Stark Raven Mad

I have had Robb Alvey's video for almost a year and just downloaded their 2002 SRM and I have to say I want to go oh so bad! I went to Holiday World This summer on the 3rd of July, and it is without a doubt, hands sown, the best theme park around. Stark Raven Mad just looks like a complete ball! Who could resist Riding the Raven at night?! The Raven is so great, during the day, but at night I bet it is so much better, like GhostRider, intense during the day, absolutely insane at night. I love The Legend also I rode it and the Raven about 20 times each (I spent about 9 hours at the park, rode Raven about 20 times, Legend 20 times, flume 2 times, rapids once, and one flat ride.) so all my time was coastering and I was on the verge of getting a huge bruise on my left thigh because of the insane, long lasting lats on the helix, but If i was able to go to SRM I would not be able to walk.

My porblem is that I have school until the 30th of May and the last days are finals so I can't take them off and I really want to go, but want to drive so we can go a whole bunch other places without paying for a rental car. I just want to cry. Anyways is SRM as kick butt as it looks?

Only one way to find out......and it's worth skipping finals for IMO. :) Not once have I seen a bad TR from this event. Hope you can make it.
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Brad Sherman
"Can't open Corkscrew Rollercoaster1 - track is not a complete circuit!"
Legend laps: 140

Skipping finals? Heck, I'd quit my job. But then again, I think I'd quit my job for almost anything.

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coasterkid16 said:

Anyways is SRM as kick butt as it looks?

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Yes. Absolutely. Even if you can only make it for Saturday afternoon/night it's worth your time.

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Santa Claus rocks my world

Ok, I'm gonna ask the question that I hope someone other than me has ... can I get some more info on this SRM thing? What is it? Where is it? When is it?

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www.holidayworld.com/srm would be the place to go!

Moosh

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh on 10/30/2002. ***

My porblem is that I have school until the 30th of May

I have the same problem. But I am going to take a few days off. I have never been to Holiday World though.

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-Sean

Coasterkid,

Where do you live? What time do finals get done? Reason being - Friday is just ERT from 6-11pm...last year, people came as late as 9:30 on Friday night....

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SRM is fun, but it's not worth skipping your finals for.

Take your finals, and go on Saturday.

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Hallowave

I am definately going next season to SRM after all the good things I have heard about the event on this board. I cannot wait to go!

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Bob Hansen

A proud CoasterBuzz Member

Wanna Ride A Woodie?

Gurantee I will return in 2003 :)! I did a total of 40laps on Raven & Legend. I hope to double the challange in 2003. I had a blast this year.

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9Years working at Valleyfair :)

chris says:

"SRM is fun, but it's not worth skipping your finals for."

Where are your priorities, man? LOL!

Moosh

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh on 10/30/2002. ***

Unfortunately, what was to be my first trip to HW and my first SRM (2003) is the same weekend as my sister's wedding. Too bad she isn't an enthusiast or I might have been able to convince her to get married on the Raven. Oh well, perhaps 2004.

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Rob
Coaster Count: 92 and climbing

Moosh - Just speaking from experience.

chris, who skipped *way* too many classes in his day.

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Hallowave

Coasterkid: Go. Trust me.

BaSS - Also wondering about Chris' priorities...snicker

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I was considering going to SRM '03, but luck would have it, graduation is the Friday of SRM, and it's about a 6-8 hour drive down there. Then 1 week after graduation, it's off to boot camp for me. So I will probably never be able to goto SRM (well at least for 4 years). But, it does look like a blast. I can only imagine Raven and Legend at night.

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Rob

"Some people spend an entire LIFETIME wondering if they made a DIFFERENCE. The MARINES don't have that problem." -President Reagan 1985

Alf - Raven & Legend ERT is only at night [or at least has always been] so you cuold easily leave early Saturday morning, make it in time for dinner, a quick tour of the park, and ERT that night.

Moosh - one day of SRM is better than none ;-)

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh on 10/30/2002. ***

I'd go, but its 11 Hour drive, and I'm only 16. That sucks...

Looks like so much fun too!

chris, excellent parenting style there...."Do as I say, not as I DID"....that's not gonna Play in Peoria, as they say...

I mean, I also skipped "plenty o' classes", and it seems the only thing I REALLY missed out on was that day they taught punctuation....

SRM is one of those things you'll remember for a lifetime, unlike all that junk they teached me in skool...;)

Hooked on coasters werks for mi.

Chuck, who dosn't have to try to misspell

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Charles Nungester.
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