Juan Carlos I of Spain the monarchy in Spain, up from 49.9 percent when the same question was posed six months prior. 57.5 percent believed the prince could restore the royal family's lost prestige. An overwhelming majority of Spaniards believed the new king, Felipe VI, would make a good monarch and more than three-quarters believed King Juan Carlos had been right to hand over the throne to his son. In 1969, Juan Carlos was named as General Franco's successor and was given the title of 'Prince of Spain'. Upon the death of Franco in 1975, Juan Carlos acceded to the throne of Spain. The current
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari remaining ride, "The Freedom Train", citing maintenance concerns; it was replaced by another train ride which the park named "Holidog Express". In Splashin' Safari, "Jungle Jets" was replaced with "Safari Sam's SplashLand" in 2011. In 2013, "AmaZOOM", "Bamboo Chute", "Congo River", and "Crocodile Isle" were removed to make room for a new Splashin' Safari entry plaza; in its place, "Hyena Falls" and "Hyena Springs" were added to the north of "Giraffica". On September 6, 2013, Holiday World announced plans for a 2014 expansion totaling $8 million. The highlight of the announcement was a new swinging ship ride called the "Mayflower",