Guy T. Koepp

^You've seen most ACERs and their penchant for food. Would you date one? Besides, those guys are realy hard core coaster freaks. I don't think they would even look at a woman unless she had massive up stop wheels. Guy"Yay for TPR having the hottest chicks in coasterdom."Koepp

OK, so after Thanksgiving land, we made the trek back up the hill, then back down the hill to Splashin’ Safari for a few hours. Can I just say, this is an awesome waterpark! Filled with incredible family raft rides, awesome interactive play areas, and two of the biggest wave pools I have ever seen. My only two complaints (and they are minor) is that there is only one entrance, and the place is so spread out that you often have to traverse several hundred yards of hot pavement to get from one attraction to another. I would love to show you pictures, but based on my last trip to a waterpark, I realized that water and electronics don’t mix. (Have I mentioned I’m retarded?) So my brilliant wife Alana thought it best to leave the camera in the locker. Thanks HunnyBunny! Love ya! Mean it! After wading through the heat of the day at SS we decided to hike back into Holiday World and finish the park off. So off we went. We hit the Hallow swings again to dry us off before riding the log flume. (Yeah, my idea. Daddy’s an idiot.) It was fun. I like the tunnel at the beginning, but wanted something to be in there. Anyway, good flume ride, nothing major, but a lot of fun. We got re-wet. (Did I mention I’m an idiot?) Next up, The Legend! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? The Legend? What can I say about this coaster? It really is like two different coasters all wrapped up in one. One half being an upy, downy, air filled ride that careens through all of the raft slides on the hill of Splashin’ Safari. Pure bliss! Then something goes terribly awry. You take a quick flat turn back into the woods and enter a mesmerizing double helix, followed by an S turn toward the station, followed by an under banked U turn, and finally the brakes. Pure pain! I rode once in the front and once in the back to be sure it wasn’t my location on the train that caused this extreme duality in the ride. Nope, pretty much the same varying theme on the same ride. Pleasure, and pain. As I said before, Hmmmmmmmmmm? I didn’t hate the ride because of the second half, however, I didn’t love it, because of it. After the Legend, we traveled further up the hill and caught the Diving Show. What can I say... ...Awesomeness! A great, fun filled, exciting show only made that much better by the fact that some chick lights herself on fire and jumps off a 50ft platform. Diving + Fire = Pure Awesomeness! As dusk approached we headed further up the hill to ride what I believe is hands down the best coaster in the park. The Raven! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! The Raven! A blazing excursion through the wooded countryside! I rode this bird 3 times in a row. Every ride was a different variation on excellent! If you have the means, I definitely recommend a dusk, or better yet night ride on this bad boy. Just an awesome coaster all round. In the dark of the woods you can’t see a thing and that just adds to the experience. Me likey Raveny goodness! Anyway, on to this round of pictures. But not as creepy as the mullet. More tomorrow. Oh, I couldn't tell, but is there something up in the attic of the station? Oooooooooooooooo! Creepy! We likey Raven! Alot! RAVEN ______ ___ _____! Insert TPR running joke here. Jarett & January are honorary divers. It's the little things that make a Daddy proud. FIRE!!!!!!! Everything is better with FIRE!!!!!! Oooo Oooo! Muff divers! I mean, scuba divers! Wait, no! Just divers. January doing her best angel impression. Trust me she's good at it. Jarett offered baby Jesus a Pepsi. He said he preferred Coke. Yay! Baby Jesus! Just didn't get the full experience, only half. I wanted to love it, but my back told me otherwise. Behold the Legend! Great 1st half then Bam! Free spine adjustmant. Only not the good kind where a smokin' hot Asian chick walks all over it.

^Thanks for all the awesome comments. The rest of this report is going to have to wait until tomorrow as I am exhausted and going to bed now.

^I don't recall hearing any Christmas music. As a matter of fact, in recollection I don't really remember any music at all. Anywhere? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? I think they have Christmas Land, Halloween Land, Thanksgiving Land, 4th of July Land, and Holidog Land. However, as most TPR's know, I am retarded and can't be trusted with trivial information. Oh, I think they also have a unofficial Martin Luthor King Land as we did ride the freedom train. However, it was more of a trip through story book land, and not so much about equality and civil rights.

Obama! That's awesome! The rest to come tomorrow.

