Did anyone hear the new news on The Voyage?

Paul Drabek said:
"Ok, I thought people were serious."

Some are, some aren't, therein lies "the rub", so to speak... :)

Raven Maven said:
As to "stealing" any thunder from another ride, that's a bunch of bull.

See, some aren't "serious". They're the FUN ones... :)

I'll likely be making a *journey* to both of these...since I'm famous, it might even be a "star" trek... ;)

You may groan now... ;)
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No one got the memo on the drink refill station on that turnaround, eh?

Although a face full of soft drinks at that speed might be slightly painful.

Better soft drinks than gravy! Anyways, possible that they're replacing the 90 degree bank out near the turnaround with an overbank?

Perhaps I'm wrong but I have a feeling some of you are over-thinking this "new element" that Paula spoke of. By new I think she meant "not on the original plans" and not "never before done on a wood coaster."

Just my hunch. I've been wrong before, tho ;)

Well, being as Paula said in this very thread:

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Please try not to obsess over the word "new." This is not a never-before-heard-of element.

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I'd say you're right, Moosh. :)

LOL Gonch. I obviously missed her post ;)

Wasn't there already a pic of the reverse banked turn thingamabobbit on the Holiblog? I remember Paula saying something about something in the picture and saying 'That wasn't in the origional design'.

So perhaps this is something different.

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Raven Maven said:

As to "stealing" any thunder from another ride, that's a bunch of bull. (That felt good ... first pun of the day.)

Paula

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Thanks, Paula. We knew you wouldn't steer us in the wrong direction.

Paul, For your "enjoyment"...Here's a link to the original post by Beast Fan (6/5 at 7:27 and beyond)about how it would be disrespectful to take the longest wooden coaster record from Beast.

^It just wouldn't be classy. ;)

So by that logic, it was disrespectful to build a ride taller or faster than "Magnum."

This is a business, if people can take a record and it means more money for them you'd better believe they will do it.

Has there been any indication if and when the 'surprise' will be revealed?

My guess is that Will & Paula will unveil it on The Voyage's opening day. You know how they love a surprise.

That would be evil...pure evil! You're probably right, Paul ;-)

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MForce2k said:
So by that logic, it was disrespectful to build a ride taller or faster than "Magnum."

This is a business, if people can take a record and it means more money for them you'd better believe they will do it.

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The Beast has held the record for longest wood coaster for nearly 30 years. Magnum's record was broken not too long after it was built. Totally different situations.

Oh please let's not get started with the whole "not classy" bit again. That is just utter nonsense.

As long as you're green, you're growing. As soon as you're ripe, you start to rot.
--Ray Kroc

That record may be getting ripe!

As for the new element. A helix would be feasible as welll as some reverse banking or overbanking. At this stage it could be anything, but I have the feeling that Paul is right about us not knowing anything more until May 6. (How many days away is that Paul?)

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a_hoffman50 said:

I have the feeling that Paul is right about us not knowing anything more until May 6. (How many days away is that Paul?)

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175 days 0 hours 27 minutes and 15 seconds

...not that your counting, right? ;)

Think about it for a moment ... if we waited until May to announce the additional element, then all the press kits and other information materials I send out over the winter would be incorrect.

No, we won't wait that long.

Paula

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Mamoosh said:
...not that your counting, right?

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No not at all.