Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread

[Raven Maven]

I wonder when the station is going to go vertical?

 

Ummm ... is tomorrow soon enough?

 

Several track pieces are going up tomorrow - we'll have GoPros in place first thing.

[Midgetman82]

Man, you guys are really feeding your fans this stuff! (Admittedly, I'm one of them No shame.)

Yes, I am totally fanboying out right now, but honestly, I'm more excited about where the park is going in terms of the future then the ride itself. Up until last year, HW's theming was average at best, so when I see them working with a company that has worked with Dollywood and Seaworld parks of the world, or borrow ideas from Europa Park, I get a little excited.

This is what I'm more excited about as well. It's always amazing to see the park expand and get more stuff for visitors to enjoy, no matter how big or small.

[KristenLeigh]

Paula-- Is the barn/station gonna have the look like in the animation? I think a neat thing in the station would be the journal pages on the wall. It's exciting to see the pictures of construction but wish I was closer to buy a season pass as central Ohio is about a 5 hr drive.

[glucky11801]

Here's the latest track piece going up on the Overbanked Horseshoe. Looks great!!!

[Raven Maven]

Paula-- Is the barn/station gonna have the look like in the animation?

 

Yes, our animator used the sketches provided by PGAV, so we should end up with what is in the animation.

[Diamondbacker27]

Here's the latest track piece going up on the Overbanked Horseshoe. Looks great!!!

[Raven Maven]

^ We've got GoPros capturing it all.

 

Funny, though, no one has posted about what now shows up on our second construction cam. We changed the view yesterday just for you - and no one has made the discovery.

[hey...hey]

The silo or the Will Power building?

[Comeagain?]

^ We've got GoPros capturing it all.

 

Funny, though, no one has posted about what now shows up on our second construction cam. We changed the view yesterday just for you - and no one has made the discovery.

 

Envelope testing! And something I don't know how to describe next to the track... Grain silo?

[GwaziBSRider1]

Honestly, this is the first time I actually went to the construction cam site. I was expecting one of those cameras that refresh every thirty seconds, not a completely live one! Kudos, Holiday World!

[hey...hey]

Honestly, this is the first time I actually went to the construction cam site. I was expecting one of those cameras that refresh every thirty seconds, not a completely live one! Kudos, Holiday World!

 

Agree! Their camera setup is 10x better than Fury325 looking all the way down from the tower. Holiday World's cameras are up close and changing to give the serious enthusiasts the best view.

[Raven Maven]

Yes, the safety-envelope gizmo for checking clearance is on-site.

[KingRCT3]

The so-called "tunnel test".

 

Otherwise the banked turn disappeared behind the trees!

[ZeroGravity55]

^ Yes it has! Lots of progress today.

 

The overbanked horseshoe looks a tad bit more banked than I originally thought and the turn looks a lot tighter as well.

[rcjp]

^That looks like it's going to be pretty close

[Diamondbacker27]

Extremely close! Yay for Thunderbird!

[Raven Maven]

^ When they put the stone up on the chimney, it'll be even closer. The next Hard Hat Chronicles will be fun - we show the track for the elevated horseshoe going up.

[mikejenkins1]

^^ And when will that treat (no trick) be?

[Raven Maven]

^ Today, I think. It was shot yesterday afternoon. We're keeping our GoPros busy!

[mikejenkins1]

Great! I can not wait to ride Thunderbird! You and your staff keep all of us so up to date. We really appreciate it!

[ZeroGravity55]

^ What he said, thanks for all you guys have been doing!

 

I was looking at some of the other wing riders awhile back and noticed that some of the trains had a really nice light package on them. Paula, do you know if Thunderbird's trains will have one as well?

Edited October 31, 2014 by ZeroGravity55

[Moose]

Raven Maven, I know you aren't the biggest fan of coasters, but will you be riding Thunderbird?

[ZeroGravity55]

Some new photos from Thunderbird's micro-site:

 

 

[jynx242]

It's been said before, but bears repeating - that track color looks SPECTACULAR against the changing leaves.

 

Thanksfor keeping us up to date!

[Raven Maven]

Raven Maven, I know you aren't the biggest fan of coasters, but will you be riding Thunderbird?

 

I can't imagine not riding it ... but when I look at the soaring structure? Hmmm.