🎃 Gourd Behind the Scenes | Holiday World’s Happy Halloween Weekends with Lauren Crosby! 🎃 In this special episode of our 2026 Gourd Behind the Scenes series (recorded 9/1/2026), hosts David Detling and Clete Reinberger sit down with Lauren Crosby, 4th Generation Owner and Director of Entertainment and Events for Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari!
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Don Helbig returns to The Attractions Group Podcast! In this special Behind the Scare episode (Season 6, Episode 005), host David Detling sits down with theme park industry veteran and former podcast co-host Don Helbig. Together, they dive deep into what truly makes a Fall event or Halloween Haunt experience successful. From the storytelling and
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Welcome to the special prequel episode of our seasonal favorite: Behind the Scare and Gourd Behind the Scenes! 👻🍁 Join Clete and David as they kick off the fall season, share what goes into planning theme park haunts and harvest festivals, and give a teaser of all the amazing guests lined up this year!
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This episode of “The Attractions Group Podcast” features an interview with Matt Eckert, the President and CEO of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, who stops by to talk about 2026. The hosts, David and Clete, begin by discussing recent roller coaster rankings from USA Today, sharing their own strong (and sometimes humorous) opinions on the
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If this were baseball, David would be on the 10-day injured list—meanwhile, Clete is carrying the load like a true “big leaguer!” 🎢⚾️ With David sidelined for this episode, Clete takes the mound solo for a high-stakes, fast-paced “A-Z Coaster Challenge.” The rules are simple but the pressure is on: name two roller coasters
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