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#61
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by tmstephe - September 23, 2025, 01:09:23 PMQuote from: rabidplatypus on September 22, 2025, 10:23:09 PMWhat's wrong with thunderation? It was smooth as butter when I rode it in July.
Clearly I'm using the wrong kind of butter if you're using that to describe TNT. I was there in August and it has never been rougher, especially the helix.
#62
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by rabidplatypus - September 22, 2025, 10:23:09 PMWhat's wrong with thunderation? It was smooth as butter when I rode it in July.
#63
General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Knife maker
Last post by KBCraig - September 22, 2025, 09:43:30 PMI really haven't kept up with the knives there since being disappointed many many years ago that the resident knife maker was using stock removal and not forging anything.
#64
General Silver Dollar City Talk / Knife maker
Last post by runner1960 - September 22, 2025, 08:23:02 AMWe were at SDC a few weeks ago and hustled over to my favorite shop Mountain Outfitters. I noticed there were no knife making Demos listed in the daily schedule. Got the the shop and instead of a demo time being listed on the chalkboard there was a message saying " Knife Maker wanted. " I guess they have no one now since looking at the daily schedule online there are no demos listed. I sure hope this is not another craft that is going to disappear.
#65
General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2025 Trip Reports
Last post by How-doFolks - September 22, 2025, 07:54:25 AMThis was last Monday, the 15th. Did see Terry Sanders at Cracker Barrel the morning before we went to the park. And met Cave Guide Cory before park opening.
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Well, sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Went to Silver Dollar City with Juanita Gregoire-Kraft , Mike Kraft Jr. , Denise Dempsey Gregory , and our 2 friends from In A Tub, Deanie Seal , and her daughter Raelyn Seal. Started off ok, rode a mountain coaster and then hit the go karts. Mike would win those from starting dead last! And played a round of mini golf, which Denise won! I was 3rd. I think we did too much and tried to go to bed sooner than we wanted to. Woke up the next day to go to SDC, but Juanita woke up with a migraine. Ouch!! She was sick all day and didn't go with us. Poor girl.. 😞
I went with everyone for a few hours, but was just really worried about my wife. Rode TNT, Outlaw Run, and a few other rides. Deanie freaked out bad on Fire in the Hole because I had told her the Baldknobbers were real, inside the ride, and will reach out and grab you or hit you with a stick. 😆 It was hilarious!
We left the park around 2, and I stayed at the motel with the wife the rest of the evening. They all went back and just lounged around the park. Went to bed when they got back, and got up this morning and came home. Wife is feeling much better now and we're just glad to be home, like always.
Want to thank everyone for going. We had tons of laughs with people who we don't hang around with much. It's great to see people smiling and having a good time, no matter what kind of life we are all living. I'm glad you all had a great time!! We plan this trip every year, around September, to stay away from the heat of summer. If you want to go next year, just let us know.
Time to go back to work tomorrow, and back to the reality of real life. Love y'all, hopefully see y'all next year!! 😎
PS.. And special Thanks to Christina Fagan for watching our cats while we were gone. Thank you!! Kept our minds from worrying about home. You're awesome!!
Post via my FB page..
Well, sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Went to Silver Dollar City with Juanita Gregoire-Kraft , Mike Kraft Jr. , Denise Dempsey Gregory , and our 2 friends from In A Tub, Deanie Seal , and her daughter Raelyn Seal. Started off ok, rode a mountain coaster and then hit the go karts. Mike would win those from starting dead last! And played a round of mini golf, which Denise won! I was 3rd. I think we did too much and tried to go to bed sooner than we wanted to. Woke up the next day to go to SDC, but Juanita woke up with a migraine. Ouch!! She was sick all day and didn't go with us. Poor girl.. 😞
I went with everyone for a few hours, but was just really worried about my wife. Rode TNT, Outlaw Run, and a few other rides. Deanie freaked out bad on Fire in the Hole because I had told her the Baldknobbers were real, inside the ride, and will reach out and grab you or hit you with a stick. 😆 It was hilarious!
We left the park around 2, and I stayed at the motel with the wife the rest of the evening. They all went back and just lounged around the park. Went to bed when they got back, and got up this morning and came home. Wife is feeling much better now and we're just glad to be home, like always.
Want to thank everyone for going. We had tons of laughs with people who we don't hang around with much. It's great to see people smiling and having a good time, no matter what kind of life we are all living. I'm glad you all had a great time!! We plan this trip every year, around September, to stay away from the heat of summer. If you want to go next year, just let us know.
Time to go back to work tomorrow, and back to the reality of real life. Love y'all, hopefully see y'all next year!! 😎
PS.. And special Thanks to Christina Fagan for watching our cats while we were gone. Thank you!! Kept our minds from worrying about home. You're awesome!!
#66
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by Duelist - September 20, 2025, 02:46:21 PM^ And/or fixed Thunderation.
#67
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by Tmboote - September 19, 2025, 08:48:25 PMIt'd be nice if they used 2026 to make some upgrades with theming to American Plunge. Would give them something ride related to market before the other major project in the area presumably opens in 2027.
#68
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by Coaster - September 19, 2025, 08:15:16 PMFan Fest is going to be all resort updates and teases, along with smaller things coming in 2026. Festival lineups, food/beverage, etc. There's no way this ride opens in 2026. As others have said, SDC hypes up their rides for months on socials and we would have already gotten an announcement.
#69
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by hollijo - September 19, 2025, 02:43:32 PMRight on, there is no world in which this new ride opens in 2026 lol. SDC does an incredible job of marketing new large-scale rides (which is what this is). This will not be a "small-scale" family ride or anything like that. It will be a massive family ride with a ton of tech and features that will take every bit of another year and a half to complete. However, it will be well worth the wait. Herschend also does not open large attractions at SDC and Dollywood in the same year.
#70
Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker
Last post by legoerosion - September 19, 2025, 01:53:02 PMWe're not going to get a coaster announcement next week, please temper your expectations. They do extravagant marketing campaigns for new rides, usually with a few months of build up before the announcement. This 'fan fest' will probably go over some smaller additions next year, with one thing being the replacement for Rudolph's parade (confirmed in Facebook comments). They will also probably go in-depth with the resort now that it is vertical. The room types, accommodations, packages, perks, etc. They just recently filed a new trademark for a new logo to be used at the resort. https://uspto.report/TM/99384792
" S, D, C™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of resort hotel accommodation services; Hotel accommodation, restaurant and bar services; Provision of facilities for conferences, exhibitions and meetings; Rental of banquet and social function facilities for special occasions, namely, wedding receptions, birthday parties and special events.
We may get a vague hint or two, but nothing concrete.
" S, D, C™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of resort hotel accommodation services; Hotel accommodation, restaurant and bar services; Provision of facilities for conferences, exhibitions and meetings; Rental of banquet and social function facilities for special occasions, namely, wedding receptions, birthday parties and special events.
We may get a vague hint or two, but nothing concrete.