Holiday World President Plays ‘This or That’ – Shares Pro Tip for Coaster Riders

The day before Holiday World opened up for their 75^th season, Liberty and I got to spend a couple of hours there during media day. It’s a chance to sample some new (and ridiculously delicious) menu items, maybe ride some rides, and grab some interviews with the amazing staff, including Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari President and CEO, Matt Eckert. Lib and I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to play This or That with Matt. We’ve already played our silly game with Leah Koch (4^th generation owner and Director of Communications) and Sabrina Jones (Media Relations Manager) - now it’s time to grill the top dog.

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We’ve spent a decent amount of time with Matt over the years, talking to him about non-Holiday World stuff, and we’re all friends on social media – so we feel like we know him kinda well. Leave it to This or That, though, to catch us off guard and teach us something we didn’t know – that’s one reason why we love doing this so much.

We asked Matt some This or That questions about reality TV, food, and music – then things took a strange turn when I tried to expand on our final question. Leave it to me to take a really simple question (What’s your favorite Holiday World ride?) and make it way more dramatic than necessary. All I had to do was just ask Matt the question, but instead, I did what I do best, which is make things awkward, and then found myself trying to dig my way out of a hole. Luckily, Matt knows how to deal with idiots like me.

This or That with Matt Eckert