coasterfreak101 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I say this is one of those things that you CAN judge before you ride it. And it looks crazy awesome. Go Holiday World, and good luck to everyone riding in not getting beheaded in the tunnels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Wow. Wildebeest looks really good. I'm totally looking foreword to riding this awesome water slide this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Yay for the Middle America Tour!! I'll be glad to go back this summer and ride this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Wow, what to do at Holiday World first....ride the best coaster I've been on, or get in line for what looks like the best waterpark ride!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirouettes907 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I started laughing when I saw the raft fly over the first hill after the lift and land with a resounding "PWACK!" This ride looks like it's going to be a heck of a lot of fun--can't wait to try it out this June at Holiwood Nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaMiTsPaT Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I'm not much of a waterpark fan...but I think I just became one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 good luck to everyone riding in not getting beheaded in the tunnels! Â I second that! Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 OMG I just came...........to the conclusion that I need to get to HW and ride this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Okay, now THAT is a waterpark attraction I can get very squishy-excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Mmmm... Airtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Is this one of the slides where you can wear your street cloths on? Or you must be in your swimming stuff....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Jer, It's located in the parks water park. I'm also pretty sure that water comes into the raft. Â Â So, yeah you would probably want a swim suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) ............................ Edited April 15, 2010 by spaceace12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Maven Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Wildebeest is in Splashin' Safari water park, but we don't *require* swimwear. If you'd like to ride in your street clothes, that's fine. Â Thanks, Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Wildebeest is in Splashin' Safari water park, but we don't *require* swimwear. If you'd like to ride in your street clothes, that's fine. Thanks, Paula Oh man, that is AWESOME actually! When we did Deluge at Kentucky Kingdom a few years ago we had some members of the tour who didn't want to do the water park, but then when they saw how awesome Deluge was during ERT, they jumped on wearing their normal clothes! They absolutely LOVED it!!!  Is it wrong that I'm actually looking more forward to this ride than I am the new trains on Voyage?  I watched those testing videos and it really got me excited!  --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Maven Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Robb ... if loving Wildebeest is wrong, you don't wanna be right... Â Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingoman Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I'm pretty pumped about the slide more than the trains too Robb. I'm kind of a fan of a wild ride on a PTC train (ala Ghostrider, Texas Giant, Hershey Wildcat, Legend). I fear that the Timberliner trains will take the bite out of my favorite coaster, however, when I "took the Voyage" back in 2006 it was smooth as glass and it was still incredible, so maybe you just can't ruin this one. It's too wild to be tamed. Haha. Â Back to Wildebeest, does anyone know if the rafts will run that fast all the time and give that amazing airtime when it opens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 WOW! Do they make this ride in a "small"? I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 It's too wild to be tamed. Haha. Â That's all you have to say about Voyage. Â The one complaint I've always heard is the relative "roughness" of Voyage (which I think is borderline ludicrous, especially compared to about 90% of woodies out there), and this might solve that problem. Not to mention the boost in capacity, the lessening of maintenance costs (they've retracked almost the entire ride since '06), and added comfort, and these trains should be a huge plus for what's already in my opinion the best coaster on the planet. I'm even more excited as to what these trains might do for the industry, as now we have a train to compete with Millennium Flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEmmettBrown88 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I personally can't wait to try out the new timberliner trains as I have only been to the park once since 2006 and at that point Voyage was (and not to sound like a broken record) but yes it was as smooth as glass and I can't wait to see what this does to the overall ride experience. Also reading that you can wear normal street clothes on wildebeest... Great Scott! or This is Heavy!... whichever works. lol. Oh and come to think of it I also missed out on the fun which is pilgrim falls last year. Well I suppose on May 1st I'll find out how freaky the lift actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Well guys you have one more chance to ride the original Voyage trains!  From the Holiday World facebook page  Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Okay...so the *good* news is that if you wanted one last ride on the original Voyage trains, you can do that opening weekend (May 1-2). Due to an unanticipated delay in the manufacturing process, the new train did not arrive today as planned, but will be here in a week. We'll premiere the Timberliner trains on Voyage by May 14. We'll keep you posted about the testing process and truly appreciate your understanding!  www.facebook.com/#!/HolidayWorld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I thought that the original Voyage trains are at Darien Lake for Predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 ^They may have only sent one train to Darien Lake. They still have two others if that's the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 ^They may have only sent one train to Darien Lake. They still have two others if that's the case. Â Heard a while back that they sold two of the Voyage trains so that leaves only one that Holiday World owns while the other two are at Darien Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Maven Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 That's correct; sold two and kept one (for now). Â Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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