That's why Wildfire had a line out the building.....I was wondering since I've never seen a line for it that long since it's first year.
My trip review for 4/16: Got some relieve this weekend from having to take care of our special needs child and decided to run off to Branson a night. Wife and 3 kids at a great time at the park and in town.
Bribed the family to get up early Saturday by saying I'd get them some cinnamon bread if we made SDC by the rope drop....but ended up leaving the house late anyway:( Still made it to parking around 9:30. Went straight to Powder Keg as the wife and kids started planning the shows they wanted to see. Couldn't talk my chicken kids into riding any of the big ones with me today:( Got 2 walk on rides on PK in and remembered how great those first two air hills are!!!! The lift hill view is great too!!! Headed over to OR next as the family got in line for the Saloon show. Got 3 straight walk-on rides on OR!!! Got a front row and 2 back cars rides in. The trains where literally scream through the coarse. The overbank hill through the lift was extremely loud as the wheels screeched over the bend. Such a great out of control ride.....I prefer the back of the train for the best air time and the slowest role at the end.
Got 5 awesome rides in by 10:10....get to the park early coaster fans. I could have called it a day then....headed back to the Saloon and made it for the 10:30 show. The park is advertising that the Saloon show was "new" and we where really looking forward to a new show. We didn't see last years show so maybe it was different from last year but the show we saw was almost word-by-word the same show we saw two years ago. The performance was good and entertaining as always....but we where really frustrated that it was all the same. "Didn't recognize you without your warts", etc....
We headed back to the square after the show stopping at the shops on the way. My 7yo found a lightweight leather jacket that he begged us for. He thought he was a big shot with it on and the wife gave in and bought it after a few smiles from him. Both his grandpa and myself I have few of our own. Actually not a bad deal for it ($40) and he wore it the rest of the day with his head pointed to the sky:) Found out later in the hotel it was Made in China.....going to have to cut that off before his Grandpa finds that...lol.
Ended up going through Grandpa Manson. I also broke down and picked up some cinnamon bread between those two. Make sure to grab the extra icing with it!!!
Rode FM and found multiple issues with guns again. My oldest gun would score with every trigger push (without any target around). My younger daughters hardly ever seem to work. It's still my 7yo sons favorite ride in the park.
My oldest rode TnT with me then we headed to GE for a few rides before the Zuma Zuma show. My oldest broke away from us to ride the swings in GE as we got in line to go to the show. The swings operations was extremely slow and we barely made the show. The stopped the ride because a mom had a cell phone out.....brought it down....took the phone...rechecked the seats and started over. They show let us in right before it started after begging the door attendant that my wife had seats and we wouldn't do it again (save seats).
The Zuma Zuma show was a 6/10 for me. No doubt the performers where good and talented.....some of the balancing acts where amazing and the pole performance very impressive. I liked having a live band for it too. That all being said....it was mostly boring....it didn't tell any stories....the music rarely broke and I good as the acts where it was just mildly entertaining from end to end. They are worth going to see but I wouldn't have paid extra to see them and I don't need to see them again.
After the show we headed to FL....kids got some flat rides in. We started to circle the park to go to the Opera house show and find some late lunch but we ended up deciding to skip that show and hit a restaurant in Branson. So we left the park around 4.
Ended up at Montana Mikes since I was craving a Steak. We've ate at the Branson location before and my mother-in-law works at a location in KS. Had pretty good service and food. Noticed that they had raised the price of the ribeye to $19 from $17
After late lunch/early dinner...we 'cruised' the strip. Ended up at the Pirate Adventure Mini Golf. Played the challenging Blackbeard coarse and had a great time together. I headed us towards the IMAX for a late movie but I was outvoted to just go for ice cream instead. Found a new DQ north of the strip and had a 'dessert dinner'.
Stayed at our usual mom-and-pop hotel....the Rosebud Inn. Nice simple clean and cheap rooms at a great location. Plus the donuts they serve with their breakfast are the "best cake donuts ever" according to my kids.
FYI....all shopping in Branson doesn't open till 10. We where out and ready to shop at 9:) Sent most of Sunday at Tanger and hit the road back to NWA by 2 in the afternoon.
