Raven Maven

Yes, that's definitely the main reason - to create a more festive entrance to Thanksgiving and to reduce the visibility of the access road.

Thanks! The website was such a huge process - like giving birth. We're still picking around on it, but we're nearly there. And the Saving Mr. Banks "staff meeting" was a wonderful surprise. Great movie!

^ Not to mention, cook (and eat) some big meal ...

Yes, our swinging ship ride is called the Mayflower - it hasn't sailed into port just yet, but we'll be sure to post updates on our HoliBlog and social media when that happens.

^ I believe it's still on tour, Robb. It opened for Foo Fighters last summer.

^ Firecracker was removed during the 1998 season; in anticipation of removing it for 1999's addition, Holidog's FunTown, we'd put the word out we planned to sell it.

On that topic: All I know is, I ain't changing no beds!

^ Juicy?!

^ Wow. That's quite some middle name you've got there.

Public Service Announcement from your friends at Holiday World: Anyone out there always wanted to try out John Iver's "Blue Flash" backyard coaster here in southern Indiana? If you're available to do this on Saturday, Nov. 16 (on camera, of course), please send me an email (the "fun" account at HolidayWorld.com) and I'll send you contact info for the production company involved. (I'm told there's a 200 lb. weight limit.) Thanks, Paula

^ Sorry about that! June is typically the best month to visit - avoiding Saturdays, of course. Fathers Day tends to be quite slow. Thanks for giving us another try!

^ It probably has a different effect on different people. For me, after a few steps, it's as if the catwalk suddenly shifts about 45 degrees. For me, it's more the embarrassment of what your body automatically does to correct for the perceived imbalance - shifting wildly, crouching, and grabbing the bars as if you fear being thrown overboard. Some folks get a vertigo reaction - no doubt others are queasy.

Thanks for visiting! I had to walk through the vortex tunnel in Holidog's 3D Halloween Adventure with a TV news camera rolling. Yeah, I grabbed the railing and closed my eyes tight!

^ Oh, yes, I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

^ The contests on social media was me playing around. Just trying to figure out what works best for building followings across the various platforms.

^ Yes, we've talked to them and hope it happens soon. Thanks!

So I take it you're planning to visit on my day off?

^ You're welcome. The "Legend is closed for the season" date is October 19.

Yes ... Legend will be open through mid-October. Raven and Voyage should be open throughout Happy Halloween Weekends, weather permitting.

That's actually a post from May of 2005: https://www.holidayworld.com/holiblog/another-interesting-delivery Back story: When we switched from Blogger to some horrible Drupal/Wordpress combo for the blog, a lot of the original posts were thought lost (the photos, anyway). I discovered them recently in the Way Back Machine and am re-posting them one by one (we're working on a new website - and I want this transition to go more smoothly than the last). I missed putting the 2005 date in and it just posted it as if it were new.

^ It's a multi-year project. We'll get a good start on the Legend Lot this year.

And I would guess it was the shortest ride-naming meeting in our park's history. :o)

Can we expect to see pavement in the lots? Yes; it's a multi-year project.

Mayflower will be sailing south of what you're picturing - to the north of Gobbler Getaway.

It's a not a major portion of the budget. (You wouldn't believe how much the parking lot improvements cost - ghastly!)