USRoadTripper Posted June 8, 2006 Posted June 8, 2006 On Wednesday, May 31st, I joined Don and Monica for a day at Holiday World so we could all check out Voyage. I will let the pictures do the talking, so I won't write too much. I really enjoyed Voyage! I guess it is my #1 woodie, though there is still room at the top of my list for something to wow me even more. The first, say, 2/3rds of the ride were great, but by the end, my neck was getting tired from bracing it for so long, so it almost seemed like *too* much coaster for me. But the airtime was awesome (a back seat ride elicited an uncontrollable "Wooooah my God!!!" from both Don and myself!) and I thought it was an extremely solid ride. The back was better than the front though in my opinion, especially for the triple down. After finishing up at Holiday World, we ended out the day at Beech Bend. Since we only had about an hour, we just did the coasters and the Scat 2 death machine before the park closed. Afterwards, we found a nice dinner at Cracker Barrell, chatted a bit, and i made it home by about a little after 1:00am. Onto the photos! -Julie Holiday World has some interesting merchandise to say the least. Mmm, sexy. Time to say goodbye to Holiday World. We took a moment to take advantage of this photo op before perusing one of the gift shops. We assumed that everyone must have gone to the waterpark by this point, but when we got back over to Legend, we were still baffled at how empty the coasters were. We paused for a moment (while enjoying another drink) to watch the diving show. This part reminded me of Indiana Beach! After another drink, we headed back over to Raven. Here, Don models the lovely empty Raven station. Monica and I sat out a third ride while Don rode. There he is in the second row in the gray shirt! When we head back to Voyage, no one is there, just the way we like it! Thinking of you, Kev! Get your butt down here and ride these awesome woodies! Monica finds her name quite easily. Hmm...we couldn't decide which wooden name plaque would be more appropriate for Don. At this point, we decded to ride the log flume. While riding, we noticed that Legend was running, so we ran to it to grab a ride. I think I have a photo just like this of anyone I've ever ridden flyers with. Don says, "Oh well, it's out in the open now! Now I can video myself with the flyers without shame!" Don...BUSTED being a theme park dork! Yes, even Holiday World doesn't fail to deliver your daily dose of creepy while in a theme park. What better ride to ride on a full stomach than Liberty Launch? Don and I decided to be Sad and Pathetic for this one. We were hungry at that point, so we stopped for lunch at Kringles Cafe. I had some great pizza, and CHEESECAKE ON A STICK. Frozen cheesecake, covered in chocolate, and on a stick. I couldn't ask for a more perfect food. Ahh Raven. I thought Raven was quite a bit more impressive on this trip than my last. It had penty of airtme, and while not a long ride, it's a quality ride. I'd rank it just about equal with Legend now. After a free beverage, we headed over to the Raven. This one's line was a bit longer, and in the non-airconditioned queue house. Wasn't terribly bad though. Our first stop, much like everyone else, was the Voyage. It was a great ride, and we didn't have to wait more than about 10 minutes for it. D'oh!!! Well, at least we all had the credit already, and we were told that it might open later in the day. McDonald's through a tree! The first order of business of the day was breakfast, so I made it an E-stop! (Thanks Guy!)
USRoadTripper Posted June 8, 2006 Author Posted June 8, 2006 Beech Bend photos And finally, this is Ross. He has awesome hair. Thanks for reading! After this was taken, we were surprised that we weren't killed by a roving gang of Dale Earnhardt enthusiasts! What a lovely picture of the Rumbler! Yep, everyone can expect some awesome POV of the Dragon coaster on the next Tools DVD! Who's tha gangsta with all tha kiddie credits? I had a couple of crazy freaks following me the whole way to Bowling Green! Lucky for them, I resisted the urge to slam on my brakes. On the way to Beech Bend, my odometer hit a number that I think a lot of people here would appreciate. Yes, I know, I need to dust my dashboard!
zaneymon Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 AWESOME JULIE you always now how to do awesome trip reports
ParkTrips Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Julie - excellent report. Glad that you made it up there, I wish I could have made it up there to join yall. Im especially glad you loved the Voyage  Oh, and its cool that you got to ride the Scat 2. I still am bummed it was closed when we were there for Rumbler's preview  - Joe
USRoadTripper Posted June 9, 2006 Author Posted June 9, 2006 Scat 2 was hair-raising and scary! Don kept trying to get Monica to ride it so he could get video of it, so eventually, Monica and I rode it, and Don said he was planning on riding after us. Of course, we were on the last cycle of the night...I think we were duped into riding this death contraption! hahaha The spinning was so strong that our faces were smushing back, and we could barely talk or breathe! Seriously, had it gone on another minute or so, I would have probably passed out! The wall you lean against is tilted, so all the blood rushes to your head. I really don't think I've ever been so dizzy when leaving a ride before! We both had to take a few minutes to get our bearings back after we got off the ride. Whew...if you can handle it, you gotta try this ride! Â -Julie
Homer Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Hehe, great trip report. Â And, today is 69 day! Hooray!
Darien Laker Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 You always do such great PTRs. This one was awesome too! That's awesome that they got Legend up and running too. I really need to get out to Holiday World and ride some good wood coasters for a change. (I haven't been on one that I could call good since Wild One and Roar! back in '04)
PhishyBrewer Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 I'm really sorry that you had to spend that much time with Don and Monica. Please... let me aplogize.
coasterdad Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Nice TR, Yeah I like both parks, really enjoyed Voyage too, and KR was a nice ride too. Where in Nashville do you live?
Hilltopper39 Posted June 10, 2006 Posted June 10, 2006 Who's that sexy son of a bitch in the red shirt, hahaha. nice TR. EVERYONE COME RIDE THE RUMBLER
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