{"id":14274,"date":"2025-04-01T08:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14274"},"modified":"2025-04-01T08:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:47:15","slug":"holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/news\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday World\u2019s Thunderbird has Updated height requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container container--paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-67ebed1237f6e\" class=\"freeform-text wrapper\">\n   <div class=\"container freeform-text__container\">\n        <div class=\"freeform-text__inner\">\n            <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><strong>Santa Claus, IN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Holiday World &amp; Splashin\u2019 Safari announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k1epGwS71wg\">humorous video<\/a> today that Thunderbird will have a minimum height requirement of 48 inches, down from 52 inches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14275 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Soaring-Sawyer-300x217.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Soaring-Sawyer-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Soaring-Sawyer.png 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird opened in May 2015 as the first launched wing coaster in North America. The 3,000-foot-long steel roller coaster features four inversions and a Linear Synchronus Motor-powered launch that takes riders from 0 mph to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. A second launched wing coaster from the same manufacturer opened this past weekend in Virginia and has a 48-inch minimum height requirement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot long after the new launched wing coaster\u2019s construction was announced, we received word that we would be able to lower our minimum height requirement thanks to updated testing,\u201d says Leah Koch-Blumhardt, Director of Communications and Fourth-Generation Owner. \u201cWe strive to choose attractions the whole family can ride together, so this was exciting news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The new height requirement now matches all of the major wooden roller coasters at Holiday World.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so thrilled for all the children who will be 48 inches tall this year\u2013Thunderbird is a blast and they get to experience it even sooner!\u201d adds Koch-Blumhardt. \u201cHowever, we do apologize to all the parents who were planning to use the 52-inch height requirement as motivation for their children to eat their veggies this year. We know that will be a tough adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Holiday World &amp; Splashin\u2019 Safari recently received <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holidayworld.com\/vote\">nine nominations <\/a>from USA Today\u2019s 10BEST Readers Choice Awards, including for Best Theme Park and Best Outdoor Water Park.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>2025 will be the longest season in recent history for the parks. Holiday World opens for select Season Passholders during the weekend of May 3, and opens to the public on May 10. Splashin\u2019 Safari opens May 17, and both parks are open daily beginning May 23. Fan-favorite events, such as Holidays in the Sky, Friday Night Live! And Happy Halloween Weekends are all returning for the 2025 season as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container container--paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":6901,"template":"","categories":[245],"tags":[253],"class_list":["post-14274","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-thunderbird-roller-coaster"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Holiday World\u2019s Thunderbird has Updated height requirement | Holiday World Theme Park &amp; Splashin&#039; Safari Water Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/news\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Holiday World\u2019s Thunderbird has Updated height requirement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/news\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Holiday World Theme Park &amp; Splashin&#039; Safari Water Park\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HolidayWorld\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-01T13:47:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/holidayworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Thunderbird-Launch-Header-Image-1024x324.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"324\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@holidayworld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/\",\"name\":\"Holiday World\u2019s Thunderbird has Updated height requirement | Holiday World Theme Park &amp; Splashin&#039; Safari Water Park\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/Thunderbird-Launch-Header-Image.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-01T13:35:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-01T13:47:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/news\\\/holiday-worlds-thunderbird-has-updated-height-requirement\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/Thunderbird-Launch-Header-Image.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/holidayworld.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/Thunderbird-Launch-Header-Image.png\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":633,\"caption\":\"The Thunderbird roller coaster train launches forward on straight, orange track as the Thunderbird logo and station that looks like a barn is behind the train. 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