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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #930 on: January 27, 2011, 06:03:11 PM »
SWOOSH, they are removing the Refreshment Stand, very happy about that!

I forgot I took these photos of the Carousel when they first got it out of "storage" early summer of last year.  Here they are...
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #931 on: January 27, 2011, 06:49:38 PM »
great!  NO LOSS there. 

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« Reply #932 on: January 27, 2011, 10:07:42 PM »
Two weeks after the first set, an update on Half Dollar Holler--

From the end of the swinging bridge-



Also from the end of the swinging bridge-



From a bit closer to the Depot-



From yet closer to the Depot-



From right across from the Depot-



From the corner of Becca's house-



And for an added bonus...work on the top of the American Plunge-

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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #933 on: January 27, 2011, 10:26:06 PM »
#1 SDC is NOT a winter park, it is amazing just what the trees plants and leaves do for the place.
Its not great looking in its present shape.
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It looks like they are prepping for the carousel by leveling a round area.
How close is this to the Old Taffy shop?

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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #934 on: January 27, 2011, 10:47:58 PM »
Awesome! Thanks so much for the continued updates guys.

The area looks great. It's looking bigger and better than I had imagined already. I can tell they'll have trees going through the structures again in a few places. These will actually be authentic tree houses for once... sort of. Are the carousel animals still the original woodcut versions? They look fiberglassy in the photos.

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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #935 on: January 28, 2011, 08:10:02 AM »
Thanks for the photos, Zephon! AP shack on top of the drop looks good, too.
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #936 on: January 28, 2011, 10:46:56 AM »
great pics, thanks..   we all thought the area was going to get "close" to the bridge...  Looks like REAL close....

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!! keep em coming..

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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #937 on: January 28, 2011, 11:03:28 PM »
They look like the originals to me.  They say they are being "restored".  We can be thankful for that.
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« Reply #938 on: January 28, 2011, 11:23:03 PM »
These pictures don't look anything like the concept art yet.
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #939 on: January 28, 2011, 11:23:03 PM »
SWOOSH, they are removing the Refreshment Stand, very happy about that!

Well, I'll be... color me psychic.  ;D
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #940 on: January 28, 2011, 11:26:56 PM »
These pictures don't look anything like the concept art yet.

I know we're a long way from the finished project but I am not impressed with it so far -- I really don't like how close it is to the Swinging Bridge.  I'm not really sure why this once rather tranquil area was deemed to be "the perfect spot" for this expansion.
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #941 on: January 28, 2011, 11:39:19 PM »
Is it just me or does the pic of the AP, looking all wooden and plain, look like a kids playhouse with a long slide to get down from it?!  :-\ ???  Without summer or fall colors and no water rushing through it, it looks really bland.
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #942 on: January 29, 2011, 01:19:05 AM »
The story line is something like this…  The City of Silver Dollar asked their friend S. Fred Prince to design a hamlet for them.  S. Fred Prince was all about nature so he created a place nestled amongst his favorite muse and each piece was designed to blend with nature.  S. Fred Prince was a real life man who was great friends with the Lynch family and he was the first person to map Marvel Cave.  The large painting of Marvel Cave that hangs at the entrance of the cave was done by him.  His favorite medium was watercolor and he created a book on Marvel Cave filled with descriptions and paintings done by him.  His descriptions of the cave are amazing and extremely interesting to read.  He also wrote books on the Ozarks Wildflowers and Flora and Fauna.  If you have taken the Lantern Tour you may have heard stories of Mr. Prince.  Now Half Dollar Holler is designed to resemble Prince’s watercolors. 

Yes, those are the original animals of the Carousel; they have just been freshly painted. 

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« Reply #943 on: January 29, 2011, 08:17:12 AM »
Copper, we'd love to see some of the artwork of Prince, and an example of what his book on the cave looked like. Anything in the company archive that could be posted here?
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Re: SDC's 2011 Project
« Reply #944 on: January 29, 2011, 08:24:30 AM »
the rebuilt carousel will be great..  guess as the project progresses we will it will come into perspective. 

I asked SDC via facebook to post a more accurate drawing/rendering for our viewing pleasure..  we'll see what happens!