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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: How's Celebration City Doing?

« on: June 05, 2008, 08:23:51 PM »

^^ It doesn't really compare to six flags, or at least any six flags I've been to. CC has all the Herschend charm with a lot more rides involved. It's extremely well themed, though the atmosphere is no where near SDC quality just because of the way the park is so set on rides rather than being an overall experience like SDC.

It is certainly a park for ride lovers still, though there are a few nice shops and some great shows from time to time. The rides themselves are pretty good, but lacking in number. Like I said, the park needs to expand more in every area before it can really make it, but it can make it.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: american plunge question

« on: June 05, 2008, 07:30:26 PM »

The tunnel was re-built for structural reasons during PK's construction.  It needed to be sounder so that equipment could be parked above it, and so that eventually a pathway can go over it. Like everyone's said though, I sure wish they could have built in some new effects rather than just having a dark tunnel, but things like that were slashed for unknown reasons all around. PK's water effect still isn't working, is it?

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: cool old pic

« on: June 05, 2008, 07:27:14 PM »

Man, the forum picture uploader is crapping out again. Anyone else not getting the whole photo to load? I tried downloading it and opening it up, but apparently the file is corrupted? Would you mind trying to upload it again, orient express?

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: New characters!!!

« on: June 05, 2008, 04:55:51 PM »

^That's great to hear, it's those kinds of things that really make the park, even more than the big new rides.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: How's Celebration City Doing?

« on: June 05, 2008, 04:54:49 PM »

It's nice to hear that the park is maturing. Hopefully in the next few years they'll be able to add a few more shows, a couple more shops, and a few choice rides to really settle out the park, then they can go back to the original plans for the park and really develop it into more of a nighttime park with extensive lighting and cool nighttime events. I still think the original idea can really work, if the park can just get there. Unfortunately, there's probably more money in the short and long run in turning the park into more of a mixed attraction with animals and other things, so we'll just see what happens.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: First SDC Memory

« on: June 05, 2008, 10:01:56 AM »

^^Rather than a conveyor belt, they use a set of rising and lowering metal bars that actually pick the cars out of the water enough to be stable, so there shouldn't be anything like that anymore.

Funny though, I never noticed this conversion before.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: ThuNderaTion's 15th

« on: June 04, 2008, 06:24:12 PM »

Where is the Devils Stonepile? Is it near the Mammoth room?

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: First SDC Memory

« on: June 04, 2008, 06:23:05 PM »

I too have vague memories of the Swinging Bridge when I was young - it must be extremely impressionable.

I also remember the Landing when it was in it's glory, with tunnels, ropes, bridges, slides, and all those little do-dads.

I remember the tree house best of all though, before it was fixed to be PC - they had these pop guns that pointed out the window and all these random little games and mirrors.

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Announcements / Help SDCFans Out

« on: June 04, 2008, 02:51:58 PM »

I really need some SDC photos to use in various site graphics, but I have a limited collection. If you guys have any random SDC photos that I could use, I would really appreciate it.

Specifically, I need some photos that show off SDC festivals - KidsFest photos would be really good right now. I could use other photos too, though I'm pretty much covered as far as rides are concerned.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2009/10 Project

« on: June 04, 2008, 01:27:55 PM »

If it's as big a project as we all are assuming, they'll have to start intesive work before the season is up, and I'm fairly certain there will be signs and work in the months before that. It may be covered up, but surely one of us will notice a few trees disappearing, or surveyors working in some back corner of the park.

I mean, Mystery Mine took months to build, and anything like that at SDC will take just as long due to the earthwork that will be required just to get the land ready to build on. Even in the case of a wooden coaster, there will be land and trees to clear and move. So it can't be long now.

What I'm really wondering right now is whether or not they'll do teaser campaign. I really loved the whole set-up they did for MM, with the video clips and website - surely SDC's would be even better. In fact, maybe they'll announce the ride before we see any major work.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / ThuNderaTion's 15th

« on: June 04, 2008, 10:52:37 AM »

ThuNderaTion has now been apart of SDC history for 15 solid years. Over time, much of it's original meaning has been lost, but the ride itself is still very popular. The theme is that a group called the Gumbo Gang is trying to start up the old J&P (Jack and Peter) Mine again, but as with all SDC characters, their eccentricity and clumsiness leads them to build a massive mine train roller coaster. Or something like that...

Anyway, anyone have and good memories about it? It's been mentioned before that there may have been a 3rd helix originally planned just before the brakes - and clarification on this?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2009/10 Project

« on: June 03, 2008, 08:28:26 PM »

So has anyone been by the park lately to check up on those flags? By now there may be more of them. Who knows, they may even be clearing land somewhere.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: My Flickr Photos

« on: June 03, 2008, 08:05:33 PM »

Some really great stuff there - really shows off what sets SDC apart from the other big league attractions. Did you guys try out any of the rides other than TGS?

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: water boggan question

« on: June 03, 2008, 04:10:01 PM »

Yes, it's a much faster, wilder, wetter ride now, not to mention easier to maintain and run from what I hear. I personally like the new version better, especially the way it whips up on those curves. It is a MUCH wetter ride now though, so it'd better be hot enough to warrant being drenched.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: FITH Turns 35

« on: June 03, 2008, 12:38:00 PM »

^Aw crap, I forgot about that. What was the actual opening day for TNT? If I've already missed it, I'll just do something when I get around to it.