Category Archives: Branson Attractions

Will Silver Dollar City’s iconic Wildfire be eclipsed by Outlaw Run?

Silver Dollar City's iconic Wildfire metal coaster will be joined by...

BRANSON, MO, February 24, 2013 — The iconic photo of Silver Dollar City‘s Wildfire Coaster has been seen by millions of people interested in Branson and Silver Dollar City and for good reason. “Wildfire ” is a world class metal coaster that not only provides one of the most exciting and exhilarating coaster rides on the planet, but an unparallel view of the surrounding Ozarks including, even if only for a brief exciting moment, a view of Table Rock Lake. It reaches speeds up to 66 MPH and incorporates five inversions including high-speed spirals, a cobra roll, a full loop and a corkscrew after its initial vertical 15 story drop. It has been the undisputed “king” of Silver Dollar City’s four coaster rides, in terms of height, speed and twists and turns.

When Silver Dollar City opens for its 2013 Branson season on March 17 all that is about to change with the addition of the park’s fifth coaster ride to its line up, “Outlaw Run.” Whereas Wildfire is a metal coaster, Outlaw Run is a world record setting wooden coaster. After a wooden coaster record setting 16 story 81 degree near vertical drop, its riders will travel at speeds up to 68 miles per hour on the world’s only wooden coaster to twist upside down with a 720-degree (double) barrel roll, and nine periods of “air time” where riders will experience a feeling of floating and weightlessness.

the world record setting wooden coaster Outlaw Run.

Will the pictures of the new Outlaw Run eclipse the iconic status of photos of Wildfire? Who knows, but does it really make any difference? Which coaster achieves iconic status will be of little import to the riders of Wildfire and Outlaw Run as they have a coaster experience not available anywhere else.

It’s an experience that just gets better when the parks other three unique coaster rides, “Fire in the Hole, “”Powder Keg” and “Thunderation” are factored in. “Fire-In-The-Hole,” a unique indoor coaster taking its riders on a night time trip through an Ozarks town that has been set on fire by the infamous “Baldknobbers and is filled with adventure, high-speed drops and an exciting ending. “PowderKeg ” is a compressed air-launch coaster that accelerates from the “Powder House” going from 0 to 53 MPH in just 2.8 seconds and takes its riders through spiraling turns and trees at speeds up to 64 MPH after its initial 110 foot drop. “Thunderation” is a high-speed coaster that takes its riders 121 feet before sending them on an exciting ride providing a scenic view of the Ozarks at speeds up to 48 MPH before a spiraling drop and trip through an underground tunnel.

“With all the excitement about Outlaw Run opening this year and the parks other coasters, it should be remembered that the internationally award winning 1880s theme park is Branson’s oldest and most popular paid attraction featuring six world class festivals, dozens of demonstrating craftsmen, some of the best live shows and entertainment available in Branson and over 30 rides,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center (BTC), one of Branson’s largest and most respected vacation planning services. Johnson points out that Silver Dollar City Tickets purchased through the Branson Tourism Center give the purchaser two exciting fun filled days at the park for the price of one. For additional information or tickets for Silver Dollar City or any of Branson’s other shows and attractions or for lodging arrangements please feel free to contact BTC through its toll free number 1-800-785-1550.

Unique gathering of Titanic authors in Branson

The Titanic Museum Attraction towers above the famed Branson Strip.

BRANSON, MO, February 19, 2019 — “Even today, over 100 years after the tragic sinking of the unsinkable RMS Titanic in the frigid water of the North Atlantic, the public has a keen interest and fascination with the circumstances surrounding its sinking,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center. “Nowhere is there a better or more exciting place to kindle that interest and experience what happened on that fateful voyage than aboard Branson’s Titanic Museum Attraction,” she added.

