Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari has received nine nominations in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
The nominations span six categories, including Best Theme Park and Best Outdoor Water Park, according to a community announcement.
The park’s water coasters, Cheetah Chase, Mammoth and Wildebeest, are competing for the title of Best Water Coaster. The Voyage is in the running for Best Roller Coaster, while Bahari River is nominated for Best Lazy River. Both Bahari Wave Pool and The Wave are contenders for Best Wave Pool.
“Our team is honored to be nominated in so many categories again this year!” said Matt Eckert, President & CEO at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, according to the announcement. “The recognition from industry experts is nice, but Holiday World exists because of our Guests who visit and love the park. We hope everyone will help us reach the top by voting daily–especially for best outdoor water park and best water coaster.”
Voting for the awards began Monday and will continue until 11:59 a.m. April 20. The top 10 winners in each category, determined by reader votes, will be announced April 29.
Holiday World will open for its 80th season in May. To celebrate the milestone, the park has expanded its operating calendar and will bring back fan-favorite events and entertainment offerings, including the Holidays in the Sky drone show, the Nerveless Nocks stunt show, the Summer Wine’d Down Culinary Festival and the Dino Corn Maze Adventure. Park officials plan to announce a new event in the coming weeks.
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