I'm from Indiana and this is great to see! I haven't been to Santa Clause, Indiana in a long time but I love it there. I should go vlogging more often around my hometown. Come visit my hometown of Greenfield! We have the James Whitcomb Riley house right along our main street of SR 40!
Went to Santa Claus Land here once. This place was horrific for me as a child. They had baby chickens in bubble gum machine like prisons in the hot sun where you needed to deposit a nickel and a small amount of ground corn would be dispensed requiring the animal to do a "trick" to get any. I'm 55 and it still haunts me.
Holiday World has some great rides! Also there are multiple theme parks in the USA still operating today that opened in the 1800’s. Lake Compounce and Cedar Point are two off the top of my head that are much older.
norweeg I think what they mean is those are just amusement parks, no theme, where as santas land is the oldest amusement park with a defined theme, hence themepark.
Danny Martin That’s one way to look at it. You have a point there. Although the rides at Holiday World are pretty great, we stopped going because of the type of people that park started to attract as regular visitors. The last few visits I had to Holiday World, it was filled with some of the loudest, trashiest people I’ve ever been surrounded by. It wasn’t just a few bad eggs either. It really is a shame, but when I want to have a nice fun family day, I don’t want my little ones to be around people screaming at each other, unwatched kids pushing past my family, others cussing loudly, and people leaving literal trash from where they’ve been.
"theme parks" and "amusement parks" are different. Amusement parks plop down rides and call it a day, theme parks focus on the theming. One thing that's generally an easy tell is if you can't name park sections, you're looking at an amusement park, not a theme park (ie Lake Compounce). When you can name park sections, if it doesn't feel like things are strategically placed and it's just a brand slapped on a ride, it's an amusement park, not a theme park (ie Six Flags parks). In the case of Cedar Point, because of Frontiertown I'd say it qualifies as a theme park but its age as a theme park would be determined by when Frontiertown opened (around the 1960s). Holiday World is the oldest operating theme park when you look at how the industry differenciates.
My Santa suit cost $250.00 new from Sears plus I bought a better quality beard and wig for $50.00. That was sometime ago. Merry Christmas and God bless.
There's Frankenmuth in Michigan too of course, which has the largest Christmas shop in the world, and the largest displays of Christmas lights if the videos I've watched are anything to go by 😂
Lincolns boyhood home is just a few miles down the road. He lived there from age of 6 to 16. His mother is buried there. Visitors center and state park has many Lincoln family artifacts on display.
If you are heading north and pass by Mitchell you should check out Spring Mill State Park. There is a Virgil Grissom museum with some of his actual gear and the village. Lawrence County has 3 Astronauts from here Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom was born and raised in Mitchell. Charles "Charlie" Walker was born and raised in Oolitic. Kenneth "Kenny" Bowersox was born in Virginia but was raised in Bedford. Bedford is the Limestone Capital of the world.
It's been a few years since I have been to Santa Claus Indiana. My parents took our family there and to the amusement park in the 60's. Still have photos of the park - need to dig them out of storage. Thanks for stirring up old memories :-).
This town is awesome and I'm glad you were finally able to make it there. Yes Santa's Land was the first theme park. I think there is a lot of people that don't realize that. That post office has been in a few locations. It used to sit in the theme park. The Santa Statue was that was near there was always there and never in Santa Land. It was done by someone who scammed the town actually. They made it out of cement and it was supposed to be made of marble. So the statue started crumbling. They have redone it in recent years. The church was at a different location and they moved it there as well. They plan on moving more there as well. In fact behind the museum you will see an old clock and it used to sit on top of the building where you said there was a colored replica. The town really got behind the whole theme and and they started creating other things in the town besides the theme park. That's what the Santa's Candy Castle is. And right by there the old abandoned looking structure had a bunch of different things. It was a toy workshop sort of thing and it had games as well. It wasn't part of Santa's Land. There is a lot of Santa themed things in the town. The shops are great. The lodge has Christmas throughout and every room is different. Christmas time is really cool. I could go on forever about that place. As far as Lincoln. The park that is just outside of town is where Lincoln's Boyhood home was. As you have said before, there are three states that lay claim to Lincoln. Indiana is one and that was a big part of it there. The park has part of a little history from every significant place Lincoln ever went. So the corner stones from the white house, rocks from Gettysburg etc. Each location you hike to has something else. Also his mother has a memorial there. There is a lot to see in the area and well worth the visit. The theme park is a low price but it gets you in the amusement side and the water park side. Some of the top coasters in the country. Cheap food and all you candy drink all day long for free. And we are talking any soda, Gatorade etc.
