 2009 - Santa takes the plunge at the Pilgrim's Plunge media day! 2010 June 13th, 2010 - Holiday World's President Will Koch passes away June 22nd, 2010 - Dan Koch, Will Koch's brother steps in as park president July 1st, 2010 - Holiday World launches a free iOS App & mobile site August 6th, 2010 - National news show names Wildebeest "Top Coaster" October 12th, 2010 - Record attendance, Will Koch in hall of fame & more! November 4th, 2010 - Video of Timberliner Trains taking 1st human riders! 2011 February 13th, 2011 - Koch family donates $25,000 to Lincoln Amphitheatre March 3rd, 2011 - Vote for Wildebeest as 2010's best new water park ride! April 11th, 2011 - Burt the Conqueror coming to Holiday World! April 27th, 2011 - Jay Cutler to raise funds for diabetes research June 12th, 2011 - Holiday World mourns the loss of long-time employee July 1st, 2011 - Holiday World to be featured on Bert the Conqueror August 3rd, 2011 - 'Mammoth' water coaster surpasses Wildebeest at HW September 28th, 2011 - Mini Star Flyer for 2012 (replaces Paul Revere's Midnight Ride) 2012 January 9th, 2012 - A 'Mammoth Monday,' Mammoth construction update! January 14th, 2012 - Voyage offseason track work & Timberliner update February 7th, 2012 - Historic church being moved to Santa Claus Park March 19th, 2012 - Timberliners won't be installed on Voyage until 2013 April 3rd, 2012 - Holiday World to host "Rock the World" Christian Music Fest April 16th, 2012 - Mammoth to be featured on new Travel Channel show May 11th, 2012 - 'Super Fan Family' contest winners revealed June 28th, 2012 - 4th of July fireworks cancelled due to dry weather July 15th, 2012 - The Voyage featured on Insane Coaster Wars show July 25th, 2012 - Holiday World named "Top Value Park" in Consumer Digest September 11th, 2012 - Holiday World receives Golden Ticket Award honors October 23rd, 2012 - New for 2013 Rides/Slides Announced! November 4th, 2012 - Park named "Best Amusement Park for Merrymakers" November 15th, 2012 - Details for 2013 Holliwood Nights released 2013 January 8th, 2013 - Matt Eckert named Park President and CEO March 28th, 2013 - Park ranks 2nd only to Disney according to FamilyFun April 19th, 2013 - No Timberliners for 2013 Season May 17th, 2013 - Park receives TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence! July 6th, 2013 - Hyena Falls POV posted! August 4th, 2013 - Splashin' Safari named best water park in the nation September 6th, 2013 - Park announce $8 million expansion for 2014 October 4th, 2013 - Court sides with Lori Koch in park control dispute 2014 February 20th, 2014 - "Rock the World" Christian Music Fest acts announced! April 18th, 2014 - Giraffica/Pilgrim's Plunge removal confirmed July 24th, 2014 - Thunderbird announced - B&M launched Wing Rider October 13th, 2015 - a few Thunderbird construction shots November 18, 2014 - Thunderbird's lead car revealed! 2015 April 27th, 2015 - Thunderbird Media Day coverage 2016 January 14th, 2016 - retacking elements of Legend announced October 30, 2016 - Park reveals there are restoring a Calypso to open in 2017, ride name is Firecracker 2017 January 11th, 2018 - New entertainment offerings coming for 2018 season! 2018 October 11th, 2018 - $5.5 million in investments planned for 2019! 2019 August 6th, 2019 - Cheetah Chase launched racing slides announced! 2025 April 7th, 2025 - Holiday World acquires Santa's Cottages resort _____________________________________________________ Original Post: Please visit: http://www.holidayworld.com/new2006.html For more up to date information You can download a video of the ride here: http://www.holidayworld.com/voyage_video.html Images from the Holiday Worldwebsite: The New Thanksgiving Section The "Airtime Chart" Figure 8 out in the woods! The "Return"

Bah! My version would be: "All shows should be avoided at all costs!!!!" --Robb "NOT a show person!" Alvey

There are lots of states without Boomerangs, but think of it more in terms of how many miles is the closest one.

Ugh...don't get me started about how much I hate California!!! The best years of my life were the ones I spent on the east coast. If it wasn't for my job in the entertainment busienss, I'd be back on the east coast in a heartbeat! --Robb "The only thing good about California is the weather...but even still I miss the first snow of winter..." Alvey

Here's one: Try to ride major coasters in the front AND back! I can't tell you how many times I've heard stuff like... "I didn't think Phoenix was that good..." "Where did you ride it?" "Back Seat" IMO, if you really are a true coaster enthusaist, you should "know where to ride..." --Robb

^ Holy crap! That's a TON of stuff!!! Thanks for listing that all, I can't tell you how helpful that is! --Robb

^ That is GREAT! Please keep listing!!! Thanks to everyone for this information. --Robb

So if you guys were making RCT4, what would you change, do differently, or improve?

