Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Santa Claus, Indiana
2006 Announcement & Construction Update
July 7, 2005
Page Two




2006 Construction at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana

Everything you see here is going to be completely transformed by May 7, 2006 as the new themed area that is going to be going up hill to the right of this picture is going to be Thanksgiving.

2006 Construction at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana

The really big announcement and the one that coaster enthusiasts have been frothing over is what's going to be here.  The Voyage is going to be Holiday World's 3rd wooden coaster and will also be the third longest wooden coaster in the world.  I have to say that when I heard the stats for the Voyage I was in heaven but after getting home from work and taking a virtual ride on it about the only things that could come out of my mouth were a few monosyllabic exclamations.  The footers that are seen here are part of the Voyage's return leg with the lift eventually heading up the hill on the right side of the photo.

2006 Construction at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana

In Thanksgiving there will be a dark ride where you will have a sort of gun like device to aid in your capture of turkeys who have gotten lost.  In addition to the dark ride there is going to be an as yet un-announced ride as well as a sit down restaurant.  The plans for the Thanksgiving section do include using this path to get down to it but it is not going to be used until there is a ride or two along it rather than just have a long empty walkway.

2006 Construction at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana

The new walkway down into Thanksgiving is going to go right by the Raging Rapids and yes they are going to have a viewing platform here.



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