Despite the new cost of admission, attendance continued to grow with the park. Īn aerial view of Santa Claus Land taken around 1957īeginning in 1955, Santa Claus Land charged admission for the first time adults were charged 50 cents while children continued to be admitted for free. ![]() In the following years, Bill Koch continued to add to the park, including the first Jeep-Go-Round ever manufactured, a new restaurant and a deer farm which was eventually home to fourteen European white fallow deer. "Bill" Koch, Sr., took over as head of Santa Claus Land. ![]() With the park's success, Louis Koch's son, William A. At no cost, the park offered a Santa, a toy shop, toy displays, a restaurant and themed children's rides, one of which was The Freedom Train. Santa Claus Land opened on August 3, 1946. At this time, Indiana had only one amusement park which was Indiana Beach (at the time called Ideal Beach) that had opened in 1926, 20 years before Santa Claus Land opened. Although initial construction plans were delayed by World War II, construction of Santa Claus Land eventually began on August 4, 1945. Upset that children came to a town named Santa Claus only to be dismayed when Santa Claus wasn't there, Koch developed the idea for a park where children could have fun and visit Santa year-round. In 1941, Koch visited the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. Koch, a retired industrialist from Evansville, Indiana. Plans for Santa Claus Land were first conceived as a retirement project by Louis J. The Freedom Train, previously called the Santa Claus Land Railroad, operated from 1946 to 2012 Santa Claus Land Construction In keeping with its family friendly atmosphere, the park's Halloween celebration is tamer than at most amusement parks. ![]() The safari-themed water park includes the world's two longest water coasters, Wildebeest and Guinness World Record Holder Mammoth additionally, it contains a launched dueling water coaster named Cheetah Chase, numerous family raft rides and water slides, two wave pools, a junior-sized wave pool, two children's-sized water slide areas, a lazy river, and one family "tipping bucket". Holiday World contains three wooden roller coasters: The Raven, The Legend, and The Voyage, as well as Thunderbird (a Bolliger & Mabillard launched Wing Coaster) and The Howler. The theme park is divided into four sections that celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July with rides, live entertainment, games, and attractions. 231 in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari (known as Santa Claus Land prior to 1984) is a combination theme park and water park located near Interstate 64 and U.S.
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