Something massive in Thanksgiving land called to me! It taunted me with its immense size! It toyed with my emotions as it pulled me closer. And it wasn't the giant turkey leg at the restaurant. You guessed it. Gobbler Getaway! My God what a ride! Loads of rootin' tootin' shoot em' up... ...errrrr... ...turkey callin' fun! Between that, an awesome Thanksgiving lunch, and the Turkey whirl, we had eaten up Thanksgiving day land in a matter of an hour. OK! OK! YES! I rode the Voyage twice as well in that hour. Once in the back, and once in the middle. I would ride again in the front (thank God) later in the day but I didn't want to send my family back through Gobbler getaway for the third time without me. So with that said... ...The Voyage! This is an awesome ride to behold and watch! For the most part, I very much enjoyed it! The first three hills before the figure 8ish turnaround are fantastic! The triple down in the tunnel is the best part of the ride! However, the rest of it (especially in the back) was really just too harsh for me. I felt as if my kidneys were going to burst! This is going to sound weird, but honestly not long after the MCBR I was kinda ready for the ride to be over. I must mention that my ride later in the day in the front was much better. Not as much airtime over the hills, but a lot less jackhammering around anything resembling a turn throughout the course. It's just my preference, but I much more like a smoother ride around turns. Much more along the lines of El Toro. All in all, a really good coaster! Probably in my top 10 wood, however, honestly, it wasn't even the best coaster in the park. Definitely 2nd! The look on my face realy doesn't reflect this, but I just rode in the back seat, and my insides were still rattling. My ride in thefront and middle were infinitely better. Me likey the front! Easily a top 10 wood! Mmmmmmmmm! It looks delicious in all it's up and downy, twisty goodness! It calls to Me in all its huge glory! The Midgets and Granny go over the proper turkey shooting etiquette. Er... ...calling etiquette. I really enjoyed GG! This was a fun family ride that worked well in the themed area.

For some reason, my camera battery was dead between leaving my house and getting to HW. (Cough! Cough! My son Jarett playing amateur videographer with it in the car on the way up burnt out the battery.) So I let it charge in the car as we traversed through the 4th of July land and Holidog land. I might add that both areas have a lot to offer in the way of flat family rides. We had an awesome time and spent the majority of the morning there as it was at times pouring down rain and this area provided the most cover. I ran and got my camera as the fam waited for the flyers. This short segment will take us up to entering Thanksgiving land. We briefly entered Halloween land and rode the swings to air dry a bit before our long trek to Thanksgiving land. My two midgets (Jarett & January) in preparation for mucho wetness! Hurray for the sun coming out and it warming up. The rapid ride called to us immediately! In case you were wondering, we are in Indiana. So apparently mullets and rat tails are still in fashion here. Not just corn! As far as adults are concerned, stupidest ride in the history of rides, but the kids loved it so it was awesome! So, Blah, blah, blah! Family on the flyers. Excellent Garth! Yeah, it was that cloudy when we arrived. I thought the day was going to be a complete wash out untill the sun came out around 11ish and dried up all the rain.

OK first and most importantly, I must say that Holiday World is an incredible value. It really was quite an awesome park. For the most part, Holiday World (I include Splashin' Safari when I say Holiday World) has a great collection of rides that cater to the entire family. We had an incredible, fun filled day experiencing everything they had to offer. The operations, management, food service and food quality are quite exceptional. I might add that the free drinks and sunscreen throughout the park was also a huge bonus. I also want to commend the entire staff on their ability to cater to their guests needs. I would definitely put them on par with the likes of Dollywood as far as service, politeness and efficiency goes. Not to mention that everybody seemed to really enjoy dealing with the public, and was so nice. Congrats! You all should be very proud. My family will definitely be back for a return visit if for nothing else but this fact alone. With that said, I have a couple of comments. The layout of the park is quite strange and I felt that sometimes you had to travel quite a long distance to get from one place to another. This was especially evident in the waterpark. Getting from one place to another sometimes felt as if you had to hike around a never ending trail of very hot pavement. Not always easy when your barefoot, and have kids in tow. While minor, it sometimes got annoying as it's difficult to have a paper map while you in a waterpark and searching for certain areas. Perhaps a separate map for the waterpark or a little better signage to help one get around. Also as there is only one path to and from the waterpark it makes it difficult to get back and forth between the amusement park and Splashin' Safari. We got by this by blocking out a set number of hours to spend in the waterpark and didn't head back that direction again. Anyway, as stupid as that rant is, I just wanted to point it out for families that will go in the future. Enough said. I am going to break this TR up into many little sections as I have many things I wish to say as I go along. Anyway, on to the pictures. Incase you didn't know where we were.

