Silver Dollar City Attractions
Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation, Branson, Missouri
Released: Branson, Mo (02/09)
SDC WORLD-FEST:
Silver Dollar City presents America's largest international festival, World-Fest, featuring new shows including the awe-inspiring acrobatics of the Zhejiang Balancing Monks of China in a show never before seen in the United States, the 28-member Peruvian music and dance troupe Jallmay, and the African percussion group Dzenbii. Returning favorites include the Irish production show Feet of Fire with dramatic fire dancing, steel drummers from Trinidad and more. Singers, dancers and musicians from six continents perform throughout the festival, April 4 - May 3, at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC BLUEGRASS & BBQ:
Bluegrass & BBQ, America's premier bluegrass festival, presents a feast for the senses from the stages to the grills, with hundreds of award-winning bluegrass performances along with the House of BBQ and hundreds of sauces. Performers include IBMA* award winners Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals, Dailey & Vincent and Steep Canyon Rangers. Bluegrass & BBQ runs May 13 - 31 at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com. *International Bluegrass Music Association.
SDC KIDSFEST:
America's biggest KidsFest presents world-class family entertainment, featuring the U.S. debut of Swedish Supergroup JEERK, five percussionists who drum, dance and crash in a super-stomping rhythm and dance show. Also featured in Silver Dollar City's biggest show year ever are The Magic of Peter Gossamer and an original VeggieTales live stage show, along with Kid Concoctions' interactive world of play. Thirty rides and attractions offer family thrills from the launch coaster PowderKeg to the megasplashing American Plunge. KidsFest runs June 6 - August 9 at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC KIDSFEST:
Silver Dollar City, an 1880s-style theme park near Branson, Missouri, presents America's biggest KidsFest with family adventures from high-speed coasters to Guinness Book of World Records' top spinning. Hundreds gathered to set the World Record for tops spinning simultaneously, with this year's second record-breaking attempt set for August 15. Interactive fun rules at Kid Concoctions' interactive world of play, the world's largest treehouse at Geyser Gulch, Splash Harbor and more. KidsFest runs June 6 - August 9, and family fun runs March through December at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC SOUTHERN GOSPEL PICNIC:
Silver Dollar City presents America's biggest Southern Gospel Picnic featuring the top entertainers in Southern Gospel music, with award winners from contemporary artists such as The Isaacs and Austin's Bridge to Southern Gospel stars including Jeff & Sheri Easter, The Booth Brothers and The Kingsmen. More than 300 performances are featured throughout the festival, plus the spectacular Southern Gospel Nights evening concerts, along with a feast of Chicken & Fixin's. Southern Gospel Picnic runs August 27 - September 7 at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC NATIONAL HARVEST FEST:
Silver Dollar City's National Harvest Festival is the largest gathering of demonstrating craftsmen, award-winning musicians and harvest foods in America's Heartland. Special events are A Salute to the Cowgirl in September, with the American Cowgirl Chicks trick riders, and the Salute to the Best of Missouri in October, with the Wings Over Missouri bird-of-flight show. The festival, also featuring the original musical production Headin' West, runs September 12 - October 31 at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC OLD TIME CHRISTMAS:
Silver Dollar City's An Old Time Christmas, ranked as one of the world's top holiday events by CNN.com, and one of the nation's top by USA Today, Good Morning America and The Travel Channel, dazzles with the acclaimed five-story special effects Christmas Tree and an encompassing light and sound show on the Square. The festival includes the production A Dickens' Christmas Carol, a Holiday Light Parade, the interactive kids' show Frosty, and over 4 million lights. The festival runs November 7 - December 27 at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. For information, schedules and tickets contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC CRAFTSMEN:
The internationally awarded 1880s-style theme park Silver Dollar City, known as the Home of American Craftsmanship, features the artistry of 100 resident craftsmen who demonstrate America's heritage crafts, including coppersmithing, glassblowing, blacksmithing and more, with wares from functional pieces to works of art. The foundations of American tradition and craftsmanship are celebrated daily at the theme park near Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City is open March 19 through December 27. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
CULINARY & CRAFT SCHOOL
Silver Dollar City's new Culinary & Craft School offers guests behind-the-scenes experiences with classes on legendary Silver Dollar City home-style cooking, plus classes with festival flavor such as international specialties during World-Fest, and homemade sauces during Bluegrass & BBQ. Classes are offered with the stunning timber frame building with its state-of-the art kitchen showroom and Craftsmen's Showcase room furnished with the work of the park's expert craftsmen. For information and class schedules, call 800-831-4FUN or visit www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC FOOD:
Silver Dollar City is famous for hearty foods from fresh baked breads and pastries to traditional Ozarks favorite foods cooked in huge outdoor skillets. Home-style meals and festival specialties are served up at Silver Dollar City's 17 restaurants and dining ares. The tastes of each season, dozens of flavors of homemade ice cream, and signature food selections make the theme park's fare among the top ranked at the nation's parks. Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri, is open March 19 through December 27. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC CAVE:
Silver Dollar City, an 1880s-style theme park near Branson, Missouri, is built atop scenic Marvel Cave, a registered Natural Landmark and a popular attraction for over 100 years. The theme park offers daily cave tours, with special Lantern Light Tours re-creating the lantern-led tours of the 1890s. Silver Dollar City is open March 19 - December 27. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC RIDES:
Family adventures soar all season at the 1880s-style theme park Silver Dollar City, with the largest variety of rides and attractions in America's Heartland. The Branson, Missouri theme park features 30 themed rides and attractions ranging from high-speed coasters, such as the multi-looping roller coaster WildFire, to the mega-splashing Lost River and the 7-story, high-flying, super-swooping Giant Swing. Silver Dollar City is open March 19 through December 27. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SDC SHOWS:
Silver Dollar City presents its biggest show year ever with more than a dozen blue-ribbon production shows. Music and entertainment fill Silver Dollar City's streets and stages throughout the season, from Broadway-style, high-tech, multi-million dollar production shows to the evening's Great American Country Nights at Echo Hollow Amphitheatre. The park's 12 stages are filled with 40 performances daily. Silver Dollar City, an internationally awarded theme park near Branson, Missouri is open March 19 through December 27. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800--831-4FUN or www.silverdollarcity.com.
SHOWBOAT BRANSON BELLE:
Branson's premier lake experience, the 700-seat Showboat Branson Belle, celebrates the beauty of the 1890s paddlewheel riverboats with a 3-course dinner, production show and lake cruise. The Showstoppers! show features a talented cast performing hits from Broadway to the Big Screen. Nationally acclaimed comedian Todd Oliver and his live talking dogs are featured on dinner cruises. The Showboat Branson Belle cruises Table Rock lake in Branson, Missouri, March - December. For information, schedules and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.showboatbransonbelle.com.
WHITE WATER:
Family summer sizzles at Branson, Missouri's tropical adventure park, White Water, one of Mid-America's top attractions. The 12-acre water park features over 2 million gallons of water and nearly 7,000 feet of slides. With more than a dozen rides and attractions, from the 7-story, 6-slide thrill ride Kalani Towers to the 500,000 gallon wave pool, White Water is the ultimate family summer experience, open May 23 - September 7. For information and tickets, contact 800-831-4FUN or www.bransonwhitewater.com.
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