Silver Dollar City
Branson, Missouri
An Old Time Christmas 2011
November 5, 2011
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We only had two rides on Powder Keg earlier in the season and being one of the best coasters in the Midwest our goal for the day was to spend some serious time speeding around its course. 

Good news...we got to.  You see the huge crowd that was nipping on our heels as we headed to Powder Keg did not follow us to the coaster, instead they headed straight for the theater next door to see one of Silver Dollar City's many Christmas shows.  The crowd was primarily folks aged 60 or above and they were there for a day of shows, food and shopping while Bond and I were there to ride and ride, grab a bite to eat and then ride some more.



For our first ride of the day on Powder Keg Bond and I had the coaster all to ourselves which is what is known as a "Zen Ride" in coaster geek speak.



Powder Keg is just insane fun and one of the best openings of any coaster out there.  Launching you up and over an airtime hill and then plunging down the side of a mountain is a great way to get your heart racing and adrenaline flowing through your veins..



The only thing I don't like about Powder Keg is that you really can't get a good view of the ride from inside the park which makes it hard to get any decent photos of it.  One of these years I'd love to get down and around this ride for a few hundred photos.



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