June 11, 2026, 8:45 PM ·
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari is promising its “largest single-attraction investment in park history” for next year. But what will its new ride for 2027 be?We know that the new attraction will replace the former Raging Rapids attraction that closed in 2023. A construction fence has surrounded that site for some time now, with painted images of flip-flop sandals decorating it recently.That’s the first of many clues that Holiday World has been dropping about its plans, which it has code named “Project Flip Flop.” The park officially detailed its recent stealth hype campaign today with a post on its website, Fencewatch 2027: What the Flip Flop?!Remember that the old Raging Rapids stood in the park’s Fourth of July section. And that the ride flowed through the fictional town of Boulder Canyon. The town returns for whatever this new attraction will be, and Holiday World has created a website and social media accounts for it.Reading the clues, and it sure feels like there is a Fourth of July cookout theme in play here. The cynic in me wants “Project Flip Flop” to be a spinning coaster where you are the meat flipping on the grill. But that seems a bit too dark for the very family friendly Holiday World. Admission to the Splashin’ Safari water park is included with Holiday World admission, so it’s not like Holiday World visitors are suffering from a lack of access to water rides. But Raging Rapids was a popular attraction on the Holiday World side of the park. I suspect that a new water ride likely would be welcomed by the fine folks of Boulder Canyon next year. If the “Flip Flop” reference really is just to those plastic sandals, perhaps another water ride is in the works.Whatever the new ride is, Holiday World clearly is working to develop a backstory for it. I am partial to theories that there’s some connection to the Good Gravy family here. There are duck and swan clues, too, so throw those into the mix.At some point soon, construction will go vertical to the point where the type of new attraction that this ride will be will become obvious. Until there, Holiday World welcomes your best guesses.
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