It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? Here are just a few of our favorite moments from 2014: Happy New Year from all of us here at Holiday World &…
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Hard Hat Chronicles XII

When we started the Hard Hat Chronicles video series early this year, it was to start revving up for Thunderbird construction updates. Only we couldn’t tell you that back then….
Read More »All I want for Christmas is my two front seats!
The first train for Thunderbird is now here! Car by car, they were lifted into Thunderbird’s Maintenance Building. At four seats per car, this train is huge! And yes, Thunderbird’s…
Read More »This skyline looks chilly
Thanks to Nathan, one of our past interns, for tweeting this photo on Saturday: Well hello there @HolidayWorld! Your skyline has changed just a tad! #Thunderbird pic.twitter.com/vdsOrjpcrf — Nathan Nelson…
Read More »We’ll have a Blue(print) Christmas

Since adding our Limited Edition Thunderbird Blueprint to the HoliShop yesterday afternoon, we’ve had orders from New York to California, Minnesota to Florida! In all, Thunderbird Blueprints are heading to…
Read More »Crow’s Nest: A bird’s-eye view

Well, you figured it out, didn’t you? We moved Sparkler this week from 4th of July to Thanksgiving and re-named it Crow’s Nest. Before we move any further with this,…
Read More »Dreaming of an orange Christmas

Transitioning from Hall of Fame wrestler to one of Santa’s jolliest helpers may seem like quite a leap, but for Mick Foley it was a natural progression. … because Mick…
Read More »66 Hours to See
If you are one of the rabid fans who counted down the days with us before we announced Thunderbird in late July, you’ll either laugh – or more likely grit…
Read More »“He roller coaster, he got early warning”

As a rule, I don’t do mushy. Especially not in front of others. And especially not while blogging. It’s like I always say, “Friends don’t let friends blog and get…
Read More »A very Brady coaster
There’s no denying, Thunderbird is getting a lot of love and attention this fall. It’s the new coaster on the block, and there’s lots of interest in how construction is…
Read More »A hard-hat tour for 14News

Deanna from 14News in Evansville is an early riser. She sort of has to be; it’s her job. We met up with VP James at 5am to check out what…
Read More »Chillin’ with the Thunderbird

We just finished up two hours of “live shots” with Deanna from WFIE-TV and boy, is it cold out there today! After a look inside our Maintenance Shop and then…
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