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Holiday World brings back iconic first ride

By Visit Indiana on Feb. 18, 2016

What do you give a park for its 70th birthday? If you've been around the block a few times, you already know that Holiday World started out as Santa Claus Land, with an opening day of August 3, 1946. That's right. Nine years before Disneyland. Santa Claus Land was the very first theme park. And the…

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A Scary Good Time at Holiday World's Halloween Weekends

By Carrie Lambert on Oct. 06, 2015

This is my third year to visit Holiday World during their Happy Halloween Weekends and it is becoming a must for our family. We spent two days at the park packing in all of the fun they have like ... Graveyard Smash Show which features new and popular hits with a Halloween twist! Carnival Chaos - Can…

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Thrill Factor: Geek out with Holiday World!

By Visit Indiana on Aug. 10, 2015

I honestly thought our entire staff would faint when we saw this tweet a few weeks ago: love this park! https://t.co/oo5WW3DElo — Kari Byron (@KariByron) July 30, 2015 If you recognize the name Kari Byron, you might also be a little weak in the knees right now. That is ... if you're a geek. Fans…

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Vote For Holiday World

By Visit Indiana on Jun. 20, 2015

Let’s play Jeopardy! The answer is: The best roller coaster in the nation, and the best new amusement park attraction of 2015 belong to this theme park. What is Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Alex? We’re a little biased, but when USA Today asks for the best in these categories, we think The…

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Holiday World Gets Ready for Launch

By Visit Indiana on Jan. 28, 2015

Even though the weather has been unseasonably warm here in Santa Claus, it still seems pretty outlandish to be making plans for April 25. At Holiday World, we’ve had that date blocked off for nearly a year. Our new roller coaster, Thunderbird, will open for the first time ever to the general public…

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Travel Channel takes Santa for a ride

By Visit Indiana on Dec. 12, 2014

When you work and live in a town named Santa Claus, everyday life can be somewhat surreal. For example: If you're a wrestling fan, you may recognize Mick Foley behind the beard. Jolly ol' Saint Mick may be a WWE Hall of Famer, but at heart he's a softy who loves Christmas and amusement parks. Mick…

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Great Scott! Tune in Thursday to see Holiday World on TV

By Visit Indiana on Oct. 29, 2014

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put together an episode of reality TV? Not the table-throwing, wine-tossing kind of reality show ... a nice, fun travel show. There's a new series on the Great American Country (GAC) channel called "All-American Amusement Parks." Actually, when we first heard…

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Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun

By admin on Oct. 08, 2014

Let me start by saying working at a theme park is a blast. Where else do you get to take a break and end up riding a roller coaster? On days like that, it’s easy to remember just how crazy – and wonderful - this job can be. On other days, I don’t blink twice when a meeting is scheduled for Plymouth…

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Happy Halloween Weekends - Holiday World

By Carrie Lambert on Oct. 06, 2014

Last year I visited Holiday World during their Happy Halloween Weekends and just knew I had to go back this year. A year ago, we jam packed one day full of fun, but this year were wise enough to give ourselves a little more time to enjoy the park, so we went for two full days. And to be honest, there…

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CNN Calls Santa Claus, Indiana One of "10 Most Christmassy Destinations" on Earth

By admin on Dec. 12, 2013

You just can't go wrong with a name like Santa Claus if you want to be all about Christmas. Christmas lights displays. Arts and craft shows. A candy castle ?! Come on, what is more Christmassy than a freaking castle filled with candy? So I wasn't surprised to see that CNN has named Santa Claus…

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