Wrong on the history of the name sir. Back in 1856, the town was called Santa Fe. They want a post office but was told the post office that there was already a Santa Fe, IN with a post office and that they would have to change their town's name. While the town was having a meeting on Christmas Eve, to rename the town it was interrupted when a door blew open and sleigh bells could be heard on the wind. "It's Santa Claus!" cried a child, and hence how Santa Claus, IN came to be.
Went to holiday world 2 years ago. I was amazed at how empty it was, there were no long lines for any rides. Plus, you get free unlimited drinks and sunblock!
I used to work at Holiday World, hope you have fun there. Make sure you take your whole family otherwise it will be very boring. Can't wait to see what you have to say about it!
Dang! We were driving to Holiday World yesterday, but my brother started throwing up so we had to turn around. Would've been great to see you there. Also would love for you to visit the town of Vincennes Indiana. A lot of cool things happened there.
I loved this,thank you,I did not know about Santa Claus Indiana,I've only heard of Bronners Christmas Wonderland,25 Christmas Lane in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
My family wanted to visit this place and I wanted to see if there is anything here so I went to look up some videos. That first letter from 2000 written by Emma looks very familiar. I’m fairly sure I wrote that. Also looks like there is nothing there but we gotta go just for the letter.
Cool stuff,CB!!Who would've known?? You are a celebrity,my dear Jacob!! Congrats on reaching 126k milestone!!!Can only get better.. Keep up the good work, champ!!!😊😊😊😊😊"in the bag!"...
I'm from Indianapolis, Indiana. Last summer I was watching the news and they were showing a "Santa Claus Fest". I was appalled that it wasn't held in Santa Claus, Indiana... or Indiana at all for that matter. lol True Story!!!
That's the town i grew up going to the store there has my name my brothers and my cousins names painted on the back wall of what used to be the museum I grew up in the town next to it my aunt painted those murals on the wall.
You have to visit Santa's Workshop, in North Pole, New York! Great Christamassy theme park, been there since at least the 1950s! Incidentally, do you still have that Satan Claus figure from your old Flickr stream? I still have fond memories of the series of photocomics you did, "The Adventures of Satan Claus"!
This. Is. Awesome. I hope the little girl from the 30’s somehow got her doll for Christmas. Do you think the children that grow up there are extra well behaved? I wonder is there is a Krampus town out there somewhere...
I need to visit that place! Have you ever visited The Incredible Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge? You should definitely do a video of it next time you’re in Pigeon Forge.
Can’t believe I walked right past you at Holiday World and didn’t say hi. I was so nervous that it wasn’t you LOL. You were filming a ride at the time.
Had to watch this since I went to Holiday World recently. Didn't spend any time in the town because it looked like mostly a tourist trap on a small scale, with google maps showing mostly tacky hotels milking a theme. Looks like my assesment was mostly wrong seeing the older stuff still around in town.
I love this video! I have been to Holiday World twice and cannot wait to go back there. Thank you so much for reminding me. Oh, BTW, my husband sends his thanks too (sarcastically). LOL
Yes!
Hey Adam
Hey Adam
I hope you go her some time. I know I've been suggesting it for years to you. I'd love to see your take on it.
Hey Adam
Adam you should so come down here. I work at Santa's Candy Castle. You would love it!
I'm from Indiana and this is great to see! I haven't been to Santa Clause, Indiana in a long time but I love it there. I should go vlogging more often around my hometown. Come visit my hometown of Greenfield! We have the James Whitcomb Riley house right along our main street of SR 40!
Great setting and name for a slasher movie
Went to Santa Claus Land here once. This place was horrific for me as a child. They had baby chickens in bubble gum machine like prisons in the hot sun where you needed to deposit a nickel and a small amount of ground corn would be dispensed requiring the animal to do a "trick" to get any. I'm 55 and it still haunts me.
you've led a very blessed life if that still haunts you.
