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| Food |
| Holiday World offers the usual theme-park fare, such as pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, and funnel cake, at pretty reasonable prices at stands throughout the park. Pepsi products are also available "free" at various serve-yourself drink stations. For a full meal, your best bet is probably the Plymouth Rock Cafe by Voyage, which offers fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, roast turkey, and ham (with an assortment of side dishes). |
| Operating Season |
| Holiday World is open from the first weekend in May through October. Splashin' Safari usually opens in mid-May and closes in mid-September. HW usually opens at 9:30 am, while SS opens at 10:30 am. Be sure to check the park's Web site for operating hours--and to make sure the park isn't closed to the public for a "special event." |
| Established Seasonal events |
The big enthusiast event at Holiday World is Holiwood Nights, which features ERT on the park's coasters after dark, as well as food and other surprises. Members of recognized coaster clubs are elgible to participate.
Happy Halloween weekends is a family friendly Halloween event during weekends in October. |
| Access & Location |
| Holiday World and Splashin' Safari are located at 425 E. Christmas Blvd., Santa Claus, IN (at the junction of Highways 162 and 245). The nearest major airport is Cincinnati, but the park offers driving directions from surrounding midwestern cities on its Web site. |
| Nearby Lodging |
Santa Claus isn't exactly a sprawling city, but there are a few places to stay near the park: Santa's Lodge, Santa's Cottages, and the Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort.
Other than that, you can find the usual assortment of chain hotels, such as Motel 6, Hampton Inn, and Holiday Inn Express, in Jaspar, Dale, Ferdinand, and other towns. |
| Virtual Queue Options |
| None |
| Shows |
| Holiday World offers a variety of family-friendly shows. The most unusual offering is "Santa's Storytime Theater," where kids are invited to join St. Nick on stage for stories, songs, and photos. Other shows feature diving and beach music in the water park, along with country. oldies rock, and Christian. The Holidazzles are a group of street performers. |
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| TPR Notes |
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Holiday World lays claim as the worlds first theme park with rides and attractions in four Holiday themed areas. The park is clean, and the staff is friendly. Management sure knows how to please fans of wood coasters with three thrilling crowd favorites, and Thunderbird fills the big void of not having a major steel coaster.
The flat rides are mainly traditional rides and being much more moderate in nature, compared to the coasters, can be a shared family experience. Holiday World has made strides of late in boosting their flat collection, which is considered deficient.
One drawback is that while the atmosphere is very family friendly, and quite a few flat rides can be shared as a family, children under 48" cannot ride any of the wooden coasters or many signature attractions. The park seems to lack a "major ride" for families that have kids under 48".
The water park is a "must visit" if you are into water rides. Splashin Safari has some of the latest and greatest water ride technology, and plenty of lazy rivers and wave pools to splash around in.
Overall, Holiday World is one of the top parks in the country, especially when it comes to "value" and customer service. | |
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