Silver Dollar City has unwrapped a big present for park guests in celebration of the park’s 60th birthday next year with the announcement of the all new Mystic River Falls and Rivertown area at Silver Dollar City. According to Silver...
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19 for ’99: BuzzSaw Falls at Silver Dollar City
“You never even ‘Saw’ it coming!” and “The Wildest Ride in the Woods” were two of the frequently used taglines of Silver Dollar City’s BuzzSaw Falls, which was dubbed the world’s first “liquid” roller coaster. Welcome to another installment of...
Continue reading...2018 Golden Ticket Awards Announced
The 21st annual Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today, were held last night at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. These awards represent the “best of the best” in unique theme park categories. The Golden Ticket Awards are calculated from an...
Continue reading...Time Traveler Now Open at Silver Dollar City
Time Traveler, the world’s tallest, fastest and steepest spinning coaster, is now open at Silver Dollar City. The park hosted members of the media yesterday for a preview of the record-breaking attraction. The Mack Rides designed and manufactured coaster features...
Continue reading...Time Traveler’s Spin Technology Explained in Silver Dollar City Video
Silver Dollar City today released a video explaining the technology behind the “controlled spin” of the park’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler, which will be the world’s fastest (at 50.3 mph), steepest (at 90 degrees) and tallest (at 100 feet) spinning coaster when...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Takes on ACE Southeast’s Winter Warm Up
Earlier this month, two members of the Coaster101 team headed to Six Flags Over Georgia for the American Coaster Enthusiasts Southeast Chapter’s Annual “Winter Warm Up” event. There, we learned what several parks in the Southeast (and beyond!) are planning...
Continue reading...Time Traveler Testing at Silver Dollar City
We still have to wait a few months until Silver Dollar City’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler spinning coaster welcomes its first riders, but the coaster has already begun testing. The park sent us a video showing one of the intricately themed...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Time Traveler Spinning Car Unveiled
Today at the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Mack Rides unveiled one of the cars of Silver Dollar City’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler launched, spinning coaster. When it opens next year, Time Traveler will be the...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Adding Time Traveler in 2018
Silver Dollar City announced today that it will be adding Time Traveler, the world’s fastest (50.3 mph), steepest (90 degrees) and tallest (100 feet) spinning coaster. “Time Traveler speaks to the dreamer in each of us. This custom-designed coaster defies...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Outlaw Run
In 2009, Silver Dollar City solicited proposals from roller coaster manufacturers for the theme park’s next big coaster. A then-young Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) submitted plans for what would become Outlaw Run, the company’s first built-from-scratch wooden coaster. Four years later...
Continue reading...Ozark Wildcat Wooden Roller Coaster Torn Down
In a controlled collapse, the Ozark Wildcat wooden roller coaster at the defunct Celebration City amusement park in Branson, MO, met its demise over the weekend. Branson local media reported the looming deconstruction in October. Hershcend Family Entertainment (HFE), which...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Previews Fireman’s Landing
Yesterday, Silver Dollar City held a “First Fire Drill” preview for local schoolchildren to experience the park’s new Fireman’s Landing, an $8 million all-new fire-fighting-themed area featuring ten new family adventures. Fireman’s Landing features six family rides and four interactive play...
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