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General Silver Dollar City Talk / SDC Hosts Golden Ticket Awards

« on: September 07, 2018, 07:41:24 PM »

21st annual Golden Ticket Awards for the amusement park industry is being hosted by SDC this weekend. Events kicked off tonight and the awards will be presented Saturday night during a cruise on the Branson Belle.

https://hometowndailynewsarchives.com/2018/09/07/amusement-park-industry-converging-on-silver-dollar-city-this-weekend/

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Coaster Quest on Travel Channel

« on: June 26, 2018, 07:39:47 PM »

Just happened to catch Coaster Quest Sunday June 24th on the Travel Channel. Episode included Holiday World and SDC. The SDC segment was filmed in 2017 and included rides on Powder Keg, Wildfire, and Outlaw Run plus food from Tater Twists and the Funnel Cake stand. It was followed by another Coaster Quest episode about Orlando.

Haven't found a repeat of the SDC episode yet on the Travel channel but Coaster Quest is supposed to be a series.

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Other Parks / Six Flags St. Louis Typhoon Twister closed

« on: June 26, 2018, 07:34:54 PM »

New water ride Typhoon Twister closed at Six Flags St. Louis due to accident:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/new-typhoon-twister-water-slide-at-six-flags-in-eureka/article_e871af80-26e2-54a7-bc02-91af1f9c34d1.html

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / SDC in Top 5 Amusement Parks

« on: June 23, 2018, 07:00:54 PM »

According to the USA Today poll, SDC is #4 in the top 5 amusement parks in America. More details in this article from Hometown Daily News Radio:

https://hometowndailynewsarchives.com/2018/06/22/sdc-ranked-top-five-in-national-poll/

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Changes noticed this weekend 6/8/18

« on: June 09, 2018, 09:33:35 PM »

Went to the City late afternoon Friday 6/8 and noticed some changes since we were at Bluegrass and BBQ in mid-May. Much of the old fence in the tram area is gone and has been replaced by concrete planters attached to one another by 2 wooden rails between each planter. The old wood fence was still up in the area where people load for tram stops 5 and 6.

Also noticed that new shakes are being installed on the building roofs in the entrance area.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Bluegrass and BBQ 2018

« on: May 19, 2018, 05:34:47 PM »

Here's a report from Bluegrass Today on the 2018 SDC Bluegrass and BBQ festival:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/a-report-from-bluegrass-bbq-in-branson/

And some pictures:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/photos-from-bluegrass-bbq-in-branson/

And here's a list of competitors for this year's KSMU's Youth in Bluegrass contest:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/competitors-announced-for-2018-ksmu-youth-in-bluegrass-band-contest/

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Violet Hensley National Fiddler Hall of Fame inductee

« on: March 31, 2018, 08:39:36 AM »

On Friday March 30 101 year old Violet Hensley, well known at SDC, was inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in Tulsa.

More info from KTLO:

http://www.ktlo.com/2018/03/30/101-year-old-local-fiddler-dancing-into-hall-of-fame-friday/

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Branson Talk / America's Fun Park in Branson

« on: February 16, 2018, 04:25:20 PM »

Noticed that this was mentioned today on 1branson and the SDC Fans Facebook page, the new Fun Park.

http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/new-branson-amusement-park-to-open-by-may-2018/977147196

https://www.americasfunpark.com/

Plans are to open by May of this year and it is supposed to change with the seasons.

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Branson Talk / New Showboat Branson Belle survey

« on: December 25, 2017, 07:05:18 PM »

I seem to get slammed when I mention the surveys I get but I did get another one this week about new Christmas shows for the Belle. Looks like they are interested in having "A Christmas Carol", "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th Street" instead of the current Christmas variety style show.

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Branson Talk / HFE sells Ride the Ducks Branson to Ripley's

« on: December 19, 2017, 10:01:08 PM »

Ripley's Believe It or Not is the new owner of Ride the Ducks Branson; it was sold by HFE. More details from Branson Tri-Lakes News:

http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_641ca36c-e4f1-11e7-ae90-9348a8473de0.html

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Pete and Jack documentary

« on: December 13, 2017, 08:37:34 AM »

There's a new documentary about Pete and Jack Herschend, Pete and Jack Tell It All. It was shown Monday night at the IMAX. Unfortunately, no other screenings are planned at this time. More details about the film in this article from Branson Tri-Lakes:

http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news/article_233765ee-df79-11e7-9235-6b2d73b3e77b.html

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Other Parks / Dogpatch Update 12/17

« on: December 05, 2017, 07:10:10 AM »

Dogpatch USA has been for sale this year. Yesterday it was announced that it has been leased to another company with the option to buy later. More details:

http://www.ktlo.com/2017/12/05/dogpatch-theme-park-leased-to-heritage-usa/

http://www.ky3.com/content/news/New-owners-to-lease-Dogpatch-property-turning-it-into-resort-461914643.html

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Vote for Best Theme Park Holiday Event

« on: November 13, 2017, 07:00:08 AM »

USA Today is again running the 10Best voting for Best Theme Park Holiday Event. If you want to vote for SDC, you can go here:

http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-theme-park-holiday-event-2017/an-old-time-christmas-silver-dollar-city-branson-mo/

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / New Survey about what to keep what could go at SDC

« on: September 13, 2017, 12:40:40 PM »

Got a new survey today about SDC which was different from ones I have received in the past. Asked how many times I had been in the past 12 months, wanted to know what I used for my most recent admission (season pass, one day ticket, etc.). Then there were questions about the 3 things I never wanted to change at SDC -- fill in the blank. Then 3 things I would like to see refreshed or replaced -- fill in the blank. Check off up to 10 things that were musts for you at SDC, check off things you could live without. There were other questions where you could really make comments.  Questions covered rides, shows, food, attractions (McHaffie Homestead, Wilderness Church, School, Grandfather's Mansion), areas (Grand Exposition, Half Dollar Holler, Fireman's Landing).

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Heroes month at SDC -- free admission

« on: September 03, 2017, 10:19:19 PM »

September is Heroes Month at SDC. Free admission for law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, active and retired military personnel.