Sweepstakes: Splashin’ to Summer Getaway

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Cheetah Chase | The World's First Launched Water Coaster

Congratulations our our winner Tonie W. from Vincennes, Indiana. 

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We can’t wait for Cheetah Chase to open along with the rest of Splashin’ Safari on July 4.

Cheetah Chase | The World's First Launched Water Coaster

To celebrate our the Grand Opening of Cheetah Chase and Splashin’ Safari this year, here’s your opportunity to win four tickets to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari plus two overnights in a Holiday Cottage* at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort.

Guess what?

We like to win, too.

Over the next several weeks, USA Today is running an online poll asking to name the Best Water Park in the nation.

We’d love it if you could spare two clicks and vote daily!

For our contest, you may also enter daily…

But first, please read through these instructions and rules:

  • You must be at least 18 years old to enter and you must not have won tickets from Holiday World in the past 12 months.
  • Employees of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Koch Development Corporation, Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, Sun Communities, and Sun RV Resort (and the immediate family members of employees) are not eligible to enter.
  • By entering, you agree to be added to our e-newsletter list (you may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions in your email).
  • Use the widget, below, to enter daily. There are lots of options, so you can earn extra entries by posting here on our HoliBlog and tweeting about this contest. You can also follow us on Pinterest, and visit us on our Facebook page. (We’d love it if you’d leave us a Facebook Recommendation while you’re there!)
  • If you win our Splashin’ Family Getaway, please note you must be at least 21 to phone in your two-night Holiday Cottage reservation at Lake Rudolph. *Here are the dates the cottage will be available: SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ONLY July 9 – July 30, 2020.
  • All prizes are non-transferable and not for re-sale. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s). Tickets to Holiday World must be picked up at Holiday World.
  • For the “post a comment on the blog” entry option, simply tell us which you like best – water coasters or wave pools. (Our comments are moderated, so as long as the content is HoliFriendly, it will appear soon.)

Ready to enter?

Simply enter by using the widget, below. Be sure to enter daily through Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 3:15 pm CDT, when we’ll choose a winner at random.

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View from the Top of Voyage

Guess what? USA Today also nominated The Voyage for Best Roller Coaster!

Again, voting doesn’t impact your chance of winning, but we sure appreciate your support!

Good luck to all!
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Podcast: Season 2, Episode 15 The One Where You Get inLine

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Season 2, Episode 15 is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube, Facebook!

The podsquad was happy to welcome back special guests VP Matt B. and WBKR’s own Chad Benefield!
They’ve been frequent contributors lately, at what point do we make them honorary Podsquad members?

 

We kick off the episode with VP Matt B’s passion for durable hamburger buns, then dive right into our inLine Reservation system! The system is very user friendly and sticks to three simple guidelines: Register. Reserve. Ride.

After guests receive a wristband from a member of guest relations, they’ll pull up holidayworld.com/inline.

Guests register bands by adding all the wristband numbers to the web page, then they are ready to start reserving rides!

No Phone or don’t want to use your phone? No problem!

Just head to one of our gift shops and they’ll reserve ride times for your party.

Click here for information and updates on the inLine registration system!

Sad fact: We recorded this podcast on what would have been the first day of Holiwood kNights 🙁

Holiwood Nights is our popular annual event that is open exclusively to card-carrying members of 10 amusement park-related clubs and their guests.

Rather than wallowing in a pit of despair, our Lord of the Messengers, Leah hosted a special Digital Holiwood kNights to hold us all over until August 28 & 29th.

Enjoy a Virtual Walkback with Leah and Director of Attractions, Lori:

 

No quest at Holiwood Nights would be complete without a night ride on The Voyage:

 

For the most up to date information, stay tuned to our HoliWood kNights web page and the Facebook event.

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Sweepstakes: The Final Countdown!

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Cheetah Chase | The World's First Launched Water Coaster

The countdown is on!!

Soon you’ll be able to race against your family and friends on Cheetah Chase: the world’s first launched water coaster!

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On Cheetah Chase, riders will experience a water-powered flat launch before racing against their families toward the finish line.

If you love to race, you are going to love our newest sweepstakes! It’s all about speed.

The best part? We’ll have dozens of winners!

Our Grand Prize is a Family Getaway with four two-day tickets, two nights in a Holiday Cottage at Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort, and four beach bags. Plus, the next 25 fastest fans will win a pair of tickets.

Are you ready to enter? You can sign up to get started.

If you have questions about the sweepstakes, keep reading.

Mom and Daughter in Bahari Wave

How does this sweepstakes work?

