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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2023 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: October 31, 2023, 07:53:39 PM »

REJOICE is back!

Now we know for sure what the foundations and outlets were added for.

New foundations in Lake Silver. Could these be for the return of REJOICE? They seem to be too spaced out for anything structural like a wider walkway so I’m am guessing decorative.

When looking at old photos on midwestinfoguide, the foundations are not there. Below is a cropped version of this photo: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sNaUlfFoAtw/XgAFpv5brTI/AAAAAAAA3gI/XJ3rYbiEuVYdLlL3vaJ8FGZcKZV3YK1DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_7625.JPG
The foundations are not in the photo.

They have now added power outlets on the fence by the pillar foundations. The foundations are under water now, assuming that they are at a level to be above water in the winter. This could also explain why rust was seen on them.
I also attached my original photo to show that the outlets are new.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: October 27, 2023, 09:18:39 AM »

The new Baldknobbers look so realistic! In the video, the costume is still under construction.

https://fb.watch/nXw4s7CCSe/?mibextid=qC1gEa

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: October 22, 2023, 01:38:33 PM »

Construction on the new Fireman’s Flyers area continues to move along.

Also, the new Gold & Diamond pass entrance is using self serve scanners for season passes. There are still hosts at the entrance to help and to supervise the entrance.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2024 Season Passes on sale

« on: October 12, 2023, 01:15:53 PM »

There has been an issue with the website now showing some of the add-ons. I was able to purchase the VIP tumbler today over the phone. They said that it should be back up on the website soon.

I'm sure there is still the free ornament for visiting 5+ festivals. It isn't listed on the 2023 pass page either, but they are doing it this year. For 2023 it is Red's pants with the Fire in the Hole logo.

They are talking about the photo pass for ride and roaming photographer photos, not the physical season pass.

We ended up going with all Diamond passes this year because the cost was so close to Gold 2Park passes. In the past we did a mix of Diamond, Gold, and Silver.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC Resort Survey

« on: October 11, 2023, 10:19:59 AM »

I would expect it to be very similar to what is offered at Dollywood. The new Heartsong Lodge has more suite options that go up to 6 people.

I fully expect and hope that it is way nicer than Great Wolf. We went to one a few years ago and probably won't ever go back.

I see it as filling a space between a nice standard hotel and Big Cedar Lodge. That is where we feel like the DreamMore falls and we love the DreamMore.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC Resort Survey

« on: October 06, 2023, 08:13:09 PM »

I didn’t get one.

However, our family can not wait for SDC to finally build a resort. If it is anything like the DreamMore it will be awesome. Even though we love about 40 minutes from SDC, if the average room price was in the $199-$250 range we would do around 4 staycations a year there.

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Dollywood Discussion / Re: Lighting Rod - Launch Replacement

« on: September 12, 2023, 11:23:09 AM »

This is an opportunity for them to make use of that hill it sits on and turn it into a Wooden Hyper Coaster (200+ foot drop) that they can remarket the thing as.

They are just replacing the launch with a fast chain lift. The rest of the ride will remain the same with the exception of new trains.

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Dollywood Discussion / Lighting Rod - Launch Replacement

« on: September 12, 2023, 10:25:00 AM »

Dollywood announced that they are replacing the launch on Lighting Rod with a fast chain lift and that they are getting new trains. The launch was cool and we got lucky to ride it every trip we took, but I don't think it was worth the amount of down time that it had.

It will close for the season on October 30th and reopen in Spring 2024. Other than the lift, the rest of the ride experience will be the same, even the same top speed.

For me, the more interesting part of the announcement is new trains. I much prefer the Outlaw Run trains over the Lighting Rod ones. The high headrest on them made them feel much less open than the Outlaw Run twins. Now without the launch, I wonder if they will be more like the Outlaw Run ones.

https://www.facebook.com/dollywood/videos/1359445871311763/

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Future SDC Development Speculation (Long-term)

« on: August 28, 2023, 04:22:24 PM »

I agree with cloning the beginning into the helix, and then doing a latched section or two without a lift hill. My only issue with Taron is the height requirement at 51". I would really like to see them keep it at 42" or even get it down to 39".

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Construction/Rumors / Self Serve Photo Kiosks

« on: August 28, 2023, 09:37:29 AM »

These self serve photo kiosks are going up around the City. We used them at Dollywood and loved them. With a season photo card it made it much easier to get our photos and not have to wait when people were ordering prints.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: August 27, 2023, 07:58:56 PM »

Work has started on the new location of Fireman’s Flyers.
The former Taste of the City booth has been removed.

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: August 25, 2023, 09:33:52 AM »

Here is the proposed annexation map.

I believe that that the orange area is the park and the red is unannounced development; rumors seem to be a golf course and cabins... not 100% sure though.

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: August 24, 2023, 04:16:32 PM »

Their representative lost me right off the bat when he referred to Disneyland as California Disney and said that it costs a family 10s of thousands of dollar to visit Disney. Yes, you can spend that much, but you can for sure visit for much less. We've never gotten close to that on our trips.

After watching more of it, the issue seems to be with how much the town is trying to annex. I didn't realize how far from the town the actual property is. The tow is trying to do fence line annexation where there are strips of land that are annexed along roads to connect the town with the property. They seem to be doing it along multiple roads and that is the main complaint.  Will be interesting to see where it goes.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: August 23, 2023, 09:16:08 AM »

Hmm, has it been confirmed they're doing this? I haven't had a chance to watch the announcement they posted but I haven't seen any mention of it.

It is listed in the press release.

Given next year's excitement, Silver Dollar City will offer a 2024 season pass pre-sale October 9-31. During the pre-sale, passes will be offered at the lowest prices of the season and include early line access to FIRE IN THE HOLE in the spring.

https://www.silverdollarcity.com/press/2024-announcement/

Also what were the issues with BBM? Long lines, or something else? I haven't paid much attention to DW as of late.

They sold it as buy your passes early to be the first to ride, but then some general public got to ride before the pass holders had their reserved ride times. It was really that people thought they were promised one thing, when they actually weren't and they got mad.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: August 22, 2023, 08:47:05 AM »

Sounds like I may be in the minority on the forum. I would love to see it upgraded with a new, modern, and reliable shooting system along with an overall update much like what Fire in the Hole is getting. Our family loves shooting rides and is really something that we missed when visiting Dollywood. A fun and reliable shooting ride is very re-rideable.

Now if it was truly upgraded to something more along the ride experience of Pirates where there are a few small drops, more effects throughout, and more of a story, I could get behind that... but I think that the park could still use a shooting ride.

...back to 2024.

It will be interesting to see how the early access goes with those that buy passes during the presale. It was kind of a mess with Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood this year. I am guessing that SDC will adjust their messaging around it to avoid some of the issues that Dollywood had with it.