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News: Holiday World reveals 2006 additions

By Aaron

Jul. 13th, 2005 -- Holiday World, already home to two famous wooden roller coasters, is getting a third. Today the park announced plans to build The Voyage, a $6.5 million wooden roller coaster, as part of the park's 60th anniversary celebration.

The Voyage, which will be built in the new Thanksgiving section, will stand 173 feet tall, feature five underground drops and two 90-degree banked turns, reach a top speed of 67.4 mph, and will be the world's third longest wooden roller coaster at 6,442 feet long. It will also provide over 24 seconds of air time, last two minutes and forty-five seconds, and will have a 66-degree 154-foot drop.

Additional features for 2006 include a dark ride themed to a turkey chase, a tilt-a-whirl, and an action river for the park's waterpark.

See Inside Indiana Business for the press release and a video of The Voyage.



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