Splashing Safari also needs to be highlighted. On its own, HW is a great half day park, but something that the average guest would struggle spending more than 4-5 hours at. It’s got charm, but not the deepest collection. However, Splashing Safari picks up the second half of the day with one of the best water parks in the country with 3 amazing water coasters amongst a large collection of supporting slides. It really helps fill out the whole experience to put it on par with the top Six Flags and Cedar Fair park’s.

The inclusion of free drinks, sunscreen, and parking make you want to go back. I just went for the first time last weekend for holiwood nights and it was awesome. And that waterpark being included with admission is ridiculous it is the best one in the country

From a local that has been visiting this park often for 20 years. You nailed it. Not the biggest or baddest out there. But its about as good and honest as it gets. Those 3 wooden coasters. I watch it go from just the raven to what it is today. Never a bad move made there. Also the real hidden gems here are found in the Santa Claus Cafe upfront with all the baked good. And the blue ice cream is one of a kind right next to the merry go round. Also. I don't know of any other park that has antique cars like holiday world. They are powered by gas engines and you truly control the throttle and breaking.

Live 45 minutes away in Kentucky, been going there my whole childhood, I’m 22 now haven’t gone since last summer but it’s still a good time for me more maybe just because nostalgia.

I like the fact that every time I go, Pat Koch which is one of the owners, is working and pitching in where help is needed. She is loaded and doesn't have to work another day of her life, but there she is working. That says a lot!

I’ve grown up going to holiday world and I’ve always loved it and me being 17 still enjoying it to this day , this was a good review

I visited this park when I was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky in 2002 - A beautiful park, I never forgot about my visit there.

I've been going to HW my entire life and I would highly reccomend going around October to see all the spooky decorations as well as the corn maze! Also you HAVE TO do a video on SS becuase it is one of the best water parks I have ever been to! You did a GREAT job capturing the life of HW and everything that keeps me buying my family season passes!

I live about 45 minutes from this park so I’ve been going since I was a kid. It has changed and grown over the years but they’ve managed to maintain the charm from when they were much smaller. It’s definitely an excellent park for the whole family.

Went this summer with my son and his family. The park is one of the cleanest I've been to Had a great time.

I grew up nearby and went there every summer. It gets better every year. Best theme park ive been to in the US next to Disney world.

No need to explain; the last time Cedar Point's operations were anything like Kings Island's was in 2019. Blue Streak isn't 60; it was 65 when I rode it in 2018 from May 21st through May 26th, when SteVe was new. I haven't been back since, but I visited Knott's in late November 2019; Canada's Wonderland in the 1st 2 days of August and 1st two days of September 2021; Carowinds 3 days and 4 hours in mid April 2023, then I visited KI the 1st time this past June 6 through 9th for 4 12 hour days, each park travelling from where I live in Surrey B.C; a south eastern suburb of Vancouver. Next week I'm flying down to California's Great America for my 1st visit there during the last day of fright nights, open for 10 hours. Great Countdown, thanks for posting!

Imo this is the 2nd best park in the country. I like different and unique, this park has it!!

i went today it was absolutely the best. my favorite ride was thunderbird it was soo fun and really smooth! and the free sunscreen the oasis and just getting to go on anything with no tickets is the best! and the mammoth water coaster was so fun!!

Been taking my kids and now grandkids for yrs!! Place is amazing

I just went there with my family and loved it. I'm from the general area so I've grown up going there very often and enjoy it every time.

The water park is huge. It has some great rides and slides. If you're going to holiday world, you've gotta do the water park too.

Holiday World definitely is a great park. Love the free perks and overall atmosphere. A few top notch rides. My only complaint is that if you go when this park is not that busy (which has been the case both times I went), it really is a 1/2 day park. The wood rollercoasters are all good to great, but when you are marathoning them, they do beat you up. There are basically only 4 coasters so it is small. I left early both times I went so I hope this park continues to expand the rollercoaster lineup (more rides and more diversity) in the coming 10 years.

I'm originally from Chicago, But have moved down to this area temporarily. For the longest while I sort of put up my nose to holiday world. I mean, how good could a theme park be in the middle of nowhere? My family dragged me there one summer.... And it is amazing!!! I know that you might not have been there at the warmest time of the year, but it's almost a diservive that you didn't go to splashin' safari. That place is sensational... with water rides and coasters of its own. I was SOLD. We have happily been season ticket holders ever since.

I'm surprised by how much you liked Gobbler Getaway. It's funny and I like the crazy looking grandma but I haven't heard quite this level of praise for it before. Of course, it's your opinion and that's valid. Have you ridden Haunted Castle at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk? To my, that's the gold standard from Sally.

They are about to add a new steel coaster too!

Your point on dispatch is on point lol I went to Ki this past Monday first time in 15 years then went to holiday world Wednesday and Thursday season passes and after Ki and going to HW I was so frustrated with the dispatch leaving 2 seats side by side open blew my mind

As someone who is 1 hour away from holiday world I completely recommend trying the dippin dots and the funnel cake and definitely try the hallow swings in Halloween land and do not try turkey whirl if you just ate it’s fun otherwise😊

Fun fact: I am an operator at Holiday World now. It is lovely being able to operate Raven and Frightful Falls as well as the Holidog rides in addition.

Awesome vid. I honestly think that the buildings that the loading stations would last 200 years longer than 87% of the McMansions of America. Man, do they look well-built? lol. Holiday World is lit, but if you are someone looking to party, definitely bounce out of that county and head to Cincy or Indy after. Awesome Park, Great American Prices, bad nightlife after hours. The Turkey Tilt-a-whirl = #1 Love the granny on that Sally Dark BTW. Great vid

It's so different from when I was a kid. They used to have a petting zoo, an octopus ride, and this arcade game I was obsessed with where they put this floppy rubber frog on a launch pad and you had to hit it with a mallet and try to get the frog in a floating lilly pad.

