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Coaster Christmas at Silver Dollar City is always the best way to finish out the coaster season.



 As the lead individual who puts on Coaster Christmas for the American Coaster Enthusiasts Heart of America Region I've got to be up bright and early and am always the first one at Silver Dollar City to hand out registration packets and event shirts (for those who register early enough) once the trams start rolling.



Like any giant family gathering, Coaster Christmas is a wonderful chance to spend time with old friends and to meet some new ones.



For example here is Travis hanging out with a budding future coaster enthusiast during check in.



Once everyone was through the gates as it is tradition Brad Thomas from Silver Dollar City welcomed everyone to Coaster Christmas and gave a presentation about all of the changes and improvements to the park.  A few interesting tidbits from the presentation is that the parks new hotel is coming along nicely, Thunderation will be running in 2027 for the American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con despite rumors of the Arrow Dynamics designed mine trains demise, and tease after tease about what's the new project they have been clearing land and building footers for.  At the end of the presentation everyone in attendance were given numbered shares in the "Marvel Cave Mining Company" and were told that the shares would be quite important in the future.  Curious what those may be for?  My guess is they are invites to the grand opening of the new coaster in 2027.



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