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Industry => Trip Reports and Meeting Plans => Topic started by: ChuckR on May 18, 2007, 04:18:39 PM
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This is like an ongoing TR, well anyway just got a new number one coaster! Can you guess what it is?
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damn that voyage! looking forward to the ongoing tr though Chuck :)
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Im gonna guess it's um el toro?
^ Im with wade, Damn that Voyage....
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I'm glad you enjoy it Chuck...but as for me, I am an El Toro kind of guy, and that's no bull!
Still prefer The Georgia Cyclone to either....
Have a GREAT weekend and enjoy.
And be sure to ride Raven at least once for me.
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I'm glad you enjoy it Chuck...but as for me, I am an El Toro kind of guy, and that's no bull!
Still prefer The Georgia Cyclone to either....
Have a GREAT weekend and enjoy.
And be sure to ride Raven at least once for me.
I'm with you...but I'm an El Toro type of girl. :)
And I prefer Boulder Dash to either.
Ride Raven for me too, Chuck! Tell Raven I'll be there in a few weeks. That's my favorite coaster at HW.
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Newman I mean Voyage ::)
I rode the G. Cyclone the first month it opened it was good :)
I prefer Legend over Raven
Chuck Last Year didn't do it for you ?
I guess the Multi ERT and the Night rides made you come over to the (dark) I mean Voyage side.
This Ride is awesome I'm not one to rate #1's or anything like that but The Voyage just kicks butt.
And a Night ride is totally awesome a must
its in my #1 and I wish it was built here in Jersey.
Just Maybe Mr. Morey will take some advice from us ACEers and see that the #1 ride in the World is built by the Gravity Group of which a few of the guys built the Great WHite. So
Morey if you build it they will come.
Morey Top the Voyage you are our only hope.
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Sadly Tom, I think the issue is, if they build it, "we" will come because apparantly, the GP isn't quite as fond of it as enthusiasts are. I'd probably really like it...in a J2 sort of way.
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Voyage is a lot smoother and less punishing than J2/Tsunami. Take that as you will...
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Just when you think you had enough on the Voyage its past the halfway point.
it wears you out ( the second half )
At least on a hot muggy night when I rode it with my bad back
(I had to ride it with my butt off the seat like standing so as not to kill my back, I hurt it a fews days before my trip )
Just like J2 you need to ride it a few times to know when and where to lean into the turns.
Off to Hershey Tomorrow
its been many years
Believe it or not I never been on Stormrunner
just one of those those things trying to get there.
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Total count for today: Voyage-20, Legend-6, Raven-3! Amazing night! Voyage was heaven tonight, so fast and so intense!
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Lucky, I know your an hour behind us so that means your riding coasters through time!
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Total count for today: Voyage-20, Legend-6, Raven-3! Amazing night! Voyage was heaven tonight, so fast and so intense!
Ok I can't take it anymore
can't read anymore
enjoy
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He even has to rub it in on my phone
Got this tonight
Glad the trip is going well 8)
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Nice...but I know a big wooden coaster with a steeper first drop!
And that's no bull.
Oh, wait! :)
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...I could have been with them! Why did Senior Prom have to be on the 18th!
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So i got 45 rides on Voyage between today and yesterday! Got some amazing pictures of it and even rode my first Tornado slide! Sfkk tomorrow!
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I'm leaving you at the airport for rubbing it in!
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Hmmm...make sure you ride Chang.
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Why? Well, perhaps because it is better than Mantis, not that that is saying much! :)
The ride not to be missed in that park is Thunder Run. Well, that and their Breakdance...but y'all live close enough to ride that beast at Coney Island, where it runs superbly...far better than anywhere else in the USA! :)
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Sfkk was fun, barely any lines and I got on everything even the breakdance! Awesome weekend and I will have pictures up tomorrow!
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^ No you will be watching 24 tommorow
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Great on going updates Chuck
Looking forward to the pics
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Sfkk was fun, barely any lines and I got on everything even the breakdance! Awesome weekend and I will have pictures up tomorrow!
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I thought you got ice cream... you didn't ride the break dance you liar! :)
Oh, and I have 48 rides on Voyage. :P :D
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^ I have a waping total of 0 rides on Voyage :D :P ;)
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Ok Chuck / Rob how does it compare to your rides last year.
I think I got about 6-8 rides front and back day and night last year and loved it the more I rode it.
So after 45 + rides you guys should know it pretty well
ALso how was the Event Turnout about how many ?
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Tom, it has only gotten faster/more intense.
The outbound hills deliver AWESOME air, not like Toro, but good enough to make you grab the handle bar and scream "Oh Sh**" if you are unsuspecting. The trains were flying so fast, the wheels were making noises I've never heard before...
I didn't think it was possible to get more intense, but it did. This will become a yearly event for me from now on... this is just something that cannot be missed. Night rides are hard to come by at this place, and this seems to be one of the only ways to get any.
The crowd was around 600-700 I think they said, somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of last year. It was amazing to say the least.
Raven and Legend were also running the best I've ever seen, and a lot of people at the event said Raven was better this year than ever before... I might have to take another trip out there this summer, if not, definitely for next years HWN... I will be posting pics on Wednesday morning or Thursday night.
Rob
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Hmmm...make sure you ride Chang.
Chang = Blah.
Thunder Run = Fun :)
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Chang or Mantis?
