I hated to do it, but with only five people signing up a month out, we decided to cancel the Fall Affair at Holiday World. My apologies for anyone who was hoping to go this year.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
I think it's a combination of factors. Not many live close to Holiday World so it can be a long drive. There are no new coasters and most have ridden the 3 there a ton. Holiwood Nights also happens every year.
I remember there being a big crowd for Fall Affair '05, the first year. This was partly because there had been no events at all for several years. Without a local population, it is hard to maintain the same level of interest with no new offerings.
Yeah, lack of anything new, our kids are older and school is beginning to become something that our oldest shouldn't miss because of an enthusiast event. We're already planning on having him in school a half day for PPP in October, but the timing of it was hard for us to try and go.
BeastBuzz was amazing though.
Events are a real mixed bag. Results have varied greatly over the years. Sometimes they're fun to do, sometimes they're just a pain in the ass. I think some of you have valid points though, that there probably is some amount of Holiday World fatigue without anything new.
I'm fairly certain we'll do Kings Island next year. We've already started to talk about it. I hear they're building something for next year.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
Paula just posted this on the HWN facebook page.
Well apparently CB won't let me paste her comments on here.
Basically she said that they are still going to have evening ERT on the Voyage for those that attend on September 14th.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/325861871036/?hc_location=stream
Before you can be older and wiser you first have to be young and stupid.
Ahem! Yes, I was about to share that. Thank you, Dave. :)
If you were already planning to attend the now-cancelled event, we hope you still will, as we will provide some Voyage ERT at closing.
If you're not already part of the HoliWood Nights Facebook group, you're welcome to join - that's where we're trying to count how many plan to attend and to share specifics about the evening.
Oh, and Jeff - you're welcome to attend. But only if you bring Simon and Diana. :)
Paula Werne
Holiday World
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