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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => General Silver Dollar City Talk => Topic started by: Copper on March 23, 2008, 04:55:58 PM

Title: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Copper on March 23, 2008, 04:55:58 PM

I am not making money by telling you this, but if you are a crazy about Silver Dollar City as I am, you will enjoy these.

The Story of Silver Dollar City by Crystal Payton (a new 08 version now available)
A Pictorial Essay of Marvel Cave
Marvel Cave: The Jewel of the Ozarks
Marvel Cave the DVD

These are all available in the Hospitality House of Silver Dollar City. They are great and full of pictures and history.

If you have any of these what do you think about them?

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: marolinesdad on March 23, 2008, 05:33:55 PM

I just picked up the The Story of Silver Dollar City by Crystal Payton on thursday.  It is a cool book with lots of great info about the park.  It is only $8.99

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Coaster on March 23, 2008, 06:43:05 PM

I have the old 1997 version of The Story of Silver Dollar City. Is the 2008 version any different? If it isn't then I don't see the point in buying a new one.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: marolinesdad on March 23, 2008, 08:20:30 PM

It is the same...  Just a reprint

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Coaster on March 23, 2008, 08:25:15 PM

^They didn't even update it from like the '98 season on?


Kind of surprising.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: History Buff on March 23, 2008, 08:27:28 PM

isn't that the book I have that said they were playing with the ideas of people staying on park overnight and being citizens for a day?

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Copper on March 23, 2008, 08:27:57 PM

There are some small changes. They don’t talk about the CEO and they have edited HFE property information. They also have changed festival and ride info. There are three different reprints the first had a blue cover, second green and the newest orange. I am a collector, so I have all three.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Copper on March 23, 2008, 08:29:14 PM

Yes, Dale.

That was a Cary Summers idea, former CEO of HFE.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Coaster on March 23, 2008, 08:29:41 PM

^^I'm not really a collector so I doubt I buy the reprint. I have way too many books as it is. I am going to get the Marvel Cave book and DVD though.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Joy on March 23, 2008, 10:33:27 PM

I've got all those except the Pictorial Essay one. I've also got two of the children's books that were published in the '70s ("Zeke Hatfield and the Ghost Named Rocky" and "The Day Toys Came to Silver Dollar City"; still waiting for an opportunity to get "The Littlest Mule").

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd129/sdc_joy/Personal%20SDC%20Collection/Books/

I had no idea that there were previous versions of the Story of SDC... Would Ebay be the best bet in finding the previous prints?

~ "Becky" Joy ~

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Coaster on March 24, 2008, 08:55:56 PM

^Yeah, I'd bet so. Either that or maybe some antique store in Branson or something like that. SDC won't be selling them anymore.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: marolinesdad on March 26, 2008, 04:17:20 PM

I got all 3 books from Amazon.com   You can find all sorts of used books there.  I think I paid 8.00 for The Littlest Mule and it even hade the record that came with it.  They have all 3 books there, I just looked.

Title: Re: SDC Books & DVD
Post by: Joy on March 26, 2008, 10:01:06 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the tip, SDCfan.

~ "Becky" Joy ~