Each ticket will give ticket holders access to both the theme park and water park, buffet lunch, Girl Scout SWAPS Exchange session, a special patch for GSSI members, and program activities planned by each participating Girl Scout council. GSSI is also giving away tote bags (1 per family) and patches to every registered child. Plus, anyone can spin the wheel for a prize at the GSSI table and receive a special council patch for participating!
Just for some comparison, these now $50 tickets (originally $60) for Girl Scouts & their families include everything listed above, while regular tickets for Holiday World & Splashin' Safari are $75 at the gate or $50 if purchased early, but those only include admissions.
GSSI started promoting this event early so that girls & families can decide how best to finance it, and events like this are one of the reasons why we encourage the Cookie Program so much since girls can use cookie dough and troop funds to pay for events like this!
Lunch will be a buffet meal included in the cost of the ticket. Lunch will be set up in the Good Old Days Picnic Grove in the 4th of July area. One pavilion will be clearly marked for Girl Scouts. Come anytime between 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. The menu includes BBQ pork, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, mac & cheese, potato chips, a veggie tray with dip, cookies, and drinks. Holiday World team members will be available to assist if needed. Be sure to keep your ticket all day, as one stub will be your entry to the park, and the other will be your entry to the buffet lunch.
Each Girl Scout council will be hosting an interactive program table during this event that corresponds with one of the Girl Scout program pillars:
- Kentuckiana with Entrepreneurship from 9:30-11:30 AM (Christmas)
- Central Indiana with STEM from 10 AM - 12 PM (Thanksgiving)
- Southwest Indiana with Outdoors from 2-4 PM (Christmas)
- Western Ohio with Life Skills from 2-4 PM (Thanksgiving)
Holiday World will also be hosting four additional Girl Scout-Only activities throughout the day.
- Women in Leadership & Business at the Hoosier Celebration Theater (Fourth of July), 10:00 —11:00 AM: Girl Scouts will get to meet and talk to three women in leadership roles at Holiday World about their experiences!
- Rides, Attractions, and Water Park Program in Splashin' Safari (Monsoon Lower); Session #1: 10-10:30 AM; Session #2: 10:30-11 AM: This program about the parks will be hosted by two female employees, one who is a Girl Scout alum! Maximum of 50 participants on a first-come first-served basis.
- Water Treatment Program in Splashin’ Safari (Bahari Wave); Session #1: 10:30-11 AM; Session #2: 11-11:30 AM: Learn more about the science and processes behind keeping the water in Splashin' Safari safe!
- Cookie Decorating at the Blue Shelter House in the Picnic Grove, 1:30-2:30 PM: Decorate some yummy snacks with your Girl Scout friends!