Family Fun

Family Fun

SILVER DOLLAR CITY In 2019, Silver Dollar City begins a new era of even bolder entertainment with “The Year of Shows & Festivals.” Topline features include a new $1 million, original mega-production show for Summer, Reuben’s Swashbuckling Adventure; and new for Fall, Pumpkin Nights with thousands of glowing pumpkins artfully brought to life throughout the streets of the City, creating the biggest Fall in the park’s nearly six-decade history.

SPRING RIDE DAYS (Mar. 13-17, 20-24, 27-31, and Apr. 5 & 7) Experience the revolutionary, one-ofa-kind roller coaster Time Traveler, the fastest, steepest and tallest spinning roller coaster in the world. Plus, with over 40 thrilling rides and family attractions, Silver Dollar City is the perfect place to break out and ride lots of rides during your Spring Break.

YOUNG CHRISTIANS WEEKEND (Apr. 5-7) A special teen-focused event with top Christian artists, workshops and rallies.

FESTIVAL OF WONDER (Apr. 10-29) “A Most Amazing Entertainment Experience,” Festival of Wonder presents Phoenix Fire, a black-light, laser and fire production with jaw-dropping visual special effects. New acts like the “Wheel of Danger” and aerial acrobatics headline the festival’s CirqUnique show, new Harp Extreme explores musical styles with some of the world’s top harpists. Returning acts include the high-flying X-Pogo stunt show and speed painting with Paint Jam.

BLUEGRASS & BBQ (May 2-27) One of the world’s best bluegrass events features Flatt Lonesome, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and lots of tasty BBQ. New for 2019 is Bluegrass Nights, nightly concerts in Echo Hollow Amphitheatre.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES (May 31-June 2 and June 7-9) Bands spanning the decades rock out in the Echo Hollow Amphitheatre, including Grammy-winning jazz-rock stars Blood, Sweat & Tears.

STAR-SPANGLED SUMMER (June 8-July 21) Imagination comes to life on stage in a huge, new original production, created exclusively for Silver Dollar City, Reuben’s Swashbuckling Adventure. The $1 million Broadway-style musical is a magical journey of discovery with a colorful cast, flying characters, state-of-the-art sets and special effects. Also new for summer, direct from America’s Got Talent is Kid Magic, starring Kadan Bart Rockett & Brooklyn. A new Echo Hollow Show and a new Saloon Show debut, and dance styles of all kinds are featured in Dance Explosion.

MOONLIGHT MADNESS (July 20-Aug. 4) Time Traveler… the fastest, steepest, tallest spinning roller coaster of its kind IN THE DARK! Enjoy 40 rides during this last blast of summer celebration; until 10 p.m. (and open until midnight on select days) and have fun after dark with street dancing and fireworks finale in Echo Hollow.

SOUTHERN GOSPEL PICNIC (Aug. 22-Sept. 2) Southern Gospel’s 12 biggest days and nights with top Southern Gospel artists, plus the House of Chicken & Fixin’s.

COUNTRY MUSIC DAYS (Sept. 6-22) This NEW event presents 13 back-to-back days of iconic country music plus Saturday Night Celebrity Concerts with Classic country stars.

HARVEST FESTIVAL featuring CRAFT DAYS & NEW PUMPKIN NIGHTS (Sept. 25-Oct. 26) Welcoming visiting artisans, with select new crafters each week and launching the biggest fall in the park’s nearly six-decade history with Pumpkin Nights, transforming into a glowing-orange wonderland. Thousands of pumpkin creations and larger-than-life scarecrows, cats, owls and other characters shining in the dark. Pumpkin Pathway leads to Pumpkin Plaza with a dance party and fall activities, a new nighttime family experience.

AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS (Nov. 2-Dec. 30) One of the nation’s most acclaimed holiday festivals, An Old Time Christmas features the Christmas in Midtown Light Spectacular, Rudolph’s Holly Jolly™ Christmas Light Parade, a towering Special Effects Christmas Tree, two Broadwaystyle Christmas productions and 6.5 million lights.

NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION (Dec. 31 & Jan. 1) An event with special entertainment to ring in the New Year.

