SANTA
CLAUS, Ind., May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Good Gravy! , a $10
million first-of-its-kind family roller coaster opened to
the public last weekend at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in
Santa Claus, Indiana. The family
boomerang roller coaster takes riders in a train shaped like a
giant gravy boat on a 1,500-foot journey through a giant cranberry
sauce can and up a 72-foot spike, before repeating the whole ride
backwards.
"After years of planning, it's heart-warming to see Good Gravy!
come to life," says Fourth-Generation Owner Leah Koch-Blumhardt. "This isn't the tallest or
fastest coaster to open in North
America this year, but it certainly has the most heart.
We've loved hearing feedback from the thousands of Guests who have
already ridden with their whole family. Family fun is what Holiday
World is all about."
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari offer a world-class theme
park and water park located in Santa
Claus, Indiana. Consistently named a top-value park, Holiday
World & Splashin' Safari offer two parks for one price, as well
as free unlimited soft drinks, sunscreen, and parking. The parks
were recently named among the top in the nation by U.S. News &
World Report, while Splashin' Safari water park was named a top
Outdoor Water Park by USA Today.
Originally known as Santa Claus Land, Holiday World & Splashin'
Safari claim the title of America's First Theme Park, which has
been owned and operated by the Koch family since 1946. The park was
recently named one of the top family-owned amusement parks in the
nation by Newsweek.
Holiday World theme park is divided into four holidays:
Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving. Good Gravy!
is an addition to the park's Thanksgiving section, including
Plymouth Rock Café which serves Thanksgiving dinner every day, a
tilt-a-whirl ride named Turkey Whirl, Mayflower swinging ship, and
new this year: the Perky Turkey Coffee Shop. The Thanksgiving
section also boasts The Voyage, a world-famous wooden roller
coaster, which was just ranked in the top 10 roller coasters in the
nation by USA Today, and is home
to Thunderbird, America's First Launched Wing Coaster.
The Good Gravy! addition includes a Stuffing Springs area,
complete with Cranberry Corner playground for kids who do not meet
the 38-inch minimum height requirement, or those who aren't quite
ready for the thrills of Good Gravy! A 1967 Airstream Dippin' Dots
stand anchors the section, nestled amidst giant kitchen ingredients
and accessories, including a 15-foot-tall whisk, 13-foot rolling
pin, 13-foot milk bottle, 10-foot stuffing box, and 6-foot chicken
timer.
The immersive queue for Good Gravy! takes riders on a journey
through Grandma Gracy's house—which is frozen in the year 1965. A
Sears catalog greets Guests in the living room, where Grandma
Gracy's living portrait asks them to wipe their shoes.
"It's the little details that make all the difference," says
Fourth-Generation Owner Lauren
Crosby. "Our team paid great attention to detail in
selecting the tiniest of items for the queue. We made sure the cord
for the phone in the kitchen was nice and long, and the sheet music
on the piano is 'Over the River and Through the Woods.' We hope our
Guests enjoy it all as much as we enjoyed making it happen."
Also new in 2024, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari will be
running an all-new drone show, Holidays in the Sky, featuring 500
drones. The show runs nightly, weather permitting, from
June 22 through August 4.
The park has a Kids World event weekends from August 17 through September 15, and its
family-friendly Halloween event, Happy Halloween Weekends runs from
September 21 through October 27.
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari are open daily from May
24 through August 4, when the
park changes to weekends-only operations through the end of
October. Visit HolidayWorld.Com for tickets, lodging packages, and
full operating calendar.
Media Contact:
Name: Sabrina Jones
Email: fun@holidayworld.com
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