Johnson points out that there is always a new and exciting reason to take a voyage on the Titanic each year and that 2013 will be no exception. This year a new exhibit will be dedicated to the 133 children who were aboard the Titanic when she sank. “What they saw, heard and felt from the moment they boarded the ship has been documented and visualized for the first time anywhere” in this exhibit, Mary Kellogg-Joslyn, the Titanic Museum Attraction’s co-owner, said recently.

Another unique and special event at the Titanic this year will an historic first time gathering and book signing of six “celebrated authors of Titanic historical books and novels” who will make their public appearances together on Monday, March 18 through Saturday, March 23 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Titanic Museum Attraction’s “First Annual Book Signing Fair.”

In making the announcement, Kellogg-Joslyn pointed out that many books have been written over the years since her sinking about what happened that night. The six day event provides a unique opportunity for Titanic fans and others interested in the Titanic or history to meet and interact with the authors of many of these books who will each have their separate area inside the museum.

“We know that Titanic books are the biggest selling items in our gift shop. Grown-ups and children alike are drawn to them. Perhaps, because the written word can stir emotion and imagination unlike anything else,” says Kellogg-Joslyn. “Each book, in its own way, is a chronicle of faith, heroism, sacrifice and survival. They line the shelves of libraries and private homes around the world, and we’re proud to be one of the largest repositories of Titanic books, anywhere.”

The Authors appearing at the event and the title of their key Titanic work are Lee W. Merideth, “1912 Facts about Titanic;” Bruce M. Caplan, “The Sinking of the Titanic – 1912 Survivor Accounts. Logan Marshall’s original 1912 classic, abridged and edited;” Helen Behr Sanford, “Starboard at Midnight – The Love Story of Two Survivors;” Ken Rossignol, “Titanic 1912 – The Original News Stories;” Wade Sisson, “Racing Through the Night” and Kristen Iversen, “Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth – The True Life Story of the Titanic’s Most Famous Survivor.” Appearing with her, on March 19 and March 20 only, will be Helen Benziger the great-grand-daughter of “Helen Tobin ‘Molly’ Brown.”

Please feel free to contact the Branson Tourism Center for additional information or tickets for the Titanic Museum Attraction or any of Branson’s other shows and attractions or for lodging by calling their toll free number 1-800-785-1550.

Dummies test record breaking $10 million Outlaw Run

Test of Outlaw Run's world breaking 16 story 81 Degree initial drop.

BRANSON, Mo., February 8, 2013 — Roller Coaster enthusiasts have been excitedly awaiting the anticipated opening of the world class record breaking wooden roller coaster Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City for its 2013 season since its announcement in mid August of 2012. They got the first indication of what is in store as the completed coaster started its final testing today. Today’s testing included coach train cycling over the course of the track fully loaded with “water dummies” simulating the average weight of humans and was witnessed by members of the media. This link, to a 53 second video of the actual test ,provides a Point of View (POV) look at what the dummies experienced and what the riders of Outlaw Run can expect, the ride of their lives!

When the coaster was initially announced, Brad Thomas, senior vice president, Silver Dollar City Attractions said “Our Silver Dollar City fans told us they wanted a new thrill attraction…We pushed to take the classic wood coaster to a place it’s never been before by applying modern technology and techniques to traditional wood coaster building methods. The result is a wood coaster with never-done-before thrill elements.” Themed around the stagecoach travels in the old west, Outlaw Run’ will take its riders on a breath taking 1 minute 27 second ride, including a 81 degree, nearly vertical, initial drop of 16 stories, and a record breaking three inversions aboard the custom-designed “stagecoach” trains of “Silver Dollar City’s Western Missouri Stagecoach Company.”

