Holiday World (Images of America) Paperback – Import, 17 May 2006

I remember visiting "Santa Claus Land" when I was a young girl and it must have been at the tail end of its time being known by that name. Now Holiday World has been a part of my children's lives since they were born. Now they are all teenagers. We continue to visit this magical park at least once a season. The park is now home to three of the most highly rated roller coasters in the nation and it has, hands down, the most amazing and innovative water park anywhere. My family is a fan of waterparks in particular and we have traveled quite a bit to visit waterparks, indoor and outdoor and nothing beats a weekend spent at Splahin' Safari waterpark. This park is also the BEST bang for its buck when you get free Pepsi products, free sunscreen, free inner tubes, and free parking all day long. We'd rather visit Holiday World than Kings Island or Cedar Point. The water park is better even than those in Wisconsin Dells.This book was such a treat to read. You know why Holiday World is so fantastic? Because it is family owned and operated by the fantastic Koch family. This book shares little known facts about Santa Claus land and Holiday World and behind the scene moments with the Koch family. The book is extra poignant since a lot of it is told by Will Koch, Holiday World's president who passed away not very long ago. We just returned from the trip and one of the most amazing things we took in on this visit was a Halloween scene with scarecrows and the faces on them were those of the Koch family. We see Pat Koch on almost every visit. The book makes us feel even closer to her family. I think other park owners should read this book and study Holiday World so they can learn how running a phenomenal park is truly done.

I've been going to Holiday World since I was a small child and even used to work there. Its such a great little book and the pictures are amazing. You can tell how much the Koch family loves our area.

Being a "Christmas Nut",this book is a welcomed addition to my library.Filled with fantastic photos this volume is a must for any one who loves Christmas and/or amusement parks.This is the first theme park and should be recognized as such.The best part is it still exsists and is still providing memories for families.This type of park is a dying breed.We need places like this to remind us of a simpler , gentler time.

Came in the best shape plus this summer was the first time I had been there since I was a little girl in the 60's and I was able to let family that went with me how things has changed since then.

Great casual read. My entire family that has gone there regularly loves it.