Santa Claus’s crown jewel is a theme park aptly named Holiday World, with lands dedicated to different holidays, a water park, and the most impressive collection of roller coasters in the area.

The colonel then decided to play along, replying that he was indeed Santa Claus and mustering a convincing "ho-ho-ho". This surprise call started the nearly 70-year tradition of the Santa Tracker ...

Then, drive through the Santa Claus Land of Lights at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort to discover the magical story of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.For more information and for planning ...

In August 1946, Koch opened Santa Claus Land. Harris died soon after in Vincennes in 1950. The park’s name was later changed to Holiday World in 1984.

Here's all you need to know to visit Santa Claus, Indiana, ... The highlight for many here is Holiday World, a theme park that dates back to the 1940s when it opened as Santa Claus Land.

Sleight had worked as a Santa Claus impersonator at Santa’s Land Fun Park and Zoo in Cherokee, North Carolina. Google maps. Sleight no longer works at Santa Land, the business confirmed.

Santa Claus calls both home. And one, a town of 2,579, only 275 miles south of Crown Point via Interstates 65 and 69 and U.S. 231, wears its Christmas spirit year-round. You can thank Pat Koch, a ...

In 1946, industrialist Louis J. Koch opened Santa Claus Land, a theme park dedicated to all things Christmas — now known as Holiday World and Splashin' Safari. "It's Santa Claus," the children ...

Then, drive through the Santa Claus Land of Lights at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort to discover the magical story of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.For more information and for planning ...

The unveiling of Barrett’s Santa statue on Dec. 23, 1935. Submitted photo courtesy the Indiana Archives and Records Administration It’s not every day that Santa Claus winds up before a judge ...