Holiday World has some great rides! Also there are multiple theme parks in the USA still operating today that opened in the 1800’s. Lake Compounce and Cedar Point are two off the top of my head that are much older.
norweeg I think what they mean is those are just amusement parks, no theme, where as santas land is the oldest amusement park with a defined theme, hence themepark.
Danny Martin That’s one way to look at it. You have a point there. Although the rides at Holiday World are pretty great, we stopped going because of the type of people that park started to attract as regular visitors. The last few visits I had to Holiday World, it was filled with some of the loudest, trashiest people I’ve ever been surrounded by. It wasn’t just a few bad eggs either. It really is a shame, but when I want to have a nice fun family day, I don’t want my little ones to be around people screaming at each other, unwatched kids pushing past my family, others cussing loudly, and people leaving literal trash from where they’ve been.
Frizzurd Neither really...
Hershey Park 1906, Id consider that themed somewhat.
"theme parks" and "amusement parks" are different. Amusement parks plop down rides and call it a day, theme parks focus on the theming. One thing that's generally an easy tell is if you can't name park sections, you're looking at an amusement park, not a theme park (ie Lake Compounce). When you can name park sections, if it doesn't feel like things are strategically placed and it's just a brand slapped on a ride, it's an amusement park, not a theme park (ie Six Flags parks). In the case of Cedar Point, because of Frontiertown I'd say it qualifies as a theme park but its age as a theme park would be determined by when Frontiertown opened (around the 1960s). Holiday World is the oldest operating theme park when you look at how the industry differenciates.
I used to own my own Santa Suit. My first Santa job was at Showbiz Pizza Place in Charlotte,N.C. 1984. I used their suit then.
My Santa suit cost $250.00 new from Sears plus I bought a better quality beard and wig for $50.00. That was sometime ago. Merry Christmas and God bless.
There's Frankenmuth in Michigan too of course, which has the largest Christmas shop in the world, and the largest displays of Christmas lights if the videos I've watched are anything to go by 😂
Bronner’s is amazing! 😍
Are you moving toward or away from Indianapolis? If you're going to be in Indianapolis, check out the racetrack and Crown Hill Cemetery.
Lincolns boyhood home is just a few miles down the road. He lived there from age of 6 to 16. His mother is buried there. Visitors center and state park has many Lincoln family artifacts on display.
Christmas in July!
Yay!
Children's letters are the most honest thing in the world.
I'm from Indiana & never got to visit Santa Claus what a shame. Thanks for the great uploads!
I love Christmas. I'm so ready for the holidays
It’s been awhile since I’ve been here. It’s cool to see you there man
If you are heading north and pass by Mitchell you should check out Spring Mill State Park. There is a Virgil Grissom museum with some of his actual gear and the village. Lawrence County has 3 Astronauts from here Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom was born and raised in Mitchell. Charles "Charlie" Walker was born and raised in Oolitic. Kenneth "Kenny" Bowersox was born in Virginia but was raised in Bedford. Bedford is the Limestone Capital of the world.
Good morning Jacob didn’t know this place existed thanks for taking us on your adventure
Same here Kim
It's been a few years since I have been to Santa Claus Indiana. My parents took our family there and to the amusement park in the 60's. Still have photos of the park - need to dig them out of storage. Thanks for stirring up old memories :-).
This town is awesome and I'm glad you were finally able to make it there. Yes Santa's Land was the first theme park. I think there is a lot of people that don't realize that. That post office has been in a few locations. It used to sit in the theme park. The Santa Statue was that was near there was always there and never in Santa Land. It was done by someone who scammed the town actually. They made it out of cement and it was supposed to be made of marble. So the statue started crumbling. They have redone it in recent years. The church was at a different location and they moved it there as well. They plan on moving more there as well. In fact behind the museum you will see an old clock and it used to sit on top of the building where you said there was a colored replica. The town really got behind the whole theme and and they started creating other things in the town besides the theme park. That's what the Santa's Candy Castle is. And right by there the old abandoned looking structure had a bunch of different things. It was a toy workshop sort of thing and it had games as well. It wasn't part of Santa's Land. There is a lot of Santa themed things in the town. The shops are great. The lodge has Christmas throughout and every room is different. Christmas time is really cool. I could go on forever about that place. As far as Lincoln. The park that is just outside of town is where Lincoln's Boyhood home was. As you have said before, there are three states that lay claim to Lincoln. Indiana is one and that was a big part of it there. The park has part of a little history from every significant place Lincoln ever went. So the corner stones from the white house, rocks from Gettysburg etc. Each location you hike to has something else. Also his mother has a memorial there. There is a lot to see in the area and well worth the visit. The theme park is a low price but it gets you in the amusement side and the water park side. Some of the top coasters in the country. Cheap food and all you candy drink all day long for free. And we are talking any soda, Gatorade etc.
