The arrival of summer spotlights a great American tradition: family summer travel. And as families look for ways to pack adventure into their limited time off – and please all ages – parks and attractions that offer a broad range of rides and activities, such as Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, rise to the top for weekend get-aways as well as full vacation trips.
Cited for a combination of “scream-worthy” thrill rides as well as family attractions and rides for smaller kids, Silver Dollar City was recently named to the list of Best Amusement Parks for Families from TripAdvisor’s family travel site Family Vacation Critic, and in Top-Rated TripAdvisor Attractions in 50 States. Carried by outlets from MSN Travel and AOL to the Today Show’s website and Facebook, the national recognition gives families more reasons to vacation in Branson, profiled along with Silver Dollar City as one of the 17 Best Affordable Destinations in the USA by U.S. News & World Report. And for true thrill seekers, Silver Dollar City’s world-famous wood coaster Outlaw Run was recently recognized by MSN Travel as one of the Most Terrifying Roller Coasters in the World for the Ultimate Thrill.
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Another Silver Dollar City Attraction, White Water water park garnered its own superlatives, named to the Travel Channel’s Top U.S. Water Parks, with the new half-million dollar Coconut Cove kids’ play area featured in MSN.com’s New Water Park Additions for 2017.
Now through July, Silver Dollar City features the family-focused festival Star-Spangled Summer, featuring the Harlem Globetrotters, with 9 new Guinness World Records for trick shots, in the final year of The Globetrotter Experience show. The festival also presents stunt dogs, champion cloggers and cartoon characters through July 16. Then the park’s night ride event Moonlight Madness, July 15 – 30, brings ride-in-the-dark fun on the park’s 40-plus rides and attractions, including Outlaw Run, named Best New Ride of 2013 worldwide and featured in Guinness World Records 2015. Also presented are evening street dances and performances by international touring group Rockapella.
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Another affiliated attraction, the Showboat Branson Belle, presents the new noon show Country On The Lake, a “Party on the Lake” concert cruise featuring hits from classic rock to today’s country favorites, plus the popular evening show Celebrate and Princess & Pirate Cruises for kids.
Information on Silver Dollar City, White Water and the Showboat Branson Belle is at 800-831-4FUN(386) or www.silverdollarcity.com.