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[cheesehead57]

Yes FirstVisit....SDC is supposed to be a theme park, but it is getting more like an amusement park all the time.It was nice to see some of the old crafts  this Harvest Fest.
Alcohol: NO
Guns: No.....even though we have many pistols and rifles including Black Powder.

[KBCraig]

I love the fact that there is a working church on the property, and that would definately send the wrong message.

Somebody might have Communion without Welch's grape juice? 

[sanddunerider]

sounds like the perfect use for CC...  casino or two,  couple of restauraunts, maybe one upscale both with bars,  maybe a "sports bar" with dance floor and quickie eats!..Maybe a couple of evening shows///  

dinner and a show anyone?

[mhguy77]

I say let Celebration City become the adult evening spot.   
Disney Did it with Downtown Disney and it worked well, maybe that could give SDC something to do with the property there.

[shavethewhales]

Like I said earlier, I don't know how the Herschend's feel about a little wine, but I know for sure that they have spent the last several decades trying to keep "adult" entertainment out of Branson especially casinos.

[sanddunerider]

yea shave i know,  I was just throwing it out there,, knowing it wont ever happen on herschand property,,
 
Even without casinos i think an area with open bars and restauraunts on the west side of town would be a good deal.... Now you have to go to the landing area for that type of entertainment.

[Joy]

I will always and forever vote for Branson to get a Dave & Busters.

[thelarsonsix]

I will always and forever vote for Branson to get a Dave & Busters.

Where's the "like" button again?

[clancomyn]

I'm no teetotaller by any stretch, but one thing to remember: winemaking really wasn't an Ozarks custom in the late 19th century, and those immigrant communities such as the Germans that did engage making beer and spirits generally kept to themselves due to some anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant feelings on the part some of "the natives". The German communities generally kept to themselves and kept their own traditions, although over time, they were assimilated into the general community, especially after WWI, when many Germans lost their identity as a response to the anti-German hysteria that began in 1917.

There is a great discussion of moonshining in Robert Gilmore's "Ozarks Baptizings, Hangings and Other Diversions"; Gilmore believes that the majority of moonshiners in the Ozarks did so out of economic necessity, and that moonshining was never as "popular" among folks here as it was in Appalachia.

Sorry for the somehwat pedantic lecture there.  And from a newbie no less!

Regards,

Todd

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

welcome Todd! and your not the first to hollar from the soap box and I am sure you wont be the last. We all love a good learnin session. Thanks for adding your thoughts. and I 'specially love a good moonshine lesson. Its neat that nascar came from moonshine running. You get poor prices on your corn crops scratch your head and think what you can do with all this corn so as to feed family make the white lightening and poof nascar.....Im not a huge fan of nascar but its really cool how it started. See I get off on a soapbox hollar and its had to stop. Again welcome todd, many happy posts!

[Junior]

Clancomyn: Enjoyed reading your posts and the references to ozarks area literature. I've got a big collection of books on ozarks topics myself, and will have to look through them regarding the comments you made on your posts. All the books mentioned are in my library. Sounds like you have really read up on your ozarks history! Welcome to the forums, hope to hear more from you soon.

[sanddunerider]

welcome clancomyn! 

sounds like you and rube will have lots of discussions, he is very well versed on ozark history, and has in depth history on SDC!

enjoy the site.

[rubedugans]

I agree on all the recent posts in reference to clancomyn. Great to have you and look forward to more of your knowledge.

[clancomyn]

Clancomyn: Enjoyed reading your posts and the references to ozarks area literature. I've got a big collection of books on ozarks topics myself, and will have to look through them regarding the comments you made on your posts. All the books mentioned are in my library. Sounds like you have really read up on your ozarks history! Welcome to the forums, hope to hear more from you soon.

Many thanks for the welcome, Junior. I've viewed your Rube Dugan collection before, although my memories of the diving bell are nowhere that detailed, as I was a "wee bairn" when it was still running.

I have taught Ozarks history and culture at OTC in Springfield, although technically, I am not a true Ozarks native, as my mom's family are Iowans (since the 1850s) and my dad is from Arizona.

I also "worked" one day at SDC back in 2001 when "For the Glory" was playing. I was a park ranger at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield at that time, and we had an exhibit of items from the battlefield in the hall near the Riverfront Theater, and several of us got the chance to "meet & greet" folks and promote the battlefield. It was a lot of fun to see SDC behind the scenes.

Todd

[Junior]

Forgive me, OTC? What is OTC?