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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2014 Trip Reviews
« on: September 20, 2014, 07:49:24 PM »
The family and I made a quick 4 hour trip to SDC Friday 9-19.
We didn't get there until just after 2:00, and after 2:00 the preferred parking was 50% off. The day was great and since we were there late in the afternoon the crowd was lite.
My son got his first ride ever on "Wildfire"! He was too short during "Moonlight madness" but cleared pretty easy this time. They grow way too fast! He absolutely loved it! He is a daredevil so I knew he would. We also were able to walk around and get right on for a second ride. You gotta love those trips.
Then went to "Powder Keg" and got a quick ride in. They were running two trains even though the crowd was down. That was nice since it had been down the two previous visits. I have to say that the gal in the microphone box has to be one of the best in the park. She is so nice and always sweet to the guests. This is the second time she has been there while we were there and both times she seems to genuinely enjoy what she does. The park would be good to hire more like her. Last time she even called over to the "Outlaw Run" for a guest just to see if it had re-opened. Nice touch.
We also got a ride on "The Giant Barn Swing" and also took the two littlest ones on the "River Blast" It was still warm enough to feel good to get soaked. The guy on "The Giant Barn Swing" was also jovial and joked with my son.
Went by the new construction and was surprised to see how big of an area it is going to be. I don't know why, but I was expecting it to be smaller. The "Shot Tower" looks much taller than it did at "Celebration City"! It also has the appearance of listing to the right due to the lay of the land. My wife said, "it looks crooked". She was right. It is just an optical illusion, because of the topography, but still it looked funny.
Finished with TGE and a ride on TNT and "The flooded Mine" Noticed an elderly man with his adult son in the mine. You could tell they were re-living old memories as they went through this classic. You gotta love it!
And tha'yut is all I have to say about tha'yut.
We didn't get there until just after 2:00, and after 2:00 the preferred parking was 50% off. The day was great and since we were there late in the afternoon the crowd was lite.
My son got his first ride ever on "Wildfire"! He was too short during "Moonlight madness" but cleared pretty easy this time. They grow way too fast! He absolutely loved it! He is a daredevil so I knew he would. We also were able to walk around and get right on for a second ride. You gotta love those trips.
Then went to "Powder Keg" and got a quick ride in. They were running two trains even though the crowd was down. That was nice since it had been down the two previous visits. I have to say that the gal in the microphone box has to be one of the best in the park. She is so nice and always sweet to the guests. This is the second time she has been there while we were there and both times she seems to genuinely enjoy what she does. The park would be good to hire more like her. Last time she even called over to the "Outlaw Run" for a guest just to see if it had re-opened. Nice touch.
We also got a ride on "The Giant Barn Swing" and also took the two littlest ones on the "River Blast" It was still warm enough to feel good to get soaked. The guy on "The Giant Barn Swing" was also jovial and joked with my son.
Went by the new construction and was surprised to see how big of an area it is going to be. I don't know why, but I was expecting it to be smaller. The "Shot Tower" looks much taller than it did at "Celebration City"! It also has the appearance of listing to the right due to the lay of the land. My wife said, "it looks crooked". She was right. It is just an optical illusion, because of the topography, but still it looked funny.
Finished with TGE and a ride on TNT and "The flooded Mine" Noticed an elderly man with his adult son in the mine. You could tell they were re-living old memories as they went through this classic. You gotta love it!
And tha'yut is all I have to say about tha'yut.