Hey everyone! I'd like to get some people's input on something. Do you all think the art direction for Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 is too cartoony or is it perfect? I often look at some parks and see very faithful re-creations of some rides, then I look at others and it looks very "Mario-Like." Do you think the game should have stuck with it's slightly more realistic looking art from RCT 1 & 2 or do you think it looks fine the way it is? Thanks! --Robb

^ That is the exact same firewire card I have. It works great! You'll need that and the cable and you're all set! --Robb "You'll probably find the cable will be more expensive than tha firewire card!" Alvey

Most of the parks I have visted are located here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/photos/index.htm

I really, really hope they don't get a Vekoma Boomerang. I mean, I really kind of liked thinking of Florida as a "Boomerang Free" state. How many other places are there that have that many coasters and DON'T have a boomerang within 200 miles? From Orlando, the closest boomerang is 215 miles away at Wild Adventures. Southern California has Knott's. The NJ/PA area has them at Hershey & Wildwood. Ohio has one at Geauga Lake. *sigh* --Robb

Since that post, we are now using the Cybershot T3 for taking stills: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/t3.html

Hey everyone, Is there a site where I can find a complete list of all the rides and coasters offered in these two games? Or if someone happens to have one that they can cut and paste here? Thanks! --Robb

If I did win I would forfit my awesome prize of pocket fluff and two chewed pencils to the 2nd place winner. --Robb

Feb is a good month. Keep in mind that the park is only open weekends and the Monday of Presidents Day that month. There *IS* a chance that it could be cold or rainy. And if you hit the park on a rainy day, they could close most attractions. But if it's a clear day out, there should be no lines for anything. --Robb

^ Barry, you'd wait 6 hours for a kiss from anyone!!!! --Robb "Maybe even me!!!" Alvey

OK, enough submissions! There were nearly 100 avatars made!!!! Time to vote: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=33211 --Robb

Ok, I'll start..... #1 - DerekRX - This one is really only funny if you know Derek...and if you know Derek...OMG it's freaking hilarious!!!! #2 - Memphish - Is this a picture of Humping elephants or the motel 6 after ACE Con? You decide! #3 - CoasterFanatic - Because he started this whole damn mess!!!!! --Robb "Ok, time for everyone else to vote too!" Alvey

^ That is the first 50 of them, here's the rest.... zaneymon WillMontu Wes #4 Wes #3 Wes #2 Wes #1 USRoadTripper Twister II Token Yankee Guy tinhead #2 tinhead #1 Thuur switch_79 SuperCrack Stitch socalMAN123 SLUSHIE SharkTums Shadowforce robbalvey Reon pvcoasterguy PhishyBrewer #3 PhishyBrewer #2 PhishyBrewer #1 phazan Not For Sale Nitro X 230 nemesis-storm memphish Lilly #8 Lilly #7 Lilly #6 Lilly #5

Hey everyone! Since there was such a huge response to this avatar contest (Ted your logo has earned the label of 'genius') we're going to do things a little differently this time around. I am going to list *ALL* of the avatars we have gotten so far (don't shoot me if I miss one or two) and everyone please list their top 3 favorites with your commentary on why you picked them. After about a week, I'll tally them up and declare the winner! Please remember that what's more important about who wins these silly little things is that it's more fun to be involved with it! The winner will get something bizarre and possibly useless, or maybe one of our DVDs, which, again, is something bizarre and useless! Ok, onto the avatars (this will probably span a few posts!) NOTE: If your avatar isn't here it might be because either: A. It wasn't subitted in 'avatar' format (It's ok to submit a big picture, but there needs to be a little one too!) or B. It wasn't submitted in the thread (I saw some avatars that people made, but they didn't submit them) DragonKhan #9 DragonKhan #8 DragonKhan #7 DragonKhan #6 DragonKhan #5 DragonKhan #4 DragonKhan #3 DragonKhan #2 DragonKhan #1 DKSoCal DerekRx DenDen crispy #2 crispy #1 CoasterFanatic #8 CoasterFanatic #7 CoasterFanatic #6 CoasterFanatic #5 CoasterFanatic #4 CoasterFanatic #3 CoasterFanatic #2 CoasterFanatic #1 coasterdude5 CoasterCrazy ChrisFL bocakey bgwfreak benzo41190 Belle #2 Belle #1 Angry_Gumball #2 Angry_Gumball #1 AllisonY2K #2 AllisonY2K #1 Lilly #4 Lilly #3 Lilly #2 Lilly #1 kat11joe JohnSmith jobber73 Jak Inferno Insane Homey G Homer Hattuchili EricLovesTZTOT dsngiem #2 dsngiem #1

^ Agreed...that sounds like WAY too much effort just to go to Disneyland and get a pair of special ears. --Robb "Who would rather NOT have to wait in line 6 hours to go to Disneyland!" Alvey

Hey everyone, What do you all think of Soaked? Was it a good expansion? Was there enough in it to justify the $29 price tag? I'm curious as to what you all thought of it and what, if anything could have been improved upon. Thanks. --Robb