What holiday should HW add next?

Any takers for Income Tax Day?

Nah, I deal with scary accountant types every day (and no, I am not referring to my wife ;) ...I work for one of the "Big 4" accounting firms)

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Swoosh said: see this thread yet? I think there are a lot of good ideas here.

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Actually, I forwarded it to all our directors (including Will and Mrs. Koch) the first day.

We have an occasional informal conversation about this topic, so I thought it would be fun to pass along what the CBers had to say.

Please note: all the GOOD ideas...well, I'd already come up with them myself. :)

Paula

On a separate note, Paula, "Great Old Amusement Parks" show that was filmed in 1999 (the one that interviewed Pat & Bill by the fountain) was just rebroadcast on PBS in Chicago on last night at 8pm...

Kinda "funny" watching the show mention HW without mentioning Legend and then also mentioning Kennywood and mentioning and showing "Steel Phantom" ;)

Also fellow Chicagoans, it will be rebroadcast on 7/9 2:30am; 7/11 4am; 7/19 12mid . *** Edited 7/8/2004 7:25:29 PM UTC by redman822***

That WAS a cool show George....

Perhaps HW should add a coaster themed to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" next...;)

"Don't Look Back"....:)

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millrace said:
Any takers for Income Tax Day?

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Our controller and I had a blast coming up with ideas for this last spring.

How 'bout a scary dark ride called The Audit?

And when you pay for an entire pizza, we hold back 1/3?

We'd definitely need a dunking booth... :)

Paula

Oh man...to be a fly on the wall when you have your meetings, Paula! I bet its a real pun-fest in there ;)

It's not ALL fun and (reindeer) games, Moosh...:)

For starters, I would Build a Nice Morgan Carousel with a Santa Sleigh and raindeer and candy canes, then I would remove or relocate the Bumper Boats, build a KMG Afterburner called Revolution on the Bumper Boat Site and also build a Chance Swinging Ship.

The followong year I would build a Chance Giant Wheel and another small ride like teacups or even a small coaster, like a mouse.

I think they should have a game show called.

Who wants to be the PR person :)

Chuck

Let me preface this by saying I know nothing about running a park, including where to best place rides within Holiday World. I'm just daydreaming here ;)

I'd have to agree that before the park expands into a new themed area it would be nice if they had a carousel [preferrable rescuing a classic PTC...and a Brass Ring toss would be nice!], a ferris wheel, a dark ride, and a few more classic modern flats.

IMHO the perfect placement for the carousel, wheel, and dark ride would be as follows:

*the carousel in place of the fountain in front of Kringle's.
*the ferris wheel would be where the kiddie bumper boats is now, which would allow for a nice view down to Splashin Safari.
*the dark ride should go on the big grassy slope between Raven and the Dive show.

As for flats first and foremost I'd love to see the park rescue a Mangles Whip. It's a simple yet fun ride that grandparents, who remember them from their youth, can take their grandkids on. And anyone who's seen kids riding a whip knows they love 'em!

As for modern flats, how about a Rock-n-Tug themed to Santa's Sleigh? Or a Disk-O that looks like a Pumpkin? Or a firecracker-themed Frisbee? Lots of possibilities.

And of course, MORE WOOD COASTERS!!

The carousel where the fountain is currently located is pure unadulterated genius....IMO.

Is this where I place an order for an Eli Bridge wheel? I like the Chance wheels too, but nothing can compare to those old Elis...;)

If you'ree willing to make that dark ride a Sally-brand interactive, I think we can start signing contracts, Moosh.... ;)

The Eli wheel could be themed as a giant snowflake if it was in the Christmas section.

Eli Wheels are nice, but you can get better capacity on a Chance Gondela Wheel, plus, they are soooo much easier to operate!

I ALMOST mentioned a Rocking Tug themed to Santas Sleigh, too, Moosh.

Another Great ride to build: A Paratrooper and a Kite Flyer for everyone... or a Cliffhanger.....

Easter section ride suggestions:

Bunny Hop Coaster:A TGG junior family woodie.

Easter-Go-Round: An easter theme carousel with animals themed to bunnies and baby chicks along w/easter eggs.

Spinning Eggs: A spinning teacup type ride with seats shaped like Easter eggs.

A large Chance gondola type ferris wheels with with seats themed to Easter baskets.

With the rumored 100 acres left for expansion the Holidog kids sections could to relocated and merged with the Easter section. This would leave room for a giant steel structure woodie that could built in-house like Hades for the 4th of July section. Any good 4th of July names left that could be used for a giant out & back woodie?

names for the 4th of july woodie...-Rocket
-Moon Travler
-Skyrider
-Roman Candle
-Patriot
-Bald Eagle

Moon Travler? nah... I could only see Patriot & Bald Eagle, but I think we have enough "eagles."
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rollergator said:
The carousel where the fountain is currently located is pure unadulterated genius....IMO.

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We looked at that a few years ago, but determined it would be too congested to put a carousel there, with the queueing and all.

But if you still want to call Moosh a genius, I guess that's your right... :)

Paula

Awwwww, and poor Moosh isn't online today to defend himself ;)

Scott [a HW virgin]

How about for a spring holiday "getting out of school" its practically a holiday, every kid counts down the days till they are out.....