Sign up to enter and start sharing the sweepstakes! The more your friends and family enter, the earlier you’ll find out what time our grand prize will be up for grabs!

The fastest to click once the Grand Prize is live will win. The next 25 will win a pair of Holiday World tickets. Thousands more will receive a promo code for an exclusive ticket discount.

What does a “heads up” mean?

Your “heads up” is how early you’ll be notified that our top prize is about to be available. You can build your “heads up” by getting friends and family to share the sweepstakes.

What time will the top prize be available to win?

That’s the secret. We can’t say.

Build your “heads up” to be one of the first to know when you can claim the Grand Prize. You can choose to be notified by text or email when you sign up.

Be the fastest and win the biggest prize!

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Good luck to all who enter!

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Sweepstakes: The Race is On!

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Who will be the fastest?

Race against your family and friends on Cheetah Chase: the world’s first launched water coaster!

On Cheetah Chase, riders will experience a water-powered flat launch before racing against their families toward the finish line.

If you love to race, you are going to love our newest sweepstakes! It’s all about speed.

The best part? We’ll have dozens of winners!

Our Grand Prize is a Family Getaway with four two-day tickets, two nights in a Holiday Cottage at Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort, and four beach bags. Plus, the next 25 fastest fans will win a pair of tickets.

Are you ready to enter? You can sign up to get started.

If you have questions about the sweepstakes, keep reading.

Mom and Daughter in Bahari Wave

How does this sweepstakes work?

Sign up to enter and start sharing the sweepstakes! The more your friends and family enter, the earlier you’ll find out what time our grand prize will be up for grabs!

The fastest to click once the Grand Prize is live will win. The next 25 will win a pair of Holiday World tickets. Thousands more will receive a promo code for an exclusive ticket discount.

What does a “heads up” mean?

Your “heads up” is how early you’ll be notified that our top prize is about to be available. You can build your “heads up” by getting friends and family to share the sweepstakes.

What time will the top prize be available to win?

That’s the secret. We can’t say.

Build your “heads up” to be one of the first to know when you can claim the Grand Prize. You can choose to be notified by text or email when you sign up.

Be the fastest and win the biggest prize!

Firecracker Sweepstakes Photo
Good luck to all who enter!

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Podcast: Season 2, Episode 13 The One where The Emcee Plays the Game

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Chad stuck with us for Episode 13 where we share feedback from our HoWoPo fans, Josh made his on-air debut,  AND we rolled out a new game!

Enjoy Season 2, Episode 13 almost anywhere podcasts are found!

 

 Josh is our Digital Communications Strategist and he came prepared to squeak in with his pup’s toy for our game, Underrated or Overrated. (Shhh…don’t tell Luna!)

Although this is his on-air debut, Josh plays a big role in making the podcast happen! 

We jumped into feedback with Lindsay T’s great question!
Please comment below if you have a name for yourselves!

Holiwood kNight’s came up, reminding us that 2020 has really smelled of elderberries.
Soon we’ll have a fresh date and our quest will be back on course!
Until then, Coaster101.com helped us estimate the airspeed velocity of an unladen 

We enlightened Chad about the LIFE ALTERING magic of the Snipping Tool. 

A Dole Whip War was started, but we could all agree that we can’t wait until this kid gets to try our coasters and Dole Whip!

In a previous episode, we’d asked HoWoPo faithful David for pictures of Kevin.
This cuteness couldn’t be described on air, so we’re glad we could share it here:

We’ll be here for Holiwood Nights, Scottcro1980! We hope to see you there on its new date.

Special thank you to Chad for joining us for three episodes!
We had a blast recording with you and can’t wait to have you back soon!

Please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube, Facebook, etc. and tell all your friends. Please be sure to send us your feedback and questions with us by calling us at 812-937-4401 then dial 8081, or by emailing us at podcast@holidayworld.com, or by reaching out to us on social media using the hashtag #HOWOPO.

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Hustling while Hunkered Down

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We always say that theme parks get in your blood–once you’ve joined this industry, it’s hard to picture yourself doing anything else. So while we’ve been working from home we’ve had to get creative to keep our hustle alive under quarantine. We hope you enjoy these fun photo’s of our team doing what we love- home edition:

To kick things off, Audrey from Sales is sticking to local calls these days while encouraging her budding artists.

 

Madeline from Food & Beverage is staying safe and honing her skills in the kitchen. Pretzels are, after all, one of the five main theme park food groups. 

