74 Years of Family Fun SANTA CLAUS, IND.—–The history of the nation’s first theme park is the story of a family which has, for seven decades, dedicated itself to providing…
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Our animated history
Here’s a fun video created as part of Indiana’s bicentennial celebration:
Today in Holiday World history
This is quite a day in our history. May 19, 1990: #ThrowbackThursday to May 19, 1990 … and the premiere of Raging Rapids! #YouWillGetWet pic.twitter.com/FlIas0o8sc — Holiday World (@HolidayWorld)…
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From SANTA CLAUS LAND to HOLIDAY WORLD More than 75 YEARS OF FAMILY FUN The history of the nation’s first theme park is the story of a family which has,…
Splashin’ Safari Turns 30: Vote for It As Best Water Park!
When you think of Splashin’ Safari, a sprawling water park comes to mind. It’s home to three world-class water coasters, three wave pools, a large lazy river, and countless water…
Equal Parts Holiday World and Santa Claus Land
Today is our 76th Birthday! In finding the words to share about today, I started diving into all the things I’ve learned since we began working on our commemorative book:…
Podcast: Season 3, Episode 23: The One with the Elves
We are Holiday World and we LOVE holidays. We also happen to reside in Santa Claus, Indiana so Christmas is a big deal here! In this episode, we dive into…
Happy Birthday to us… Part 2!
We (I) recently discovered from IAAPA historian Jim Futrell (shameless plug listen to our interview with him here) that Santa Claus Land kind of has two opening days, so we…
Santa Claus Land Sunday – 1946 Newspaper Articles
Happy Fourth of July! In addition to celebrating our nation’s independence today, we’re kicking off Santa Claus Land Sundays. From now until our 75th Birthday on August 3, we’ll do…
Podcast: Season 3, Episode 6 – The One With the Answered Questions
In early March we asked our online community to send questions for the HoWoPo and they did NOT disappoint! In this episode, the pod squad dug into Holiday World history…