Holiday world mascots
If You’ve Ever Wanted to be a Mascot, an Indiana Park is Giving You the Chance!
If you've ever had dreams of being a mascot, Holiday World's giving you the chance to make that dream a life this summer. If you've ever wanted to work with drones, guess what? The park's giving you the chance to perform that too.
This Saturday, February 11th, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is having open auditions for the amusement park's beloved costume characters. And, in case you haven't had the chance to meet and interact with them, here they are!
HOLIDOG
KITTY CLAWS
GEORGE THE EAGLE
SAFARI SAM
Holiday World hires roughly 2000 people each summer in a variety of departments- rides, foods, games, etc. However, they also recruit mascots, sound technicians and even drone crews!
In the words of Holiday World Media Manager Sabrina Jones, these are the perfect jobs for "outgoing, theatre, techy kids who'd cherish to have this as a summer gig."
The drone flight crew is an amazing opportunity as well. Last year, Holiday Planet launched its first ever drone show.
The drone flight crew is in charge of preparing the
My name is Alli and I am a Disney Fanatic.
I move multiple times a year to Disney World and we act at least one week-long trip as a family each year.
We love the rides. We treasure the food. We love the entertainment.
That being said, it isn’t always feasible to fly down to Florida to visit my buddy Mickey in a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Finding the Disney in Holiday World
So the best place for my family to get our theme park fix is Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.
From the start of the day to the finish, I can locate ways to experience some of my favorite Disney activities right at Holiday World.
The first theme park rush I get when I’m at Disney World is “rope dropping.” That’s when you get to a theme park as soon as it opens and making it as far into the park as you can before you are blocked by a rope. Once official “park open” happens, the rope “drops” and you can proceed straight to your favorite ride.
The benefit to this is likely experiencing a very low delay time for a ride, relative to what it would be later in the day. In the spirit of the holidays, imagine rope dropping as a Black Friday rush to your favorite ride, right when the park opens! No
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari truth for kids
| Previously known as Santa Claus Land (1946-1984) | |
| Location | Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°07′08″N86°54′58″W / 38.119°N 86.916°W / 38.119; -86.916 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | August 3, 1946 (1946-08-03) |
| Owner | Koch Progress Corporation |
| Operated by | Koch Development Corporation |
| General manager | Matthew Eckert |
| Theme | Holidays |
| Slogan | Number 1 for Family Fun! |
| Operating season | May through October |
| Attendance | 1.1 million (2010) |
| Area | 125 acres (0.51 km2) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 49 |
| Roller coasters | 6 |
| Water rides | 3 |
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is a super fun theme park and water park located in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. It used to be called Santa Claus Land. The theme park first opened in 1946. It has awesome rides, live shows, and games. The park is split into four cool sections that celebrate different holidays: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July.
Holiday World has three amazing wooden roller coasters. One of the most famous is The Voyage, which is often called one of the leading in the world! There are also two exciting stee
I visited Holiday World, an award-winning theme park in the Midwest. Here are 12 things that surprised me most.
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- I visited Holiday World, a theme park located in Santa Claus, Indiana.
- The park is quaint and charming, and I was impressed by all three of its wooden roller coasters.
- Holiday World is also affordable compared to many other parks.
I visited Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, this summer.
As a theme-park journalist, I travel the world visiting different amusement parks and have been everywhere from Walt Disney World Resort to Dollywood. I recently crossed Holiday World, America's first theme park, off my bucket list.
The family-owned and operated park is located in Santa Claus, Indiana, a 2,600-person town known as "America's Christmas Hometown."
Holiday World is quaint, but it still delivers several thrilling, top-notch attractions. Here are the things that surprised me most during my sum
It was called Santa Claus Land in 1946 and in 1984 was called Holiday World. In 1993 it was changed to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.
It has 6 themed areas. There is Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Holidog’s Funtown, and Splashin’ Safari.
At Holiday Earth & Splashin’ Safari there are 50 rides total. There are 5 roller coasters but 2 are water coasters. The rain coasters are the Mammoth and the Wildbeest. The other coasters are the Raven, the Legend, and the Voyage.
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari is in Santa Claus, Indiana.
Holiday World has 5 mascots. Santa Claus who is a mascot in the Christmas section. Holidog, Kitty Claus, George the Eagle, and Safari Sam.
The owner is Koch Development. The President is Matt Eckert.