…ride. Don’t forget to check your photo for a replay of your giant splash. Drop height 35 ft Drop Angle 35 deg Duration 2:34 m More Ride Details Ride Type Log Flume Seating Up to 4 riders per log Opened 1984 History First new ride in Halloween when Santa Claus Land became Holiday World in…
Happy Fourth of July! In addition to celebrating our nation’s independence today, we’re kicking off Santa Claus Land Sundays. From now until our 75th Birthday on August 3, we’ll do our best to share another piece of Santa Claus Land history. This week, we’re starting off with an early report of America’s First Theme Park…
In early March we asked our online community to send questions for the HoWoPo and they did NOT disappoint! In this episode, the pod squad dug into Holiday World history and answered as many questions as possible, and promised to answer more in a future episode. We mentioned this incredible WIRED video that features our…
Our team recently shared our calendar for our 2021 Calendar and we are excited to be celebrating 75 years of family fun all season long! We’ve started talking about our history as America’s first theme park, sharing commemorative merchandise, collecting your Holiday World memories and now we’re sharing fresh Zoom backgrounds! Just click on the…
We kick off Episode three of our second season with Lauren, Matt, and Leah reminiscing about Potato Patch. Do you remember Potato Patch? Join the pod squad as we discuss everything from boysenberries to industry history. First things first, hands down, Lake Compounce was the very first American amusement park. They opened exactly 100…
CLOSED: This sweepstakes has ended, winners will be announced Tuesday, April 21! Theme park fans always know how to make the very best of any situation. Across the country, people are using this time in history as an opportunity to make memories with their families by recreating theme parks at home! We want you to…
…have song Sean Strahl and Anthony VanCamp. Sean you go first why don’t you tell us about your history at Holiday World. SEAN: okay well started in 1999 in rides at Holidogs Funtown and then I started working seasonally on the coasters helping with maintenance. In 2003, I was hired full time on the coaster…
…Summer it applies, it’s fine! MATT: So Vanessa tell us a little bit about your history with Holiday World, you implied that you were with the water park, but when did you start? VANESSA: I started at Holiday World in 2009, I was 16, started out in the water park as a seasonal slide attendant….
