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

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Raven Maven said:
Bill--

What, by mule?

It's just under a three-hour drive from Indy to Santa Claus. (And I'm not a speed demon.)

Paula

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I should have run it against two map engines...oops. Mapquest has it at exactly three hours...

BTW, Paula, how dare you call me Bill... ;)

I guess it was easier for me to think someone from as far away as Florida would have the timing messed up.

Sorry, George!

Paula

See Paula. See Gator. See Paula zing Gator. Funny Paula ;)

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TeknoScorpion said:
Kennywood only has one ride that goes upside down.

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Kennywood has three rides that go upside down.

King Kahuna (Top Spin)

Aero360 (Hawk)

Volcano (Enterprise)

Kyle

That's OK, I just passed it (i.e., the grief) along to the Scotsman...

Funny thing re-watching the PBS "Great Old Amusement Parks"....I was laughing/crying the whole time. Carousels came up...and I thought of Pat K... :)

US Carousels go counterclockwise so the blasted right-handed peeps can grab the brass ring (or stainless as the case may be). European carousels go clockwise because *proper equestrianship* requires mounting the horses from the opposite side....according to a fabulous PR person at Lakeside in Denver...

Eventually I'll finish up Oaks, SCBB, and Lakeside and get EVERY park on that show save one....Whalom...but HW will still be around! :)

I'd avoid Louisville during rush hour. from about 4:00 - 6:30 PM on weekdays the interstates are often crawling in Louisville. I assume the morning rush hour is the same. When driving between Lexington and Indianapolis, I often go through Cinci if I will be driving around rush hour. Their highways can handle the traffic better. Basically, I'm suggesting the alternate route through the small towns during bad city hours. *** Edited 7/6/2005 8:20:18 PM UTC by Word***

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Wait till I-69 gets here

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Like 20 years from now! It was having enough trouble getting through all the small towns with shotguns aimed at all all the outsiders, but they've just recently announced Indiana's budget failures for the upcoming years and one of the biggest hits is road contruction(you wouldn't think this would affect an interstate highway, but I guess enough funding comes from the state). I still wouldn't be surprised if someone finds a way to stop it from being built completely.

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Word said:
When driving between Lexington and Indianapolis, I often go through Cinci if I will be driving around rush hour. Their highways can handle the traffic better.

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You're talking about the Cincinnati in OHIO, right? The Cincinnati with one of the worst sections of I-75 in the country? Granted, if you're going to Indy you are avoiding the worst parts.

He's probably talking about going AROUND Cincinnati: I-75 north to I-275 west around to I-74 west to Indy. That actually works really well, even during rush hour.

Until they get the I-265 Ohio River bridge done in Louisville (see www.kyinbridges.com), going through the I-64/65/71 interchange in downtown Louisville at rush hour does suck... my office is about a mile from it :)

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Chitown said:It is what it is, we like to drive fast, very fast, and 9 times out of 10, if you are going with the flow of traffic, the state troopers could care less.

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Unless you are in Springfield. I agree with the driving in Chicago, and we are going just as fast as anyone else there - much safer (especially on the pike).

Also notice what state is pulled over the most in MO, no not MO plates, well OK not even IL (there' #2) It is actually IOWA (who's max speed is 65).

I still think the worst drivers in the world are in Atlanta, bu some days, driving on the 101 in LA can drive a man insane.

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Incidentalist said: As a native Missourian and a present-day Coloradoan, you are basically a flatlander in Missouri. I don't care how big or how curvy those roads get down in the Ozarks. You haven't seen nuttin'!

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Well if you only look at I-70, I-35, and I-44. But then you start throwing in the other main arteries, like Hwy 54 (Fulton - OsageBeach), Hwy 160 (West Plains - Branson), Hwy 136 (Maryville to Kekokuk, IA), etc. and there is no way in hell you can call the state flatlanders. We have more hills in one square mile in northern or southern MO than the entire state of KS and almost all of northern IL. *** Edited 7/6/2005 11:51:39 PM UTC by Swoosh***

Okay, so, yeah, how bout that Holiday World I hear they might be up to something and we have less than a week till we are promised what it is!!!

There should be a final HoliHint posted tomorrow.

Some of my finest work, if I do say so myself. :)

Paula

Hey Paula,

If the new themed section is Thanksgiving can we have a Pumpkin Pie stand there? That's another addiction of mine.

Have Fun

Paul Drabek

I'm still gagging from your Cup o' Stuffing idea, Paul. :)

Although I suppose we could deep-fry it and sell it on a stick. With a side of lumpy gravy.

I'm *definitely* voting against Thanksgiving!

Paula

Oh, great. Now I feel the need to make the 6 hour drive to the park just for a fried Oreo. Gee, thanks, Paula.

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Raven Maven said:
I'm still gagging from your Cup o' Stuffing idea, Paul.

Although I suppose we could deep-fry it and sell it on a stick. With a side of lumpy gravy.

I'm *definitely* voting against Thanksgiving!

Paula

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Awwwww bummer. Go with Thaksgiving because with the smell of Turkey, Stuffing and Pumpkin Pies wafting around the park you will end up quadrupling the pre capita food spending. While you're at it add some cranberries and deviled eggs to the menu.

;-)

Have Fun

Paul

I'm going to be upset with all of you if I start craving turkey and mashed potatoes 4.5 months premature. Grr... :(

Dang, too late...

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bit0mike said:
He's probably talking about going AROUND Cincinnati: I-75 north to I-275 west around to I-74 west to Indy. That actually works really well, even during rush hour.

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Correct. Maybe Cincinnati does have bad traffic, but I always manage to avoid it. I have gone both ways and going through Cincinnati actually is a few miles longer, but the traffic is not as bad. Plus I-275 manages to go through about nine states (or 3) in a couple of minutes if you are into that. Also, I just want to point out that the 70 mile an hour speed limit in Indiana is great. I made the drive from Decatur Illinois to Lexington Kentucky that I make every couple of months to visit my parents in under 5 hours. It usually takes me about 5 and a half. Even the trucks moved faster as they passed one another.

See below post... i think I messed up... <> *** Edited 7/7/2005 4:18:57 AM UTC by Landon***

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Word said:

I made the drive from Decatur Illinois to Lexington Kentucky that I make every couple of months to visit my parents in under 5 hours.

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Word you live in Decatur? I lived there for a year after college while working in radio (95Q) and viewed it as pennance. Of course even though I hated the place it still has the best Gyros on the planet at the Lincoln Lounge. Man all of this talk about Gyros, Turkey and stuffing is making me hungry.