Silver Dollar City’s Harvest Festival and Pumpkins In The City Shines

Press Release from Silver Dollar City

BRANSON, Mo. (September 5, 2024) — Silver Dollar City gives folks “pumpkin to talk about” as one of its brightest festivals of the year is about to get glowing! The gourd times kick off at Harvest Festival and Pumpkins In The City from Sept. 13 through Oct. 26, with acres of crafts by day and more than 19,000 real pumpkins aglow by night!

Pumpkins are creatively carved and perfectly placed throughout City streets with no-scare family fun around every corner of the 1880s theme park, including an all-ages dance party and character meet and greets in the Pumpkin Plaza. There’s a pumpkin-perfect picture opportunity everywhere you look, starting with a stroll beneath the two-story, lantern-filled Canopy Sky or a walk through Foggy Hollow. A three-story pumpkin greeter welcomes guests into a gorgeous gourd display of towering pumpkin sculptures. Even bigger fun unfolds across the park at the Garden of Giants with pumpkins weighing over 1,000 pounds!

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Silver Dollar City Shines Bright Beginning November 4

Press Release from Silver Dollar City

(BRANSON, Missouri 10/30/2023) BRANSON, Missouri — The holiday season shines brighter than ever at Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas, 5-time winner of USA TODAY’s “Best Theme Park Holiday Event,” with over 6.5 million LED lights lining nearly every board of every building, holiday-inspired flavors and tastes around every corner, two Broadway-style productions decking the halls each day and 40 rides and attractions taking flight through the sky with Santa’s sleigh from Nov. 4 – Dec 30.

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 Silver Dollar City Reveals Record-Setting Indoor Family Coaster

Press Release from Silver Dollar City

 (Branson, MO – 8/14/2023) Silver Dollar City today announces the new groundbreaking $30 million FIRE IN THE HOLE indoor family roller coaster, the largest in the Midwest. Opening in spring of 2024, the highly-anticipated attraction joins the park’s lineup of revolutionary rides. Located in the newly incorporated Fire District, FIRE IN THE HOLE doubles the size of one of The City’s most popular areas, already home to Station No. 3 firehouse and a collection of family-friendly attractions. Just ten months ago, the 1880s theme park, Silver Dollar City revealed an additional $30 million investment in new guest experiences and improvements, hinting at further development in the next five years. Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel guidance platform, recently announced Silver Dollar City, located in the picturesque Ozark Mountains, as the number one amusement park in the United States based on traveler reviews and ratings. 

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Celebrate the GRAND FINALE of The Original Fire In The Hole!

Press Release from Silver Dollar City

Branson, MO (February 13, 2023) Proclaiming 2023 the Grand Finale of the world’s most historic indoor roller coaster, Silver Dollar City officials announce the original Fire In The Hole is boarding last riders during the upcoming season. For those who are park fans and Fire In The Hole aficionados, or for those who have never experienced the internationally-awarded Silver Dollar City before, all riders have the opportunity to become part of the journey of this legendary coaster. To celebrate, park creative teams are deep in the process of planning Fire In The Hole special events, parkwide fun and promotions, kicking off March 11 with Spring Break and culminating at the end of December.  

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Our 2022 Golden Ticket Awards Ballot

With the Golden Ticket Awards presented by Amusement Today being announced this coming weekend in San Antonio at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, I figured it would be interesting to our readers to get some insight into the awards categories, who we voted for and our rationale behind it.

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