What are the five main theme park food groups, you ask? Free Unlimited Soft Drinks, Pretzels, Pizzas, Deep Fried Foods–including funnel cakes, Oreos, and this year avocado, and Ice Cream (including Udderly Blue, Dippin’ Dots, and all those Festive Flurries we love.* 

 

 

Michael from Games is keeping his skills strong, with assistance from his little man! 

 

Cathy from Park Services may not be able to prep the midways for the season right now, but she’s keeping her debris-blowing form strong as she beautifies her own backyard paradise.

 

Lori handles all the lockers and rentals in the park–including our Holidog Inn Kennels. Looks like her pup is ready for Lori to take her Innkeeper skills back to Holiday World.

 

 

Casey from I.T. is preparing the next generation with lessons on wiring: 

Casey is also making sure the Cambron household knows there is a way to install register paper and there is a way to install toilet paper and they are NOT the same. Any guesses? Post them below!!

 

 

Sabrina from Communications is having a ruff time getting a decent interview during the quarantine.

 

Somehow even when he’s home, Kenny from I.T. can’t seem to avoid a Blue Screen of Death… Hope his kiddos didn’t lose any important files!

 

 

 

Aaron from Maintenance and Construction doesn’t have time for much silliness–he’s creating our schedules to get attractions ready as soon as possible once we’re back!

 

Vanessa from Merchandise can’t help but teach her dapper team members how to arrange their home items. 

 

 

Dave from Sales is keeping his skills strong–and trying to arrange a picnic or a group outing to the Holidog Inn.

 

Josh from Communications has been helping create our puzzles at our Digital FunTown, but he’s also testing the product these days!

 

Bryan from Sales has set up shop in his kitchen! We think his home market has already been saturated. 

 

Quarantine has Amy from our Warehouse organizing and managing her own supplies. And keeping that safe distance from the ceiling! 

 

Ashley can’t help but market the newest attraction in her own backyard.

 

Santa may be up at the North Pole waiting for a safe journey here, but Amanda from Entertainment is ready to step in as an elf now!

 

 

Samantha from Cash Control has found a way to keep her skills sharp. If she can’t be at a theme park, why not Park Place? 

 

 

And finally Leah Koch can’t help but keep Christmas alive… and kick off her own tiny amusement park with a carousel. 

 

*Just kidding about theme park food–we don’t forget about how important fruits, veggies, and non-soda beverages (such as water) are. Balance is always important. Even at theme parks. 

 

Clearly we’re all in missing Holiday World the same way you are. Stay safe, healthy, and sane, and we hope to see you soon!

 

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Podcast: The One with the Go-To Emcee

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If you joined us for Episode 11, then you already know we were joined by the one and only Chad Benefield!
Episode 12 is now available for your listening pleasure:

As we all fully expected, we brought Chad into our “studio” and he stole the show.
Leah relinquished host duties and gave him an open mic to ask her and Prez. Matt anything.

You are going to love this episode if you’ve ever wanted to know more about our President Matt Eckert or our Communications director and fourth-generation owner, Leah Koch.

 

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Sweepstakes: Countdown to Summer Family Getaway

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Lake Rudolph

We just wrapped up our Digital Opening Day–thanks to all of you who participated! 

Now that our scheduled opening day has passed, we’re ready to set our sights on June 14–when we hope to be able to reopen to the public after an extra-long winter. In the meantime, we’re still updating our Digital FunTown to help hold you over until you can visit!

Share what you’re doing until we reopen below and you could win four free tickets to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari plus two overnights in a Christmas Cabin at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort!

And that winner will be chosen at random.

Lake Rudolph Christmas Cabin Prize

Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin at Lake Rudolph

Before you enter, please read through these instructions and rules:

  • You must be at least 18 years old to enter. Also, you must not have won tickets from Holiday World in the past 12 months.
  • Employees of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Koch Development Corporation, Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, Sun Communities, and Sun RV Resort (and the immediate family members of employees) are not eligible to enter.
  • By entering, you agree to be added to our e-newsletter list (you may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions in your email).
  • Use the widget, below, to enter daily. There are lots of options, so you can earn extra entries by posting here on our HoliBlog and tweeting about this sweepstakes. Earn even more entries by following us on Pinterest, and visiting our Facebook pages (we’d love it if you’d leave us a Facebook Recommendation while you’re there!).
  • If you win, please note you must be at least 21 to phone in your two-night Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin reservation at Lake Rudolph. *Here are the dates the cabin will be available for reservation: June 1 – August 30, 2020. All prizes are non-transferable and not for re-sale. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s). Each sponsor will distribute respective prizes.
  • For the “post a comment on the blog” entry option, simply tell us either your favorite part of our Digital FunTown, or tell us how you’re managing to wait until our gates are open once again.   (Our comments are moderated, so as long as the content is HoliFriendly, it will appear soon.)

