For four years, we have worked in partnership with Gravitykraft Corp. to test a new style of roller coaster train for The Voyage, our award-winning wooden roller coaster. We very…
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Dan and Chad take a walk by The Voyage
We love our Voyage. It's been voted the #1 Wooden Coaster on the Planet since it was one year old. This year is Voyage's seventh season. (Gosh, and it seems…
Read More »Move over, test dummies…
…it’s time for the humans to take a ride! Join William Koch and Mike Graham as they take the first “human ride” on the new Timberliner train on The Voyage….
Read More »Final exams
Am I the only adult who breathes a sigh of relief every May that I don’t have to take final exams? I didn’t think so. But testing, of course, is…
Read More »‘Twas two nights before opening…
…and all through the park… Not a staffer’d gone home… …even though it was dark. Will Koch in his jacket … and Pat in her hoodie … Knew a treat…
Read More »Who’s on first?
Typical conversation between Will and me: Me: Thanks for emailing me the photos, Will. The one of the logo — exactly where is it on the seat? Will: It's on…
Read More »Ready fenders
Been bugging the engineers at The Gravity Group for more photos of our new Timberliner trains. Testing of the new trains for our Voyage roller coaster begins in just a…
Read More »Special delivery
It’s nice to have The Gravity Group offices just three hours away, in Cincinnati. So when Tony, our maintenance director, asked for sample bogies and a chassis to be delivered…
Read More »Color me blue
Just got a copy of a graphic of the new Voyage trains. As you may recall, we’re getting a set of Timberliner trains, designed by the same engineers who came…
Read More »Thump, thump, clap! Thump, thump, clap!
We've talked about the coaster crazies before. They're those park enthusiasts who love all-things-coasters to the point that they join a club. …to the point that they go to meetings…
Read More »Video: Will takes a seat…
Considering that The Gravity Group is based in Cincinnati, and we're here in Santa Claus, one would think Will wouldn't have to go all the way to Las Vegas to…
Read More »The family that rides together…
Will is a happy guy. He’s in Las Vegas at the IAAPA Expo, where a sample Timberliner car just happens to be on display. Looks pretty comfortable, doesn’t he? Front…
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