Holiday World is a great park. It offers three world class wooden coasters!
That crappy Fortnite kid I meant Voyage, Raven, and Legend. Thunderbird isn’t a wooden coaster.
@@TheCoasterLisa You came back to this video 2 yrs later. You must be ready for Christmas.
I also had a 2 week job on the radio as Santa. That was at WZIO in Southern Ohio some years ago.
From Indianapolis and we love 🎅
I’m addicted to your videos
Wrong on the history of the name sir. Back in 1856, the town was called Santa Fe. They want a post office but was told the post office that there was already a Santa Fe, IN with a post office and that they would have to change their town's name. While the town was having a meeting on Christmas Eve, to rename the town it was interrupted when a door blew open and sleigh bells could be heard on the wind. "It's Santa Claus!" cried a child, and hence how Santa Claus, IN came to be.
The letter that child wrote in the 30's broke my heart. I hope someone was able to give him a toy. So many had it bad then. :(
We visited the theme park in about '70's when I was kid and there was fun & love it. Thanks for keep my memory...
With a heatwave of 113 in LA, this look at Santa was refreshing.
Love the letter you wrote Jacob! Including the "TROLLS". LOL
Went to holiday world 2 years ago. I was amazed at how empty it was, there were no long lines for any rides. Plus, you get free unlimited drinks and sunblock!
I used to work at Holiday World, hope you have fun there. Make sure you take your whole family otherwise it will be very boring. Can't wait to see what you have to say about it!
Ive lived in Evansville for years and still have never been to Holiday World or Santa Claus.
Those letters to Santa from various years were interesting! I laughed out loud at "Pee Pants"
Fun fact;Abe Lincoln spent his boyhood in that area before they moved to Illinois. Florence Henderson is also from that area.
I ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Santa Clause Indiana and been to Holiday World every year since I was little. That is the best theme park around!!!!
i had a friend that lives in Santa Claus Indiana.. FYI yes they do decorate their houses 24/7/365 lol
We are spending some good time In Santa Clause Indiana this summer! Super duper random!
this is the first time i heard of santa clause,IN :)
Dang! We were driving to Holiday World yesterday, but my brother started throwing up so we had to turn around. Would've been great to see you there.
Also would love for you to visit the town of Vincennes Indiana. A lot of cool things happened there.
I loved this,thank you,I did not know about Santa Claus Indiana,I've only heard of Bronners Christmas Wonderland,25 Christmas Lane in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
My family wanted to visit this place and I wanted to see if there is anything here so I went to look up some videos. That first letter from 2000 written by Emma looks very familiar. I’m fairly sure I wrote that.
Also looks like there is nothing there but we gotta go just for the letter.
Yay! Looking forward to it. My folks took me to Santa Claus Land when I was a child.
Awww how cool that they have all of the different places there all dedicated to Santa Claus, the little children must love visiting. x
Thank you! I would LOVE to visit this town!! Big time!
Cool town! Too bad the ground was so swampy, the abandoned village building looked interesting.
There is a Christmas, Michgan. The story is that a boat of Christmas trees sank close to there.
Aunt Tonya,The Christmas tree ship,the story of Captain 🎅,by Rochelle Pennington,the 2018 Christmas tree ship will be in Chicago December 1st.
Cool stuff,CB!!Who would've known?? You are a celebrity,my dear Jacob!! Congrats on reaching 126k milestone!!!Can only get better.. Keep up the good work, champ!!!😊😊😊😊😊"in the bag!"...
