Bemusement - The Attractions Industry Blog

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Holiday World's Will Koch remembered.    The amusement industry woke to the sad news on Monday 14th June that Will Koch, president of Holiday World and Splashing Safari in Indiana had passed away the night before. We at Blooloop had reason to be grateful to Will as a valued contributor to our blog, Bemusement, ...View more

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Amusement Parks: The Economy and Regional Theme Parks.    2009. It’s the economy, stupid. Some days I feel pretty stupid because I can’t envision what effect the economy will have on us as a regional theme park......View more

Thursday, August 28, 2008 Don't Curb your Enthusiasm: Lovin' Theme parks    The enthusiasts’ sites are abuzz with news of Holiday World’s latest announcement. In summer ‘09 it will debut Pilgrim’s Plunge ride, said to be the tallest waterslide in the world....View more

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Focusing on Families    Hi. It’s Will again. I said I’d try to share the benefits of what I’ve learned through a life lived in and around a theme park, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari. I’d like to kick off with a lesson I learned nearly 20 years ago about focus. Twenty years ago (OK, 25 if you’re keeping track), we were a smaller family park called Santa Claus Land. ...View more

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Living the Tradition: notes from a Family Owned and Operated Theme and Water Park    By way of introduction, I’m Will Koch, the president of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, a small theme park and water park combination in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA... ...View more