Silver Dollar City
Branson, Missouri
March 25 & 26, 2011
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With the temperatures in the upper 30's to mid 40's for the day I had expected Silver Dollar City to have just not opened the Lost River of the Ozarks as who wants to get soaked when they're cold?  Honestly most parks out there would have just closed it but with Silver Dollar City's desire to take care of everyone like they're family they really go out of their way to make sure everything is open that can be.



Of course by the end of the day there were a few crazy people taking it for a ride.  I'd do it if I didn't have a desire to be warm and dry but I'd like to give it a try when we go back later in the year as it looks like fun.



One thing that really makes Silver Dollar City such a great place is it's theming and how there's just tons of little stuff all around you making you feel like you're in a sleepy Ozark backwoods town in the 1880's.  There are signs, old farm implements, employees in period garb and fun little hands on stuff like this water pump that pretty much every kid in the park like Bond had to pump a few times as they walked past.



Most of the people at Silver Dollar City are super nice but there is a class of folks there who are just plain evil who like torturing your senses with aromas that will bring you to your knees, destroy any willpower you might have and make you open your wallets again and again.  You who've been there know who I'm talking about...the Skillet People.

You can hardly go anywhere at Silver Dollar City without being accosted by the sweet smells of the Sausage Medley, Harvest Skillet, the Philly Cheese Steak (which Bond and I devoured for lunch) and more.  It's so hard to decide which one to have for lunch as they all smell so good.  I guess if loving a skillet is wrong...I don't want to be right.



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