"Good Gravy" Roller Coaster Announced for Holiday World in 2024

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I never thought I'd see the day where a brand new roller coaster would be announced to be themed to gravy, but kids the day has come!  Holiday World has come through for us all with the announcement of Good Gravy, a brand new family boomerang roller coaster created by Vekoma.  The ride will be suitable for a big spectrum of families, with kids as young as three years old able to experience the attraction due to its 38 inch height requirement.  To that end, Good Gravy will fill a need the park has had for some time now in the coaster department.

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The entire Good Gravy project will cost around $10 million to complete and will utilize space formerly occupied by the long removed Pilgrims Plunge.  It will also come with the addition of the "Stuffing Springs" area, containing a children's play area, shaded seating and a Dippin' Dots stand created from a 1964 Airstream Camper.

“Since 1946, our family has been dedicated to being the best at family fun,” says Fourth-Generation Owner Leah Koch-Blumhardt. “We’re excited to add a coaster to our lineup that caters to the entire family, just like Thanksgiving dinner! The experience will be smooth and gentle enough for grandparents and younger children to enjoy, yet it’s still dynamic enough for the thrill seekers.”

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Good Gravy, scheduled to open in May 2024, will literally feature coaster cars that look like giant gravy boats.  Obviously this ride will reside in the Thanksgiving section of Holiday World.  The train will move backward up the first lift then be released through the twists and turns of the track.  Speaking of the track, it will be painted a "cranberry" and sit atop orange supports.  The trains will pass "a giant cranberry jelly can before narrowly avoiding giant kitchen accoutrement, such as a 20-foot-tall whisk and an 18-foot-tall rolling pin."  A 77 foot tall spike will slow the train, then it will traverse the layout backwards and end at the station.  The top speed of Good Gravy will be 37 miles per hour.

 

“We put the Guest experience at the center of this design,” adds Fourth-Generation Owner, Lauren Crosby. “We took every detail seriously. We added stroller parking, and a play area for kids who aren’t quite big enough to ride yet, and benches with shade for the family members who prefer to watch. The best detail is that the queue building is air-conditioned, and themed elaborately to Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house.”

The park's announcement video for Good Gravy and the Stuffing Springs area is NOT to be missed, it's adorable.  Watch it below!