Indiana Insider Blog

USA TODAY polled their readers, and they have named America’s “10 Best” Outdoor Water Parks, with an Indiana attraction topping the list! Have you made a splash at this Southern Indiana favorite? Holiday World’s Splashin’ Safari, in Santa Claus, took... Read more

Most of my friends make their annual trip to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in the middle of summer and I can’t fault them for that. It is awesome then … BUT my family just made their fourth annual trip... Read more

Indiana’s only theme park will be in the national spotlight on Tuesday, as Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari are featured on Travel Channel’s Bert the Conqueror show. Bert is quite a character. If you’re familiar with the movie Van Wilder,... Read more

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... Read more

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 …... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

While I love writing about travel in my home state every week of the year, it’s especially nice to shine the light on Honest-to-Goodness Indiana during Visit Indiana Week! It kicks off tomorrow and runs through May 10. What does... Read more

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... Read more