Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!

[PALDonkeys are my way of life!]

So that's where that giant wheel lives! I remember seeing it incessantly in commercials (Discover Card?) this spring. I'd thought it could be at SFOT, but didn't care enough to hunt it out once I discovered my error.

Looking forward to Wildfire. Thanks for the reports - keep 'em coming.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

Well the season has come to an end and I would first like to personally thank everyone who has followed along as I traveled to 87 different parks this year including the awesome North East Tour this summer. It really was a great year for me personally and while it is doubtful I will hit 87 parks in 2012, I will embark on several exciting adventures both in travel and in my personal life. So with that, here we go!

I made the short drive to Branson to visit a park that has some of the best food in the industry, Silver Dollar City. Featuring over 3 million lights and receiving multiple awards for their Christmas shows, this is one park worthy of a visit during an Old Time Christmas. Wildfire was only 24,000 riders away from hitting a record high of one million (Achieved this past weekend!) and I am happy to say I played a small part in reaching that with around 20 rides.

The food was amazing, people are friendly, and the park is everything you expect and more from the Herschend Family.

Hope you enjoy, and if you do, post a comment. If enough comments are posted(what's enough you ask, well, more than 1, lol), I might just have a special 12+ park report I will post as a huge thank you!

[beatle11I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Silver Dollar City is definitely high on my bucket list. The food looks incredible!

[aimsterthe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

Silver Dollar City looks like a really nice park. One of these days I need to get my butt over there for a visit. Oh and the food looks awesome.

[coasterbear302 + 2 = donkey!]

YUM! Cinnamon bread! I love that stuff at Dollywood....but I wonder why yours has icing on it? The one at DW doesn't.

Dollywood and Silver Dollar City are my two favorite parks that I've never been to. I love how they look so much.

I wish more parks would call up B&M to build more Sitting coasters. I really want to ride a looping B&M with those open trains.

[printersdevil78Nuthin' better than a naked donkey!]

^^That's not icing; Chad just got a little too excited about his cinnamon bread....

Awesome stuff! I vote for the 12+ park bonus.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

Glad you guys enjoyed the visit!

YUM! Cinnamon bread! I love that stuff at Dollywood....but I wonder why yours has icing on it? The one at DW doesn't.

The icing just bumps it up a whole nother level. I suppose it's their twist on it.

^^That's not icing; Chad just got a little too excited about his cinnamon bread....

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

Silver Dollar City looks beautiful during Christmas. You've piqued my curiousity about the train ride. I'm guessing there's some sort of Christmas skit involving the outlaws who work there during the regular season. (BGW just plays Christmas carols and puts up some lighted trees for their train ride, which is a bit disappointing.)

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

^ Yup! The train is advertised as a 'sing a long' and is actually quite fun. The narrator will sing and try to get the passengers involved. Along the way the train slows and grandpa reads to everyone about the birth of Christ which takes place on the outskirts if you will. After the reading the train steams along and takes you through the park to see a good portion of the three million Christmas lights. It takes a good bit of time (around 20-25 minutes) so the lines can get long.