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Pilgrims Plunge Facts

TOWER HEIGHT:
165 feet

ELEVATOR LIFT HEIGHT:
135 feet

DROP:
131 feet, 45-degree angle

BOATS:
Five 10-passenger boats

TOP SPEED:
50+ mph

WORLD RECORD:
World’s Tallest Water Ride

 

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Nick loved log rides of any kind!  He wasn’t a big roller coaster fan, but he would take on any log ride that he could!

I, on the other hand, have always been the opposite.  Something about a free-falling log over a waterfall just doesn’t seem as safe as a roller coaster mounted onto a track.

But when we arrived at Holiday World and discovered that it has the world’s largest water ride, I told mom that I had to do it for Nick!  No matter how scared I felt inside, there was a peace in knowing that Nick would be so proud of me….

So Tim decided to buy the picture as proof!  We all did it!!!  And Tim has the thumbs up to show how happy we all were as we hit the water at the bottom of the slide!

You know….I’ve learned that cancer may think it has the final victory..but it doesn’t!

Cancer actually gives some of us an early and blessed chance to be with our Father and for those of who are left, it leaves courage to face whatever lies ahead..

Even if it’s the world’s largest water ride!

Cancer. 

You lose. 

Nick wins.

We win.

But you lose!

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