SDC TR - April

[Michael]

Hey guys,

A few of you might remember I made a trip out to Branson a couple years ago. Well I learned a couple days ago I'm heading back out this year for spring break. Probably will be at the park for a couple days, not sure if I'm hitting any other parks. But it should be fun

I'l post a schedule of what I'l be doing tommorow or tonight when I find out. I'm pretty excited!

I'l have a couple hundred pics, so be prepaired for a nice long and fun read! :cool1:


Maybe I can beat my 35 streak on Wildfire... :wink2:

[Michael]

I need some advice for when I go,

For anyone who went during the last year, how were the lines for Giant Swing? I haven't been since it was built, and want to know how the lines are through the day.

-Thanks :cool1:

[Michael]

Alright, I'm going 100% for sure now, two days: Thursday April 3rd and Friday April 4th - I'l be in Branson the entire week. I'l be in the park for much of the day, probably not at night though (don't worry my camera sucks at night shots :p)

Expect a possible music vid depending on how much footage I get.

[Nate]

Never been to the park, but that edit button does wonders instead of making three new posts.

[Jake]

But if he wanted to bump the thread, simply editing wouldn't do the trick.

[Thrill Reconnoiter]

Definitely looking forward to more Powder Keg reviews.

[Michael]

^ From my last trip, I remember it packed a punch. Hopefully I'l be able to get on it alot more this time. Maybe sacrifice some Wildfire marathoning for some Powder Keg Marathoning :cool1:

EDIT: found a video I took from my last trip, no sound and it's low quality, but you get the point ;)

Wildfire: http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/?action=view&current=SpringBreakandSilverDollarCity20060.flv

[JD71]

I still can't believe I passed up a B&M....

Get in an extra ride for me. :p

[Michael]

Alright I'm still in Branson, chilling in the lounge at our condo. I just got back a couple hours ago from day two of SDC, and let me tell you it was awesome. And I did manage to beat my old marathoning record :lol:

Expect an update late tommorow night, so far I have nearly 600 photos, but I will only post a couple hundred :tongue_smilie:

[Jake]

I swear to God Michael if you post that many photos I will kill you.

Joking aside, I can't wait to see the pictures :).

[Michael]

Well I left for Branson around 10:00 on Sunday, took 9 hours to get there, minus the one hour traveling over the time zone so it was around 6 when we got to our condo.

For most of the week we shopped at the outlets, did some sight seeing, ect. So Thursday we headed out to Silver Dollar City.



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A granny and blurred view of Celebration City on the way from the highway. I sooo want to ride Ozark Wildcat.




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Around 9:30, the trams took us over from the parking lot, it was misting out and it was rather foggy. In fact we couldn't even see Wildfire from the parking lot. :blink:




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Cool sign, the entrance area is so well done.




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Beautiful scenery in this park.




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Tickets! I had a two for once ticket combo, only around $40 for two days :biggrin:.




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I wonder if it's really made of wood...




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You won't see this at Cedar Point.




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Where's a Coaster Lover's Pass?!?!?




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My friend pointing to where we are.




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I call it the Togo box.




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Part of a building for a water wheel.




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The crowds were terrible.




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*Drools all over keyboard*




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Creepy...




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It was so ominous with the fog, you could barely make out the Immelman from the station.




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In the station, the Cobra Roll looms just outside.




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I really liked the fog, it enhanced the ride so much.




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My first ride of the day, and of the 2008 season. The drop was much steeper than I remembered. In the back row, it had ejector air. The ride was a bit more bumpy than my last visit, but it was still insanely fast. I never saw the trims go.




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I <3 Cobra Rolls




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It is quite a ride.




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The corkscrew from the exit catwalk. Pretty sweet.




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It was very cool, never ridden in the fog before.




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High-speed turns are great, even greater in the fog.




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After 4 rides on Wildfire, the ride closed do to the heavy fog. So we headed off to Powder Keg. Notice the cool signage.




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I love the scenery on this ride!




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This section can actually be used in rare cases, according to the ride op I talked to.




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I wish the whole ride was painted this color. It looks awesome.




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Don't worry Ryan, ride review comming in a second ;)




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Powder Keg is a very unique ride. For anyone who did not know, a portion of the ride is actually a salvaged part of an older ride, Buzzsaw Falls. (Picture: http://cache.rcdb.com/pictures/picmax/p4127.jpg)

The ride was very smooth, yet very harsh. It reminded me alot of a shorter Maverick. The style of maneuvers was very similar. The launch was very brisk, 0-52 in less than 3 seconds. Not quite a Top Thrill Dragster, but it was very forceful. The airtime is insane, the first two hills give you ejector anywhere on the train.

