Holiday World Review 2024: Best Independent Run Theme Park

Holiday World is a theme park in Santa Claus Indiana, and its one of the best independent run theme parks in the country, and features one of the best wooden roller coaster lineups in The Voyage, The Raven, and The Legend, and coming soon in 2024, a family steel Coaster in Good Gravy.
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[@dukeyxxyz]

I used to go to this park at least once every year and its always been a great experience. One of the best things about the park aside from the rides was the actual service from the staff. They were always very friendly and helpful, and I even remember my mom and I meeting Pat Koch out in the park randomly and she took time out of her day to chat with us a bit as we were waiting in line. Not sure if they still do all of this, but when I used to go they had free parking, sunscreen, and soft drinks which was always a huge plus.

[@nationalchampions]

I live about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Holiday World. I love Holiday World it's one of my favorite Amusement Parks!

[@Therealwillhartman]

Awesome video!!
Do Silver Dollar City next!!

[@jandrew1994]

Cons: If you go in September and leave at night driving back up to Michigan you'll probably hit a deer like I did with Marissa in the car with me in 2019 on one of those two-lane back roads a few miles from the park because Santa Claus, Indiana is NOWHERE NEAR the interstate.

[@alexlottes3430]

The voyage is such a deceiving coaster because it actually is going up a hill the whole time out! Thats how the triple down builds so much speed

[@jandrew1994]

I would argue this, Hersheypark, and Silver Dollar City are probably top three independent parks.
No, I don't consider Hershey nor Herschend a "chain". The latter is too small, regional, and doesn't offer things like season meal plans nor season dining plans, season line-skipping passes, etc. These criteria separate corporate parks from independent parks.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

The Granddaddy of All Theme Parks! Or as I like to call it, The Happiest Place in the Tri-State!

[@WaterSlideDatabase]

Thanks for credit, but you used Theme Park HD's footage, not mine. 😉

[@ParkHoppersProductions]

Oh I’ll have to update that in the description! Must of been a typo 😂 thanks for the heads up

[@thrillshaveabeard]

On all of my visits, the Raven crew has been awful. I get 1 train ops, but they had zero hussle. Literally 5 minute dispatches. But T Bird and Voyage usually kill it.

[@ParkHoppersProductions]

Oh interesting, yeah they only day I was there was 1 train ops, it helped the park wasn’t busy when we went !

[@huntersullivan7861]

It's not rode, it's ridden. 😅

[@The_ultimateTIX]

Wait how did you go there in 2024 it's not even open?

[@ParkHoppersProductions]

It’s a review going into this year