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Random Talk / Re: What's going on in NWA, 2020

« Last post by chittlins on January 23, 2020, 04:11:45 PM »

AMP 2020 Schedule (so far)
June 13 – Alanis Morissette / Garbage / Liz Phair
June 17 – Steely Dan / Steve Winwood
June 22 – Journey / Pretenders
June 24 – The Black Crowes
June 28 – Chicago / Rick Springfield
July 29 – Phish
Aug. 8 – Nickelback / Stone Temple Pilots
Aug. 15 – Kids Bop Live
Aug. 18 – Matchbox 20 / The Wallflowers
Aug. 27 – Lady Antebellum / Jake Owen / Maddie and Tae
Sept. 22 – Dave Matthews Band

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by Duelist on January 22, 2020, 10:15:33 AM »

That is very surprising considering how dead the park was over much of the summer. It really seems like everyone visits the park at specific times. It's pretty much Christmas, Moonlight madness, special events such as YCW, and now Pumpkins nights. If there's nothing going on, you can have the place to yourself.

Star Spangled Summer is one of the least enthusiastic festivals they have.  That one really needs work.  Not that it's a bad thing for visitors to have a less crowded park but it would be nice for them to put some more effort in to get their summer numbers up some.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by Pintrader on January 22, 2020, 09:01:10 AM »

I don't believe we will see any of the Herschend family in the unemployment line anytime soon 

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by sanddunerider on January 22, 2020, 08:38:19 AM »

With the New Mystic Rivers,
The Boardwalk all new and Revamped,
New RibHouse,
The expanded Pumpkin nights next year,  (well this year),
More Arts and Crafts (as there should be)
Cowboy attractions coming back,

No reason for it not to be a record year!  It will be a good year.!

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by Pintrader on January 21, 2020, 10:27:59 PM »

It really seems like they made up a lot of ground between Pumpkin Nights and the end of the year.  The other festivals are still solid, but like you say they have their slow times.   Next year Mystic River should fill those slower summer days in pretty well and  I would predict a really big year in attendance.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by shavethewhales on January 21, 2020, 07:56:44 PM »

That is very surprising considering how dead the park was over much of the summer. It really seems like everyone visits the park at specific times. It's pretty much Christmas, Moonlight madness, special events such as YCW, and now Pumpkins nights. If there's nothing going on, you can have the place to yourself.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2020 Daily Attendance...

« Last post by Pintrader on January 21, 2020, 07:13:24 PM »

Heard last night that SDC had a record setting attendance for 2019 of 2.2 million visitors.  I would say that 2020 is a pretty safe bet to set another record the way things are looking.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Bringing Something Back from SDC's Past

« Last post by Pudgy Jones on January 21, 2020, 01:29:36 PM »

I loved the gandy dancers as a kid. It was a great way to wear out kids!

I also spent HOURS in the ropes and ball pits where the Crossroads Pizza dining area is located now. It's a miracle that I never got hurt there. I absolutely loved it.

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Other Parks / Re: Frontier City Developments

« Last post by Jaykethekid on January 20, 2020, 08:00:46 PM »

It's also worth mentioning that the old abandoned hotel to the north is being leveled and completely removed. Local permits show that it is indeed Six Flags and Frontier City who are doing the work. On top of the boneyard cleanup, it seems that they are extremely interested in freeing up as much land as possible. What they're gonna do with all the land the own is beyond me. But i wouldn't be shocked to see some parking expansions in the park's future. The main lot was filled for most of my visits to FC this year, so its a reasonable expansion for them.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Bringing Something Back from SDC's Past

« Last post by cowboy on January 20, 2020, 04:52:31 PM »

One of my best memories from SDC was the dueling buckets water game. You would stand across from your opponent and throw bean bags at a target, if you hit it, it would dump a bucket of water on their head. My nephew and I would play it so much that we looked like we jumped in lake Silver.

Jay