Vorlage:Cleanup Holiday World is an amusement park located in Santa Claus, Indiana. Holiday World is also noted for its water park Splashin' Safari. The park is sponsored by PepsiCo and includes free drinks at stations across the park.
History
Holiday World was founded in 1946 by Louis J. Koch under the name Santa Claus Land. Holiday world was the first theme park in the United States. In 1984 the park expanded to include Halloween and Fourth of July sections. In 1993 the park was expanded to include a water park called the Splashin’ Safari Water Park. In 1995 the on the parks 50th anniversary the wooden roller coaster the Raven opened. It has been rated as the first, second and third best roller coaster in the magazines, Ammusement Today and Inside Track. The wooden rollercoaster the Legend opened during the theme parks 55th anniversary. In 2002 Holiday World created the largest enclosed water slide in the world called the ZOOMbabwe . [1]
In 2003, Tamar Fellner was killed on the rollercoaster, Raven. After some investigation it has been determined that she unbuckled during the course of the ride. [2] She had been at Holiday World after usual hours becasue she was a memeber of the American Coaster Enthusiasts who were at the park for the annual , "Stark Raven Mad" event. [3]
Attractions
Holiday World's attractions are divided into 5 sections. The Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, Holidog's FunTown and Splashin' Safari. The Christmas secition is mostly made up of children's rides. The Halloween includes both the Raven and Legend along with several other rides. The Fourth of July section rides include the Raging Rapids, a boat ride, and the Liberty Launch. The entry way to the park is known as the Christmas section which was formerly Santa Claus Land. It includes 8 childrens rides such as a Merry-Go-Round along ith a Santa Claus statue and a restaurant.
Halloween
The Halloween section includes both of the parks full sized rollercoasters along with Frightfall Falls, a Log flume, Hallowswing a swing ride, and Scarecrow Scrambles an Octopus (ride). In the Amusement Today the Legend and Raven have continuously been voted in the top 5 wooden rollercoasters in the world. The Frightfall Falls, Legend and Raven all include photo shoots.
Fourth of July
The Fourth of July area is the largest section of Holiday World. The most recent ride added in was Liberty Launch a free-fall ride. Some other popular rides include, Revolution and Raging Rapids. Holidog's FunTown is as sub-section of section Fourth of July.