CoasterBuzz Club Fall Affair 2005 at Holiday World!

Im glad I finally came back to the Costerbuzz family after a year and a half break. I will rejoin the club with my next paycheck.

It was back to the fun I remember, and is anyone besides me sore from getting beat up by those two great rides for two full hours.

Best CB event I've been to yet! HW rocked as always. From the moment we got there and saw Mrs. Koch until our last ride on Raven at the end of the night...just awesome!

Thank you Koch's! You are the best, and I don't think any 'buzzers present yesterday would disagree. So many memories we have now, I can't even begin to start listing them all.

Thanks also to you Jeff for getting this event together with HW.

Well I wasn't there but thank Jeff and the Koch's anyhow.

Did everyone behave and have fun doing so?

Will there be other events next year?

Chuck, anxious to hear more TR's and pics and thanks those who already have.

Oh, BTW, PTC's don't beat you up :) J/K

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Did everyone behave and have fun doing so?

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It would have been very hard not to!

It was all right, I guess. J/K I had a blast.

^Hey you were the one that was sitting across from me in Kringles' Kafe.

Does any one know when the Podcast will be available? I'm looking forward to hear what they had to say since I got there a little late in the day. *** Edited 10/3/2005 2:42:11 AM UTC by BSBMX***

It was a great event. Thanks to Jeff and Holiday World for a fantastic day and especially for allowing the walk up registration. It was nice to put faces with a lot of the screen names from the site. I had a really great time with those of you who I hung out with at the park and at the camp ground afterwards.

Finally, I hope that whoever walked away from the Legend station with my brand new Indiana Beach hooded sweatshirt enjoys it.

Kyle

DragonKhan, those turned out... interesting! :O

Kyle, Blame Absolutelyreliable.com for your clothing loss.

Chuck, who took there shirts and towels earlier this year.

J/K but check out there archives from about a or two ago. Is there a cloths thief at HW?

Jeff, thanks for a great event yesterday. You brought ERT back to Holiday World! THANK YOU!
It was great meeting a bunch more of you and hanging out at the campground until the ranger sent us all to bed. :) I hope all of you made it home safely.
After ending ERT with six consecutive DARK rides near the back of the train on Legend, I am starting to "get it." Hopefully, I'll get one of those legendary "too fast for the computer" midnight rides next year. Until then, Raven is still my fave. See a bunch of you next weekend at PPP.

That shirt was taken back (and not taken by me) to the Legend station after it was discovered it wasn't the riders own hoodie. I don't recall which of my friends had it, but I remember watching them go to the station to leave it with the ops.

Did you fill out a Lost and Found report? If so, your shirt is probably already in the mail.

If not, send us an email with the description and your mailing address.

Paula

As always, I had a GREAT time at Holiday World. Mrs. B and I rode and rode Legend and Raven until we couldn't take it anymore. Based on this year's experiences, Raven has overtaken Legend for my #1 woodie. Legend is still great, but there just didn't seem to be as much magic to it as there used to be-it's running a little slower through the helixes and doesn't carry as much speed into the brake run.

I loved how Mrs. Koch said, "See you in May!" at the dinner. Despite the great risks they were subjected to at SRM 2003 that probably threatened their very existence, they are still willing to open their arms wide to enthusiasts. God Bless Holiday World!

Just to sum it all up: amazing.

Never waiting more than one train for ERT all the while getting double and triple rides was astounding. The atmosphere and the employees were wonderful. It was great to be back again, and with such a great group of people.

I say we start the official bruise tally...I have 6 from Legend, I'm sure. Who knew waking up feeling like you had been hit by a bus was such an awesome thing :)?

Fun, fun times at the park and around the fire. What a great trip!

I have to admit this was my first trip to HW and I am already planning for next year. The staff was great and always smiling. Which is good, Pat can keep her current job..... The Legend and Raven are astounding rides and I can't wait to make The Voyage next Season. As always Buzzers Rock. I always have a great time at CB events. From record breaking waves on Frightful Falls or riding the "SS Dragin Bottum" through Boulder Canyon, it was a great time. Those double/triple dark rides and the little friendly competition between the two station crews made the night for me. Thanks Jeff, Paula, Will, Pat and your great staff for a wonderful event.