"...The patron Saint of lawyers."
Made me chuckle
I'm from Indianapolis, Indiana. Last summer I was watching the news and they were showing a "Santa Claus Fest". I was appalled that it wasn't held in Santa Claus, Indiana... or Indiana at all for that matter. lol True Story!!!
Welcome to Indiana! 🏀
That's the town i grew up going to the store there has my name my brothers and my cousins names painted on the back wall of what used to be the museum I grew up in the town next to it my aunt painted those murals on the wall.
I was there last week! We live he away!
You should go to holiday world while visiting Santa clause Indiana
come to frankinmuoth michigan they have a 24 hour Christmas store @The Carpetbagger
Pilot wings is an awesome game on the 64.
and super nintendo!
I love Santa Clause, er Holiday land! Best waterpark❤ outside Volcano Bay!
You have to visit Santa's Workshop, in North Pole, New York! Great Christamassy theme park, been there since at least the 1950s! Incidentally, do you still have that Satan Claus figure from your old Flickr stream? I still have fond memories of the series of photocomics you did, "The Adventures of Satan Claus"!
My hometown...
Loved your letter to 🎅
Every day is Christmas Day when the Carpetbagger comes out to... play?
This. Is. Awesome. I hope the little girl from the 30’s somehow got her doll for Christmas. Do you think the children that grow up there are extra well behaved? I wonder is there is a Krampus town out there somewhere...
This was awesome, love Christmas 24/7!!!
Did you find Jay Cutlers childhood home?
I miss being little 🎅🎁
wish I knew you was in town . could have showed you around more .
That's pretty awesome. I think I could live there. I loves me some Christmastime.
I need to visit that place! Have you ever visited The Incredible Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge? You should definitely do a video of it next time you’re in Pigeon Forge.
Can’t believe I walked right past you at Holiday World and didn’t say hi. I was so nervous that it wasn’t you LOL. You were filming a ride at the time.
Actually the old Santa Claus Museum used to be connected to the holiday foods which is now just The Christmas Store
Somehow, the Santa Claus Police struck me as the most awesome
Abraham Lincoln is on the sign because Spencer county Indiana (where Santa Claus is located) is where Abe Lincoln grew up.
Hey! I live in Indiana!
And I was wondering if u would ever go to Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦 for a vacation for one of your videos
Ho!Ho!Ho! Have a Merry Day.Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
So cute! Love to visit! Marsha
Had to watch this since I went to Holiday World recently. Didn't spend any time in the town because it looked like mostly a tourist trap on a small scale, with google maps showing mostly tacky hotels milking a theme. Looks like my assesment was mostly wrong seeing the older stuff still around in town.
Hometown of the one and only Jay Cutler.
More kids need to write letters to Santa and ask him not to forget all of the poor children first, to help them most. Selfless. It’s a good idea.
Oh man you were in my area
I love this video! I have been to Holiday World twice and cannot wait to go back there.
Thank you so much for reminding me.
Oh, BTW, my husband sends his thanks too (sarcastically). LOL
Nice video. Santa Clause place is pretty👍🏻😺
Christmas in July 😎😎😎 Loved the video and I never knew there was a santa Claus town. Very interesting 😊
Marry Christmas
Great place
I love when u visit wax museums
I used to live there
Keaton Napier, after seeing this,I want to live there.
This one is my favorite!
Great video man.👍
Let me know if you come to Springfield Illinois
There is a town up in the U.P. called Christmas. Similar idea that the holiday is present year round, pun intended! 😁
I love living here!!!! Club SC
Love it !!
No holiday world?:(
The Grinch in the background at the end
I’m wondering if the Letter from Emma at around 4:00 is mine, I’d’ve been 7yrs old in 2000. I’m from the UK.
I'm in love! ❤️
Is that the church from 'Jeepers Creepers?' Looks just like it.
Did you say "different actors who have betrayed Santa Claus through the years"?
I like how aka pee pants said gamepak instead of just game lol
Dang I was going there soon I'm so sad I missed you 😭😭😭
Santa Claus is early this year.
Can they put a Nativity Scene on public property in Santa Claus?
We were there at the same time!!
So you came back home. They might be able to take the boy out of Indiana, but they can never take the Indiana out of the boy