Holidays in the Sky Returns to Holiday World with 500 Drones, Onboard Pyrotechnics, and Parody Song

Press Release from Holiday World

Santa Claus, Ind. — Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari’s nighttime drone and fireworks spectacular, Holidays in the Sky, returns brighter than ever for the 2025 season. This year, 500 synchronized drones—a few carrying pyrotechnics—will light up the night for an even more unforgettable experience. 

Holidays in the Sky is scheduled to fly nightly from Saturday, June 21, through Sunday, August 3, for a total of 44 nights. The show features two thrilling pyrotechnic moments: a lightning strike targeting a haunted house, and a rocket-shaped drone formation that erupts with fireworks to simulate a real rocket launch.

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Holiday World Drone Show Expanded to 500 Drones

Press Release from Holiday World

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. – Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari will feature an even bigger drone show in 2024. Back by popular demand, Holidays in the Sky Drone & Fireworks Spectacular will feature an impressive fleet of 500 drones; 100 more drones than last year.

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Our 2023 Golden Ticket Awards Ballot

Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards will be announced this weekend at Dollywood. As it seemed to be popular last year, I figured it made sense to once again share what my picks were this year and some of the rationale behind it. This of course is just my opinion, and it’s interesting to see how that changes even year to year. Without further introduction, let’s go through a selection of the categories.

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$10M Gravy-Themed Coaster in Holiday World Announced

Press Release from Holiday World

Santa Claus, Ind. —–Good Gravy! Family roller coaster will open to the public May 2024 at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, located in its Thanksgiving section. The coaster, manufactured by Dutch company Vekoma Rides, is a family boomerang, the first of its kind to open in North America.

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Our 2022 Golden Ticket Awards Ballot

With the Golden Ticket Awards presented by Amusement Today being announced this coming weekend in San Antonio at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, I figured it would be interesting to our readers to get some insight into the awards categories, who we voted for and our rationale behind it.

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