Showboat Branson Belle is America’s Most Entertaining Lake Adventure features 3-course meals and amazing live shows. A unique experience like no other offered in the region, cruises aboard this authentic paddle wheeler offer scenic tours on pristine Table Rock Lake with multi-level viewing decks. Plus inside, in a showroom and 700-seat dining room that spans three stories, the ship’s cast delivers on the promise of “most entertaining” with a variety show of singing and dancing performers plus a live band. Music genres include classic favorites from Broadway to rock and today’s country, plus awardwinning comedy. Enjoy a meal, a cruise and a show – all in one experience!

At White Water, dive into 13 acres of water rides and slides filled with over 2-million gallons of fun for all ages! From mild-to-wild and relaxing to fullout exciting, White Water is a tropical adventure right in America’s Heartland. Palm trees and lush foliage greet you as you wander the park’s paths, leading you to adventures from 10-story slides, drop-down towers and raging waters to a relaxing river float and wave pool. More than one dozen themed attractions offer something for most every age, including immersive play areas for the little ones. Outfitted cabanas let you watch TV, enjoy the shade and have your own special family meeting place (upgrade option). Don’t miss Night Water where riding and sliding goes from day into night during starry summer nights.

Fritz’s Adventure is a dynamic family attraction that brings the excitement and challenges of outdoor adventure into a multi-dimensional indoor environment. Experience three stories and 80,000 square feet where you can experience elements of the world around you that, anywhere else, would be prohibited or discouraged. Just opened is America’s first Aerodium Outdoor Flying Adventure: a vertical, open-air, 140 mph wind tunnel. The thrill of skydiving in a safe, controlled environment, for guests young and old.

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Shepherd of the Hills Historic Homestead tells the story of the lives, hopes and dreams of the Ozark Mountain people from Harold Bell Wright’s classic tale “The Shepherd of the Hills.” At the Historic Homestead, guests enjoy an off-roud ATV adventure, crafts displays, live music, Ozark dining, cowboy music shows and a 230-foot Inspiration Tower with breathtaking views of the Ozarks.

The world’s most visited dinner attraction, Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Branson presents its largest, most high-spirited adventure ever. Featuring a rousing overture highlighted by 32 magnificent horses and a cast of top-notch riders, The Stampede will thrill you with daring feats of trick riding and competition. Experience the Stampede of the Buffalo, hilarious racing pigs, fan favorite competitions, and a Grand Patriotic Finale of red, white and blue. All of this pageantry is proudly served with a fabulous four-course feast.

Branson’s IMAX® Entertainment Complex presents original IMAX® and first-run movies in a state-of-the-art stadiumstyle theater. The complex also includes McFarlain’s Family Restaurant, a food court, a live music theatre, shops and three 35-mm movie screens.

Branson Jet Boats is the first of its kind in the area. The tour departs from the Branson Landing and combines thrilling maneuvers with local history, stories and natural beauty along Lake Taneycomo.

Grand Country Square is home to Splash Country, the 40,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor water park, Grand Country Music Hall, Grand Country Buffet, indoor mini golf, indoor go-karts, gift shops and features the world’s largest banjo.

Welk Resort offers families an indoor/ outdoor water attraction called “The Splash-A-Torium!” Open year-round, it features an outrageous 100-foot indoor water slide, indoor/outdoor pool and “Splash-Zone” where staying dry is next to impossible.

Branson Scenic Railway takes passengers on a narrated trip from historic downtown Branson through the rugged Ozarks into Arkansas or north to Galena, Missouri.

BRANSON SCENIC RAILWAY

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You can set sail and relax onboard the Spirit of America catamaran on Table Rock Lake for an open-air, open water experience the whole family can enjoy.

Water adventure in Branson also includes gliding over the sparkling waters of Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo with Kayak Branson across from Table Rock State Park and at Branson Landing.

You can “See It All” with Chopper Charters helicopter rides and tours departing from the downtown Taney County Airport, M. Graham Clark Field and Branson Helicopter Tours located on Highway 76.

The Escape Branson ® is a simple and fun live escape game, designed for small groups of 2-6 people. You get 60 minutes to climb a mountain of puzzles and mysteries in a room. The goal is simple yet challenging: get out in time!

Parakeet Pete’s Steampunk Balloon offers the thrill of a balloon ride that is sure to delight everyone in your family with a 360-degree view of Lake Taneycomo and Branson as it rises above Branson Landing.

