Holiday World and Splashin Safari is an amazing park hidden among the corn fields of Indiana. The…read moreVoyage is an elite wooden coaster, and Raven is amazing as well. Plus Thunderbird serves as a good supporting steel coaster for when you get tired of the wooden coasters, and Good Gravy, while it is not as thrilling as the rest of the coasters as it is intended for the younger set, makes up for its lack of thrills with a very kitschy indoor queue themed to a grandmother's house. And don't skip the water park. The water park, Splashin Safari, is better than the widely lauded Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, at least in terms of water coasters, and the lines are much shorter, so you can actually enjoy the water coasters without buying a fast pass, which cannot be said of Schiltterbahn. Additionally, the park some charming flats for when you want thrills from something other than a coaster, including the rare Hrubetz Round-Up, which doesn't give you a seat, but has you stand against the wall and relies on centripetal forces to keep you in place. Plus there are a bunch of things this park offers its guests for free, like free parking, free drink refills, and free sunscreen that you have to pay for at other parks that make the Holiday World experience so much nicer, even if you're not a passholder. All this is complemented by some charming theming centered around the major holidays, namely Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, as well as the major holiday of the summer, Independence Day. And if all these holiday goodness has you hankering for a grand holiday dinner, Holiday World has just the place in Plymouth Rock Cafe. This restaurant serves a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, along with some other meats with all the fixings, that is as hearty as the one you get at home. And, despite being in an amusement park, the pricing is in line for a holiday dinner at a restaurant outside of an amusement park. However, I do wished they also served the meat of Christmas dinner, ham, alongside turkey. The only knock I have on Holiday World is I find it terribly ironic, given their Thanksgiving and Christmas theming, that Holiday World is not open for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. While such an event would need to preclude Splashin Safari due to cold temperatures, I would love to come when the weather fits the holiday atmosphere, even if it means needing to bundle up, both to see how a park themed to Christmas can look at night, and to get a lot more night rides in when the sun sets around 5pm instead of 9pm. But until then, the wonderful slice of Christmas in July that Holiday World provides will more than suffice.

Sunday, 9/13/16, was our first ever visit as lifelong Indiana residents. First complaint, the park…read moreis very confusing. The maps and what is in front of you don't add up. Near the splashing safari, we were so confused. My poor disabled mother walked around the whole water park twice just trying to find the seating area, where we were parked. Now for the two really big issues, that ruined our trip and the overall vibe. Riding the jungle racers, I caught some air. I happen to look down after getting up and noticed red all over my arm. Thinking it was soda, I wiped it off. Nope! It was my blood. The slide put a pretty nasty gash in my elbow. So, I make it over to the first aid room. Blood pouring down my arm, they had no interest in talking to me very much. They only gave me a bandaid and sent me on my way. Nothing to clean to the blood or even a butterfly just to close the wound. It ended up so bad that it was still bleeding by the end of the day. So luckily, I had a first aid kit in my car and did my own first aid. (It's still bleeding days later and now needs stiches) I also hurt my ankle pretty bad. Immediately, from leaving the first aid room, we're looking for anywhere to sit down and cool off, trying to make it to the water show later. I'm not even really thinking at this point. All of sudden, I hear a lady CHASING us down to let me know I have to change clothes. Keep in mind, I'm in a high waisted bathing suit that are like shorts anyways. She also told my sister to cover up, but Beth (another team member) then said, no it's fine actually. Right in front of us, was a girl in a thong pushing her stroller. Nothing was said to her and nothing was said to the girl vaping right in front Beth's face. I let her know, that it's really weird because I see other people walking out in bathing suits and I was allowed to come in, in a bathing suit. Beth starts to get very rude with us and says we should have been stopped at the gates upfront and "there's signs right in front of your face". I got changed, as soon as we got past her, we see multiple women with no pants on, showing their bathing suit bikini pants, kids running around in diapers, etc. So really weird, that some people are coming just for the water park and we apparently can't wear our bathing suits. Not to mention, the fact that I was the only one talked too IN A BATHING SUIT WITH SHORTS. I also am not sure, why Beth and this girl who was with her just get to pick and choose, who needs to change. Clearly, they're picking and choosing, because I seen plenty of people showing their bathing suit bottoms in more revealing clothes than I was in, then they're not even following the same set of rules because they backtracked. For the price we pay, you think we would be able to go to the park without being yelled at and embarrassed. Which is totally understandable that there are signs, but 1. I wasn't paying attention right that second coming out of first aid, and 2. The signs don't matter when your team picks and chooses who has to follow the rules. After that, we move on to the marvelous nook show. We stop at one oasis close, here comes Beth watching us. We move up farther to the shop in Halloween town, here she is again following us, staring at us. Followed us all the way to the marvelous nook show where she watched us for a minute then left. To be harassed over something so little and then followed is wild. Like I promise, I didnt re put on my bathing suit, but I guess she felt the need to check. Keep in mind, there were once again women at the show wearing full on bathing suits and showing their legs. I work in a large hospitality facility too, usually the rule has to be followed by everyone to fight discrimination, but okay. Keep in mind, around 1 we went to leave and grab our bathing suits from the car. Coming back, there was no security out front checking bags. Just one person monitoring the gate. So, as a paying customer, this made me feel like you cared more about my bathing suit, then the actual well-being and safety of your guests. We won't be back.

