This is for visitors only, past or present citizens do not count because ya worked there. Sorry Junior & Zephon.. Unless ya wasnt working there at the time.
Who has the longest stay at SDC? Did ya go for a week or 2 straight back to back? All we got is 4 days straight, back in 2005.
So, who's REALLY got it?!! 8)
6 days I believe is the longest streak for us.
:'( Ahhhh, where's the love? Depending on whether you're talkin' days in a row (leaving at night and going back to the motel, home, or whatever) or actual time spent on the park during one visit---- My longest stay on park is 39 hours straight, some years ago. Consecutive days at the park? 25 or there abouts. Working? Well?......I guess some would call it that.
Ok, I don't count...you may continue with your game. :)
I know Zephon, i'm sorry.. :-[ I'm just curious how many days back to back a guest went to SDC. Why was ya at the park for 39 hours? That would make a interesting story.
oh! I CAN ANSWER THAT ONE!
The winner will be joshblake from colorado! They drive in a couple of times a year and go every day for like 2 weeks or so..
His competition might be the lady and her husband from wisconsin..? but i cant think of her member name right now... They cam down for 2 or 3 weeks also, but i dont know if they went to the city every day.?
Zephon chimed in so I will too...my longest stretch at the park...during my employment 1978-1984.
1978: July and first half of August: five days a week
Second half of August through October: Sat/Sun only (In high school)
1979: April/May: weekends only (still in HS)
June/July/Aug: 5 days per week
Mid August-Oct: weekends (Back to HS)
1980: April/May: weekends
Rest of the season: 5 days per week all summer, select days after starting college.
1981-1983: 5 days a week all summer, select days in spring and fall as I was in college.
1984: Three weeks in the month of August only. (Had to start getting serious with college after that!)
During this period how many times did I have to pay to get in: NEVER! ;D LOL (In fact, they paid me!)
Now thats a real scam! get paid for what you love to do! ;D ;D
You're right Sanddune...when we go to SDC we go usually for 3 weeks at a time...and yes, we go to our beloved SDC every single day...looking back on it, I can think of a time when we were there for almost a full month...we went down for the last week of the Bluegrass Festival and stayed for a week or more into the kids fest...that was the year Ricky Skaggs performed at echo hollow...we counted up 26 days straight that we went to SDC that time...I probably have a better chance of winning this little competition than the where in the city...
As an addition to what I posted above...top rate of pay for me was $4.35 per hour. That was when it cost about $9.95 to get into the park. I grossed $300 and took home $250 every two weeks...that averages to $125 per week after taxes. I thought I was rich! That paycheck from SDC paid the rent and utilities, and took care of running the car. The biweekly earnings at Hee Haw Theater after taxes were $175. That was "fun" money for dates, records (33 and a third speed), eating at the exotic places to eat in Branson at the time like McDonald's, Wendy's, or maybe every now and then at Uncle Joe's BBQ. Most fun stuff on days off was free...part of the pass exchange program in effect at the time for SDC employees. I never paid to get into the music shows, Shepherd of the Hills, Dogpatch, Corn Crib Theater, Mutton Hollow, wax museum, and many of the other attractions around town at the time. Ah, those were the days when life was simple and uncomplicated. It was a great time. :)
Quote from: sanddunerider on July 30, 2011, 07:38:35 AM
oh! I CAN ANSWER THAT ONE!
The winner will be joshblake from colorado! They drive in a couple of times a year and go every day for like 2 weeks or so..
His competition might be the lady and her husband from wisconsin..? but i cant think of her member name right now... They cam down for 2 or 3 weeks also, but i dont know if they went to the city every day.?
Cheesehead57! ;D They went just about everyday but not sure exactly.....
Quote from: How-doFolks on July 30, 2011, 07:19:30 AM
I know Zephon, i'm sorry.. :-[ I'm just curious how many days back to back a guest went to SDC. Why was ya at the park for 39 hours? That would make a interesting story.
I was working in the Opera House, getting the lighting ready for a show...hanging and focus, programming, etc. That particular time, I got to a stopping place, went home for 4 or 5 hours of sleep, and then was right back at it. There was a period of time some years ago where it was not uncommon to put in 100-110 hours a week during setup. Our tech crew was not as large as it is now. That doesn't happen any more, but 70-80 hour weeks are still common for some of us when putting up a show.
Junior, I started at $2.10 an hour, and you're right...it seemed that we had plenty of money to meet our needs.
Now, now, sanddunerider...let's not call it a scam...it's more like pure genius. I would hope all of you are getting paid for doing what you love to do. If not, why not? But you know what? I cannot remember the last time I went out to the park on my day off, if ever.
I remember that my starting rate of pay in 1978 was $2.35 per hour! I was able to save over $600 by the end of that summer, I was just rolling in money! (Or so it seemed at the time...after all, mom and dad paid the rent, utilities, well, everything. My money was my money, unless they needed to borrow some every now and then.) I was 15 years old back then.
yip josh, i think ya got this'n!!
It's nice that our schedule will allow us to visit the park and Branson for that long. We always open and close SDC when we're there...Used to we would spend all day at SDC and then head over to Celebration City and stay until closing...Even though it got a bit repetitive, we do miss the laser show at CC.
OK.. OK.. Maybe "scam" is the wrong term. ::) ::)..
But that sounds like it would have been a great deal/ expierence/
I am envious of you guys..
The longest time we spent in SDC was 26 days in a row for several years in the 90's.
WOW!! And i think we have new Winner!!!
hi there cheeseheads, sorry i forgot your call sign!!
Wow. That sounds amazing! Someday I hope to make a streak like that.
If Grandma counts (she is no longer with us), I would say even though she lived here since 1968, her friends would come from KC all the time so....every event and then some. I think Grandpa would say (again if he was with us) every day for for 30 years! ;) Of course the husbands of the friends went fishin' with Grandpa while here so think everyone was satisfied. :D I remember she would go just about everyday to hear the music and get the fudge/candies, etc. They used to do the square dancing at night too! Man, that's awhile back.
I recently met a few individuals that would sit at the Homestead every day. They were retired, and moved to the area just for this specific purpose. They would bring lunches, and things to keep busy with between watching the Pickers...sounds like a peaceful retirement to me!
wow! rube that does sound like a good idea. never leave the square. ;D
We must be getting old too. We spend most of our time sitting in the rockers on the Homestead Porch. We like that peaceful easy feeling. (Hey that's an old song) My AC is out and my brains turning to mush.
HOT?? how hot is it....?? LOL
3:00 this afternoon set new high of 108.. and may still warm up more today.. broke record from 1980...
NO AC?? thats just wrong.!!
Quote from: rubedugans on July 31, 2011, 09:32:36 PM
I recently met a few individuals that would sit at the Homestead every day. They were retired, and moved to the area just for this specific purpose. They would bring lunches, and things to keep busy with between watching the Pickers...sounds like a peaceful retirement to me!
I bet in about 55 years, that's gonna be me!! ;D ;D
It might be sooner than that! Can I get paid to sit on a porch? Cuz that's the porch I would like to sit on.
Lol
hey rube!! you suppose we get the pickers to sit on our porch at the 2000 club. that way we would have front row seating!