Last year, Wildebeest, our first water coaster that started us on a journey toward becoming the Water Coaster Capital of the World, hit 1 MILLION cycles on July 22. We…
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Posts Tagged: Wildebeest
The Year of the Virtual Lucite
We at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari look forward to the Golden Ticket Awards by Amusement Today every year. My dad used to call it “Bringing home the lucite.” Historically,…
Read More »Sweepstakes: Water Coaster Family Getaway
Congratulations to our winner: Madi M. from Shelbyville, Kentucky! Thanks to all who entered. More giveaways coming up soon! —– With the warm weather moving in this week, we know…
Read More »Podcast: The one with the Lucite
The Lucite reference in the name of this episode is in tribute to the late Will Koch. Oh, how he loved “bringing home the Lucite.” And so, it seems, do…
Read More »Podcast: ProSlide CEO
We crossed the border this episode. A quick call to Ottowa (Ontario, Canada) and the CEO of ProSlide joined us for a fun chat about snow skiing, water coasters, and…
Read More »Podcast: Promises Kept
I won’t ruin the surprise, but a promise made long ago (and repeatedly) was finally kept this morning … The Golden Ticket Awards were held last weekend in Connecticut. Leah…
Read More »Contest: Wood, Steel or Water?
Congratulations to our winner: Nichole C. of Clarksville, Tennessee! Thanks to all who entered – we’ll have another sweepstakes soon! —– No, this is not some weird version of Rock,…
Read More »Who wants to be on Travel Channel?
We’ve just (as in just now) been asked to help a production company for the Travel Channel find their cast members for an upcoming shoot. A shoot here. Splashin’ Safari,…
Read More »See ya, summer …
Summer’s nearly over. Doesn’t that make you want to scream? #LastChanceSaturday pic.twitter.com/4i80dRUfSt — Holiday World (@HolidayWorld) September 16, 2015 Hope you can join us tomorrow (Saturday) for some fun on…
Read More »Happy Underwear Day!
I kid you not. There’s such a thing as “Underwear Day.” And I guess we’re meant to celebrate that fact. … which reminds me of a blog post from long…
Read More »Help us make a splash!
Thank you to everyone who entered (and voted) during the month of August. Here are our three winners – chosen at random – who each receive a pair of one-day…
Read More »Golden Ticket Awards – so much more than swag
Last year, Lauren, Michael, and I went to the Golden Ticket Awards for the first time ever. (Well, with the exception of the times Holiday World hosted the event.) As…
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