Hello! A friend and I were discussing how there are no video essays explaining the lore of Silver Dollar City. We spent about an hour searching online—going through Reddit threads, Facebook groups, and pretty much everything else we could find—but we didn't come across anything useful. We believe there must be a significant storyline connecting everything in the park, including the rides and the character actors and actresses.
While browsing, I stumbled upon this forum where some accounts date back to 2007, so I'm sure someone here knows something about it. Feel free to reply to me here or email me. We're simply trying to understand the lore (both fictional and non-fictional) of the city and theme park for fun to pass the time in class, and then share it with others. We're two exhausted seniors ready to graduate, so anything to help kill time is welcome.
What we are looking for:
- Historic background of park
- Character storylines and heated rivaries
- Potential rides with connection to park backstory
- Past and current staff memebers who are interested in participating in online interviews via email
- Articles, photos, videos, past interviews, etc.
- Anything deemed reasonable for the research by you
Thanks!
Email: russellfullington@gmail.com
Note - Please make subject line Silver Dollar City Research (or SDC Research)
Here's a start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_nrFGaGg9c
Here's a great documentary from the two Hershcend brothers that own the park.
https://youtu.be/op3sc90e3DQ?si=3T71zME40d5OogP1
I dont have any lore to add but i'd love to see a whole section of these forums dedicated to preserving the lore and history of SDC, kinda like a digital museum.