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Silver Dollar City named Top 5

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BRANSON, Missouri – Silver Dollar City has been named as one of the Top 5 Amusement Parks in the country, according to the national USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The 1880s-style theme park was chosen as a nominee by a panel of amusement and theme park experts consisting of USA Today editors, 10Best.com editors…

Young Christians Weekend at SDC

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BRANSON, Missouri – Billed as “The Ultimate 3-Day Youth Event,” Silver Dollar City’s Young Christians’ Weekend (YCW), April 5-7, is designed to bring youth groups together in Branson, Missouri for three days of worship, learning and fun at one of America’s Top 10 theme parks.  Starting in 1975, YCW has gained momentum with hundreds of…

Record 2018 attendance for SDC

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Silver Dollar City, with a $26 million investment in Time Traveler, the world’s fastest, steepest and tallest spinning coaster, reported nearly 2.2 million guests (actual total 2,184,000) visiting the park in 2018, the highest numbers in the park’s 59-year history. Part of the successful year is also attributed to the globally-acclaimed “An Old Time Christmas”…

Tulsans commended for service

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Silver Dollar City announced the winners of a search to salute community heroes as part of a “Dream Big, Do Good” initiative, recognizing extraordinary people who make a difference in their communities. The “Dream Big, Do Good” campaign was held in conjunction with the theme park’s new world record-setting roller coaster Time Traveler. Ten individual…

Silver Dollar City in Branson goes all out for Christmas

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BRANSON, Mo. – Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas has been expanded with 1.5 million more lights (a total of 6.5 million) with light displays nine stories tall. A new feature in 2017 is Christmas In Midtown Light Spectacular. The festival features an evening light parade, two Broadway-style original musical productions, a 5-Story Special…

The Festival of Wonder

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There’s always something new at Branson’s Silver Dollar City BRANSON, Missouri – Do you ever feel like your favorite amusement park is the same year after year after year? That’s not true with Silver Dollar City. The folks who run Silver Dollar City are constantly checking with visitors to see what they like and don’t…

Christmas is a special occasion at Silver Dollar City

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BRANSON, Mo. – Visiting Silver Dollar City during the Christmas season is like a trip back in time to better days. With the arrival of cooler temperatures, it was wonderful to see the lighting of the gigantic five-story Christmas tree in the Main Street Square. It was almost as much fun to see the faces…

Fun, fun, fun at Silver Dollar City

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BRANSON, Mo. – Every trip to Silver Dollar involves a wonderful new discovery. Just 200 miles from Tulsa, Silver Dollar City is a great destination for a weekend trip from Oklahoma. Where else can you get a taste of the Ozarks, top-notch entertainment, rides for the kids, handmade crafts and lots of fun for all…

Expanded attractions await visitors to Silver Dollar City

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BRANSON, Mo. – Silver Dollar City has never lacked for rides, entertainment and culture. Now it has even more. Families have no worries here about the wholesome nature of Silver Dollar City – and the great fun during the Star Spangled Summer of 2015. This year, Silver Dollar City opened Fireman’s Landing, an $8 million…