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Electerik Permanent Tourist
Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Total posts: 1271 Location: Pigeon Forge Age: 39 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: Photo TR: Holiday World, Santa Claus, IN |
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Just got back from 2 great days at Holiday World. Voyage is definitely top 10 material. Not too sure about it being #1, though. Gobbler Getaway was great, even in its less-than-finished state. Legend was running mediocre, and Raven was down-right poor. Not sure why: It's not rough and it's not braked. There's just not as much air as there used to be. 
There were lots of school groups on day one. Annoying, but not unmanageable. Met and talked briefly with Will and Pat Koch outside the front gate on day two. At Holiday World, everyone is an A-lister. 
Okay, on to the pictures:
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| The great thing about Santa Claus is that just about everything in town is themed. Here's the sign for the shopping center that's across the street from Santa's Lodge and Frosty's Fun Center. |
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| "Yo yo yo, I'm Santa--don't give me no sass. Stay at my lodge or get my foot in yo ass!" |
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| Cool minigolf course, where each hole is shaped like something Christmas-y. |
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| A history of the town and the park. Worth checking out. And free! (Although they do accept donations.) |
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| "The Legend" cabins in the Lake Rudolph Campground. Nice view, eh? |
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| Raven and the park exit. I really used to love this ride. Now it's just good, and I can't figure out why. Still pretty, though. |
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| The Lewis & Clarke Trail and Hallo-Swings. |
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| Frightful Falls with The Legend in the background. |
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| "Well, we're not at Six Flags." |
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| Just a nice picture of the park's flyers. |
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| The rapids ride floats through a flooded western town. |
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| This woman is unhappy because she is married to me. |
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| On day two, we hit the water park. Zoombabwe (on the left) was the highlight, though the whole park was great. |
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| "Why! That's outrageous! I want to speak to the manager!" |
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| Still some work to be done on the station. |
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| The Plymouth Rock Cafe wasn't quite ready yet. (It's that pile of bricks on the right.) |
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| Oh, the wacky shananigans! Here I am pretending to be a complete coaster dork. |
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| Gobbler Getaway was in "previews." Still some effects not working, no score was collected during the first couple scenes, and the exit hallway is just black walls. Still, it was great. No MIB, of course, but very original and loads of fun. A great additio |
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| Sadly, no word on next year.... |
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| MrMorgan Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Total posts: 422 Location: Berlin, Germany Age: 35 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| I just cant get enough PTRs of this park and cant wait to visit this summer since I havent been since before the Legend was built. Thanks for the pics!
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| BeemerBoy WDW Monorail Fanatic
Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Total posts: 4074 Location: North Georgia Age: 35 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Great pics, man. It's refreshing to see some shots you don't normally find anywhere else.
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| pvcoasterguy ˇVamos a Seis Banderas!
Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Total posts: 974 Location: Bettendorf, Iowa Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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I really need to go to Holiday World sometime, especially after these great reviews of Voyage/Gobbler Getaway (I love dark rides.) Anyway, great TR! 
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| SharkTums Site Admin
Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Total posts: 15158 Location: Swimming in the Ocean Age: 28 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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I give Robb that face all the time!
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| robbalvey Site Admin
Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Total posts: 18525 Location: So Cal Age: 39 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome TR Erik! Great to see you posting here.
It's so funny how a ride can differ from day to day. I was really worried that Raven wouldn't deliver, especially after Voyage, but it ran REALLY good when we were there (the rain might have helped too). I agree though, Legend wasn't running very well for us.
Keep posting your travels!
--Robb "I'm jealous of the nice blue skies you had on your visit!" Alvey 
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| cfc Having a Senior Moment
Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Total posts: 11226 Location: In the lair of the Huge Hummel Boy (which is conveniently located near Williamsburg, Va.) Age: 49 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I'm learning a lot since I joined this site; before then, I probably wouldn't have even heard of a place like Holiday World. Now I want to explore these midwestern parks.
Thanks for the report. Is the objective of Gobbler Getaway to blow away turkeys? I live just an hour away from PETA HQ, you know. 
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| SharkTums Site Admin
Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Total posts: 15158 Location: Swimming in the Ocean Age: 28 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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^TPR Midwest Trip next summer! 
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| sfne2005 Hot Potato!
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| SharkTums wrote: | | ^TPR Midwest Trip next summer! |
See, it's information like THIS that I'd like to know as soon as possible so I don't plan to go there on my own!
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| robbalvey Site Admin
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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^ As soon as we have confirmed information, we'll let you know!
--Robb "We'll be making some annoucements on the UK trip." Alvey
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