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

Thanks, Chuck. We keep that top-of-mind. It's not worth it for us to grow if we lose the small-park feel.

I once asked Tim O'Brien, formerly of AB, what it takes to be a "big" park. He said he considered parks with under a million attendance to be "small" and over a million to be "big."

Paula

Don't worry about losing the "small park feel" you guys will always have that.

Geauga Lake had a small park feel for years and brought in over a million people and still remained small (before Six Flags)
I think it will still have that feel now that Cedar Fair is running the show.

My suggestion? Build an Easter Section and have the "Jump for Jesus Trampoline Ride"

Nothing like a wild woodie with buzzbars to let you know you're not at a large corporate themer. ;)

Yeah, but how about Dorney? When I visited in '97 that park had all the cham in the world and felt very relaxed.

My 2001 visit was to a RUINED park if you ask me. Trees gone, stream abandoned and bright paint and concrete replacing any atmosphere it had.

Chuck, who supposes if your only looking for thrills from a park, your view may differ.

I'm wondering why no one has considered a Master Blaster water coaster.

I thought about that. It certainly fits with stretch your legs and get your face wet. It is also the major thing that the waterpark does not have yet.

My guess on the MasterBlasters....capital investment vs. throughput. Typically, water rides have poor capacity but low initial investment costs. These *Blaster rides* definitely HAVE the low capacity issue, LOL, but their cost puts tem on par with other capital investments that might have triple the throughput or more...

Even at Schlitterbahn, the mecca of watercoasters, the lines for those rides moved exceedingly slow...maybe add more blocks? ;)

If the big news indeed turns out to be the park's third wooden coaster and they again turn to enthusiasts for suggestions [as they did with Legend] I only have two:

1] an exciting pre-lift tunnel, like many of the classic wooden coasters of long ago. A small hidden dip or trick track in the dark would be cool. No need to build underground, just use the same sort of tunnel found on Legend's helix.

2] wood supports, not steel. Steel may be less expensive but wood just looks so much nicer and would match the two coasters already at the park. You don't want Raven and Legend teasing the new kid for "looking different" LOL!

That being said Pat, Will, and the gang have an excellent knack for knowing what additions are best suited for the park. Coaster or not I'm sure whatever is new next year will be a winner ;)

The question isn't really what is Holiday World getting but the real question is what time is it in Santa Claus, Indiana

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050426084209990001

sorry not sure how to do a link.

I think the bigger question is why an entire article about Indiana Time Zones centering heavily on Santa Claus didn't include a quote from the Queen of PR, our very own Raven Maven! ;)

I was thinking the same thing Moosh, I skimmed through to see if Paula was interviewed but alas she wasn't. Your sig is hilarious btw.

It did! There are clues for the new attraction burried in that article. We just have to find 'em!

You're too funny RavenTTD, but that would be a great joke to play on us all if that mentioned anything.

You all have no idea how confusing it is. We've lived here for four years and still don't have it all figured out.

We're all on the same time right now ... that article misrepresented the time mess, acting as though we were entrenched in confusion at this very minute (well, apparently Paul is... :)).

Half of the year (aka "now"), we're all on the same time and the other half of the year we have that fast-time, slow-time business.

I wish they would have asked us for a comment. When I come to work at 8 am during the season, there are always cars in the lot -- people thinking it's already 9 am. (Somewhere else in the world, but not here...)

That's why we added the Holidog clock to the Front Gate.

Paula

So what time is Holiday World running on right now? As it seems we (MiG) always arrives either early or later than we thought according to the Holidog Clock.

Let's just pray our Senators stop with the stupidity and ignore the Central vs. Eastern argument for the moment and get us on daylight savings...

Holiday World is on CDT, right? So for the summer, Holiday World is on the same time as (pretty much) the rest of Indiana, which is on EST, which is an hour behind us Ohioans on EDT.

I can't say I've ever been terribly confused by it, and I do like the fact that I can get from Kentucky Kingdom to Holiday World in about fifteen minutes. It's only fitting that it takes two hours to get back.

Hmmm...is "the day we change the clocks" considered a holiday?

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

If "stretch your legs" and "get your face wet" are actual clues, I'd think about a floorless Top Spin with water effects (like Riptide).

Then again, I don't believe HW would be interested in that sort of ride.

Just a thought.

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RideMan said: Holiday World is on CDT, right?

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Yes, this time of the year, our county is on CDT.

And most of the rest of the State (including Werne Dairy Farm) is on EST.

For those who are mathematically inclined:

CDT = EST

However, in the winter months, this county is on CST while most of the rest of the State is still on EST.

It takes me 8 minutes to get home this time of the year. In the winter, it's 68 minutes, whether there's snow or not.

If the Daylight Savings Time bill is passed. We poor shlubs will be on fast-time/slow-time year-round! Our ideal situation would be for the rest of the State to move over to Central Time (look at a Time Zone map...it does make sense) and put us all on Daylight Savings.

I think the State Senate plans to vote tomorrow. Whichever way they go, I doubt it's the end of it.

Gotta head for home ... while I can still make it there in 8 minutes. :)

Paula