The update you’ve been waiting for is finally here. And yes, it’s about the new GRAVY-themed roller coaster that’s opening in just a couple of months!
©Holiday World
Ever since we heard about the new Good Gravy! Roller Coaster, we’ve been dreaming of the day when we finally get to ride it. Now, that day is one step closer thanks to an important construction milestone.
The new Good Gravy! Roller Coaster is opening in Holiday World (in the Thanksgiving section of this theme park, of course) in May 2024. That’s SOON!
Gravy Boat
Holiday World recently announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the roller coaster just had its first test run on the track! Check out this video of the ride testing:
Good Gravy! had its first run on the track! You only have to wait a little longer until you can ride too! ?#HolidayWorld #ThemePark #AmusementPark #GoodGravy #RollerCoaster #Gravy #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/57OENjHPiA
— Holiday World (@HolidayWorld) March 16, 2024
It looks like a pretty short roller coaster (the test run took less than a minute), but it’s kinda cool that it goes both backward and forward. And the launch looks cool too — the ride vehicles are pulled back after guests board, then they launch forward, back through the ride building!
©Holiday World
A short roller coaster with an exciting launch…sound kind of familiar? It reminds us a little bit of TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom! It totally makes sense, too, because the creators of that TRON coaster are from the same company that’s making Good Gravy! The themes of the rides couldn’t be more different — Thanksgiving dinner compared to a race through the Grid — but the short length of TRON has been one of the biggest criticisms of the ride, and it looks like Good Gravy! might have the same problem.
TRON Lightcycle / Run
However, there are still a couple of thrilling-looking parts of the ride, including the launch and when you race towards that section where the track ends. The spike (where the track ends) is seven stories tall!
©Holiday World
In fact, that part of the coaster (when you approach the end of the track and then go backward) is almost like Expedition Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. So does that mean that Good Gravy! is just a hybrid of TRON Lightcycle / Run and Expedition Everest? Makes perfect sense to us ?.
Expedition Everest
Want one more Good Gravy! x Disney ride comparison? The premise of this coaster reminds us a LOT of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! Let us explain.
The story behind Good Gravy! is that you’re going to Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma’s house, but then you realize that an essential ingredient is missing: the gravy! So you have to hop on the world’s largest gravy boat to help make that famously delicious sauce.
©Holiday World
That reminds us of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride coming to Frontierland in Magic Kingdom. Tiana is hosting a Mardi Gras party when she discovers that an essential ingredient is missing, so we join Tiana on an adventure to search for that missing ingredient. Seriously, the comparisons just keep on coming.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Concept Art ©Disney
Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, has four major sections, which are each themed to a different holiday. Good Gravy! is joined in the Thanksgiving section by rides like “Gobbler Getaway,” “The Mayflower,” and “Turkey Whirl.”
Here’s a look at Good Gravy! by the numbers:
- Good Gravy! is 1,500 feet in length and 77 feet tall at the highest point.
- The coaster has a 38″ height requirement.
- The top speed of those gravy boats is 37 miles per hour.
- Each train has ten two-person coaches.
- The ride lasts about 1 minute and 5 seconds, although the test run seems to be a little shorter than that.
©Holiday World
Ready to hop on the gravy train? Meet us at Holiday World in May 2024 when this ride opens! And stay tuned to DFB for more updates on all the latest roller coaster news.
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And don’t forget “The Voyage” wood roller coaster which is a highly rated wooden roller coaster in the Thanksgiving section as well.