Get In Loser, We’re Riding Coasters

This year’s HoliWood Nights is about to get so fetch. Our theme is Mean Thrills.

The event is May 29 & 30, 2026.

If you like riding coasters because they’re the same in every language (like Cady Heron and math), this event is your place. However, since we’ve had to limit our capacity in recent years… we have to poke a little fun at ourselves and say, “you can’t sit with us.”

We’re not hosting a regular coaster event. We’re hosting a cool coaster event.

The reality is that we aren’t made of plastic. We would love to have everyone join, but the reason our fans love HoliWood Nights is because we strive to deliver the best coaster experience of the year. Which means leaving capacity for a ton of night rides on The Voyage. Because of that, we have to limit how many people can attend. And yes, we hear you when some of you ask for multiple dates, but the reality is that our team puts everything we have into this one weekend—and we need a lot of time to recover. We would rather deliver one outstanding and “grool” event than multiple “just ok” events. Please spare us from your burn book.

If you’re as new to HoliWood Nights as Cady Heron is to American high schools, this blog is the ultimate guide to help you secure tickets and make the most of your visit.

Who Can Attend or “She doesn’t even go here”

In order to attend, you must be an active member of one of our partner clubs during the dates of HoliWood Nights, and you may bring up to one non-member Guest.

If you’re not currently a member, we don’t recommend procrastinating. Many of our partner clubs take a while to issue membership cards, which you will need to present in order to attend the event. So, if you want to attend but aren’t a partner club member, you can get a code, but we recommend registering quickly.

Code Distribution Day or “On October 3, he asked me what day it was”

Codes will be distributed on Wednesday, December 10 at 11am Central Standard Time. You’ll visit a link that we share at a later date and enter your First Name, Last Name, Email Address, and Phone Number. WE WILL ONLY ISSUE ONE CODE PER EMAIL ADDRESS AND YOUR SPECIAL CODE WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL. Read: make sure you can access that old Earthlink account before you use it to sign up.

Codes are first-come, first-served. The first three to sign up will get a code for two free tickets to attend HoliWood Nights. Then codes will be distributed allowing recipients to purchase two event tickets (those that get codes on December 10 must complete their purchase by January 15). Once event ticket codes are gone, everyone else will get a message that lets you know all codes have been distributed along with a code to purchase discounted tickets that are good any day during Holiday World’s 2026 season.

Pro Tips or “Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by HoliWood Nights ticket distribution.”

First, I want to say we’re sorry if this system didn’t work well for you last year. Based on feedback, we felt that distributing codes then giving you time to purchase worked better than anything else we’ve tried. Our online ticket shop isn’t built for quick ticket distribution and registration, so while the tickets went very fast, we felt better that there was no confusion over whether people would be able to purchase tickets or not.

We anticipate that codes will go faster than a big yellow school bus, so here are a few ways to set yourself up for success:

• Refresh the code distribution landing page at exactly 11:00 AM Central Time. The page will not refresh on its own.
• Use autofill. Search how to set up autofill on your browser of choice and do so—and maybe try it out on some random forms online to make sure it’s working. The codes go fast and every keystroke counts. What we heard from people who got codes last year was that they used autofill and things went smoothly.
• Check your internet speed ahead of time. Again, seconds count. If you search “internet speed check” on Google, you’ll find tips on how to do this. If you have slow internet, see if you can take a break somewhere with faster internet or get a friend with faster internet to help.

 

Prices or “Ok, so I got enough cheese and crackers for eight people, that should be enough, right?”

Prices will be the same as last year–$150 per ticket. The price includes two full days’ admission to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, plus evening ERT on coasters and other rides on Friday and Saturday, plus dinners, plus snacks, plus a coaster walkback, plus endless fun.

You have until January 15 to purchase your tickets.

Event t-shirts will be available to purchase later. We’ll send an email to everyone who got codes to attend the event about that at a later date.

 

“Stop trying to make fetch happen”

And yes, we plan on The Voyage running trimless. Unlike Gretchen trying to make fetch happen, we’re never going to give up on trying to make The Voyage number 1.

We’re excited to see you May 29 & 30. Good luck!