I got literally the last available room at Classic. Should be great weather, so I'm sure Branson will be packed out.
Sucks that you'll miss Swoosh, but at least you got to see it at the big reveal. I'm curious to see how much has changed inside, but I'm betting it's mostly finishing things out. I'm not expecting theming stuff to get there until January or February.
I've got friends from deep in Texas coming up for this as well. Lots of excitement in the coaster enthusiast world over this. I'd love to see an ACE event in the spring to get some ERT on it when it is brand new.