2015 Spanish general election was suspect from having benefited of some of the crimes allegedly committed by her former husband Jesús Sepúlveda, charged in the Gürtel case. The Monarchy had also come under public scrutiny as a result of a corruption scandal affecting Duke of Palma Iñaki Urdangarín, the Nóos case, and his spouse Cristina de Borbón, Infanta of Spain and daughter of King Juan Carlos I, for possible crimes of tax fraud and money laundering. These corruption allegations, coupled with other scandals—such as public anger at King Juan Carlos' elephant hunting trip to Botswana at the height of the economic crisis in 2012—as
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",