“Outlaw Run is yet another exciting example of why Silver Dollar City is Branson’s oldest and most popular paid attraction,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center, one of Branson’s largest and most respected vacation planning services. “What more could a roller coaster enthusiast ask for as Outlaw Run joins the parks other two world class coaster rides ‘PowderKeg,’ a compressed air-launch coaster that accelerates from 0 to 53 MPH in just 2.8 seconds and the iconic ‘Wildfire’ a 66 mile per hour multi-looping steel coaster.” Johnson points out that when you buy your Silver Dollar City tickets from the Branson Tourism Center you get a two day pass for the price of one day. For further information on Silver Dollar City, Outlaw Run additional information or tickets for any of Branson’s other shows and attractions or for lodging arrangements please contact the Branson Tourism Center calling their toll free number 1-800-785-1550.

Midwest Living designates Branson as a “Great Midwest Winter Weekend Escape”

Open, even in the snow, the distinctive earthquake look of "Ripley's Believe" It Or Not" makes it one of the most identifiable buildings in the world.

BRANSON, Mo., January 28, 2013 — “We thought it was ‘cool’ when Branson was designated as one of the 25 Coolest Midwest Lake Vacation Spots by ‘Midwest Living'” in the summer of 2011, but Midwest Living’s recent designation of Branson as one of the 15 Great Midwest Winter Weekend Escapes is really ‘cool,'” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center. “That’s one of the great things about Branson, summer or winter, it’s always a ‘cool’ place to have fun, be entertained, shop, simply relax, or enjoy any of the many other exciting activities Branson offers year round for individuals, families, reunions and groups of all types,” she continued.

In designating Branson as one of the ’15 Great Midwest Winter Weekend Escapes’ the article specifically mentions the beauty of the woods around Table Rock Lake, the simple joy of sipping hot chocolate and enjoying Branson’s “winter landscape from the other side of a picture window.” It emphasizes that even in January and February “the weather is often mild enough by Midwest standards (average highs in the 40s and 50s) to fish and golf” and that “some of Branson’s shows also continue through the winter.”

Johnson points out that although not mentioned in the article, the vast majority of Branson’s major attractions remain open year round. From a Lake Taneycomo sightseeing or dinner cruise with Main Street Lake Cruises to a voyage on the Titanic; Hollywood Wax Museum and Ripleys Believe It or Not to Tigers and Zipliners, even in the winter tBranson offers a myriad of fun and exciting things for Branson visitors to do. Summer or winter, Branson’s famed shopping remains a constant with its three major shopping malls remaining open along with Dicks 5 & 10 and most of Branson’s specialty shops

Branson was the only Missouri destination selected. Beside Branson, the other 14 Midwest Living “Great Midwest Winter Weekend Escapes” were, in alphabetical order, Bayfield, Wisconsin; Black Hills, South Dakota; Brainerd, Minnesota; Canoe Bay, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Crystal Mountain, Michigan; Dearborn, Michigan; Door County, Wisconsin; Hocking Hills, Ohio; Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan; Parke County, Indiana; Southwest Lake Michigan shore, St. Croix River, Wisconsin and Minnesota and Upper Peninsula, Michigan.

New 2013 Branson show season has Grand opening

Jarrett Dougherty the comedian in the "Pierce Arrow Show "cutting" up with members of the Pierce Arrow Quartet.

BRANSON, Mo., January 24, 2013 — “One of the many great things about Branson is the anticipation and excitement that the opening of each new show season in Branson brings as its shows incorporate new innovations, numbers, routines, acts, costuming and choreography into their performances to provide their audiences with a fresh entertainment experience,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center. Mike Patrick, General Manager & Producer of the Grand Jubilee show and the other shows at the “Grand Country Music Hall” agrees.

Patrick said, “When Grand Jubilee opened its 2013 Season on January 1, about 70 percent of the show’s music and 50 percent of its comedy was new.” He points out that there are certain musical numbers such as New South’s performance of “YMCA” and comedy routines that the audience expects and looks forward to that tend to stay in from year to year until there is an indication that the audiences wants a change. Patrick said that to have the 2013 version of Grand Jubilee ready for January 1 they began rehearsals in early November even as they performed their 2012 Christmas shows.

