Holiday World | Good Gravy | Vekoma Family Boomerang | 2024

[Niles]

Might be jumping the gun here but Holiday World have started to clear the old Pilgrim's Plunge area, they seem to be leaving the station.

Walls have gone up around the large area and the water trough has been removed with the area being filled in and flattened.

Images of site as of 1/6/23 from video source




I would love to see a coaster and with the amount of land preparations they are doing I hope it is that, 2015 was their last coaster so a new one for 2024 or 2025 would be great. However there is a lot they could do with this space, water park expansion, utility area, flat rides or maybe just a tidy up. but with the size of the area my hopes are on a coaster.

 

[opivy028]

It’s almost baffling to me that they don’t have a true family coaster like firechaser express, seems like something so fitting for the park and their vibe. So I have my fingers crossed for something along those lines.

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

In other news, the park has confirmed the retirement of their Raging Rapids, which was both not a great ride and very redundant with the park’s ultra-popular watercoasters. They’ve alluded to some kind of successor, although this is located in a completely different section of the park from Pilgrim’s Plunge. Time will tell;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1669001274283401218

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Alright, so here to double-post the next day. The actual coaster project is supposedly being referred to as Project Gravy Boat and they've got some nice groundwork going on, some stakes in the ground right now. The name makes me think of something boat related - perhaps a water coaster, maybe an Aquatrax? Or we could buy into speculation and say that they're about to get a huge ass hyper coaster to connect the Raging Rapids and Pilgrims Plunge sites. It seems like a ripe idea to compete with Kings Island and Kentucky Kingdom. Could very much be what puts Holiday World's dry park on the map, as if they didn't have enough gigantic coasters.

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However, speculation is not my core strength. I specialize in facts, and the facts in this case are that there's a Vekoma Family Boomerang being shipped to Santa Claus, Indiana for 2024.



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[MLDesigns]

Great find as always! Perfect addition for them. Quite a big gap between the kiddie coaster & the definitely-not-a-family-coaster in Raven.

 

[ViperGTS500]

Maybe they'll include an SFC/SFC coaster with this or in the shirt coming years too...

 

[Justin2000]

How about a Madhouse themed to Fireworks where Raging Rapids was?

Maybe a 2 ride deal with Vekoma?

 

[Justin2000]

Maybe they'll include an SFC/SFC coaster with this or in the shirt coming years too...

SFC/SFC?

 

[Jared]

SFC/SFC?

Suspended Family Coaster

 

[davidm]

Suspended Family Coaster

Suspended Family Coaster/Suspended Family Coaster

 

[Justin2000]

Maybe he meant Suspended Family Coaster/ Suspended Thrill Coaster?

 

[ViperGTS500]

Maybe he meant Suspended Family Coaster/ Suspended Thrill Coaster?

Yes sorry

 

[Niles]

Here is a look at the site, foundation have started to go in round the site.




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Also looks like there will be an anoucment on the 1st August.

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[quaremorito]

Holiday World now has an automated text system that you can sign up for that’ll supposedly give information about the new ride! I found this on their Instagram

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

They’re getting cocky;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684610373784043533

 

[Hyde]

They’re getting cocky;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684610373784043533

Oh wow, so we're going with the "literal" boomerang pun here for the family Vekoma boomerang?

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Good Gravy!

Good Gravy! Family Coaster | Holiday World

Hop on board a giant gravy boat with Good Gravy!, America's first Vekoma Family Boomerang Roller Coaster in North America!

www.holidayworld.com

Overall love it. Much-needed family coaster for this park.

 

[Hixee]

Moved to construction and renamed.

I think this look quite fab. Suitably silly, and coaster-wise not a bad addition to the park.

 

[Lofty]

Who had 'gravy themed coaster' on their list for this year?!

 

[Matt N]

What a fun and unique theme!

Is this a custom layout or a clone of one of the existing layouts? It doesn’t look like a Family Boomerang layout I recognise, but I could be missing something.

Also, is it only me who’s very surprised that this is America’s first Family Boomerang? It feels like these coasters are everywhere in Europe, so I’m surprised that America has only just cottoned on…