HW Has reported!

Thanksgiving! wooden out and back - The Voyagedark ride (turkey chase)tilt a whirlaction river - bahari river, 1000 ft long by 20 ft wide, around bahariFood service location - 400 seat airconditioned dining plus outdoor dining I have someone AT the press conference. News feed is out currently.

wooden out and back, on steel structure. 24+ seconds at .25 G or less! Worlds Top Air Time Coaster.66degree first drop! Steepest in USTriple Down IN A TUNNEL!!!!Still getting info!

OMG check out the official site!

It's everything we always wanted and more!

I just heard from my source as well. And I take back what I said about the news feed crashing. ;-)

-Tina

The Voyage! Wow! A triple down! Wow!

It's on the HW page now.. That's AWESOME! 6,442 feet!?! Looks like I'm now taking the journey to IN next summer to check this out! Amazing... :)

Eric

WOW, crazy banking and that triple down - I want one! :)

3 7-car trains - 28 passengers on each train. Those at the news conference are "riding" it currently.

PFF: The ride!

It feels like Christmas!!! Or Thanksgiving depending on how you look at it. ;)

Yeah!!! Getting the river!!!!

So sad they built it with steel supports, by 2009 the coaster will be a joke. Why dont we learn from history? The coaster looks amazing...untill i saw the steel structure....

^Huh?

Holy smokes what a ride!!! Can't wait!!!

I tried the link from the news station about 10 times, got nothing but IE crashing errors...LOL!

At least I knew I could come HERE and find out what's going on... ;)

It's like Gemini reversed. ;)

Really, Jar? I guess you haven't been to Indiana Beach, their wood tracked, steel supported coasters are pretty darned good.

jar,

Steel supported coasters are nothing new - Coney Island Cyclone is a prime example of an amazing steel supported ride. AND Holiday World with Jeff H. have done an amazing job keeping their coasters in tip-top form - I would not let this be a concern - but yes some of the steel-framed CCI's have fallen apart but that has a lot more to do with CCI and certain parks maintenance than steel framed wood coasters.

Jimvid *** Edited 7/13/2005 4:29:41 PM UTC by jimvid***

You may have forgotten that HW also has Hammersly and Co. maintaining the rides.

I'm SO there next year!

"So sad they built it with steel supports, by 2009 the coaster will be a joke. Why dont we learn from history? The coaster looks amazing...untill i saw the steel structure.... "

Obviously you don't know Holiday World that well. It is easily one of two top parks as far as wood coaster maintenance is concerned. They never stop improving and maintaining their coasters. It's hard to find a park that babies their woodies like HW.

Have a little faith.

Shaggy

*** Edited 7/13/2005 4:38:12 PM UTC by Shaggy***

Spoken like someone who hasn't boarded Hades. Or Cornball. Pity.