The scarecrow scrambler is a fun addition to the holiday world park that my family and I truly…read moreenjoyed. Visited here on a fall afternoon and have a great time with us ride. The lines are pretty long but it went fast and we had a great time

This is a classic rod that I've been on numerous times at many different theme parks cross America…read more It is the pirate ship that they call that Mayflower. This is an excellent ride that me and my family really enjoyed makes your belly tingle what are you going up and down but my family and I probably wrote this five times back to back because there wasn't much of a line so we all enjoyed it very much

What a wonderful family ride the turkey world is at holiday world. My youngest daughter and I rode…read morethis ride together and it was probably one of my favorite rides that we did at holiday world. It's just a good family fun rod that is for the dentures. We like a little turkey seats that we said him and it just spend those all around and back-and-forth and we just had a great time with a good memory and a fun ride

From far and wide, people come to Holiday World to laugh and scream on the Pilgrim's Pride. And…read morewith good reason - The Voyage is a epic-length wooden roller coaster that delivers great speeds and airtime across a long and winding course that includes several tunnels. And, while there is a mid course brake about two-thirds of the way through, this feels just like a blip, as almost immediately The Voyage picks right back up where it left off and delivers more speed and airtime all the way to the final brake run before the station. This makes The Voyage a truly elite roller coaster, one that anyone who loves coasters must experience once, because once they do, they will want to experience it again and again.

Absolutely insane. From the drop to the brake run I was out of breath and screaming. Great pops of…read moreairtime and laterals, but can be a little shaky in some parts if you are older. The shakiness gives it its out of control feeling and intensity. 10/10. Best coaster in the world.

Season pass is absolutely worth the money if you live nearby. The Halloween & Christmas events get…read morebetter every year, and make the park accessible to the whole family. You can pack lunch in to save on meals. Not sure the park is quite worth traveling significantly to visit yet, but they are making updates and additions every year! Love that there are now two family friendly coasters with low height requirements that are still thrilling and fairly smooth. Be sure to walk to the back of the park past the Ferris Wheel and giant swings to ride Kentucky Flyer.

I don't remember going to Kentucky Kingdom a lot when I was a kid. Probably since I don't really…read moreenjoy rides. As an adult however, I still don't enjoy rides lol. BUT, I enjoy watching my family enjoy them! There is a huge area for the little ones. Lots of rides like cars, monster trucks , blimps, etc and all of these are low on the thrill but high on the fun. My wife loves the roller coasters and they apparently have some good ones. The 5D movie theater is fun too. It's indoors, has moving chairs and effects like wind and vibrations. It was well received by all our kids. In the summer The water park is super awesome and huge. There are a hand full of places to eat and for the most part they are all the same quality - amusement park food and prices. Great place to spend time with your family or friends.

When most people think of amusement parks and coasters in the Kentucky area, they either think of…read moreKentucky Kingdom or the out of state parks Holiday World, Kings Island, or Dollywood. But while Beech Bend isn't as nearly as well known or have as high profile coasters as those parks, it shouldn't be ignored. This is because Beech Bend has an excellent thrilling coaster in Kentucky Rumbler, which is a relatively smooth wooden coaster that is filled with a mix of forces and airtime that will make you want to go on it again and again. Additionally, Beech Bend has some very interesting flat rides you generally only see at fairs, but here you ride them over and over again instead of having to pay per ride. Plus, admission is quite affordable, especially if you buy it in advance, and parking is free, so Beech Bend will not set you back a lot. With that in mind, Beech Bend, while it lacks the high profile coasters of the parks that surround it, is a nice, charming, and affordable small park that should not be missed if you are in the area.

Beech Bend is a fun amusement park with a splash lagoon and carnival style rides. We were looking…read moreto try out a new waterpark and found a good deal on Groupon. Started our day on the water slides and ended with the Kentucky Thunder. I didn't expect it to be such a thrilling ride and it was fast! The story behind the Sea Dragon was so interesting! The food could have been a bit more fresh but it wasn't too bad. Oh, and we stayed until closing for the fireworks! Overall, it was a good time with the family and I would go back.