Silver Dollar City

Yes, this post is a few weeks late, but better late than never, right?

On a gorgeous mid-September day, we loaded up the children and headed to Branson for some fun at Silver Dollar City! For those unfamiliar with it, it's a great theme park with a setting in the mid-1800's in the heart of the Ozarks. It is built around the opening of Marvel Cave - the deepest cave in Missouri. We descended to nearly 500 ft below the surface to the base of the cave. The entire tour consisted of almost 700 steps! I am proud to say all the children made it the whole tour on their own two feet. It was a awesome sight and had an interesting history.

When we first entered the park the children were instantly captivated by a blacksmith working in his forge. By the looks of this guy, he did not just play a blacksmith on television. We sat and watched this man work for twenty minutes, at least. I'm not sure if the children or Randy were more fascinated by this guy's work. If you can imagine, we had to peel them away from the forge to go ride some rides.

The children enjoyed the children's section. M was finally tall enough to ride on most of them with an adult and a few on her own. She rode her first rollercoaster in the front car with Randy. When we made a turn I saw a big smile across her face which only confirmed our suspicions: she is fearless. :) H rode his first adult rollercoaster with Randy....and he loved it! He and I rode the 'ElectroSpin'. Imagine you are on a pendulum and gyroscope at the same time...all I can say is: Don't eat right before going on this ride. H handled it pretty well, but was not disappointed when it stopped. He decided he could wait about ten years before riding it again. He has already planned the rides he will ride the next time we go!  

 

 

A couple of lollygaggers



We interrupted the rides for a picnic lunch while watching the 'Sumptin Mo Stunt Show'. It was a perfect 'lunch' theater. The mellodrama was set in the old west with some pretty amazing stunts. The boys were getting into the shoot out scenes ready to jump in if more hands were needed rescuing the Mayor's daughter.

  

We ended our day with a train ride, but this was no ordinary train ride. I won't give it away, but needless to say everyone one enjoyed it...well, everyone except M who passed out about about the first 60 seconds. She was plum tuckered out.

The boys with cast from Sumptin Mo Stunt Show

It was a full day, but everyone had a great time. The weather was beautiful, we rode a lot of rides, toured the cave, saw the stunt show, and still left with things yet to do. I think it is safe to say we all look forward to our next adventure out to Silver Dollar City!