If your goal is to leave Holiday World with the same number of kids you came with, these are the hacks for you! Read on to learn safety tips to…
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Posts Tagged: safety
The training train
It is training season here at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari: Foods training, Lifeguard drills, Sweeper coaching, Admissions instruction … the list goes on and on. Come to think of…
Read More »Safe to say: “He won!”
What do we do during the seemingly endless off-season? Well, we: Build things Hire our seasonal team Catch up on all the things we don’t get accomplished during the season…
Read More »AIMS high
Don’t worry, I already gave Sean a hard time over those palm trees in the background. “Rub it in, will ya?!” He assured me it wasn’t all that warm in Texas…
Read More »Enter our Be Cool Sweepstakes!
Congratulations to our winner (chosen at random): Stacy D. from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Thanks to all who entered! —– The start of summer is just around the corner – let’s…
Read More »Hard Hat Chronicles, episode XX
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…
Read More »My Second First Day
I officially joined the team at Holiday World on the 12th. Well, I suppose that statement needs a bit of clarification. My first day in the Communications Department was on…
Read More »This Coaster Cat …
… doesn’t mind the water one bit! #ThankYouThursday to Coaster Cat Brad (a certified diver) for safety-inspecting the piers at Raven’s lake turn. pic.twitter.com/dgtpmVhf1w — Holiday World (@HolidayWorld) August 11,…
Read More »A wave of gratitude
After two perfect-score safety audits in a row, we just had to give a big shout-out to our lifeguards and slide attendants: Congratulations to our Splashin’ Safari team, who received…
Read More »What to know about Pokemon Go
As Holiday World’s resident geezer, I clearly remember when Pokemon first made an appearance in popular culture. Somewhere in the back of a closet shelf at home we no doubt…
Read More »Podcast highlights: Thunderbird, blue sand, and Will
We’re half-way between podcast episode 003 and 004, so here are 003’s highlights, with video: The Mystic Blue name for our new filter sand … … (which is clearly not…
Read More »This is only a test
Do you remember school fire drills? As kids, we’d scurry down the hallway knowing we’d get a few extra minutes of “recess” as part of the drill. It was a…
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