I was very impressed by my second visit to Powder Keg, the ride is in prestine shape, and keeps capacity when all the trains operate. (There was only 1 train operating when I went).




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Haha, I love SDC




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A view of the queue, very cool theming. Notice the Dynamite.




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The trains are actually very large in person.




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A view from over the station, very Maverickesque.




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After a quick one on Powder Keg, heading off to snoop around and look at scenery.




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The detail in this park is great.




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Even the trash cans are themed! :stick_tongue:




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Cedar Point can't even compete.




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I'm not a kid and even I was awestruck. Pretty sweet stuff.




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Going to ride Thunderation, it was still very foggy.




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I'l go in the spirit of Silver Dollar City, "Tarnation!"




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As I said, unbearable crowds.




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Headed to look around the Grand Exposition, I noticed this building to the right.




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*starts new coaster rumor*




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Awww... :tongue:




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We decided to try out a new eating area for the park's world festival. They had foods from all over, it was quite good! :smile:




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Cool! A german guy in suspenders cooking Brotts!




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Polish, it was amazing. The sausage was great with the bread.




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Gotta get some Italian in there!




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Yes I AM a coaster nerd.




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Crab is so good!




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Greek! It wasn't too bad, not a big fan of spinach though...




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Mexican food, it was my favorite. And no I was not the only one eating all of this, haha. I had a group with me.




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Oh baby, dessert! Eclaires are amazing....




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Yeah, they have a talking bucket, you got a problem?




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Time to get a new flat ride credit! Off to the giant swings.




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Great looking ride!




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Oh and you thought the crowds were unbearable, you should have seen the lines...




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Dude dude dude dude dude... I'm scared!




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Looking up, the cable system is really elegent on these S&S's




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It was great! I still think SkyHawk is a little better because of the plaza below. But Giant Swing certainly has better theming, and awsome ride ops! Those guys were great.




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Yep, back to Wildfire.




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Powder Keg from Wildfire's entrance.




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Probably my coolest coaster picture I've taken.




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Getting onboard! I love this ride.




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Hmm... front row this time. I had the whole train to myself. :stick_tongue:




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After riding Wildfire a couple times, I went over to Thunderation to get some backward riding in. And look at all those switchbacks...




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Enter the creepy tunnel of... creepiness... these comments are going nowhere. :roll_eyes:





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Helixes are awesome, period.




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The station is sloped heavily. No transport wheels for this ride!




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Time to check out the Grand Exposition.




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Swings, yay.




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I didn't get to ride the Grand Exposition Coaster that day, but it looked kinda coolish...




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Ahhh! Escapies!




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Trainage. Yep, I make up new words.




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Best Employees around, it's amazing.




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Going with the wacky invention theme of Wildfire, I liked this angle.




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Immelmans are my favorite inversion.




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Concept art in the queue, I thought I'd share with you guys :smile:




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I was looking at this for almost 15 minutes :tongue:




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Too bad they couldn't support it like that...




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I love this element.




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Close up of the lift, notice the anit-roll backs.




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Nearly a mile away, There are some cool views from this ride.




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I wanted a new desktop.




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These trains look remarkably like Hyper Coasters...




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A cool and somewhat rare angle of the drop out of the station.




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The whole exit area is elevated above the layout below.




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A train awaits it's departure.




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A blurry picture, but hey. Souveniers!




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I wanted all of them!




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The ride closed down, and lightning could be seen and heard. I got in a solid 8 runs, bringing my total for the day to 12 rides.




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Walking over to Powder Keg before I left to get some rain shots. It was downpouring.




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It was really bad.




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A very rare angle of Powdy, I had to elevate my camera a bit to get this shot. Pretty cool.




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These knothole shots are so fun to get :tongue:




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Exiting the park, it started flash flooding.




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Yeah I don't even know. It was in the souvenier shop at the entrance.




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On the way back, looking at Jack Rabbit again.




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At the condo, the rain finally cleared up. And I had to get this cool rainbow.




*Intermission*

Day Two...




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We arrived at 9:00, they decided to let us in early.




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The wheels on the bus go round and round...




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All aboard!




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There wasn't rain or fog, but it was only about 50 degrees out.




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A blacksmith giving a demonstration. The realism brings a great quality to the park atmosphere.




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We decided for an early morning ride on Thunderation. We rode backwards and forwards.




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Going up!




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Yeah you guessed it, Wildfire.




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Cool bubbles, the theming is really creative.




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We got in two rides, had a drink, then came back for a non stop 9 in a row. Bringing our total to 11 for day two, and 23 total for the trip.




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Awww!




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This squirrel was surprisingly tame, even for a theme park native.




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And then we cooked it and made it into a spicy skillet. :stick_tongue:
j/k j/k j/k




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A very tasty sausage, potato, pepper, and corn skillet. No squirrel this time...