Bigfoot Fun Park is the centerpiece of the $10 million attraction with a 200- foot free-fall tower. Two of the rides are extreme rides for serious thrill seekers, while indoors is a state-of-the-art arcade. Bigfoot Discovery Expedition™ searches for evidence at Branson Bigfoot Farms, a working Scottish Highland cattle farm, with some of the most incredible sites in the Ozark Mountains.

Runaway Mountain Coaster on Hwy. 165 is a family-friendly thrill ride over 5,000 feet of track. Gravity pulls you down hills, around corners and through two 360° horizontal loops as you race to the bottom at speeds up to 30mph or choose to travel at a more moderate pace and enjoy the natural beauty and views.

The Branson Coaster begins with a quick descent after departing loading area on Highway 76. The tracks twist and turn so close you’ll think you are going to collide with other carts. As you reach the bottom, a chain-driven system will catch your cart and begin to bring you back up to the top.

Parakeet Pete’s Waterfront Zipline at Branson Landing allows guests to sit sideby-side and zip across Lake Taneycomo with a great panoramic view.

Branson Zipline at Wolfe Mountain offer authentic eco-adventures in the Ozark Mountains. Thrilling options include a variety of guided canopy tours with treks across numerous zip lines, over sky bridges and high atop platforms. The largest synthetic snow tubing hill in the US is at the Branson Zipline at Wolfe Mountain. This unique year-round attraction uses the high-performance snow sports surface Snowflex ® . Phase one of Snowflex ® tubing will allow up to eight tubes to run down the slope. The Shepherd of the Hills Vigilante ZipRider is an exciting thrill ride launching from the open-air deck of the 230-foot tall Inspiration Tower, whisking guests on an adrenaline-pumping downhill ride over the 160-acre homestead.

Adventure Ziplines is just minutes from most of the hotels, shows and attractions. Your heart will leap as you zip through the air with a beautiful view that usually is only seen by soaring birds and other treetop dwellers.

Big Cedar Lodge’s Fun Mountain has a 4,000-sq.-ft. arcade and an augmented climbing wall that creates interactive games to excite any climbing skill level. You can bowl in the ocean on 16 full lanes with a unique underwater-like experience. The full swing golf simulator is the closest thing to being out on the course. Little ones can enjoy the Kids’ Climbing Area and Sky Tykes Ropes Course with a giant suspended pirate ship and ropes course for guests less than 48” tall. Check out the Flip Zone and turn your world upside down on this radically different bumper car ride that rotates 360 degrees.In the Spin Zone, send your friends into a tail spin with bumper cars that rotate 360 degrees horizontally. Wilderness lovers will be transported to Fort Big Cedar, a Laser Tag arena that hosts up to 24 players at a time. Uncle Buck’s Grill offers a full-service menu of tasty treats like burgers, salads, sandwiches, pizza and fountain treats.

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Check out the NASCAR-themed Thunder Alley go-karts at Big Cedar Lodge, designed by 2017 NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn. Thunder Alley delivers high-speed fun for the whole family with powerful “turbo boosts” to blast past the competition.

Bass Pro Shops’ Shooting Academy is a world-class training facility, ideal for families, group outings and private events, with 920-acres of activities set against the stunning backdrop of the Ozarks.

WonderWorks, the upside-down adventure, is a science focused, indoor amusement park for the mind. Four floors of non-stop “edutainment” for all ages, with over 100 hands-on interactive exhibits.

A new kind of thrill at Track Family Fun Parks. The Skyscraper has a base tower that stands 80 feet tall, and the windmillstyle propeller arms extends to 160 feet tall at their maximum height, with a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour. Enjoy high-rise go-karts, classic go-karts, bumper cars, arcades and The Branson Ferris Wheel.

BRANSON FERRIS WHEEL

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New celebrity dining experiences come to Branson Landing Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen – a one-of-a-kind, family-style dining experience featuring the Deen Family’s own recipes.

Jimmy Buffet’s Landshark Bar & Grill lights up the night with a taste of the tropics, live entertainment and a 2000-sq.-ft. fountain-side patio.

Andy B’s Bowl Social – a unique mix of boutique bowling, attractions and dining at Branson Landing. Modern American cuisine, local craft brews, wine and craft cocktails, plus lots of social games to bring everyone together.