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The Agurban from Boomtown Institute – Summer Fun!

June 10, 2008 /

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Summer Fun!

In nearly every Boomtown USA presentation I give, I include the story of Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN. The town has grown from only 59 in the 1940’s to over 2,000 today. I love the town’s name!

Holiday World puts out an e-newsletter throughout the year. Their June newsletter had the following interesting facts about the park:

* Consumer’s Digest magazine named Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari the nation’s Top-Value Park. There is one admission price for both parks, as well as free parking, free sunscreen, free inner-tube usage, and free unlimited soft drinks all day long!
* Last year, Holiday World &n Splashin’ Safari served more than 380,000 gallons of free soft drinks, enough to fill The Wave Pool one and a half times! It was dispensed with over 360 tons of ice.
* Their newest roller coaster, The Voyage, has been voted the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the World by the readers of Amusement Today magazine! The Voyage is a 1.2 mile roller coaster with 24.2 seconds of "air-time." It has five underground tunnels and a maximum speed of 67.4 mph. It is one of the world’s fastest and longest wooden roller coasters!

If you have never been to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, I highly recommend going there. Check it out at http://www.holidayworld .com.

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Jack’s Schedule

Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

July 23, 2008 – Madison, IN – Madison-Jefferson County EDC
August 26, 2008 – Bismarck, ND – North Dakota Rural Economic Development Conference

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Jack Schultz is the CEO of Boomtown Institute and Agracel Inc., an industrial development firm majoring in rural America, author of Boomtown USA, and speaker. Boomtown Institute serves as an economic development mentor to communities across the United States, leading communities to realize their full potential.

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