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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

« Last post by Swoosh on May 19, 2018, 10:00:40 PM »

Guess we are blind -- walked up and down the corkscrew Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, and early Friday afternoon -- went to Sullivan's Mill and to Hannah's and never saw the fence or destruction going on....

Well in your defense the work is much farther west then where you were in Midtown.  In fact one could probably have walked down Hill Street and missed it.  Hence why Big Jacks went out of business in the first place.  It was hid

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

« Last post by biscuitcreek on May 19, 2018, 08:32:23 PM »

Guess we are blind -- walked up and down the corkscrew Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, and early Friday afternoon -- went to Sullivan's Mill and to Hannah's and never saw the fence or destruction going on....

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Attendance numbers

« Last post by HumphreyHawk on May 19, 2018, 07:44:46 PM »

Your not going to get Midwesterners to park miles form a park (parking in Branson) to get on a bus that takes them over the same roads that they could have took themselves to get to the same place they could have parked.  Unless it is the only free parking option....add a parking fee to all SDC lots....suddenly that plan could work.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Bluegrass and BBQ 2018

« Last post by biscuitcreek on May 19, 2018, 05:34:47 PM »

Here's a report from Bluegrass Today on the 2018 SDC Bluegrass and BBQ festival:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/a-report-from-bluegrass-bbq-in-branson/

And some pictures:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/photos-from-bluegrass-bbq-in-branson/

And here's a list of competitors for this year's KSMU's Youth in Bluegrass contest:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/competitors-announced-for-2018-ksmu-youth-in-bluegrass-band-contest/

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Random Talk / Re: Your Travels Thread (2018)

« Last post by Swoosh on May 19, 2018, 12:47:05 PM »

2018
MARCH
17 - Silver Dollar City - Spring Break Days
17 - Silver Dollar City - TIME TRAVELER NOW OPEN
25 - Six Flags St. Louis - Opening Weekend
25 - Six Flags St. Louis - BATMAN BACKWARD! NOW OPEN
.......FLORIDA
27 - Universal Studios Florida
27 - Universal Studios Florida - Universal's Super Star Parade
27 - Universal Studios Florida - Universal's Mardi Gras Parade
28 - Islands of Adventure - part 1
28 - Islands of Adventure - part 2
29 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley
29 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogwarts Express
29 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade
29 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle
30 - Daytona International Motor Speedway
30 - Motorsports Hall of Fame
30 - Daytona Beach
30 - Daytona Beach Boardwalk Amusements
30 - Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
30 - Fun Spot Orlando
30 - Coca-Cola Orlando Eye
31 - Gatorland
31 - Boggy Creek Airboat
31 - Fun Spot Kissimmee
31 - Old Town USA

APRIL
14 - Silver Dollar City - Festival of Wonder
20 - Kansas City Zoo
20 - Worlds of Fun - Opening Day
20 - Worlds of Fun - NORDIC CHASER NOW OPEN
28 - Six Flags St. Louis - BOSS v2.0 NOW OPEN

MAY
10 - Silver Dollar City - Bluegrass & BBQ
19 - Worlds of Fun - TIMBER WOLF REBORN NOW OPEN!

JULY
01 - Kings Island
02 - Cedar Point
02 - Cedar Point
03 - Toronto
04 - Canada's Wonderland
05 - Michigan’s Adventure

TIMBER WOLF REBORN OPENING EVENT NOW POSTED

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

« Last post by Swoosh on May 19, 2018, 11:13:10 AM »

My dad did the artwork in that shop back in the 60's. Sad to see it go. Hope they saved some of it.

I wouldn’t hold my breath

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

« Last post by sdcfan88 on May 19, 2018, 09:59:24 AM »

My dad did the artwork in that shop back in the 60's. Sad to see it go. Hope they saved some of it.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

« Last post by Preachin_Bill on May 19, 2018, 09:27:40 AM »

Yeah hopefully they keep the sign and put it somewhere. Its a work of art.
Miss the old signs. Generic computer ones on all the new stuff is so cheap and putrid.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Fire In the Hole/Flooded Mine

« Last post by Preachin_Bill on May 19, 2018, 09:24:15 AM »

Hopefully the next trend will be to revitalize old rides. The current trend is big coasters. I think SDC needs a breather on big new coasters for a while. Hopefully over the next five years we see FITH fixed up and AP completely redone with an emphasis on theme. The PTB are making a huge mistake if they let classic theme go by the wayside and SDC is just another park.
however I must say that flooded mine looked great the last two seasons I went. Havent gone yet this year but seems like they did a lot to it last year. I was pleased and they deserve credit for it. Now if they would please advertise it a little.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Fire In the Hole/Flooded Mine

« Last post by Runner1960 on May 19, 2018, 06:44:49 AM »

I would not be surprised if one day they decide having the gun on the train robbery will be deemed too controversial and get rid of that, perhaps get rid of a robbery completely.

I'm one of those old-timers who would cheer to see the guns gone from FM. Not because "gunz!", but because they're distracting. It used to be a ride of wonderment and discovery and imagination; now it's just constant pew-pew-pew, and no one sees the story unfold.

Me too. The guns ruined the ride a long time ago.