Voyage track work, by the numbers

"Covered wagon" used for track replacement

When we first started talking about adding a wooden roller coaster to our ride line up (this was waaaaay back in the early 1990s), we knew there was an important…

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100 days

Just 100 days from today … we’ll be open for the season! At launch time (oops, lunchtime) today … … we captured Thunderbird’s first flight of the new year: As we…

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Hard Hat Chronicles, episode XX

Voyage Crossing

Question: When were fractions invented? Was it after Roman Numerals were already in place? … because both XIX.V and XIX I/II just look wrong. And so, we’ll move on and call…

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No fair! We want to go, too!

Anyone else spending a considerable amount of time this week grumbling about the frigid temperatures? When you see it’s one degree outside, it’s hard to respond in a cheerful way….

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What in the World?

What's going on – are we under attack? Yes, indeed. The attack of the Sand Blaster. (I was going to start quoting from Mr. Sandman, but I wouldn't want to…

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When you eat for a living …

… you don't get a lot of sympathy when you work (and eat) long hours, day after day. Meet our Food & Beverage managers, Andrea and Tammy. Plus Jason, our…

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Skating along to the finish line

As of today, April 4, we're exactly one month away from opening day. That's for Holiday World; Splashin' Safari's first day is May 10. Let's take a look at Hyena…

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Words to live by

Measure twice. Cut once. When I first glanced at this, I thought someone had lost a contact. Been there!

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Wake up, you two!

After wintering in one of our warehouses, it's almost time for Jack & Jill to rise and shine for another season! Seriously, I just want to reach out and tickle…

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Six weeks to go!

Now that it's April, that countdown clock till opening is ticking louder and louder. Five weeks till Holiday World opens. Six weeks for Splashin' Safari. And Hyena Falls is pulling…

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Fly away home

Eagles Flight Setup

The swallows may come back to Capistrano … but for us, it’s the Eagles that come back to Holiday World. Maintenance Matt and Tom are moving one of our smiling…

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