IndyGuy4KI 14990 Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM What is everyone's opinion on what Holiday World is thinking right about now with the KK news. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coaster sally 477 Posted Tuesday at 10:56 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:56 PM The same as it was before. Does wild adventures have cinnamon bread? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SonofBaconator 13453 Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM All jokes aside I think this will definitely push them to compete more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IBEW_Sparky 3607 Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM The perfect world answer on what current ownership is thinking is "Oh ****, get Fred Grubb on the line" but in reality, I recall hearing and reading rumbles across different platforms (this was months ago people, so no I didn't save every link to my Mac) about lingering financial issues stemming initially from the T-Bird installation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver2005 25388 Posted Wednesday at 12:55 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:55 AM This is KK trying to think what HW is thinking about them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goettablitz 439 Posted Wednesday at 11:45 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:45 AM I think that Holiday World is certainly more directly impacted by the goings on at Kentucky Kingdom than KI. If Hershend treats KK like Wild Adventures then Holiday World will probably be in a better position than when Ed Hart was running the show. Time will tell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeeastFarmer 5333 Posted Wednesday at 03:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:23 PM I wonder if Herschend has an ultimate goal of putting Holiday World in the family? It fits their image, is a great park and could be in a vulnerable position as a result of Covid. I have no idea the financial position of either company, but I think what we saw with Kentucky Kingdom shows just how precarious the situation is for our beloved parks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coaster sally 477 Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM 31 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said: I wonder if Herschend has an ultimate goal of putting Holiday World in the family? It fits their image, is a great park and could be in a vulnerable position as a result of Covid. I have no idea the financial position of either company, but I think what we saw with Kentucky Kingdom shows just how precarious the situation is for our beloved parks. What's the history of a chain having two parks within 90min of each other? SEAS in Orlando/Tampa is different than two regional parks in close proximity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeeastFarmer 5333 Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM ^ I don't know, nor did I claim that is was going to happen. I just speculated. Unlike some other recent folks on here, I didn't claim it's going to happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KI Guy 1842 Posted Wednesday at 09:41 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:41 PM I don't think it matters much. It was a bigger deal for Holiday World when Kentucky Kingdom re-opened vs just changing operators. Most of the people who go to Kentucky Kingdom or Holiday World do so because of proximity. Unless there is a clearly better park that is around the same distance the vast majority of people will go to the one that's closer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SnakePlissken 547 Posted Wednesday at 10:28 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:28 PM I travel almost 5 hours to go to Holiday World. 1 hour 45 minutes to Mason for King's Island. Would I drive 4 hours just to go to Kentucky Kingdom or buy a season pass if I was not visiting one of those other 2 parks along the way? I highly doubt it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoddaH1994 15092 Posted Thursday at 08:55 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:55 PM Regardless of Hershend’s intention to invest in the park, they will almost certainly pour a lot more money into marketing in the Louisville area as well as their satellite markets. This will put a squeeze onto Holiday World no matter what and they will have to take whatever motions they consider appropriate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SonofBaconator 13453 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago On 2/25/2021 at 3:55 PM, BoddaH1994 said: ...they will almost certainly pour a lot more money into marketing in the Louisville area as well as their satellite markets. This will put a squeeze onto Holiday World no matter what and they will have to take whatever motions they consider appropriate. Do you see less marketing efforts in the Cincinnati region in favor of Louisville/Southern Indiana? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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