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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Podcast: The one with the fast-talking New Yorker
Every time we sit down to record a new episode, it is with the determination to keep the length at less than an hour. And every time, we fail. Stephen…
Read More »“Carry the church around the village”
When Nathan started posting photos of the town's 132-year-old church moving to its new home one-half mile away on the Santa Claus Museum's Facebook page, Sabine from Germany commented, "……
Read More »A Halloween tale
Back in 1994, it was such a thrill to take part in naming our first big roller coaster. We knew it was going to be built in our Halloween section,…
Read More »Pasta perfect
When a family-owned business has been around for 65 years, there are always new discoveries. By that I mean … we’re forever finding precious old photos and mementos tucked away…
Read More »“Oh, heavens!”
If, in the past 65 years, you worked at Santa Claus Land or Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, you will no doubt recognize that phrase. And who said it. Oh,…
Read More »Yum, yum, yum!
Anyone else out there a cornball who loves to listen to old radio shows from the ’40s? I grew up hearing my folks talk about Fibber McGee‘s closet, Jack Benny‘s…
Read More »Who was our mayor in 1959?
Thanks to Hilton for emailing me about an interesting story from our Santa Claus Land days. Hilton won a nation-wide contest. His prize? He was named Town Marshal of the…
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