Typically, and 2013 was no exception, it is the new Grand Jubilee that leads Branson shows into their new season. Other shows have started their new 2013 Branson season during January and, as of today, The Official Show Schedule of Branson.Com, powered by the Branson Tourism Center, indicates that by the end of February the following shows, listed alphabetically with links provided to scheduling, pricing and other information, will be open:

it at the Hughes Brothers Theatre

Haygoods

Legends in Concert

New Jersey Nights

Ozark Mountain Jubilee

Pierce Arrow

Sunday Gospel Jubilee

Twelve Irish Tenors

Branson Tourism Center’s Johnson also points out that the majority of Branson’s major attractions remain open years round. From Tigers to fishing, the Odd to a voyage on the Titanic or the excitement of a Zipliner or a Lake Taneycomo sightseeing or dinner cruise with Main Street Lake Cruises, even in February Branson offers visitors an amazing variety of exciting activities.

World record breaking wooden roller coaster brings fresh Branson excitement

Outlaw Runs heart dropping nearly vertical first drop of more than 16 stories.

BRANSON, Mo., January 21, 2013 — “One of the reasons people come back to Branson time after time is because of the efforts of its live shows and attractions to keep what Branson offers fresh and exciting,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center. “Silver Dollar City, Branson’s oldest and most popular attractions is a perfect example of that freshness and excitement with its world class festivals, practicing craftsmen, and dozens of rides always offering something fresh and new, but 2013 is extra special! Potential Branson visitors and locals alike are eagerly awaiting the opening of Outlaw Run, the park’s new first of a kind $10 million record breaking world class wooden coaster ride,” she added.

From its very first drop of more than 16 stories, 162 feet, the steepest wood coaster in the world, puts its riders nearly vertical at 81 degrees as its starts them on ride that will thrill even the most ardent roller coaster aficionado. During the approximately 1 minute and 30 second ride, the world’s second fastest wooden coaster will travel 2,937 feet as it reaches speeds of up to 68 miles per hour, but that’s not all. It is “the world’s first and only double barrel roll on a wood coaster, with a 720-degree (double) barrel roll,” will have nine periods of “air time” where there will be a feeling of floating and weightlessness and it is the only wood coaster to twist upside down.

Outlaw Run will be themed around stage coach travel in the old west with it riders riding the custom-designed “stagecoach” trains of “Silver Dollar City’s Western Missouri Stagecoach Company.” Brad Thomas, senior vice president, Silver Dollar City Attractions said, “”All generations will enjoy this bold and daring ride where the ‘good guys always win, leaving the bad guys in the dust'” as they go “on a journey of unexpected drops, thrilling twists and rolling inversions” passing through “a storied place where civility is waning, outlaws may lurk…”

For additional information or tickets for Silver Dollar City, Outlaw Run or any of Branson’s other shows and attractions or for lodging arrangements please contact the Branson Tourism Center (BTC), one of Branson’s largest and most respected vacation planning services by either calling their toll free number 1-800-785-1550. Johnson also points out that Silver Dollar City Tickets purchased through the Branson Tourism Center give the purchaser two exciting and fun filled days at the park for the price of one.

Branson a perfect Valentine

The Titanic Museum Attractions spectacular "Grand Staircase" is a precise replica of the original.

BRANSON, Mo., January 13, 2013 — What better place than in Branson to express the meaning to your Valentine of what Thomas Hood meant when he said, “Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine?” Branson is filled with ways to show that special someone just how special they are and that they “Art every day my Valentine!”

