WELL
WELL RIGHT NOW A LOT OF PLACES ARE REEVALUATING HOW THEY OPERATE ESPECIALLY PLACES LIKE
BEING PARKS WHERE SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS A LITTLE BIT
HARDER. THAT'S RIGHT. SO
HOLIDAY WORLD IN SOUTHERN
INDIANA IS GETTING REALLY
CREATIVE TO SAFELY GIVE THEIR
GUESTS ALL THE THRILLS LIKE
THIS THAT THEY'RE KNOWN FOR.
LOOKS A LOT OF FUN. CHECCHI IS
BACK WITH US WITH HOW THEY'RE
MAKING THIS ALL HAPPEN. GOOD
MORNING. HEY, GOOD MORNING, BEN
AND JULIA. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
FROM SANTA CLAUS, INDIANA. YOU
KNOW, CLEANLINESS HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A BIG PRIORITY HERE. SO
THIS PLACE DEFINITELY HAD A
HEAD START AND SOME OF THE
CHANGES NOT ONLY PROVIDE THAT
TYPE OF EXPERIENCE BUT KEEP YOU
FROM WAITING IN LINE. THE
CHANGES START BEFORE YOU EVEN
LEAVE HOME. TICKETS FOR HOLIDAY
WORLD ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE
AND OUR DAY SPECIFIC TO KEEP
CAPACITY AT 50 PERCENT. YES,
OUR SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR
ALREADY AND WE JUST UPDATED OUR
SCHEDULE NOW. SO BE SURE TO GO
ONLINE AND CHECK. AND EVEN IF
YOU BOUGHT A TICKET ALREADY
MAYBE GO ONLINE AND CHECK JUST
TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT
THOSE HOURS ARE. AND REMEMBER
THAT WE'RE ON CENTRAL TIME DOWN
HERE. A BIG FACTOR IN REOPENING
GOES BEYOND THE PARK ITSELF. WE
DEFINITELY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT
WAS REALLY AN OPTION TO SAY
CLOTHES AS LONG AS WE HAD THE
ABILITY AND WE HAD THE GUIDANCE
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES
THAT DEPEND ON US AND WE KNOW
THAT'S IMPORTANT. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY. ANOTHER THING
YOU'LL NOTICE AS SOON AS YOU
ARRIVE. ALL RIGHT. GET MY
TICKET ON MY PHONE. ALL THE
WORKERS ARE WEARING MASKS. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS, BUDDY. GUESTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO MASK UP BUT
ARE NOT REQUIRED. HAS IT BEEN
HARD TO GET USED TO THIS? NO.
NO. NOT REALLY. I WAS HERE
PRE-SEASON AND SO I GOT USED TO
KIND OF WEARING THE MASK. IT
WAS EASIER TO COME INTO THE
HEAT WITH THE MASK ON. NOW I
THINK I REALLY DO THINK HOLIDAY
WORLD HAS GIVEN ME THE SAFEST
PLACE TO COME BACK TO THAT THEY
POSSIBLY COULD. I REALLY FEEL
THAT MAYBE THE BIGGEST CHANGE
THE NEW IN-LINE VIRTUAL QUEUING
SYSTEM WHERE YOU USE YOUR
SMARTPHONE TO RESERVE A SPOT IN
LINE ON THE PARK'S MOST POPULAR
RIDES. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF
REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK ON THE
VIRTUAL QUEUING SO SOME PEOPLE
ARE REALLY LIKING BEING ABLE TO
HAVE THAT TIME BACK. THE PARK
USES A LONG LASTING SANTATIZER
ON THE RIDES AND HAS CLOSURES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR CLEANING
AND DON'T WORRY THE FREEBIES
ARE STILL THERE. JUST IN THE
DISTANCE LIKE THE UNLIMITED
SOFT DRINKS YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE
SURE YOU'RE GOING IN ONE AT
TIME AND REALLY FOLLOW THOSE
DIRECTIONS SO YOU KEEP SIX FEET
OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF
AND THE NEXT GROUP. THEY'VE
ALSO ADDED SEVERAL HAND
SANTATIZER STATIONS. IT'S ALL
DESIGNED TO MAKE GUESTS FEEL A
LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THEIR TRIP
TO HOLIDAY.
AND YOU MAY WONDER
HEY HOW DO THEY ENFORCE SOCIAL
DISTANCING HERE? WELL, THERE
ARE FOOTPRINTS THAT YOU'LL SEE
IF YOU'RE IN AN AREA FOR A LINE
OR FOR THE OASIS TO GET YOUR
SOFT DRINK, YOU STAND ON THOSE.
AND IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU TERRY
FROM THAT YOU GET OFF OF THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A VOICE ON
THE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM GENTLY
REMINDING YOU THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS IMPORTANT AND
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SONG
PERHAPS BY STING DON'T STAND SO
CLOSE TO ME THAT WILL BE
PLAYING TOO. SO THEN ENJOY IT.
IT'S FUNNY BUT STILL IMPORTANT
REMINDER OF HOW TO STAY CLOSE.
OK, BEN AND JULIA GOT SOMETHING
FOR YOU HERE. NOW IN THE 80S I
WAS WORKING IN EVANSVILLE AND
TV WAS A WEATHER MAN ON TV IN
EVANSVILLE WHERE WE MADE THE
TRANSITION FROM SANTA CLAUS
LAND TO HOLIDAY WORLD. AND
WHILE I WAS DOING THAT, MR. AND
MRS. HILL WERE TAKING THEIR
LITTLE BOY TO HOLIDAY. WE'LL
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS
BEN AND HOLIDAY WORLD. BACK IN
THE DAY. OH, BUDDY. I HAD A
GOOD TIME TO BE BEN. IT WAS AN
ABSOLUTE BLAST AS YOU
MENTIONED. IT'S SO CLEAN IT'S
KNOWN FOR THAT THE STAFF IS SO
FRIENDLY THERE. AND SANTA
CLAUS, INDIANA AND CHUCK, IT'S
OF COURSE THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING AT DOCUMENTATION BEFORE
I WAS BANNED FOR LIFE OR
GETTING TOO JACKED UP ON
MOUNTAIN DEW. YOU CAN'T OFFER A
KENTUCKY KID FREE SOFT DRINKS
ALL DAY AND EXPECT THEM TO NOT
TAKE ADVANTAGE. YEAH, YOU'RE
RIGHT, PAL. IT'S OBVIOUSLY
CHANGED A LOT SINCE THE SUMMER
OF 88. BUT THOSE MEMORIES FOR
SO MANY HOOSIERS AND EVEN
KENTUCKIANS ALIKE ARE SO STRONG
WITH THIS WONDERFUL PLACE. THE
THING THAT PEOPLE HERE IN
CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD REMEMBER
THOUGH, CHUCK