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Branson Talk / Re: Coffee
« on: December 10, 2014, 07:13:46 AM »
Thanks Rube. May have to stop on my way down.
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Something that's become very obvious this season is that the scattered antique artifacts that once filled the walls and wooded areas of the park are rapidly disappearing. A lot of this stuff is authentic mining equipment and antiques from the 1880s to the early 1900's, but it's been left out to rust for so long that some of it got to the point where it's unrecognizable, and now the park is simply tossing a lot of it. On the same note, a lot of the original hand painted signs and things painted on the sides of buildings are being slowly removed/replaced/painted over. While some of the new stuff is nice, the old stuff is has much more charm.
So I'm putting out a request. I'd like to start a gallery of this stuff so we can appreciate what's there before it's gone. If you have any photos to contribute
On topic by 50% I went to get the ornament the night I was there at the park and check on the new passes possibly order them. In the schoolhouse there were 3 ladies behind the counter. 1 was doing nothing at her register but paperwork and the other 2 were slowly processing passes. I stood there for 25 min and was 3 people back in line when I got there. The end result was frustration and lost interest in the situation and I walked. I would hardly think I am the only one that isn't interested in using more than 30 min of my evening at the park waiting to get a free ornament and simultaneously shelling out $200 for next years passes. I expect better service than this at SDC. This needs to be sped up. I did not understand why they were asking every question for every person and these people appeared to be current pass holders. Why the system would not allow them to scan the bar and then confirm that no info had changed. Instead apparently they have to confirm each bit of info for each pass purchased. Very slow, I lost interest, if they are going to give away ornaments don't make me wait in line for 30 min to get one. Do this at 2 or 3 park locations.
We had the same experience the past two years (haven't been down yet this OTC). At the very least they could do one line for just ornaments. I feel like I'm wasting my night by standing in line for 30 minutes or more just for a free ornament.