Opening Day 2011

haytater · March 17, 2011, 08:46:25 AM

I'll be in Eureka Springs today and tomorrow so waft some of those SDC aromas over to me. See you in October, SDC! Wish I could be there today! We are traveling today and are about to stop at Cracker Barrel. Is that easing the pain or adding salt to the wound?

mhguy77 · March 17, 2011, 09:07:57 AM

25 min till they drop the rope.
Wish I was there.

okiebluegrass · March 17, 2011, 11:42:56 AM

Quote from: haytater on March 17, 2011, 08:46:25 AM
about to stop at Cracker Barrel. Is that easing the pain or adding salt to the wound?

yes, on both counts LOL

Joy · March 17, 2011, 04:19:47 PM

SO envious of ya'll who are there today. Stupid college for having Spring Break so early that it didn't line up with SDC Spring Break Days... *mumbles*

And what a BEAUTIFUL day weather-wise for Opening Day! Wow.

sanddunerider · March 17, 2011, 04:47:38 PM

well opening day is almost over! what a beeeeutiful day!! 81 degrees here and no wind!

WOW!!

wish i could have been there, sunday for sure..

Junior · March 17, 2011, 05:19:37 PM

Under the "Happy SDC Opening Day" thread I have a lengthy trip report for opening day, 2011. Photos posted on the Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/juniordugan

oldsdcer · March 19, 2011, 04:55:52 PM

Great pics Junior. Now I know what I am missing. Glad that Jack still remembers you.

sanddunerider · March 19, 2011, 05:10:00 PM

well supposed to be 80 degrees and partly cloudy tomorrow.(sunday). We will see!

haytater · March 19, 2011, 05:32:22 PM

Saw this story on twitter: http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-tourism-officials-hope-big-silver-dollar-city-opening-day-is-good-omen-for-2011-20110317,0,94779.story?track=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter SDC had 8,000 people within the first couple of hours on opening day and I saw on Facebook that attendance got up to about 13,000! I haven't seen anyone comment on the wait for rides. Were the lines long?

sanddunerider · March 19, 2011, 05:49:17 PM

WOW! thats a pretty impressive number for opening day on a thursday.

If i remember on their 50th weekend they had about 15,000 per day.
so 13,000 is a very respectable number,

PTB have to be happy with that turnout!

Junior · March 20, 2011, 04:20:18 PM

Numbers were good on opening day. Lines at FITH all the way back to saloon. Powderkeg and Train and Flooded Mine lines all very long too.

sanddunerider · March 21, 2011, 08:28:54 PM

i was told sunday that weekends count was
thurs over 13000
fri 12500
sat less than 9000
sunday 11500-12000

pretty good start for the year!