Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari employees are spending every day leading up to their opening day cleaning and getting ready for guests. The only problem is they are not sure when the park will open.
Due to COVID-19, the park may not open on its scheduled opening day this year, said Leah Koch, fourth-generation owner and Director of Communications on behalf of the Koch family.
“This year we’re up against forces stronger than most years,” she said.
Koch said they are carefully watching reports about COVID-19 from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the World Health Organization, and they are consulting with colleagues at other parks to find out when it will be safe for both guests and team members to open.
She said at this time, they can’t share a date with any certainty.
“When we reopen, we’ll have changed our operations in ways you may or may not notice,” she said. “We’ve had our kitchens professionally cleaned this year, and we’re working on getting hand sanitizer readily available all over the park. You may even have to deal with some temporary closures while we sanitize our rides throughout the day.”
Koch said Holiday World has been the cleanest park in the world for two decades. They have developed high standards, and they plan to continue to exceed them.
“What’s important now is that we all follow the recommendations of the CDC and our state governments so we can beat this virus and have the best summer ever,” she said.
Currently, Holiday World is still hiring workers for the season. Instead of doing in-person interviews, they are currently conducting phone interviews.
“We’re also taking as much training as possible online and restricting in-person training to group sizes to 10 or fewer as per the state of Indiana’s guidelines,” Koch said.
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