TR: Holiday World (May 13, 2006)

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This is going to be short and sweet, mainly because I have no pictures and am still super tired.

 

It's a five hour drive, one way, for me to get there but after hearing about Voyage I had to go. Pulled up to an empty parking lot and about 7 buses....Holiday World Music Festival was going on. It was my first visit to the park and the woman at the ticket booth told me that Voyage would not open until later, so I headed off to some other rides...

 

Raven: When I pulled up and saw the "Number 1 wooden in the world" sign I had high expectations, and I must say they were not met. After my first ride I felt the sign had very little truth although throughout the day my initial impression vanished. After multiple rides in multiple seats I began to see what the hype was all about. Short and fast, through the woods, decent airtime in the first half...and it had a certain "something" about it that only great coasters have....infact I still can't really put my finher on it. I still don't see it as my personal favorite woody, but I was certainly very happy.

 

Legend: Another sign showing as the number 7 coaster in the world...would my first impression be the same as Raven?

Well after my first ride I could tell the coaster had some very powerful elements. I didn't experience many negative g's but, as the day went on ,and more rides were under my belt, I liked it more and more just as I did Raven. The ride was strong, very fast...my personal number 7? Well, I just don't know...nonetheless, as before, I became more and more happy with it throughout the day.

 

....and now for what I'm sure a lot of people are curious about....

 

VOYAGE: Well I'm about positive I'll get a lot of negative response from this comment, and I suppose that's fine; after all, coasters are all about personal preference...BUT...I personally thing that Holiday World just built the best wooden in the world. This ride is an airtime machine with more elements than any other coaster (including steel) that I have been on. The tunnels are perfect. EVERY possible place for a small hill to add that pop of airtime into a turn, helix, tunnel....it's there. By the end of the ride you are out of breath and before you know it you are running around the station to get back in line. The ride feels faster than it is and keeps its pace even after the short trims. I assure you folks, this coaster is worth every ounce of hype it has. This ride is only going to get better with time. Some trees need to grow back, and some things need to be finished on the ride cosmetically, but nonetheless, what other park would open a ride a little less that fully done JUST to give their park goers that extra thrill? MUCH respect goes to Holiday World for doing everything in their power to make their park as exciting as possible.

 

 

It being my first time to the park I was extremely pleased that I finally got to experience this awesome place and these awesome rides. I rode a couple flats, spent WAY too much money on food, and got multiple rides on each of their coasters...I enjoyed myself on a whole other level that I havn't experienced since my first visit to IB or CP.

For those of you who have not visited, or are thinking about returning to get on Voyage, DO SO!!! The coaster alone is worth it, and Raven, Legend, and an amazing park atmosphere make it more than an amazing trip.