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Random Talk / Re: Your Travels Thread for 2023

« on: September 13, 2023, 11:14:04 AM »

Whats for sure is a 10 day New England foilage drive the last week of Sept/first week of Oct. Got the flight and rooms booked for that already.

Still on the Books, I have managed to pencil in Lake Compounce and a session with Bolder Dash, lol. Depending on the timings of the living history tour at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, I may squeeze in Quassy and Wooden Warrior before heading  to Compounce as well.  None of the SIx Flags parks made the cut.

Still a go in spite of Hurrican Lee. Flying out Sat Sept. 30th. Flying back on Oct 11th. Got a lobster boat excursion, a hot air balloon ride, and plane trip over Acadia booked.

Had a friend offer up his lake house on the Maine/New Hapmshire border for the entire trip. Most all day trips based from that location till the last 3 days.

Other notable stops Freedom Trail, Minuteman Historical Park, Fort Ticoderoaga, Saratoga Historical Park Acadia NP, Mark Twain House, Norman Rockwell Museum.

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Random Talk / Re: Your Travels Thread for 2023

« on: September 13, 2023, 11:07:48 AM »

Spur of the moment trip a week before my New England Hurricane Damage Tour.

Just me and the two young adults grabbed some cheap flights on Breeze from XNA and headed to Universal Orlando next Wed nite through Sat.  Thursday we'll do Islands of Adventure and the two new to us coasters before hoping on Hogwarts Express over to Studios to get in the Stay and Scream holding area for HHN. If the young adults want to spring for the after 11:30pm express passes, that's on them. I'm paying for the hotel . Friday, will be Disney studios mid day cause the oldest has never done Galaxy Edge.  If they want to leave and go to SEA World's event, that's up to them. Sat Morning we are tinkering with going to Epcot at opening to try and snag a ride on Guardians and do Soaring of course but maybe not. May just hit one of the Fun Spots or a Water Park . Our flight isn't till late afternoon.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Future SDC Development Speculation (Long-term)

« on: August 28, 2023, 07:05:39 PM »

I agree with cloning the beginning into the helix, and then doing a latched section or two without a lift hill. My only issue with Taron is the height requirement at 51". I would really like to see them keep it at 42" or even get it down to 39".

I'm didn't realize it was 51. That coaster is a blast. No inversions, a spaghetti noodle ball of fun. It was hands down the favorite coaster of our crew that included parks Port Aventura, Europa Park, Disneyland, Efteling  Disneyland and Tivoli besides Phantasialand.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Future SDC Development Speculation (Long-term)

« on: August 28, 2023, 03:23:18 PM »

As lond as they keep the gravity start into that helix, they can do whatever they want, that feature makes TNT, everything after is a letdown. Keep the current start into the helix and "Taron" everything after. Another OMH coast that I got to ride in Europe. My kids rode that thing over and over.

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: August 28, 2023, 08:24:06 AM »

Their representative lost me right off the bat when he referred to Disneyland as California Disney and said that it costs a family 10s of thousands of dollar to visit Disney. Yes, you can spend that much, but you can for sure visit for much less. We've never gotten close to that on our trips.

After watching more of it, the issue seems to be with how much the town is trying to annex. I didn't realize how far from the town the actual property is. The tow is trying to do fence line annexation where there are strips of land that are annexed along roads to connect the town with the property. They seem to be doing it along multiple roads and that is the main complaint.  Will be interesting to see where it goes.

Two days for a family of 4 at Disneyland/DCA will cost nearly 1k in tickets alone. 3nights at a near by hotel will nearly run 1k for a #$%@'n Best Western. Airfare? Allegiant will run 1k from XNA, American...$1,300 at least with baggage fees.  Couple hundred bucks for a car rental.  Insane prices for food. 10s of thousands??? No, but it could creep into the 5k range easy. Especially if you get into the whole Genie Plus add on stuff.

I'm kinda over Disney and apparently lots of others are as well.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Feel good story

« on: August 23, 2023, 05:50:40 AM »

He is something


https://armoneyandpolitics.com/silver-dollar-city-superfan/?fbclid=IwAR3Ai5p9H6wI3QcldP8lMRfhV-FqwNpW-JAICbPxakfCg6ssynAxgtDtLh8

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Construction/Rumors / Re: SDC’s 2024 Project(s) and Park Developments

« on: July 31, 2023, 06:29:56 PM »

^ Is that the building across from the Pottery Shop?

Sales office for the new Silver Dollar City timeshare resort to be announced

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: July 31, 2023, 08:15:21 AM »

2B is a LOT of money for a attraction that is not a usual "destination" place. The question is will it be enough of a standalone draw to cover its expenses and infrastructure costs. Aside from the nearby lake and Tulsa an hour away, will it be a place people will want to return to time and again?. does it survive 3-5 years aftr opening.

I am a freak and I drive 3 hours one way several times a year to SDC.  Most people aren't that loyal.  This will not be a park you visit one day when going to the area. Maybe if you visit Tulsa.

The Amusement park industry is filled with "gonna be" projects that never go very far. Everything fits on paper and your imagination.. reality costs 10-20% more at least and 10-15% longer to do. I wish them luck, they will need it...

my two cents

Kevin

Don't forget the burgeoning metro of NWA that's projected to near 1 million in 20 years(currently 600k)

Now, if this was a Tribe and it had a casino attached to it, I'd be more inclined to believe that some of it sees daylight.

I would have shot for the US 69/I 40 area. Why, major roads centered between Dallas/OKC/Tulsa/River Valley/NWA

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: July 23, 2023, 12:05:15 PM »

Anybody remember Grand Texas?

This is 2.0 if it's lucky

https://bigriverswaterpark.com/

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Other Parks / Re: New Park - American Heartland in NE Oklahoma

« on: July 20, 2023, 08:30:13 AM »

Pie in the sky.  For scaling up to this size it need to be closer to a major airport. TUL is 1 hr away and XNA is 1 1/2 hrs away.

That said, after having been to Puy du Fou in France and it's rather remote location, who knows? I have always thought a very similar park that developed major shows and attractions in and around American History could be successful.  I would love for Sight and Sound to develop a new theater based on US history stories similar to their biblical based.

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Other Parks / Re: Posiden's Fury Closing at Islands of adventure

« on: May 17, 2023, 07:59:51 AM »

Universal is being highly aggressive in Orlando. Epic Universe looks to be, well, epic.

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Other Parks / Re: Bell's Developments

« on: May 17, 2023, 07:56:46 AM »

What's this on Sceamscape

https://screamscape.com/html/bell-s_amusement_park.htm

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Random Talk / Re: Your Travels Thread for 2023

« on: April 19, 2023, 09:10:20 AM »

Whats for sure is a 10 day New England foilage drive the last week of Sept/first week of Oct. Got the flight and rooms booked for that already.

Still on the Books, I have managed to pencil in Lake Compounce and a session with Bolder Dash, lol. Depending on the timings of the living history tour at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, I may squeeze in Quassy and Wooden Warrior before heading  to Compounce as well.  None of the SIx Flags parks made the cut.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Your Attraction Ideas

« on: April 18, 2023, 07:09:48 AM »

The first thing that popped up in my mind was Diving Bell 2.0

https://youtu.be/i3u04ZhalaU

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Your Attraction Ideas

« on: April 18, 2023, 07:07:28 AM »

Intamin continues to hit it out of park it seems. Here's their new coaster at Park Astrix outside of Paris

https://youtu.be/YOXRfRXrzr

I can see that in the SDC woods.