Holiday World (HW) Discussion Thread

[Intaman]

^ Yeah I almost forgot that it was barely 45 degrees today. It should only get faster.

 

Since they're testing without dummies, they should be about ready to let humans ride now.

 

Edit: Really looking forward to seeing this in person. From Thunderbird's Micro Site:

 

 

I must say that this one cool looking station- I'm looking forward to seeing it in a couple months.

[Intaman]

^ Yeah I almost forgot that it was barely 45 degrees today. It should only get faster.

 

Since they're testing without dummies, they should be about ready to let humans ride now.

 

Edit: Really looking forward to seeing this in person. From Thunderbird's Micro Site:

 

 

I must say that this one cool looking station- I'm looking forward to seeing it in-person a couple months from now.

[HolidayWorldFTW]

I wonder if there is an award anywhere for ride theming and color scheme? This just looks incredible. So proud of my home park for really stepping up their game in these areas. I just can't believe this is at our Holiday World!

[mikejenkins1]

So what is up with all the semi trailers? They look special. What are they used for?

[rwilliam62521]

Logo on trailers seems to say POWER GENERATION something. Could be that they are having problems with the flywheels?

 

Other than that, I'm clueless.

[greghill]

Those trailers are big generators, Maybe a Power outage in the area and they needed to continue testing. Most places you can get those generators on site and running within an hour or two.

[Derek_Zoolander]

Domestics B&Ms be lookin fly in 2015. Holiday World have exceeded my expectations with their execution on Thunderbird and that station looks marvelous. I hope that the launch and shorter trains allow for a bit more intense experience than previous wing riders.

[ZeroGravity55]

I don't think they're using them for the coaster. They were running a two train operation earlier and those trailers were sitting there the exact same way they arrived. It looks like they haven't even been touched.

[coasterfreak101]

God that station is gorgeous. I had/have my doubts about how this thing looks from afar, but up close it's nothing short of spectacular.

[Hilltopper39]

I just noticed this but I didn't realize that Thunderbird is only going to have 5 rows per train compared to 7 or 8 on Wild Eagle or Gatekeeper. Hope this don't negativley impact capacity but it should make for a wild ride! Short trains always feel way more intense for some reason.

[ZeroGravity55]

^ The one down fall to having launched coasters. This is probably the lowest capacity coaster B&M has ever built. The ride time is going to be less than a minute and HW will have their most experienced crew members running it. I know The Raven has one more car per train (four more riders) than TB, but they're similar in track length and ride time. When The Raven is running two trains, that line never stops moving.

[HolidayWorldFTW]

I'll never doubt HW's ability to keep a line moving. The only ride there I've ever felt like the line would never end was on the Wildebeast and that was its opening year, a very very hot day, and before they had all the awnings and stuff to keep people cool in line. Once the Mammoth opened and they added some things to the queue to keep people cool it got MUCH better. Adding a 2nd water coaster really was needed for them. But as far as their coasters, even when The Voyage opened and they used the full capacity of the queue I think I only waited maybe 30-45 and the line was constantly moving. HW will know how to operate and dispatch this ride very very well..... And even if it starts out rough with the wait they will fix it very very quickly.

[HolidayWorldFTW]

Oh and one more thing, lol I think it's safe to tell everyone now that Trayvon Owen made it into the top 10 on American Idol! That guy has an incredible performance this past week. I keep watching and waiting for him to mention his bout at Holiday World! I think HW should try to get him to come back for a special performance after the show is over. That would be SUPER cool!

[Raven Maven]

^ Did you see the PM I sent you a while back?

[HolidayWorldFTW]

Hey Paula I didn't see the PM until just now, I sent ya an email. I really hope I didn't do anything wrong!

[prozach626]

Hey Paula I didn't see the PM until just now, I sent ya an email. I really hope I didn't do anything wrong!

 

Banned from HW for life.

[HolidayWorldFTW]

Nooooo that would be a nightmare. I'm not sure how I would handle that...

[HolidayWorldFTW]

Well it for sure wasn't a life time ban to the park! Lol if Paula gives me the ok I'll spill it.

[Raven Maven]

And unleash the hounds on me? No way!

[HolidayWorldFTW]

Lol yea I'll save ya Paula! You don't need any hounds!

[Derek_Zoolander]

This is probably the lowest capacity coaster B&M has ever built.

 

I wouldn't worry too much, theoretical capacity is 1140 pph, which is not much lower than B&M's other loopers and I'm sure the park will do all that they can to hit that number or even exceed it.

Edited March 22, 2015 by Derek_Zoolander

[tarheel1231]

Will,Thunderbird have rollbacks or is that more of a strata thing?

[rcjp]

^I guess the taller the ride the more likely it is and I think LSMs tend to be fairly consistent but I'm not sure.

[KingRCT3]

^ I don't think so. Don't quote me on this, but I think rollbacks have to do with the speed window allowed. For a top-hat, it's quite small due to the vertical bits - a difference of 10km/h and it doesn't go over it. For an immelman like Thunderbird, the window is wider and thus it's less likely to have a rollback.

 

But then again, a rollback can happen anytime and for various reasons. Even Wicked has already had rollbacks.

[ZeroGravity55]

I think it's possible, especially if they get a strong wind blowing against the launch. I know this is Cedar Point and the wind there is a different story, but I think of that vine TPR tweeted of the wind almost causing Gatekeeper to valley while entering the dive loop. These wing rider trains are not very aerodynamic. I almost forgot how wide they were until I saw TB testing on the webcam the other day.