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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Crowd Levels
« on: September 09, 2009, 08:09:22 PM »
Crowds were not as large as I thought (feared) they would be this past Labor Day weekend. During the morning hours we pretty much walked on every ride. I think a lot of people maybe didn't realize the park opened early Saturday and Sunday. I saw the Barn Swing run once with one person on it. The folks who arrived early sunday went to the special church service as it had a nice crowd. Crowds did pick up in the afternoon.  All the gospel shows were filled up. Everyone seemed to really enjoy them.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: The Train Holdup Skit
« on: September 09, 2009, 08:02:13 PM »
Had a great time at SDC this past weekend! Rode the train twice. The second time Steam Freak was the conductor.  He did a nice job. I talked with him a little before the ride and he said he was really enjoying his job. He mentioned that he had visited with Tinman earlier that day. He said Tinman snapped a few photos. Maybe one will show up here. I thought the actors in the robbery did a nice job both times (one time with mom on the train and one time without). They seemed enthusiastic and interested.

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Random Talk / Re: Baseball- GO Cardinals!
« on: August 23, 2009, 06:27:33 PM »
It got a little dicey there in the bottom of the 9th but the Birds held on.  Smoltz pitched very, very well.  That was great to see. Hopefully he can keep that up. Great way to end a great road trip. Keep it going Cardinals!!

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Dollywood Discussion / Re: Splash Country's Slick Rock Racer
« on: August 21, 2009, 09:35:46 PM »
That's disappointing to hear. I was hoping for something a little more creative or exciting. A racer slide is ok I guess but pretty standard and basic.  They could have at least made it 8 or 10 lanes to increase capacity. It will be interesting to see if Whitewater gets anything new for 2010.  They sure need it.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: The Train Holdup Skit
« on: August 21, 2009, 09:20:58 PM »
Still waiting to hear from Steam Freak on how the new job is going!

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I can't make up my mind what kind of late night activity would fly in Branson. It seems when the shows let out at ten o'clock most everybody goes back to the hotel/motel/condo/cabin/campground and goes to bed. I guess that's just a result of the types of visitors that come to town--families with younger children who get tired and older folks who don't like to stay out late and want to start early the next morning.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: What Would You Do?
« on: August 21, 2009, 09:08:51 PM »
Everytime I walk through the gate at SDC I get excited. It really is a special place with lots of personality and feel. But, I can't help but think the "feel" is not as good as it once was. Maybe I'm just getting older and changing.  But I hope that SDC doesn't feel the need to dumb it down to the lowest common denominator to compete with the other so called amusement parks out there. That's why I don't like the airbrush t-shirts, cheap toys, basketballs, etc.  If they just focus on what they do best, they can make the feel as good as its ever been. I'd still rather go to SDC than any other theme park!

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Crowd Levels
« on: August 21, 2009, 08:50:10 PM »
Did anyone make it to Summer Ride Days this week?  Just curious about how the crowds were since they added these dates to the calendar somewhat late.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2009/10 Project
« on: August 15, 2009, 04:55:43 PM »
I agree with themeparkguy.  I think they need to get busy on the new ride and show some progress to start building excitement and enthusiasm for that area and for next year. Hopefully they'll bring the Balloon ride back some where in the park for next year, my kids love that ride.

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Other Parks / Holiday World/Splashin Safari New in 2010
« on: August 15, 2009, 04:34:53 PM »
Holiday World and Splashin Safari have announced their new waterpark ride for 2010.  It's called Wildebeest and it's billed as the world's longest water coaster. It's 1/3 mile long and the ride will last two and a half minutes. The interesting thing about the ride is that it will use linear induction motors to propel the rafts and riders will go up a conveyor lift hill to a four story drop at a 45 degree angle. The ride will feature seven more hills, a helix, and three tunnels, two of which are underground. The illlustration on their website seems to indicate it's going to be a fun ride. I know they use linear induction for roller coasters but I've never heard of it being used in a water ride. Splashin Safari is a great waterpark that gets better every year. The Koch family does a great job improving their park.

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I would sure hate to see the OzCat go away.  It is a quality coaster. I was hoping it would be a part of the redevelopment or move to Silver Dollar City.  I always thought CC's operating season was a bit short. I felt in the fall they should have been open during the day so families with kids in on the weekends could enjoy it more.  When they were open Friday and Saturday nights it was tough for families leaving after school on Friday to get there in time. I also wonder if CC would have done better as a traditional day time park. A lot of people still like to go to shows in the evening or walk the strip.

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Random Talk / Re: Baseball- GO Cardinals!
« on: August 13, 2009, 08:52:59 PM »
Are you planning on the Cubs meeting the Phillies in the playoffs?

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I agree with Hatfield about them giving up on the "night park" idea a bit early. It seemed about the time you were starting to enjoy the night riding it was time to go.  Maybe they should have been open until midnight or so.  On the other hand it seems most of Branson is in bed by 11:00.  I was hoping they would weave the aquarium idea in with the rides they have, sort of a Seaworld knock off or go the route of mixing a zoo with the rides. Could you imagine retheming all the rides in a jungle or safari motif? They already have the OzCat and Roaring Falls. They could really do something with that. Speaking of Roaring Falls, unless they decided at the last minute to close the park, why would they invest the money they did on a ride that was only going to be there one year?  I'm not sold on another shopping area idea.  Branson might be about tapped out on shopping dollars considering the three outlet malls and Branson Landing.  There are already quite a few empty spaces.

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Just curious if there is any news on the redevelpment of Celebration City? Has anyone heard anything?

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Random Talk / Football--It's Here!
« on: August 09, 2009, 08:10:31 PM »
I know it's only a preseason game, but it's great to see football back.  Who are you thinking is going to win it all this season?

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