Ready to enter?

Simply enter by using the widget, below. And not just today – enter daily through Monday, May 18 at 4:00PM CST, when we’ll email our winner, chosen at random.
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Good luck to all!
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Sweepstakes: Digital Opening Day!

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Opening day has always brought joy to our guests and team.

Since we plan to open in early June this year, we are bringing our front gate to your front door with Digital Opening Day!

Holidog & Friends | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari

New content will be available every hour on the Digital Opening Day page, Facebook page, and Twitter. Let’s kick off the fun early with a Merry Memories Giveaway! Enter to win by:

  • Leaving a Blog post comment below about your opening day traditions
  • Visit Holiday World on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Tweet a Message
  • Follow Holiday World on Pinterest

Our Merry Memories Giveaway ends tonight at 9 pm. Be sure you’ve entered to win:
4 Tickets to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
2 Nights in a Holiday Cottage at Lake Rudolph
Holiday World 2020 Merchandise Bundle (Including “Good Vibes” T-shirt–size of your choosing, Santa Claus Land Mug, Skyline Snowglobe)

Prizes: T-Shirt, Mug, and snowglobe

 

Before you enter our Giveaway, please read through these instructions and rules:

  • You must be at least 18 years old to enter. Also, you must not have won tickets from Holiday World in the past 12 months.
  • Employees of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Koch Development Corporation, Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, Sun Communities, and Sun RV Resort (and the immediate family members of employees) are not eligible to enter.
  • By entering, you agree to be added to our e-newsletter list (you may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions in your email).
  • Use the widget, below, to enter daily. There are lots of options, so you can earn extra entries by posting here on our HoliBlog and tweeting about this sweepstakes. Earn even more entries by following us on Pinterest, and visiting our Facebook pages (we’d love it if you’d leave us a Facebook Recommendation while you’re there!).
  • If you win, please note you must be at least 21 to phone in your two-night Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin reservation at Lake Rudolph. *Here are the dates the cabin will be available for reservation: June 1-August 31, 2020.
  • All prizes are non-transferable and not for re-sale. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s). Each sponsor will distribute respective prizes.
  • For the “post a comment on the blog” entry option, simply tell what you can’t wait for on our real opening day. (Our comments are moderated, so as long as the content is HoliFriendly, it will appear soon.)

Ready to get started? Entries are now being accepted and will be open through Saturday, May 2 at 9pm Central!

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Podcast: The One with the Rise and Shine

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This podcast is a sweet time capsule that we chose not to bury.

Despite now having an early June opening day, our team will soon begin safely preparing our world-class parks, which is the perfect segue to introduce our guests for Season two, episode eleven:

The wonderful Cathy G. and Chad Benefield joined us!

Cathy is our Director of Park Services which covers the bussers, sweepers, morning grounds, flowers, AND landscaping teams who keep our parks looking impeccable despite all the free sunscreen and soft drinks!

 

During the first half of this episode, Cathy talks us through what it takes to get the parks tucked in for winter and then ready to go for opening day. They literally clean everything from the rafters to the floors.

We could not be more thankful for her leadership and wonderful team!!

After the break, we chatted with the one and only Chad of WBKR
He’s a hardcore enthusiast from the top of his head right down to his tube socked feet.

Shoutout to Chad’s momma for digging out this gem:

Chad is no stranger to Holiday World!

You may also know him as our emcee extraordinaire for events like Thunderbird and Cheetah Chase.

Enjoy this throwback to 2014!

On the podcast, Chad discusses how we are able to convince him to do not one attraction unveilings, but two with such vigor when he had no clue what the ride was going to be.

Although he’s a super fan, we got to share about the time we were featured on the Colbert Report during the fabled “Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude”. Colbert hosted a Lincoln-versus-Santa showdown for the ages:

Will on The Colbert Report

 

As Leah feared, Chad stole the podcast for the next three whole episodes and none of us are mad about it. 

As always, we hope you enjoy listening along as much as we do the recording and production of the podcast.

Please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube, Facebook, etc. and tell all your friends. Please be sure to send us your feedback and questions with us by calling us at 812-937-4401 then dial 8081, or by emailing us at podcast@holidayworld.com, or by reaching out to us on social media using the hashtag #HOWOPO.

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