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Santa Claus Land |
Are you seeking for a place to celebrate your Christmas holidays then Santa Claus Land is the perfect place for you to hang over. Opened in the year 1946 it is said to be the first theme park in the world. You will find Children sitting in Santa's lap at Santa Claus Land in Santa Claus, Indiana. Santa Claus is found to entertain kids at this park, but Santa Claus Land has been renamed as Holiday World & Splashin' Safari.
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The park during the opening years remained open year-round and gained more attraction during the Christmas season. Santa's toyshop, a Bavarian village, and personal audiences with the triple-ho legend were the highlights of Santa Claus theme park. The Freedom Train, one of the initial attractions, remains to this day. During the 60s and 70s, the Koch family added more traditional amusement park rides for gaining attention of the kids. In 1984, they renamed the park as "Holiday World". In recent years, the Kochs have added more attractions including two highly acclaimed wooden roller coasters, Raven and The Legend, and an entire water park area, Splashin' Safari.
The park discontinued year-round operation in the early 70s and remained closed during the Christmas season ever since. Koch says the rapid growth of malls and mall Santas made a Christmas-time visit to Holiday World less important and post-summer visits dropped significantly. Despite its Halloween theme and the recent explosion of haunted house attractions the park remains closed even past Columbus Day.
The Santa Claus Land has been great attraction for children. To collect more information on Santa Claus Land visit our site Christmas CarnivalsChristmas Carnivals.
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