Mother Goose characters have delighted visitors since Santa Claus Land's opening in 1946. Originally placed in individual dioramas, the concrete statues were relocated in the 1950s to span the route of the Santa Claus Land railroad and give riders a fairyland experience. The first set of statues was created by August Mack of Bedford, Indiana, and the current set is the work of Lewis Sorensen of Santa Cruz, California. Other 1950-era Sorensen artwork still on display at Holiday World includes several murals and the Nativity scene.