NINJAS! NINJAS! OMFG NINJAS! Either that or the Muslim faction of TPR? Guy "Durka Durka, Jihad, Jihad." Koepp

^That's where the question begins, is it a drop, or is it an inversion?

Insert any random sexual pun here. Guy "Insert + woodies = boobs a bouncin." Koepp

Natalie, I'm sure you would find many hands here on the boards that would love to help you "support" your girls until they find a new home. Guy "I think you can openly say tit on this site without getting your hand slapped." Koepp

^Perhaps 6F sold it to the new owners along with the property. Either that or they are having to pay rent for the storage space. As much as 6F likes to Nickle and Dime crap, it doesn't seem like they would want to do this and perhaps sold it to the new owners lock, stock, and barrel. So who knows? This could creep into Darrien Lakes coaster line up next year. Lord knows they have the property for it.

http://www.themeparkreview.com/order.htm // You're welcome Damn! Beat me to it! Cipro! Awesome! Firstly, thank you mucho! Your comments are greatly appreciated. And B, I think I have successfully gone beyond coaster dork into full on coasterdelic mind trip. All for your enjoyment I might add! Guy "I'm really more about story and character than coasters. " Koepp _________________

^He sure did boast a lot for having only ridden 300 coasters. Heck, I have almost that many under my belt and I only consider myself a semi-enthusiast.

Dan, Jahan, you guys make a cute couple! Well, It appears that another successful TPR trip is on it's way. Have a great time er'body!

This was one of the most fun threads to watch ever! Congrats Coasterlover on your fine detective work. Enjoy your Bag-O-Crap.

Whaaaaaaaaaa? Mike quit? Sorry! My bad. Then damn it! I agree 100% with NYTrojan! Unless another MM employee comes out. In which case, it becomes relevant MM news.

^^ And Mike works for Magic Mountain, so technically, it is a Magic Mountain update. I'm sure if there are any other MM employees that wish to come out of the closet, TPR would gladly have them do so in the MM update thread as well. Oh, and congrats to you Mike. Coming out is a wonderful and glorious experience. Hope it was filled with many huge moments. Guy "Not that I would know." Koepp

Wait a minute! You mean UPS actually takes the time to read those things?

Robb brings up an interesting point. If Big Mike posts the answer first right after Big Mike posts the TR. Big Mike will win the contest every week. Since Big Mike will probably be buying a Disney pass as well as a CF pass and maybe even a Seaworld/ Busch Gardens pass, Big Mike could then be ripping off Big Mike Prod. for a 6F pass and keep the money in house. I know Francis Ford Coppola acquired several houses as well as his vineyard billing them as production offices. When the film was finished, the production co. then "put the offices up for sale" , only didn't list them as "for sale" and Francis himself scooped up these "offices" for an unbelievable pittance. What Guy T. Koepp is getting at, is that this seems like an excuse for Big Mike to score Big Mike a free season pass. And lets face facts, Big Mike does have a spotty record. Big Mike hasn't always been on the up and up. Afterall, Guy T. Koepp is still waiting for those alleged Big Mike pictures of the TPR babes in bikini's that Big Mike was using as "bait" to get Big Mike more exposure in last years Spain trip. What Guy T. Koepp is getting at, is that Guy T. Koepp won't be shocked if Big Mike wins the Big Mike game. Guy T. Koepp might add that this still won't deter Guy T. Koepp in the least as far as entering goes. Guy T. Koepp wishes all who enter the contest the best of luck, and congratulates Big Mike on his victory. Guy "Guy T. Koepp" Koepp

I love the look of IB. Some of those night pics were just beautiful. Just out of curiosity, did you fly up from Nashvegas then drive to IB?

Did nobody see this as a Giant, gold, reservoir tipped condom?

Now I finally discovered your fasicination with those stand up drop rides. Now c'mon! Elissa couldn't have had anything to do with the creation of that ride. Afterall, she's the one with the balls in that family.

Awesome TR Nicole! It's great to see a place that isn't often given the time of day in the coaster realm. It looked like you both had an excellent day. And now, a rant! I was going to try and get to the piers on my NY gig this year. F'ing writers strike mucked that all up. Stupid F'ing writers! Rant over. Thanks for sharing your pics. Guy "Proud member of the WGA Koepp." Koepp