Love this park. Live about 40 minutes away and it’s a staple in my summer break every year

I went there as a kid. Its an amazing place

Really great review! This park is amazing! The voyage at night trimless is the best coaster ride on the planet. I personally like Raven more as legend has way too many laterals to one side as the whole second half is basically a massive helix to the right. Hope you are doing well

Great video and great review! Sounds like a great park! If you go to Kentucky Kingdom you could do a park battle between the two parks.

Go here every summer with season passes !! It’s absolutely amazing every time

They seriously need to work out their "fast pass" issues - no one should ever be asked not to ride and forfeit their place to another guest. This happened on our very first ride at the park, and again a couple of times during the day and really left a negative impression. Let your fast passers merge in the station and let them wait for the front row like everyone else if that's where they choose to sit. Cutting off a guest who has waited in TWO lines is unexceptable. NEVER hold another guest back against their will so someone can ride in their place!!!! HORRIBLE and unforgivable way to handle a situation that takes park operations from a 10 to a 0. Otherwise, most parks could learn a thing or two from the operations here. Free drinks, parking and sunscreen go a long way to make up for the small size of the park and weekend crowds. Voyage is in a coaster class of it's own and blows away every other wooden roller coaster. Park is small but has charm. Water park section just might be the best I've ever experienced. This park could really become a destination but it's got some growing pains to suffer through.

The one thing that holiday world annoys me is that when your a local who lives in Santa Claus just trying to get around, you have to deal with traffic around 8am to 12pm and then 4pm to 8pm traffic. It’s so annoying when you have places to be and people drive super slow because they aren’t local to the town.

Daily admission and season passes at Holiday World are a bit more expensive than Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks, which I guess are the same company now. That's probably how they make up revenue for the free drinks. But still, it's a great perk, especially free parking.

I live 5 miles from this park and it's constantly improving and growing I've been here many times but the water park is definitely the most popular part of this park and the fact that they are connected means you can go back and forth without having to drive to a different location like some other parks in the country

As someone who grew up going to holiday world I love this park. But everyone goes to raven first so I like going to thanksgiving first before everyone gets there. Love holiday world though

20 minutes away. Lol. You should also experience splashin safari. It also started serving adult beverages in 2023.

I went to Six Flags Great Adventure that Memorial Day Sat and had the same experience that it's wasn't insanely busy like I expected. I wonder if everyone else just assumes amusement parks are going to be busy so they skip them or maybe they just prefer beach type trips/family bbqs or something that weekend. Holiday world is on my list of future parks to visit. I LOVE wooden coasters!

Thunderbird over GateKeeper! The launch in the beginning of Thunderbird is the difference.

I loved holiday world! The perks, atmosphere, and lineup are great, and voyage is incredible! There were some minor annoyances (that could easily be fixed) that I will point out, but overall a great park! There were a lot of people getting right on thunderbird through the exit, which really extended the wait to an hour. I don't know if they were ADA, but it was frustrating nonetheless. I really wish they had weight scales BEFORE getting in the queue for their water coasters. We waited an hour for cheetah chase (which wasn't even close to worth the wait) and when we got weighed, we were slightly over the limit. It's frustrating waiting an hour just to be told that my dad can't ride with my brother and I. I felt really bad for him. Food was hit or miss. For some reason my family didn't want to do the Plymouth cafe, so our meals were some shop in splashin safari which was pretty good. There was a place that we ate that charged $14 for a cafeteria food level appearing Buffalo chicken sandwich. It tasted pretty good, but for a tiny sandwich it seemed underwhelming. Still an amazing park! I wonder if HW could iron out those minor flaws I mentioned and make the experience even better!

The Granddaddy of All Theme Parks! Or as I like to call it, The Happiest Place in the Tri-State! You know when I last went (2010) they had a small nearby museum of sorts with some vintage Holiday World stuff and in one artwork proposal (before 1984 when it became Holiday World) it had an Easter section...I think that would've been wonderful if they had thought to make one for their 75th anniversary or something.

Holiday world is in my state and my family and I go every year and it’s definitely my favorite but kings island is close but still, it’s a great park and I would recommend if you haven’t went!

Im praying ingo this year in fact its a goal.

I want to visit Holiday World so bad but can't find a way to squeeze it into a 2-3 day park road trip! This year I went from Detroit to CP and then to KI. Next year I'm planning Hershey Park and CP.

They are adding a new coaster to the thanksgiving area... It will be called good gravy..

I love Holiday World so much I have a season pass

I go every year sometimes twice a year

Is this water park worth going or no , since im guessing the water rides and water coasters won’t be as thrilling as Noah’s ark and schlitterbahn since I been to those water parks but is it still worth visiting or nah , because I heard the there are more water coasters there , but there not as thrilling as the other water coasters in other water parks that I just mentioned , is this true ? So is this water park worth visiting or no?

gravey coaster 2:17

El Toro is tame!? Dang bro.

Raging rapids was recently permanently closed, they are going to be replacing it.

we buy season passes every year because there cheap and its close to us

Just went to kings island with my gf last Wednesday and omg it’s an amazing park my favorite rides were banshee the beast mystic Timbers diamondback and Orion all the rides were great I was really impressed with the ride ops and the operations i actually enjoyed this park more than cedar point it’s definitely the better park.

7:28 Alabama Adventure does the same thing

i just went to HW and someone lost their shoe on The Legend

Sadly, they JUST retired Rahing Rapids. 😢

Mom said it my turn to get pinned

The school i go to at the end of the year you get to go for free

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They also are compliant with a CASHLESS SOCIETY. Do not recommend for that very reason.