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
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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