Silver Dollar City Prepares $8 Million Fireman's Landing

Silver Dollar City crews are hard at work finishing Fireman’s Landing, an $8 million development, which opens March 14.

The photo below shows the progress being made earlier this winter:

The new area features six family rides and four interactive play zones, all with a theme that “salutes the spirit and training activities of volunteer firefighters.”

Fireman’s Landing features theming “recognizing the contributions of community heroes who serve as firefighters.”

The new land resembles an 1880s volunteer recruitment fair with an atmosphere of the rides serving as “training” adventures for recruits and community heroes who want to join the Silver Dollar City Fire Brigade.

And there’s some historical context. The 1880s town of Marmaros, once located on the site of Silver Dollar City, was burned to the ground by a blaze over a century ago.

“Now fast forward to the fictional story for Fireman’s Landing, where the citizens share a desire to band together to prevent such an event — to be ready with volunteer recruits who have trained to test their preparedness,” said Brad Thomas, General Manager of Silver Dollar City. “The message carries that everyone can give back through volunteerism and community spirit.”

Fireman’s Landing expands into a new previously undeveloped region of the park. The development brings the number of the park’s rides and attractions to over 40 and increases ride capacity to over 21,000 per hour.

Centered around the headquarters of “Fire Station #3,” rides include: FireFall, an 8-story S&S Double Shot tower.

Pictured above, Fire Wagon Frenzy is a bouncing ride for bucket brigade volunteers.

Other rides include Lucky’s Dizzy Dogs, a bouncy ride on Dalmatians racing around a fire hydrant; as well as Up The Ladder, a smaller tower drop ride for junior recruits.