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Silver Dollar City is a 61-acre (25 ha) amusement park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Silver Dollar City opened on May 1, 1960. The park is an 1880s-themed experience.
The railroad opened on May 27, 1962, making it the oldest operating ride at Silver Dollar City. [1] It is themed after American railways in the 1800s, more recently and specifically off the Frisco . The ride includes an 1800s themed train depot, a water tower, a trestle overpass bridge, a train wreck scene, a staged train robbery, a tunnel, a ...
Powder Keg has the second longest track length for an attraction at Silver Dollar City, only behind the Frisco Silver Dollar Line. To save on construction costs, elements of the former Buzzsaw Falls Water Coaster, which was manufactured by Premier Rides [2] and was replaced by Powder Keg, were used for the new ride; namely the lift hill ...
In the 1980s the name was changed to Silver Dollar City Inc., and in 2003, the company gained the current name. HFE is currently headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia . The company says its mission is to "Create Memories Worth Repeating” in a manner “consistent with Christian values and ethics.” [ 1 ]
Brad Thomas, President of the Silver Dollar City Company, proclaimed that the new ride would not only preserve the history of Silver Dollar city but would also be the anchor attraction of the newly renamed Fire District. The ride is currently Silver Dollar City's biggest investment in a single attraction to date, costing $30 million to build. [6]
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The original idea and planning for a new attraction—which would become Time Traveler—lasted over four years. In January 2016, while a prototype for a new spinning roller coaster concept was being made by Mack Rides, Jane Cooper, chief operating officer and president of Herschend Family Entertainment, and Brad Thomas, president of attractions for Silver Dollar City, went to test it at ...