First time at HW and first time for a CB event. Awesome time! Robin and I can't say enough good things about the people at HW and all of the CBuzzers we met. I liked Legend more than the Raven(I have the bruises to prove it) Robin liked the Raven at night. Looking forward to future CB events. Thanks to Jeff and everyone at CB for organizing and HW for inviting us in again.

Daron and Robin

I, too, had an AWESOME TIME and the meeting up of friends, fellow coasterbuzzers and the INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY STAFF at HW made for an AMAZING DAY.

The weather couldn't have been better; both THE RAVEN and THE LEGEND are still top-notch and seemed to be just getting better and better with age. Everyone I was with spent the better part of ERT on THE LEGEND, which, for my money, still rockets through its paces with the best of them. THE RAVEN'S scenic journey through the woods and the skirting of the lake, as elements go, are second to none.

We all eagerly await THE VOYAGE and the excitment will only continue to grow throughout the winter.

My one niggling comment about the dinner was that we were a few minutes late getting into Kringle's (about 15 minutes) and by the time we got there, all of the pizza was gone. Which was no problem because they said there would be more coming along in a few minutes. About 30 minutes later, we got this pizza that was basically uncooked and raw; we ate it anyway and lived to regret it shortly after ERT. I had bragged to my friend about how great the pizza was at HW but I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to look at it again. The other through-the-years curiousity that happened AGAIN was what I call the FUDGE PACKING SCENARIO--the chocolate fudge was virtually nonexistent by the time we got to the dessert table. In fact, there was NO FUDGE at all to be had ANYWHERE!!!! Do people PACK IT AWAY IN POCKETS or HOARD IT FOR LATER RETRIEVAL???!!! I have been to about six (six) food-related events coaster events @ HW and have NEVER been able to score a piece of fudge. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to find out what it tastes like!!!

Which tells us a lot about our fellow enthusiasts--these are some hungry mofos. Get out of the way when that dinner bell is rang!!!!!

Woooooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Barry J.

It was the best weekend of the year. Not just for the coasters, but getting to hang and party with CBuzzers, those I've met before and those I met for the first time.

It was heartwarming to see how happy Mrs. Koch was to have us there.

oh! I got a Legend flag from the auction!! Will and Pat Kock both signed it, but I couldn't find Paula to get her signature. Guess I'll have to bring it with me next year.

No picture can do the Voyage justice. Seeing that 90 degree banked turn had me thinking "what the Fxxxx were they thinking!" I was also there to hear the bit about the tunnel return to the station where they are installing windows so those in the queue can see the train rush through the tunnel "for a the excitement value".

Our final ride of the night was a triple ride on the Legend. The look on our webmaster's face when their train returned to the station when they were told they were going again was priceless. Glad to know I can outlast the youngsters on the Legend, although I sure felt it the next day.

Sorry to the Rob/nasai and a few others I missed saying goodbye to when I left the party for the trek back to my RV in the dark. Reminded me of stumbling home after beach parties in northern Michigan when I was a teenager. Rob, your wife is so sweet!! Glad to see she actually exists except on the board here.

Camp Rudolph is THE place to stay! The staff there was just as friendly as in the park. We even got a "tour" of the campground and the winning halloween decoration entries before being dropped off at our RV by the shuttle driver.

My only complaint is we live too far away to make as many trips as I'd like to.

Linda, it was great meeting you and riding together on Raven. I caight Jeff's reaction on Legend as well--pretty funny.

OMG I got to ride with the webmaster on that ride!1!1!! ;)

Seriously though, I remember pulling in the station and seeing Linda holding up three fingers and my jaw hitting the floor.

I'm pretty sure we both needed to be reminded it was a family park on the ride up the lift. Such an awesome ride!

Thank you to HW and Jeff for putting on this event. My family and I had a great time. Especially my mother who was on her first visit to HW and ERT. I hope there is a Spring Affair in the planning for next year.

Extra bonus for us also. Our Queen guestroom at Santa's Lodge was being refurbished so we were upgraded to a Family Whirlpool Suite for the same price!