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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => General Silver Dollar City Talk => Topic started by: sanddunerider on October 17, 2014, 08:21:32 AM

Title: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: sanddunerider on October 17, 2014, 08:21:32 AM: I know we have talked about it, We knew it was going to happen....I received this email today.....

http://www.silverdollarcity.com/christmas-sph?sd=1&cid=eml_001688
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: Ozarks Gal on October 17, 2014, 08:35:45 AM: Not having kids yet, we avoid the parade. (It's amazing how empty the rest of the park is during parade time!) I know Rudolph isn't in theme at all, but Rudolph is one of my favorite Christmas movies, so we'll watch it probably once. IDK, I guess with it being Christmas I don't mind.
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: History Buff on October 17, 2014, 04:11:45 PM: Just because Gene Autry hadn't sung about him yet doesn't mean Rudy wasn't around in the 1880s, does it?
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: Parson B Ready on October 17, 2014, 08:07:52 PM: They have a picture of some of the new parade floats on the SDC Facebook page. I think I can take Rudolph better than Spongebob in the Summer. Rudolph debuted in 1939. But reindeer and Santa go back to Clement Moore in 1823 (further back if you trace Santa Claus back through Norse mythology). So it really isn't that much of a stretch. Mythologicaly speaking Rudolph 'could' have existed back in the 1880's. He just hadn't been 'discovered' yet. ;)
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: Injun Joe on October 18, 2014, 05:43:59 PM: Spongebob's been tickling the nose flute since Rudolph was in tighty whities. How dare thee.
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: History Buff on October 18, 2014, 06:01:39 PM: ^^That's right, PBR!
Title: Re: Rudolph Parade, New for 2014
Post by: Gilligan on October 21, 2014, 09:51:10 PM: Yikes! I hope that car in the photo isn't what we have to look forward to. I would rather watch the train float from the old parade than see a car.