Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Holiday World 2015: 66 Days At Sea - Day 51

On May 19, 2014, Holiday World began releasing information about their 2015 expansion plans. They launched the teaser site 66DaysAtSea.com to give clues over the course of 66 days as to what the big announcement may be.  You can read more about the site here. We'll be highlighting each day's entry as well as providing our analysis of what we think the clues may be hinting at.

Day 51



Analysis

Let's take a look at today's entry:
  • "The terrible sound from inside the ship, we are told by the crew, was the cracking of a massive beam that runs through our ship.  Mayflower's mainmast is supported by that beam.  A solution must soon be found or we may be forever lost at sea."
    • While the cracking of a massive beam on a ship sounds serious, at least it's not a partial train derailment.  I'm not going to read too much into it since the Pilgrims actually had to repair the mast after a series of rough storms with what they called a "a great iron screw".  Perhaps this is a hint of track work on The Voyage.  Instead of fixing the rough wood on the coaster, maybe Holiday World will opt to make it like new with a bit of iron or their own (i.e. Iron Horse treatment from Rocky Mountain Coasters).
That's it for today.  Check back tomorrow for our analysis of Day 52.

Previous entries:
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 15Day 16, Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21Day 22Day 23Day 24Day 25Day 26Day 27Day 28Day 29Day 30Day 31Day 32Day 33Day 34Day 35Day 36Day 37Day 38Day 39Day 40Day 41,Day 42Day 43Day 44Day 45Day 46Day 47Day 48Day 49, Day 50

2 comments:

  1. Just got back from Holiday World. Rode Voyage a couple times in the front row, got a great look at the track (captain obvious) and the surroundings. Personal feeling is they are going to re-route or change the final 3rd of the ride. Coming out of the last tunnel there are several new concrete footers and they've been clearing some trees out. I think one of the additions will be a long tunnel, & I've also wondered if they would somehow use the area where Pilgrim's Plunge used to be. Maybe end the coaster with a splashdown kind of like DiamondBack's? Just a few thoughts..

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  2. Those are some great ideas. Thanks for leaving a comment!

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