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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Wildfire
« on: August 06, 2008, 10:33:05 AM »Quote
You saw people riding with glasses on?
Always.
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where in the City?
« on: August 06, 2008, 08:39:33 AM »
The guy sitting next to me says it's Grandfather's Mansion. I'm going with that for now.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Wildfire
« on: August 06, 2008, 08:32:06 AM »
Glasses aren't a problem.
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where in the City?
« on: August 05, 2008, 09:42:02 PM »
That was my next guess, but you beat me to it. I couldn't picture the color.
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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2009/10 Project
« on: August 05, 2008, 02:05:46 PM »
I think the water may be part of a larger recirculation system. I'm wonder if they will reroute it or leave it as is.
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: fire in the hole question
« on: August 05, 2008, 01:15:13 PM »
I'm surprised they don't try to affix fire hoses to the vehicle so we can shoot water at the fire. We shoot at so many things on SDC attractions these days for some reason. Thankfully this would be difficult to pull off on a coaster.
They could probably figure out a way to have firefighters shoot hoses from the scenes at the cars though. I would just hate to see the focus be taken of the Bald Knobbers.
They could probably figure out a way to have firefighters shoot hoses from the scenes at the cars though. I would just hate to see the focus be taken of the Bald Knobbers.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: flooded mine question
« on: August 05, 2008, 01:11:03 PM »
Ditto. Though I would welcome some great animatronics.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: flooded mine question
« on: August 05, 2008, 10:17:43 AM »
I had forgotten about the cave in. That was a nice touch. Now they have guys climbing a rope to get out through the top somehow.
Here's a trivia shot from FM:
From the SDC website:
Here's a trivia shot from FM:
From the SDC website:
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Mike Hutcherson is the Senior Vice President of all the Ozark Mountain Country properties which include Silver Dollar City, Celebration City, Showboat Branson Belle and White Water. He has been with the corporation since 1979.
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where in the City?
« on: August 04, 2008, 11:46:53 PM »
2nd guess - the front of Red Gold.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: employee costumes
« on: August 04, 2008, 10:52:10 PM »
This is part of the authenticity I hope to keep seeing. You can check out the dress code at this page of their site:
This is for the volunteer program, though I'm sure the regular employees are close to this.
This is for the volunteer program, though I'm sure the regular employees are close to this.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: flooded mine question
« on: August 04, 2008, 10:46:44 PM »
The theme has always been a flooded mine operated by prisoners. Before the shootout was added, the scenes were timed to the oar cars arrival in each area. The saw blade disconnected itself and hurled toward you and the lights would go out as it got to the edge (Can you here the saw sound any more?). The dynamite went off and the water rushed in as a strobe light added to the effect (I'm gettin' outa here no matter what!). My favorite part was the canaries. The first canary had a sign to explain that its being alive meant there were no dangerous gases escaping. Further into the mine, a second canary hung upside down from its perch (subtle with no sign of explanation). There were no guards in the mine, and I think the riders were actually supposed to be the ones recruited to help as all the prisoners were attempting to escape the flooded mine. It was a pretty cool ride actually before the laser sounds and digital guns were added.
When the shootout was added, the last scene (the tall scene in the tower) was of some ghostly creatures up high and lasers being shot around overhead. I have no earthly idea what they had to do with the mine, and I suppose they were too close to being in the dark arts for HFE.
One Christmas, early into their opening for the season, the flooded mine was transformed into a candy mine. Prisoners were reclothed in red-and-white or green-and-white stripes and they were supposedly mining candy. Christmas lights and big plastic candies of all kinds (peppermints and ribbons, etc.) were strewn all through the mine, and it really was something for the season.
FM was the first real "amusement" ride for SDC. In that sense it is a history piece. Perhaps someone else has more to add to my narrative here.
When the shootout was added, the last scene (the tall scene in the tower) was of some ghostly creatures up high and lasers being shot around overhead. I have no earthly idea what they had to do with the mine, and I suppose they were too close to being in the dark arts for HFE.
One Christmas, early into their opening for the season, the flooded mine was transformed into a candy mine. Prisoners were reclothed in red-and-white or green-and-white stripes and they were supposedly mining candy. Christmas lights and big plastic candies of all kinds (peppermints and ribbons, etc.) were strewn all through the mine, and it really was something for the season.
FM was the first real "amusement" ride for SDC. In that sense it is a history piece. Perhaps someone else has more to add to my narrative here.
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where in the City?
« on: August 04, 2008, 10:35:09 PM »
I know this, but I can't place it. My first guess is the Riverfront Playhouse.
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White Water Discussion / Re: Kalani Towers Reviews?
« on: August 04, 2008, 06:00:27 PM »
I believe the White Lightning slides are still in use at White Water Bay in Oklahoma City, though someone may be able to tell us for sure. As I understand it, they had a problem initially with these slides being rough on people's backs, causing scratches and such. To remind you, White Water in OKC was sold by SDC several years ago and renamed White Water Bay.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Powder Keg Backstory
« on: August 02, 2008, 10:13:58 PM »
Powder Keg is built around the Marvel Cave theme, though this really needs to be explained better because it's pretty cool. Docspeleo tells me that they tell more about PK's story on the lantern tour in the cave. If you watch the signs around the area, it's about mining the bat guano and saltpeter. These were used in explosives and specifically in dynamite, hence the display in the queue.
Does anyone have the words to the music they played in the queue when the ride opened? Do they still play the music or has it gone away like the music on AP?
Does anyone have the words to the music they played in the queue when the ride opened? Do they still play the music or has it gone away like the music on AP?
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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2009/10 Project
« on: August 02, 2008, 10:10:38 PM »
OK, Zephon, now I can tell that you're of my ilk. But I'm pretty sure the felt from the pool table would be used in case they need to come back to the river. It might get hot coming back down and that felt could act as a blanket to shield the vehicle from the heat.
Wasn't there something to the story about a guy named Rube Dugan, who's engineering marvel, the Diving Bell, was a failure? I heard the boys salvaged parts of his air-tight cabin for the new venture.
It's amazing how SDC can fit just about anything into the theme! They've really blown us away with this one.
Wasn't there something to the story about a guy named Rube Dugan, who's engineering marvel, the Diving Bell, was a failure? I heard the boys salvaged parts of his air-tight cabin for the new venture.
It's amazing how SDC can fit just about anything into the theme! They've really blown us away with this one.