New Construction at HW?

Bakuli (bowl slide), Turkey Whirl, and Plymouth Rock Cafe. Bakuli will drop into the middle of the island in Bahari River, and it looks pretty awesome.

http://www.holidayworld.com/new2007.html

No huge surprises - that slide looks fun though. That is one BIG bowl.

thats pretty cool

That'll be fun....I figured they were getting a flat back in the Thanksgiving section.

Happy to see the (expected) turkey themed Turkey Whirl!! And dropping people from the bowl to Bahari Island is such a neat idea!

the only disappointing thing is I'm not likely to be able to make a trip top HW again for quite some time.

Where will the queue line start for Bakuli, Paula? Also where in Thanksgiving will Turkey Whirl be located?

According to Paul Drabek's site the Tilt will be placed between Voyage's station and the restaurant.

While not as large as last year, these will be great additions to the park. Keep up the great work guys.

Next year's additions are pretty normal for the park; it was last year that the exception.

Yeah, I had not been to Paul site yet when I posted that question above. I'm guessing that Bakuli's line will start on Bahari River's island.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/BUSINESS/609070397

A very nice articale on HW.

If I had to take a guess, I would say that the queue would start by Bahari Snacks betweeen Bahari Wave Pool and Bahari River.

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DantheCoasterman said:
I can't see HW getting a huge steel coaster that might damage the family image. It wouldn't feel right to be launched at great speeds at Holiday World. (Okay, I would really like it if they got one but that's beside the point.............)

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What family image? How is the Voyage a family ride? It beats the crap out of me and I definately don't see the whole family riding it (grandparents, small kids). If HW wants to be a family park they have to have rides for the whole family, adults included, not just for kids. A steel rollercoaster is exactly what they need if they want to continue to increase their attendance. Yeah, they probably have most of the family crowd coming to their park but if they want to grow they need to take into consideration the thrill seekers. Beside, I don't think wooden coasters are all that family oriented; they are rough, cause people to have headaches, etc.

(Regarding body slides for the water park...)

...yeah, but The Voyage doesn't give wedgies.

Paula

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Raven Maven said:
(Regarding body slides for the water park...)

...yeah, but The Voyage doesn't give wedgies.

Paula

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No, it just undresses you.

Chuck who found his shirt up around his neck and his shorts being pulled off after a double ride!

Lucky we were backseat and theres a brake run!

Chuck

andynye734 said:

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How is the Voyage a family ride? (snip) Beside, I don't think wooden coasters are all that family oriented; they are rough, cause people to have headaches, etc.

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I saw LOTS of older and younger kids riding Voyage when I was there...I think in Indiana families are a lot "tougher" than they are on the coasts. ;)

And that "roughness", that's poorly-maintained wooden coasters...they're not SUPPOSED to be rough...

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andyney734,

I can definately see HW getting a steel coaster as their next coaster addition. I just don't think that it will be a large thriller type of addition.

Personally I'd love to see one of the custom layout spinning coasters that seem to be popping up all over Europe. Sure the U.S. is seeing lots of spinning coasters pop up, but the key work is 'custom'.

I wish more parks would add rides like Tilt-A-Whirls. It's a great, family-friendly flat with just enough thrills. Just add theming to make it special. Sellner has themed the rides in a variety of ways for different parks.

That article mentoned that Voyage was $16.5 million. Thats not right, is it? I thought the entire 2006 expansion was $13.5 million.

I just found a video of HW's other new slide.