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Chang, but both neither really do it for me. The only stand-ups I have had a decent amount of fun on are Shockwave at PKD and Riddler at SFMM.
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Tom, it has only gotten faster/more intense.
. I might have to take another trip out there this summer, if not, definitely for next years HWN... I will be posting pics on Wednesday morning or Thursday night.
Rob
Yes I need to get out there again.
it is a must yearly visit and such a great park
low entry price
free drinks (I drank to much last year) need to switch to water when it's hot
3 awesome woodies
I will mark my yearly calender for this event and not miss it
fyi ACE Hershey event only had 42 people and about 20-22 at ERT that died down to about 14 people between 2 trains.
Yeh Thunder Run and Son of Beast was closed when we went out last year we had to ride twisted sisters a SFKK blahh
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Here some Trips reports/reviews of Holliwood Nights to hold you over until our guys post.
www.coasterbuzz.com/forum.aspx?mode=topics&ForumID=13×pan=7
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45 rides on the Voyage in two days!?!? That's crazy!...I would so do that! Good to see that Holidayworld is still kicking butt!
-Dainan "On going TR's are cool" Rafferty
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General Voyage Pictures:
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_044.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_040.sized.jpg)
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1st drop!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_064.sized.jpg)
Going into the 3rd 90 degree bank!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_070.sized.jpg)
Up and over
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_071.sized.jpg)
1st drop and 2nd hill
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_076.sized.jpg)
I'll have more later...
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Nice pics Chuck
I can't wait to get back there.
ACE is gong out there in a few weeks
This has got to be the most jammed packed season for Coaster events I ever seen in my 21 years as a ACE member.
almost every weekend there is some event
All this is good for all of us Coaster freaks
enjoy
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Full Update:
Well last Friday in the wee hours of the morning we left for Philadelphia airport on our way to an amazing weekend in Indiana! We arrived at our gate just around 6am and just chit chatted for a while. We took off and landed in Detroit because we had a layover there, meanwhile there airport is awesome. It even has its own monorail because its that big!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_003.sized.jpg)
We eat pizza at 8am for a nice breakfast and wait for our plane to come in.
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_004.sized.jpg)
We got bored...
Finally our plane arrives and we board...
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_005.sized.jpg)
Rob asleep...
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_011.sized.jpg)
Somewhere over Michigan or Ohio??
Finally we land in Louisville where we met up with our friends Bill and Matt. We get our rental car and proceed to Holiday World, which was a 2 hour drive. Finally, we get there and see something in the distance...
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_013.sized.jpg)
Yay! ;D
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_015.sized.jpg)
We parked and entered the park and proceeded to Raven. Now Raven during the day and at night are two different rides. During the day its good, but at night its much better especially in the back seat. I just realized I took no pictures of Raven, woops!
Anywho, afterwards we proceeded to Legend which in my opinion is awesome! The drop in the back is great and the double up gives amazing air! Again, alot better at night as well!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_034.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_058.sized.jpg)
Finally afterwards, we rode the best experience you can ever have....the Voyage! Wow, after 45 rides on this thing it is just unbelievable! The thing is insane! We got a walk back tour on the 2nd day which provided us with some awesome pictures and you just realize how crazy the change of elevation is on this ride! It is definitely me new #1 coaster!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_054.sized.jpg)
Rob and Ian didn't like it too much! :P
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_036.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_086.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_090.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_098.sized.jpg)
What the hell is Ian doing?
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_111.sized.jpg)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_125.sized.jpg)
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:o
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_149.sized.jpg)
I also got my one of three new credits of the trip!
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_023.sized.jpg)
HOWLER!
Besides that, we pretty much did all the flats in the park and we spent half a day inside the waterpark which was awesome too! I will put up SFKK pictures tomorrow hopefully!
To look at all the pictures, here you go!
http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/album60
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(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_116.sized.jpg)
^ My favorite part of Voyage, nice pictures chuck!
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Chuck this is the best pic of the trip LOL :D
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_175.sized.jpg)
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Since I've been really lazy lately and had no free time... I'm posting a link to the pictures I took for HWN. Chuck also pretty much summed up the trip. It was a blast, and I got SO CLOSE to reaching my goal of 50 rides... I got shut down at 48. Oh well... there's always the event there in September ;)
These are all just from Holiday World. I took some at SFKK too, I will get around to that eventually too. I will do a full TR for HWN, SFKK and some other parks I've been to so far this year in the next week or so. (hopefully).
(http://inlinethumb33.webshots.com/3296/2788546400050213586S425x425Q85.jpg)
(http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/4296/2873511860050213586S500x500Q85.jpg)
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(http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/5141/2026655140050213586S600x600Q85.jpg)
^ The look on the one girl's face is priceless! :D
(http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/4293/2067198040050213586S500x500Q85.jpg)
(http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/4122/2891489770050213586S500x500Q85.jpg)
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(http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/4517/2215647190050213586S425x425Q85.jpg)
Those are just a few... the rest can be seen at http://family.webshots.com/album/559153755KbZpcp (http://family.webshots.com/album/559153755KbZpcp)
Enjoy.
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I still think this is the best (or funnest pic )
looks like some strange forest creature ;) LOL
and to your right you will see the Ian -- ( always just kidding with ya Ian)
(http://gadvupdates.com/gallery/albums/album60/holiday_world_098.sized.jpg)
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Sweet pictures and TR by both of you guys! Good job on that!
I have concluded that Rob and Ian are twins of some kind