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Billy don't get any ideas...




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Now to go actually ride some of the attractions at the Grand Exposition!




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These were fun, but very cold.




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So I got a new credit, yeah call me a credit *****...

That brought my total to 41 coasters.




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A surprisingly cool angle of such a tame ride.




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Yeah back to Wildfire... again...




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I decided to get a few cool pictures from the exit area, the ride ops said I was fine to stand right outside the station.




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120 foot lift, 155 foot drop :smile:




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The g forces at this spot are incredible.




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Backside of the roll, very smooth.




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Peaking through the lift...




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One of these people said hi to me, just thought I would throw that out there.




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Back row is heavenly.




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Can't go wrong with a loop!




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Favorite pic of the trip, not really sure why. It's certainly the first time I've seen this angle considering where I took it.




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Brake run, also a very rare angle.

Got in a solid 8 rides, yes I counted :smile: Up to 31 now.



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Heck, off to Powder Keg.




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This turnaround is almost painful with your hands up.




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Lift and drop, it gives a nice view of Wildfire from up there.




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The g's on the first hill are very intense.




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Launching! I don't know if they added the Christmas Tree recently, I don't remember it being there at my last visit...




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Almost on board!




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There is so much air on this ride!




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Ouch... sort of.




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You get air at this point too.




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A cool look at the shuttle aft of the launch.




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I really like this angle.




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Almost forgot a picture of the sign :tongue:




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Let's see if the swings are open!




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Cool moss on the opera house.




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Why isn't it moving?




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"Sorry sir, it's having a few problems with the launch sequence" ... Tarnation again!




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Hello georgeous.




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A view from the swing's queue (which was still open despite the break down, the ride ops let guests in the line for when it reopened) No I did not break any rules. I am a smart enthusiast. :cool1:




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It was too cold to ride :sad:




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Tom Sawyer stuff, very neat.




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A look into the maitenence area, I see some trucks... and stuff...




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Empty queue.




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In the back of the queue, I looked up into the maintenence stairway. I sooo wish I could go up there. :sad:




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Swooping out of the station... for the 32nd time...




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She was cool. The employees got to know me. :cool1:




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A shot of my favorite B&M. Rode it 5 times, mostly in rows 4 and 5.




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Ugh... broken down again.




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Looking through the gate.




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It finnally reopened after a quick food break.




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*runs*




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It's a great flat ride.




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A quick shot on my way to the loose articles bin. I like close ups. :smile:




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After two rides on the swing, I got a quick one on Powder Keg. Since they were only running one train, I waited about 10 minutes for this one. (my longest wait of the trip)




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Boom.




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Okay, yeah I know, enough of the Wildfire pictures. I had to get one last ride in.




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I rode it one last time. I totaled 37 rides on Wildfire in 2 days, beating my old record of 35. Bringing my total Wildfire count to 72. :scared:




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I got in one last ride on Powdy, It was vaccant.




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Final ride of the day. I rode the swing four times, the ride op let me stay in my seat without leaving the ride. :tongue:




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And one last shot before I left.

I had a great week in Branson Missouri, and two great days at Silver Dollar City. The park is absolutley spotless. No trash laying around, employees are very helpful and cheerful. The shows are great, especially the Silver Dollar Saloon. I highly recomend taking a trip to Branson if you want thrills and a great park atmosphere. I certainly loved it, and it was even better a second time!

Thankyou for reading! :smile:

[Jumpman23]

Awsome TR, its great that you had a great time, so how many swings did you get on every ride on Giant Swing, I know the one at KBF you only swing about five to six times.

[Xtreme Descent]

Really nice TR! SDC looks like a fun park, and I loved the foggy pics. Thanks for sharing!

[MaverickManJZ]

I think that took my laptop 15 minutes to load all....150+ pics. A saw a few good ones before I got bored.

[Michael]

^ Well it is a Trip Report, not just a few of the best pictures from the trip :tongue:

Thanks for the comments guys. Jumpman, it's nearly identical to both the one at Knott's and Cedar Point. It swings around 5 or 6 times before slowing down. I liked it, but I thought Skyhawk had a better ride experience.

[Thrill Reconnoiter]

Geyser Gulch really makes me want to go play. The view from Wildfire really shows how much expansion SDC has brought to the area.

Nice PTR.

[sheikra182]

Well thanks to Michael I'm know more excited and ready to go on my SDC trip in August than ever. To bad I got 4+ months of waiting.

[Dan]

Damn Michael, awesome trip report. You have a few really great pictures in there as well. Looks like you had fun (as you should), and that fog on the first day looks amazing! I'd love to ride a coaster in fog like that.

How crowded does the park get during the summer?