Photo TR: Holiday World 10 August 2006

[TheKlockster]

After hearing so much about Voyage - and getting some random time off work - I asked my friend Jeff if he wanted to go down to Holiday World. He said sure - so we decided to go Thursday 10 August. I asked my grandma to go down too since she had never been. So Wednesday night we figured out our itenerary and headed on down Thursday morning.

 

The drive to Holiday World was nice - save for some really bad roads in Louisville. We played my usual "going to PKI music" Journey to The Island from the Jurassic Park soundtrack. Played it too soon though - so it didn't end up synching up with HW coming over the horizon. Oh well. We were shocked when we saw Voyage. It looks like a steel supported woodie in the photos. But in real life it looks so insane...

 

First thing we headed to Revolution. It still makes me sick. When we got off we noticed Voyage was running with people on it - so we ran down there. It had about a 20 minute line - but we got in line and waited extra for the front seat. We were both so excited for it - but so nervous. The ride looks awesome. And it is.

 

Voyage is the most intense and insane ride I have ever been on. It is way more twisted than Flight of Fear, and has three times the airtime as Magnum. I was expecting Magnum style airtime. Nothing could prepare me for Voyage airtime. It is ejector all the way, in the front seat. It really helped too that I wasn't stapled. I have to be stapled to ride Beast and Racer at Kings Island. At Holiday World I left my bar up and the operators pushed it down. So I ended up having some space between my lap and the bar. That made the airtime so much better. Theres so much time where you aren't even in your seat. I don't even know how else to describe Voyage. It is by far the best wooden coaster I have ever been on.

 

One thing I do need to say about Voyage is that it was rough. Not just forceful - but actually rough. It wasn't as bad as Beast in the back - but wasn't as smooth as Beast in the front. But the roughness with the forcefulness of the ride - combined with such a sick layout makes it one FREAKING AMAZING ride.

 

Next we rode Legend. I again let the staff - this time a supervisor - put my bar down. He pushed it down till it touched my lap, but it popped back up a little bit. Like I probably could have got another click if he would have stapled me - but he didn't. Thing was this restraint was REALLY wobbly - like you could jiggle it and it looked like it was about to fall off. If I pushed the restraint to the right I had about 2 inches of space between my lap and the bar. If I pushed it to the left I had about 6. This made for an airtime filled back seat ride - even with the seat belt ultra-tight.

 

After Legend we rode Raven. It was ALOT better than last year. This time it actually had insane airtime and an ultra intense ride. And I didn't even ride in the back! I rode in the back row of the car in front lf the last car - 42 i think. It was such a good ride - but still not better than Legend - and Raven you can't even compare to Voyage.

 

We went over to Thunder Bumpers and Liberty Launch, then rode Gobbler Getaway. Gobbler is really corny - but ok I guess. One more ride on Voyage. It did away with any uncertainty I had about the ride - and took a solid hold on my #2 spot. Sorry - I like Raptor better. We were about to run around and do a third ride on Voyage since it had less than a five minute line - but it started storming and the park closed when I was next in line. We headed home about 5pm.

 

I was only there about 5.5 hours but had such a good time. I spent more time on the road than I did in the park - but it was well worth it. I can't believe how good Voyage is... :shock:

 

Anyways - time to put the Photo in Photo TR!

 

TheKlockster

 

We were all in shock when we saw this.

 

Parking lot was packed...

 

...but we parked right up front thanks to my grandma!

 

We just about DIED when we saw this!!! No Legend??? No Voyage!!!??? Ah - "will open late".

 

Wow its a scale model of a roller coaster! Actually Raven this year was AMAZING - where last year it was just OK. It definately earned some points this year.

 

Yeah so I wore my Son of Beast pin.

 

Son of Beast got a real inferiority complex. Just look at the bloodshot eyes!

 

Legend's lift. I had an AWESOME ride in the back seat of Legend.

 

Kringle's pizza - best in park food ever!

 

They still have that dive show thing going on...

 

Liberty Launch was a ton of fun!

 

Got my pins!

 

Best wood coaster ever. After my second ride on it - I decided it is my #2 overall.

 

Grandma + Animatronic = Granimatronic!

 

The airtime is rediculous.

 

The rides all shut down for rain and lightning when I was NEXT in line for my 3rd Voyage ride...

 

It poured...

 

They got holi-soaked!

 

I didn't.

 

Goodbye Holiday World! Thanks for a great day and a great ride!

[Screamomatic]

Yay, another Holiday World Trip Report!! I wanna go there so bad, I just hope it isn't 'over hyped' or anything like that.

[bgwfreak]

^ No amount of hype will equal Voyage. lol

 

Ok I shouldn't say that, I tried to go into riding it my first time with no expectations.

 

Some will say it's too intense others will love it.

 

Myself pesonally it's my favorite wooden coaster right now, but the final 1/3 is just a tad bit too intense for my taste. It's not something I could marathon on.

[TheKlockster]

Oh believe me - I went to HW very anti-voyage. I thought it looked WAY overrated and overhyped. It blew all my expetations to pieces.

 

If you don't like INSANE INTENSE roller coasters Voyage might not be for you. It's the most crazy ride ever. Raptor is still my #1 - but I think Voyage might even be more insane than Raptor.

[Olsor]

Nice TR. Glad you had a good time.

 

Screamomatic, believe the hype. Just rode Voyage for the first time last week. Klockster took the words out of my mouth: most intense and insane ride ever.

[Jeezus Juice]

So I ended up having some space between my lap and the bar. That made the airtime so much better. Theres so much time where you aren't even in your seat.

 

DUDE! Watch what you post about that park! They'll totally ban you for saying stuff like that!

 

Voyage is pretty awesome though. It's just so much coaster. Still, I can't help but think how much better an Intamin woodie would've been.

Don't these guys travel?

 

-Don

[SonOfBeastSucks]

No amount of hype will equal Voyage.

I concur.

[TheKlockster]

lol... I know they ban people for saying they have a slacked seatbelt. My seatbelt was tight. I buckled it and pulled that strap as hard as I could. Then I let the OPERATORS push the bar down - and in the case of Legend - a SUPERVISOR. Once the bar was down I didn't touch my seatbelt or anything.

 

The Legend bar was wobbly - which was kind of scary - but certainly not my fault. They can't very well ban me for their maintenence departments problems - or the operators not stapling people.

 

Its a fun park and I can't wait to go back sometime!

[Jeezus Juice]

^ Yeah, I was just kinda teasing you

 

Cool pix btw. I love how Voyage just sails into view as you crest the hill on the way to the park.

 

Luckily it looks like I'll be living closer to the park next year. I never thought I'd have a season pass to Holiday World, next year I just might!

 

-Don

[TheKlockster]

I wish I had a season pass! I live 3 hours from the park - and haven't even gone till just now. But I had gone up to Cedar Point twice! I hope to definately go back to Holiday World next year. I need to go to a park I haven't been to also...

[roasted_marshmallow]

I enjoyed The Voyage so much I sometimes watch the POV for it and pretend like I'm on it again.