… then you’ll want to join your fellow coaster enthusiasts for HoliWood Nights 2023 on June 2 & 3 for this trip back in time to Rydell High!

This year’s theme is: “Coaster Grease.”

This popular annual event is open exclusively to card-carrying members of amusement park-related clubs (see sidebar for Partner Club list) and their Guests.

Bigger fun. Smaller waits. 

We appreciate your support and feedback from our 2022 event: “Honey, We Shrunk the Event.” Since we’re hopelessly devoted to our enthusiasts, we listened and we’re making changes based on your requests. Most importantly, please note that tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis this year starting at 11am CENTRAL time on Tuesday, December 6.

All attendees must digitally agree to the Code of Conduct before submitting the form. 

Here’s the 2023 Schedule, so you can get an idea of what’s to come: 


Here’s Friday’s preliminary schedule:

10am CDT: Check-In begins for HoliWood Nights
2pm: The Voyage and Thunderbird photo/video walkback followed by snacks at Thunderbird
6:45pm*: Hors d’oeuvres on Bahari Wave Beach
6:45pm* – 8:30pm: Splashin’ Safari ERT
8pm* – 11pm: Holiday World ERT
8:30pm: HWN Exclusive! Holidays in the Sky Rehearsal in German American Bank Party Plaza; Splashin’ Safari ERT Ends**
8:30pm – 10pm: Pizza buffet in Good Old Days Picnic Grove
9:30pm: Experiential auction concludes
11pm: ERT ends

Here’s Saturday’s preliminary schedule:

8am CDT: Experiential auction prize redemption
2pm: Live Recording of the Official Holiday World Podcast, Good Old Days Picnic Grove
2:30 – 3:30pm: Snacks at Good Old Days Picnic Grove
8pm – 9:30pm: Thanksgiving Dinner in Good Old Days Picnic Grove
8pm: Online Auction Concludes
9pm* – 12 midnight: Holiday World ERT
12 midnight: Event concludes

* ERT start times are dependent on clearing the parks of non-participating Guests.
** The Holidays in the Sky show is a test flight; the final version of the 2023 show is subject to change. Thunderbird will be unavailable for ERT until the conclusion of the show rehearsal (approx. 9pm).

Schedules subject to change. Please check back for updates.

Click here to download this year’s flyer.

Can’t get enough? Fasten your seatbelt, pull down your lapbar, and launch over to our HoliBlog or join the HoliWood Nights Facebook Group for more.

 

 

HoliWood Nights for Dummies, 2023 Edition

We’re glad you’re excited. We’re excited you’re excited. Please try to get some sleep before June 2, though; it’s a long event! And get some sun ahead of time, too. Please.

  • Here’s the link to this year’s flyer
  • Yes, we’ll order a few extra shirts, but probably not enough in your size. Order yours online when you register for HoliWood Nights
  • Yes, you must present your current, valid, up-to-date coaster club membership card at registration (cards that expired in the 1950s are no longer considered valid). You may also be asked to show a photo i.d.
  • Please be sure to check the club list in the sidebar to make sure you have current membership in at least one of our Partner Clubs – and bring that membership card with you to registration
  • There’s no extra credit if you belong to more than one club … but we’ll do our best to act like we’re impressed
  • Love the anticipation? So do these folks. Join us on Facebook, we have our own HoliWood Nights Group!
  • Every attendee must sign the following Code of Conduct when picking up their HoliWood Nights registration packet: I understand my registration for this event and signature above constitute acceptance of the following terms: It is my responsibility to follow posted and verbal safety rules at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari without exception, including (but not limited to) not attempting to circumvent the safety features of the rides. I understand that some rider behaviors are so obviously unsafe that posting them is not a necessity, and so agree that I will use caution and conservative judgment in riding. I understand that failure to follow this Code of Conduct may result in me being escorted out of, and banned from, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.
  • The Holidog Inn will stay open until the end of ERT each evening
  • No cameras, cell phones, other recording devices, or loose items on the coasters … ever
  • No, we don’t “staple,” but lap bars will rest on your lap.
  • For the photo/video walkbacks, please wear sneakers or other closed-toed shoes. It’s gravel-y and steep in places. Oh, and deodorant
  • For the love of all that’s good and decent … it’s pronounced “HOLL-ih-wood” not “HOLY-wood”!
  • We’re excited, too! Really.