The real "What is Holiday World up to?" thread

I hope the tilt-a-whirl doesn't go completely away. It's one of my favorite flats!

...But it is worth noting that the Virginia Reel is a cable-drive Tilt. That means it has a clutch assembly, and a wire rope that wraps around the ends of the sweeps to drive the ride. That's not unusual; Tilts have been built like that since 1927. But that's not the way they're building them now. New Tilts feature what Sellner calls the "Electric-7" drive system. No clutch, no wire rope, just seven electric motors (one for each sweep) that push the ride around in the same way that a Himalaya works. It's a simpler, more reliable design, and it switches the operator from a clutch handle to a push-button. It also means that the operator station can be positioned at any point around the ride; it doesn't have to be on top of the clutch. And the ugly little wart that sticks out into the midway to the right of the entrance ramp doesn't exist on the E7 Tilts. Further refinements include more flash, better fencing, and last year, Sellner reintroduced the open-top Tilt-A-Whirl car. So there might be significant benefits to the park for changing out the old Tilt for a new one if they have to relocate it anyway...

(Sorry, but I have taken "Tilt 101"...)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Not to mention if Sellner can do Turltle-shaped....

Easter? Bunny-shaped tilt cars.

Valentines? Heart-shaped tilt cars.

Thanksgiving? Turkey-shaped...well, you get the idea.

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Raven Maven said:
Nearly as many as the "What is the date for your 4th of July fireworks"

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That's funny, but believe it or not it's also a semi-legitimate question. Many small communities have their fireworks on, say the Saturday night nearest the 4th...

So Bamboo Chute is getting a face lift.

Now I've heard of chain lifts, cable lifts and elevator lifts, but the face lift is a new one.

Maybe face-lift is the new clue. Is there a holiday to celebrate plastic surgery? Nip/Tuck: The Ride?

Dave, Your exactly right on the cable/clutch Selners. However just like a Twister, You could work the clutch.

The owners at strickers would get furious when they caught someone doing it as it wasn't designed to do that. Not only would it burn clutches but just like old Ferris Wheels, When you burned the rubber out of the end of each sweep. All the cable will do is slip.

However, The Virginia Reel at HW is one of the better tilts I've ridden. Some of them either get overpacked or the actual track and wheels are worn to the point they don't spin like they should. A good Tilt ride is almost as intense as a good Octopus.

As for the path ways, Unless that areas needed for a lifthill or something, I see no reason for moving the Eagles Flight, There are paths to the picnic grove both above and bellow it.

I see the possible removal/replacement of the waterslides right behind Hoosier Celebration theater with a path continuing straight to the new area utilizing the existing SS path. Another path could come up either by Ragin Rapids or down near the Eagles Flight.

Two weeks till announcement, It will be interesting to see either how right some are and how wrong.

I just hope Paula is getting CHUCKLES out of this and isn't getting upset over any of this.

Chuck,

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GregLeg said:

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Raven Maven said:
Nearly as many as the "What is the date for your 4th of July fireworks"

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That's funny, but believe it or not it's also a semi-legitimate question. Many small communities have their fireworks on, say the Saturday night nearest the 4th...

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It's not just small communities...the fireworks in Chicago are on Sunday the 3rd...

** Edit - fixed grammar *** Edited 6/30/2005 8:22:53 PM UTC by redman822***

That is for all the drunks to be able to recover on Monday the 4th before having to go back to work on Tuesday July 5th. LOL! Especially since the Taste of Chicago is the same time.

Back to this topic...I am definitely pretty excited about the new addition(s) to Holiday World. Even though I dont yet know for sure what they are. *** Edited 6/30/2005 8:12:01 PM UTC by beast7369***

Looking at the map it looks like it would be possible to connect to a new area starting from Bamboo Shoots and then heading between the old wave pool (maybe it will be removed) and raging rapids. That would sorta be in the middle of where the expansion might go. New theme area behind raging rapids and Splash Safari expansion down closer to Bahari

Chuck: Of course I'm right about the Tilt; I've taken Tilt 101! :)

Greg and George: Absolutely correct about the fireworks. It varies so much that people really shouldn't refer to them as the "Fourth of July Fireworks", but rather as the "Independence Day Celebration Fireworks". It is very common to have them some time other than the 4th. For example, here in Columbus, the big downtown fireworks display is happening on Friday, July 1!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

I still think that falls in with "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?" and "When was the War of 1812?"

And the people in the park who ask us what time it is. We respond and then they ask, "Is that your time or my time?"

And the emails I receive that simply ask, "How do we get to your park?"

I'm heading home for some Benedril. Was under The Raven's lifthill yesterday with a photographer and the chiggers were a-bitin'.

So I looked up chiggers online ... and learned how they do their dirty deeds. Now I'm sick to my stomach!

Paula

We have them here in WV. I feel your pain, Paula. :-/

-Tina

Have a Happy 4th, Paula! Remember...the fireworks are on Monday ;)

Chiggers, ticks, leeches...collect the whole set!

Or, to borrow from Wizard of Oz:

"Leeches and chiggers and ticks, oh my!"

It's another hint! - The new addtion will "ChiggerFest". The ride to be moved, of course, is the spider, the new path will not be paved, free-unlimited-calemin lotion, and the new coaster is the "Tummy TICKler". The state offical that is coming in for the announcement is our Govenor mITCH Daniels.

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beast7369 said:
That is for all the drunks to be able to recover on Monday the 4th before having to go back to work on Tuesday July 5th.

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Actually, it's for the suburbs. Chicago has its fireworks on the 3rd, and the suburbs can then have their fireworks on the Fourth without competition from the "Big City."

Really? The city of LA has its own fireworks display as do many of the smaller cities [Santa Monica, Huntington Beach, Redondo Beach, Woodland Hills, and on and on and on] and they're all on the same day: July 4.

Wouldn't people just go see the show closest to them?

Very clever, Kraven. But I think we need to scratch that idea. :)

I'd never even heard of chiggers before moving to Indiana.

Several of us met with the architect this afternoon. He and Will had walked the area for the new section this morning. I'll bet they'll be itchin' by tomorrow, poor fellows.

Paula

Paula -

I grew up in Southeast Missouri. The chiggers there are FAR worse then the ones here in S. Indiana. Be Thankful. (Don't know how, but putting fingernail polish on a chigger helps it heal and also helps the itch.) Good Luck with them and have a great 4th, which believe fall on July the 4th this year.