The Voyage | |
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Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | |
Location | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari |
Park section | Thanksgiving |
Coordinates | 38°07′17″N 86°54′41″W / 38.1213°N 86.9115°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 6, 2006 |
Cost | US$6.5 Million |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood |
Manufacturer | The Gravity Group |
Designer | Mike Graham, Korey Kiepert, Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Will Koch |
Track layout | Out and Back, Terrain |
Lift/launch system | Chain Lift Hill |
Height | 163 ft (50 m) |
Drop | 154 ft (47 m) |
Length | 6,442 ft (1,964 m) |
Speed | 67 mph (108 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:45 |
Max vertical angle | 66° |
Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
Height restriction | 48[1] in (122 cm) |
Trains | 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
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The Voyage at RCDB |
The Voyage is a wooden roller coaster located at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana. Designed and built by The Gravity Group with the help of designers Mike Graham, Korey Kiepert, Larry Bill, Chad Miller, and former park President Will Koch, the roller coaster is themed to the famous voyage of the Mayflower by Pilgrims to North America in 1620. It opened to the public on May 6, 2006. It is widely considered one of the best wooden roller coasters ever built, and was awarded by TIME Magazine as the Best Roller Coaster in the world in 2013.
Among wooden coasters, The Voyage ranks second in length and sixth in height, featuring a track length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m) and a maximum height of 173 feet (53 m). Also, its 24.3 seconds of air-time is the most produced on a wooden coaster to date. Another unique statistic is the ride's five underground tunnels. In 2006, it won a Golden Ticket Award for "Best New Ride" from Amusement Today magazine, which also ranked The Voyage as the "Best Wooden Roller Coaster" from 2007 through 2011.