February 2008
Looking Back... February 2008
26 February 2008 - 1:09pm
Horse thief!
Oh, wait...
...that's no horse thief. It's Dennis helping out as Star Spangled Carousel is put into cold storage for a bit.
Cold storage ... literally. For now, the horses are being held in the walk-in freezer.
25 February 2008 - 5:46pm
What's your favorite?
This actually has nothing to do with Holiday World or Splashin' Safari, but it's sort of interesting.
It's a poll being conducted by Budget Travel Magazine in which you choose the single best travel innovation from the past decade.
Click here to go to the poll.
After you vote you may see how others voted. I felt silly with my choice, but it turns out its the runaway favorite.
24 February 2008 - 6:35pm
A driving desire to ride
Jerry in Ohio already has his car facing southwest in anticipation of his first six-hour trip to Holiday World this season.
Any guesses as to which ride he'll head to first?
Flash forward to May 23, and Jerry showed why his next ride on The Voyage would mean so much to him:
22 February 2008 - 9:26am
Ice is Nice
Not.
Just because it rhymes doesn't make it so.
Pretty pictures, though...
21 February 2008 - 10:48am
Follow the yellow arrow
...and find out where it leads you.
Actually, the arrow is red, but you know what I mean.
These photos are from Pennsylvania, where the three trains from The Voyage are in, well, rehab.
I'm not going to make any Lindsay Lohan jokes. Won't even hum that Amy Winehouse song.
That would be tacky.
But it's tempting...
Every two years, the trains from our coasters get shipped east for a complete going-over. More specifically, they are completely dismantled.
Disassembled.
Down to the itty bitty pieces. (Technically speaking.)
Then everything is thoroughly inspected and put back together in accordance with the manufacturer, which happens to host the rehab.
Ta da!
Thanks to Tom Rebbie at PTC for sending these photos.
And speaking of rehab, our SplashCam is also off-site, getting some TLC.
Dave in IT says it'll be a few weeks before our rested, refreshed and retooled webcam is back in business.
