ratdogg68 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 ^ Not bad, we always go during Halloweekends. About like a weekday in the Summer. Last year we just kept riding Thunderbird the last hour they were open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherkim Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Guess we are making a day trip from St Louis tomorrow to have one last chance at the water park for the summer. Still going to be a bit chilly in the am but looks like the temps should be warming up for the afternoon. Hope the water's not too chilly after the hurricane rain you got yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Hopefully the cool weather keeps the crowds away. Have a good time, Kim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherkim Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Hopefully the cool weather keeps the crowds away. Have a good time, Kim! Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I was wondering if we should have an announcement for 2018 soon, but then I realized that Firecracker wasn't announced until late October last year so it seems there is still time before an announcement may be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherkim Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Well slightly chilly (by water park standards) temps and partly cloudy kept no one away, lol. It was pretty packed at Splashin Safari and I'm guessing they have the usual post school start water park/pool issues with not enough staff as a couple things were shut down. Lines were averaging a good 30-45 min. OF course it was a holiday weekend, not complaining, I knew it was a risk. But I think if we make any day trips next year, which is a 6 hr round trip we will make sure to go on a weekday to get the most bang for our buck; so to speak. Rode the 4 coasters before we left. Took us about 2 hours to get all 4 in between 4 pm and 6 pm. And then the boy waxed poetic about Thunderbird. All. The. Way. Home. Did see 2 things I've never seen before. Wildebeest valleyed. Twice. They had to shut it down, evacuate the stuck , and evacuate the stuck raft. And somehow a woman managed to be on one of the rafts in between the get off and get on point. Where only the boats go under the little gate. I haven't a clue how she managed that, walked up to get in line as they were hauling her but out with a ladder and everyone in line was clapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Valleying on a water coaster's not super uncommon, but the one of the woman still on the boat between the unload/load stations... that's a first! Glad to hear he enjoyed Thunderbird. I certainly love that coaster to the moon and back, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliHorton Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 So does anybody know when Holiday World restocks their online store? I want to buy a new Holiday World sweatshirt. I bought a maroon one last December and I just outgrew it. It was great, maroon and gold are my school colors so I would wear the sweatshirt and wear a maroon Converse on my left foot and a gold one on my right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I would wear the sweatshirt and wear a maroon Converse on my left foot and a gold one on my right. Yep... This does a pretty good job of explaining why I'm 32 years old and still have no children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I would wear the sweatshirt and wear a maroon Converse on my left foot and a gold one on my right. Yep... This does a pretty good job of explaining why I'm 32 years old and still have no children. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherkim Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Valleying on a water coaster's not super uncommon, but the one of the woman still on the boat between the unload/load stations... that's a first! Glad to hear he enjoyed Thunderbird. I certainly love that coaster to the moon and back, too! I asked several people in line if they saw how it happened, but those around us had all walked up after the fact. If there is an employee out there that knows what happened and can spill the beans; I'm dying to know. It was around 3:30 on Sunday 9/3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliHorton Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I would wear the sweatshirt and wear a maroon Converse on my left foot and a gold one on my right. Yep... This does a pretty good job of explaining why I'm 32 years old and still have no children. Eh. My friends and I (we're all sixteen) we like to have days where we wear a theme park related shirt (or sweatshirt) on. One of my friends wears an awesome comfort colors shirt she bought from Six Flags Over Georgia when they went over the summer and the other one wears a t shirt that her mother bought a while ago at Six Flags Great America when they still lived in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Sigh. Only three years until my oldest is a teenager.... Not looking forward to this sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I don't think I can say I've ever worn different colored shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tykunkel1031 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Deleted Edited September 10, 2017 by tykunkel1031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliHorton Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I don't think I can say I've ever worn different colored shoes. It doesn't look as weird as you think. I mean they are Converse, they all look the same. It isn't like wearing two different brand of shoes or two different styles. It is like the rails of Joker at Discovery Kingdom and the Joker free fly clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I don't think I can say I've ever worn different colored shoes. It doesn't look as weird as you think. I mean they are Converse, they all look the same. It isn't like wearing two different brand of shoes or two different styles. It is like the rails of Joker at Discovery Kingdom and the Joker free fly clones. I don't think it's a big deal if it's for like a pep rally or you're going to a school game. I wouldn't wear them just on a normal school day though haha. Now, let's get back to Holiday World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwesterner Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I was wondering if we should have an announcement for 2018 soon, but then I realized that Firecracker wasn't announced until late October last year so it seems there is still time before an announcement may be happening. The Firecracker teaser wasn't even released until Nov. 30 last year and official ride name and details weren't released until the first week of January 2017. So I'd say we could have 3-4 more months to wait if it's close to the same scale of ride. If it's bigger, it may come sooner. (Mayflower was announced at the end of October for 2014.) They really like to draw these things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliHorton Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I don't think I can say I've ever worn different colored shoes. It doesn't look as weird as you think. I mean they are Converse, they all look the same. It isn't like wearing two different brand of shoes or two different styles. It is like the rails of Joker at Discovery Kingdom and the Joker free fly clones. I don't think it's a big deal if it's for like a pep rally or you're going to a school game. I wouldn't wear them just on a normal school day though haha. Now, let's get back to Holiday World. I would do that on school spirit days. We don't really have pep rallies as the principal thinks they are a waste of time so..... But yeah, back to Holiday World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 you see some of the most "wtf" things once you start working at a park. People get really creative at messing up foolproof systems While there's no doubting that as I've seen people climbing shade canopies and taking their shirts off mid-cycle and throwing them away. If you make something idiot proof, someone will just make a better idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I was wondering if we should have an announcement for 2018 soon, but then I realized that Firecracker wasn't announced until late October last year so it seems there is still time before an announcement may be happening. The Firecracker teaser wasn't even released until Nov. 30 last year and official ride name and details weren't released until the first week of January 2017. So I'd say we could have 3-4 more months to wait if it's close to the same scale of ride. If it's bigger, it may come sooner. (Mayflower was announced at the end of October for 2014.) They really like to draw these things out. It depends on the magnitude of the ride. If it was something they thought was going to drive season pass sales, they would have announced it already. To me, it seems like the park is still paying off Thunderbird. The Capital they are spending seems to be going all to infrastructure improvements. I believe they're obligated to get the rest of Legend Lot paved or concreted over the next few years and that's not very cheap, especially considering how big that parking lot has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I'm really curious to see what will end up in the Pilgrim's Plunge spot. It would be nice to see something sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I'm really curious to see what will end up in the Pilgrim's Plunge spot. It would be nice to see something sooner rather than later. A third water coaster! Seriously though, that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 ^ It really would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT325 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Nice to see Holiday World taking home some 2017 Golden Tickets. No huge surprise, but always good to see! Especially for a fanboy like me. - Cleanest park (hmmm... but SF Great America keeps claiming this?? Oh SF, you so silly) - Best water ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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