Holiday World "to take you on a Voyage" in 2006

[Galvan]

Over the last several months, there has been a lot of prep work going on around Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN. The park has been keeping everybody up to date with hints on their website blog (Holiblog), but until today the only information to be had was the final price. 13.5 Million!

That all changed today as Holiday World held a press conference to announce it’s plans for 2006. Here is the breakdown:

New Land - Thanksgiving!
Holiday World’s expansion plans are so big that they need a whole new area to contain them. Thanksgiving will join 4th of July, Halloween, and Christmas as Holiday World’s 4th Themed area.

New Coaster - "The Voyage"
Built by The Gravity Group, The Voyage will be a unique wooden coaster that will feature many "top of it’s class" elements including:


The world’s top "air-time" wooden coaster
Air-time of 24.2 seconds
Track length: 6,442 feet (1.2 miles)
Maximum speed: 67.4 mph
Five underground tunnels
173 feet tall, with drops of 154, 107 and 100 feet
Three 28-passenger PTC trains
2 min., 45 sec. ride time
Eight underground traverses
Two 90-degree extreme banked turns
First drop’s angle of descent a U.S. record: 66 degrees
Among the world’s top three longest and fastest wooden coasters

Other new attractions will include Bahari River, an interactive "dark ride," another new ride, large restaurant, shop, games and more.

[w00dland]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say: Holy Balls.

[ihauntu2]

http://www.holidayworld.com/voyage_video.html

Wow

Its always nice when a smaller park can spend 6.5mil and build what looks to be a more thrilling ride than what the bigger chains build for a lot more money.

:Starts preparing trip to HW in '06:

[SfGaMownz]

Wow, just when I get on Hades something bigger and better then it is going to be built . I guess I really shouldn't be complaining.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Oh my God! That looks freakin' awesome!

Of course, Brakes will be added to screw up another excellent woodie.

[Danhockey04]

This coaster looks much better than Hades, Hades was great, but this looks AMAZING!

[sixflagsguy5]

It might even be better then AER!!

[FParker185]

Oh my God! That looks freakin' awesome!

Of course, Brakes will be added to screw up another excellent woodie.

Someone hasnt been to holiday world.

[CoasterDude12-2]

^Someone has and loves their coasters. I'm just talking about how brakes can mess up excellent woodies.

[Mr. SFGAm]

I definately have to go and try that out next year!! After experiencing Hades, and now seeing this... I know we can expect even more awesome things from The Gravity Group!!

[Losiento1224]

This coaster looks great! A lot of air time.....did you realize 2 90 degree banked turns?!?!

What will they come up w/ next?

[The Beast]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say: Holy Balls.

Very well said. (Thank God it's not longer than the Beast )

[rich12_16]

To celebrate this, I adopted a pilgrim fetus, good job Paula(Holiday World PR Director) for keeping us going till the end on the Holiblog and on coasterbuzz.com. I am looking foreward to going there next year, as I was already there this year, you guys are amazing.


<img src="http://members.aol.com/kunoichi133/henry4.gif"
align=left><a href="http://bunnysnoog.cyborgcow.net/index.html">
I adopted a cute lil' pilgrim fetus
from Fetusmart! Hooray fetus! </a>

[rct2wizard360]

All I can say is Holiday World Road Trip '06. That thing is so long, and so amazing. Those are some long lasting 90 degree banks! Though they had to kill the record for incline by one degree?

Worth the gas money.

[coasterinsane]

Planning my trip

[The Beast]

My lord! I just watched the video and that really gives The Beast a run for its money. I think the deciding factor will be is if it turns out like Son of Beast where it was just way too fast for a wooden coaster causing a really rough ride. But with PTC trains, I highly doubt this could be too rough.

[colincoon]

No words can describe how awsome this coaster looks. So far, I think woodies like this will be the next generation of wooden coasters, especially sence Hades was extreamily successful. Welll I'm looking forward to taking the Voyage next year, it'll be one of the coaster's I'm looking forward to the most next year, aswell as GADv's woodie and the Patriot (I know it's not an woodie but it's another chance for B&M to build a intence coaster).

Colin C

[V2's Mighty Golden Arrow]

Yup, it looks like 2006 will be an awesome year for coaster enthusiasts croos-country. I sure hope SFGAm gets on in the fun

[Raging_Bull]

Man I really want to get to Holiday World...except it's about 7 hours from here...hmmm....I will probably go. That looks SO amazing. And BTW they used No Limits to make the simulation

[rctfan1556]

Does Raven and Legend have trims or MCBRs?

This coaster will be insane. I have to make a trip there next summer, I JUST HAVE TO!
Eat your heart out GADv cause this 06' woodie has your 06' woodie beat completely.

V2MGA: Terms of coasters, I don't think that will happen.

[The Beast]

I will make this observation: the layout is pretty basic. I'm sure the riding experience will be awesome but this isn't some revolutionary coaster, just an out and back woodie.

[rctfan1556]

I will make this observation: the layout is pretty basic. I'm sure the riding experience will be awesome but this isn't some revolutionary coaster, just an out and back woodie.

An insane O&B woodie.