HW Has reported!

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RavenTTD said:
So are the ride ops going to be in Pilgrim outfits with the big buckle on the hat and shoes? That would flippin rule.

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Except for the ones who have to dress like Samoset and Squanto.

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RavenTTD said:Google is your friend.

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Agreed.

But Google doesn't bump the thread up to the top of the page. :)

Paula

Okay then...post whores like me are your other friends. ;)

I am probably the last person to figure this out but I will post it anyway just in case. If you watch the POV on HW's website and adjust it to very bright so you can barely see it in the daylight, you can see inside the tunnels. It was pretty cool to see the triple down and there is a quick left hand turn in that long tunnel too.

Paula -

When I suggested a name from classic lit., I wasn't complaining about the name "Voyage". As a matter of fact, I love it. Very original, just like the coaster. I was just wondering if the idea of a name from classic lit. had been considered.

I could see in the tunnels anyway lol. I thought it was kind of funny when they showed it on the news and everytime it went into the tunnel the screen just blacked out.Hey Paula, have you all thought about adding lights to the first three hills? :)

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Raven Maven said:We discussed it months ago and Will nixed the idea.

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Ok, that's all you had to say....I'm sorry I even brought it up.

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mudinthevayne said: have you all thought about adding lights to the first three hills?

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Go here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Paula

Previous post deleted - I re-read what he posted and I mis-interpreted his intent. *** Edited 7/18/2005 8:00:24 PM UTC by redman822***

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Kraven the Raven said: I was just wondering if the idea of a name from classic lit. had been considered.

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That would have been ideal ... definitely.

But it would either be "Pilgrim's Progress" or "Martha Stewart's Guide to your Tastiest Thanksgiving Ever."

Either one's a mouthful. (Ha! New pun! ...I am keeping a list.)

Paula

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Raven Maven said:

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mudinthevayne said: have you all thought about adding lights to the first three hills?

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Go here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Paula

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Awsome lol, now I remember seeing that picture. I totally forgot about it. I guess all of that excitement had something to do with it.

Just think...everyone getting off the The Voyage will exclaim, "Man, that was a trip!"

The nice thing about the ride is that after the airtime on those first three wonderful drops the rest is just gravy.

I guess I should stop before Paula beats the stuffing out of me. Good luck with your cornocopia of emails, Paula!

mOOSH -- still thinks Plymouth Rocket would have been a cool name...I guess you can save that for the next new ride for that section ;)

Okay...I'll say it:

Somebody stick a fork in Moosh.

He's done.

Paula :)

Agreed...just because Plymouth Rocket would be a pretty cheesy name. no offense of course :)

It wouldn't be if it was an Intamin rocket coaster. :)

The name is a play on words between the themeing and the old model name for the ride? That is pure cheese.

Has Anybody looked at the holiblog? It has photos of the constuction site.

Sure glad Will wasn't stupid enough to build an Intamin rocket because they are so unreliable. Will made the smartest possible choice he made when wanting to build the world's greatest woodie and that is a FACT! :-) Now I need to get a job at that high paying Toyota plant in Evensville because you would know EXACTLY where you'd find me on my days off during the summer!! :-) *** Edited 8/3/2005 6:03:56 AM UTC by Pink Floyd Fanatic***

I have spoken to many coaster enthusiasts over the past few weeks since HW has "reported," and EVERYONE is so psyched over the new ride that spring '06 is going to become a hallowed date (May 6, '06) for virtually everyone within 300 miles of this ride.

Some of this may have been covered in the reams of postings that has already occurred but I was wondering just how the name was arrived at? I know that the confines of the Thanksgiving section motif puts the naming process in a strait jacket and it can be difficult to arrive at something that seems viable for the park and the section itself. I have worked in various aspects of Marketing/PR myself for many years, but I thought that the naming of the coaster itself seems a tad flat on the tongue. Whereas one is definitely going on a VOYAGE when one boards this amazing ride (the VIRTUAL is UNBELIEVABLE!!), the VOYAGE, as a name, just doesn't seem to fit with what appears to be 2006's #1 Wood Coaster!!

Were the other Thanksgiving names just too hokey? PLYMOUTH ROCKET or PILGRIM'S BOUNTY or even THE WAYFARER come to mind as quick possibilities. Even VOYAGER would have worked and NO ONE would have thought of Star Trekian low-budget sci-fi cable television shows! (Well, after the first few months!!)

But, check this very probable statement out that will undoubtedly be uttered as of May, 2006:

"Come on, honey, let's go over and get a last ride on the Voyage."

Well. . .

Now, no piling on; I just want an honest assessment of what everybody thinks of the name. . .

BJW

I love it.

It's strong. It's not cutesy or slick.

And it represents a lot ... in the history of our nation and for our park.

It also "fits" with the names of our other two wooden coasters.

It's easy to remember and easy to pronounce. And it doesn't rhyme with a dirty word. :)

Paula