LegendLover Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Monsoon Lagoon sits on a small plot of land in the middle of the water park. I just don't see what could go in its place unless it's just a new water fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT325 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I suppose now might be a good time to introduce myself. With RavenMaven now retired, I'm LegendFledgling and I'll be attempting to do some of what Paula did (though we'll need at least two people to replace her). Â Legend, the middle coaster My favorite too! Â Welcome and good luck! Â PS - when is the podcast coming back? Really miss it in those winter months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 https://www.holidayworld.com/holiblog/2019/06/13/the-bucket-list/ Â This is where they announced Monsoon Lagoon was leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Not super surprising given they just built a new version. My kids liked both of them when we were there last, but definitely preferred Kima Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I suppose now might be a good time to introduce myself. With RavenMaven now retired, I'm LegendFledgling and I'll be attempting to do some of what Paula did (though we'll need at least two people to replace her). It seems everyone has already heard we have an announcement coming up, and for anyone local or planning a trip around that time, we'd love to see some enthusiasts in Santa Claus on August 6 at noon (central time)! If you can't be there in person, we'll make the announcement to our e-newsletter quickly after our live announcement. Welcome to the forums! Wish I could make it to the event myself, though a Tuesday at noon is a bit too out of the way for myself, haha. Nonetheless, will be keeping a close eye on the announcement you guys have in store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendLover Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Maybe with the removal of the half pipe slide, it’ll be one of those hybrid bowl and half pipe sides like what Six Flags has been adding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 A few things I'm sure of. It's gonna be the fastest of it's type. In the initial teaser on all their social media's, they worded it "be the fastest to know". You don't typically word stuff like that. The second thing is that it's a coaster of some type. Weather it's a dry coaster or a water coaster. Why would they want coaster enthusiasts in the audience for the announcement for some slide, or flat ride addition. Lastly, it's not a family coaster. It wouldn't be the fastest of its type if it was. Â Honestly, the more I think of it, the more an Intamin Water Coaster makes sense. They're similar in style to the former Shoot the Chutes ride HW had. In fact, they can reuse the the foundation from the former tower of Pilgrims Plunge and also reuse almost everything like the water pumps, boats, ext, other than redesigning the splash down area as I'm assuming this will also have a roller coaster part like ones in Europe do. Intamin is probably also giving them a discount too due to the failure of Pilgrims Plunge. Also, why would they leave the boats, the station, the splash down and all the foundation work for almost 6 years now if they didn't plan on reusing it at some point? They certainly have the money to remove it all if they so wish, and honestly by all accounts should of at this point if they didn't plan to reuse it as it's kinda an eye sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayWorldFTW Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 A few things I'm sure of. It's gonna be the fastest of it's type. In the initial teaser on all their social media's, they worded it "be the fastest to know". You don't typically word stuff like that. The second thing is that it's a coaster of some type. Weather it's a dry coaster or a water coaster. Why would they want coaster enthusiasts in the audience for the announcement for some slide, or flat ride addition. Lastly, it's not a family coaster. It wouldn't be the fastest of its type if it was.  Honestly, the more I think of it, the more an Intamin Water Coaster makes sense. They're similar in style to the former Shoot the Chutes ride HW had. In fact, they can reuse the the foundation from the former tower of Pilgrims Plunge and also reuse almost everything like the water pumps, boats, ext, other than redesigning the splash down area as I'm assuming this will also have a roller coaster part like ones in Europe do. Intamin is probably also giving them a discount too due to the failure of Pilgrims Plunge. Also, why would they leave the boats, the station, the splash down and all the foundation work for almost 6 years now if they didn't plan on reusing it at some point? They certainly have the money to remove it all if they so wish, and honestly by all accounts should of at this point if they didn't plan to reuse it as it's kinda an eye sore.  THIS sounds like something they would do. I’m buying what your selling and could totally see a ride like that in HW. I don’t think it is by any means a small addition like a new slide complex or anything like that. This will be a more major, anchor ride I think.   Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoasternut Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I will be there . I made 31st visit of the season yesterday. Of course it helps having a Platinum Pass, being retired, and living within an hour of the park! Can't wait for the announcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoasternut Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I have been visiting this park for a long time! Here is a picture of my first visit around 1953 ! Can you tell which one is me First visit around 1953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I don't know. I can't see them getting rid of a ride only to get the exact same thing with an extended layout . . . Â I can see them getting some from MACK before intamin though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendLover Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I don't know. That would actually be a pretty good idea I think. It's been years since they removed Pilgrim's Plunge. It's been long enough that I think people would see the replacement and think "man, I've missed that ride. I want to go out to Holiday World and try it again." It's not like they removed it, and then announced a replacement the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp94 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 ^ A huge water ride like Pilgrim's Plunge was my thinking, in the same spot. I can't really see a new large-investment coaster like some people are saying, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I have been visiting this park for a long time! Here is a picture of my first visit around 1953 ! Can you tell which one is me  This is lovely. Thank you for sharing it with us.  David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I don't know. That would actually be a pretty good idea I think. It's been years since they removed Pilgrim's Plunge. It's been long enough that I think people would see the replacement and think "man, I've missed that ride. I want to go out to Holiday World and try it again." It's not like they removed it, and then announced a replacement the next year. But do people really miss it? It wasn't taken out just to take out. It was problematic right? From my understand it was a long, boring trek to the lift then just a drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeykaise Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I really liked it, yeah it was kind of uneventful until you got to the elevator lift but man what a nice way to cool down on a hot day. The drop was awesome, I think it just needed the roller coaster part like its counterpart in Europe which I'm blanking on the name now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 ^ There are several of them out there now. TPR just rode one at Energylandia today! Â Also, since this is classified as a water coaster, Assuming it would be the tallest of its kinds since it's the fastest, HW could claim that they have the Tallest, Fastest, and Longest Water Coasters in the world in one park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendLover Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I don't know. That would actually be a pretty good idea I think. It's been years since they removed Pilgrim's Plunge. It's been long enough that I think people would see the replacement and think "man, I've missed that ride. I want to go out to Holiday World and try it again." It's not like they removed it, and then announced a replacement the next year. But do people really miss it? It wasn't taken out just to take out. It was problematic right? From my understand it was a long, boring trek to the lift then just a drop?  What is a typical log ride? A slow trek to a lift hill and drop. Lots of the general public miss Pilgrim’a Plunge. It was a crowd pleaser with its huge drop. I didn’t imply though that it was removed for no reasons. These new Intamin water coasters are a lot more reliable. Pilgrim’a Plunge was just a prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 So the park has been busy dropping a few more hints.  The first being in this blog post. Spoiler Alert, this ride announcement isn't on the same level of Thunderbird.  Then in this newsletter that was sent out yesterday:   Notice how hot new food addition is Flamin' Hot CHEETOS lol  Here's the video that was linked in the newsletter:  [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Looking at the video: One, there appears to be either Tigers or Cheetahs on the socks. Two, Obviously a water attraction since they used Safari Sam, however, socks seem to imply that your feet are going to get wet, so perhaps this ride will be accessible from both the dry and water park? As soon as I saw this, I immediately thought of this video TPR just put up:  [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 In the recent HoliBlog post, Leah used the word "NoBody" [capitalisation hers]. Holiday World's first body slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Uhhh... wouldn't that mean... No... Body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Yes. Yes it could mean that it's not a body slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I think the chances on this being a water coaster from Intamin is precisely zero. Giraffica was a huge headache for them. With that being said, I think a water coaster from Mack with an actual roller coaster layout (and not just a lift and drop) is possible. Theme it to some jungle creature and plop it in the old Giraffica plot and you have a winner. Â Holiday World does an excellent job teasing (as we know from the Thunderbird announcement). Can't wait to see what they have up their sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Looks like they have an ACE event mid Oct. Anyone been? No trim Voyage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Am I the TPR antagonist this week? Lmao. I never had a good experience on Pilgrims Plunge. The lift wasn't as intimidating as I had hoped for, the drop with all of that water flying in your face was painful, and they could never get the water level right so it was a giant drop into brakes. I'm only 5'8" and my knees would mash into the plastic part of the boat upon the harsh stop every time. It was wasn't a fun experience at all. I haven't been on a new one since, and I could see it being a crowd pleaser if they got the water level right and it did more than just go up and drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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