Whether your Valentine’s Day is a one day celebration on Thursday, February 14 or runs into the weekend, Branson, with its shows, attractions, restaurants, shopping and other activities is a special Valentine to share with that special someone. A number of Branson’s shows will be offering a wide variety of live entertainment to share with your Valentine includin

Hamner Barber Variety Show

Haygoods

it at the Hughes Brothers Theatre

Legends in Concert

Ozark Mountain Jubilee

Ozark Murder Mysteries

Pierce Arrow

Sunday Gospel Jubilee

New Jersey Nights

Twelve Irish Tenors

For that special Valentine’s Day meal Branson has a variety of choices ranging from the simple down home cooking of “Clocker’s Café” in historic downtown Branson to the elegant cuisine of the Level 2 Steak House, Table 22, Cosmopolitan Bistro, Chateau on the Lake and others. For a truly special Valentine’s Day memory how about a romantic champagne cruise and dinner aboard Main Street Lake Cruises 100 foot luxury yacht the Landing Princess as it cruises beautiful Lake Taneycomo from its berth in Branson Landing.

The romance of Valentine’s Day is a perfect fit for the Titanic Museum‘s “Sweetheart Month” as they remember the honeymoon couples and brides-to-be who sailed on the ships fateful maiden voyage. The Titanic’s elegant full sized replica of the “Titanic’s Grand Staircase” is a unique and beautiful spot for a wedding or to renew Wedding Vows on Valentines Day or any time.

For those coming for the Valentine’s weekend, the Branson Tourism Center offers a Valentine’s packages combining lodging, shows, attractions, cruises and more that offers not only a romantic way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but to save money. One example is its Valentine’s Day Package offering 3 days and 2 nights lodging at the Hilton Promenade, choice of show tickets, two tickets to the Titanic Museum Attraction, a special “romance basket” and more.

Why not plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day, with your special Valentine, in Branson? For additional information on celebrating Valentine’s Day in Branson or tickets for Branson’s shows and attractions or for lodging arrangements please contact the Branson Tourism Center (BTC), one of Branson’s largest and most respected vacation planning services by calling their toll free number 1-800-785-1550 or through their website www.BransonTourismCenter.com.

Grand Country is simply Grand Entertainment and Fun

Farm themed 18 hole mini golf currently under construction at Grand Country.

BRANSON, Mo., January 11, 2013 — “For convenience, location, variety and fun in the middle of the Branson Strip, regardless of the weather, Grand Country just about has it all,” said Tammy Johnson, the Director of Operations for the Branson Tourism Center. In the midst of adding two outdoor 18 hole mini golf courses with interactive sound effects and animations, the Grand Country Entertainment Complex, located in the heart of the world famous “Branson Strip” offers a virtually “one stop” vacation for the entire family.

From a variety of clean, relaxing and spacious accommodations at the Grand Country the complex offers a variety of shows; dining experiences; shopping; games and activities that is unrivaled in Branson. This including indoor, and soon to be available outdoor, miniature golf; an indoor pool with water park and the “Fun Spot,” one of the most complete video and arcade game facilities in Branson.

“Splash Country Indoors,” Missouri’s first-indoor water park, is connected to the Grand Country Inn. It offers its guests 20,000 square feet of tumbling, falling squirting, and watery fun 365 days a year regardless of what the weather is like outside.

Branson is noted for its shows and the Grand Country complex’s “Grand Country Music Hall” offers a variety of exciting shows sure to entertain just about every member of the family. A favorite of families with children is Amazing Pets, an amazing troupe of cats and dogs, many which have been rescued from dog pounds and humane societies across the country. It’s a show that delights children and the young of heart as, along with many other magical surprises, the show lights up the faces of its audience with excitement and anticipation.

The Grand Country Music Hall is also the home of one of Branson’s most popular shows, the fabulous Grand Jubilee. Produced by Mike Patrick, and featuring one of the best live bands in Branson, this musical/comedy variety show features the music of the one of Branson’s most outstanding quartets, “New South,” the vocals of Jackie Brown and Todd Bradshaw and the comedy and talents of Jamie Haage as “Jim Dandy.” In addition, the Grand Country Music Hall has a variety of other shows including the Down Home Country, Comedy Jamboree, New South Gospel, Branson Country USA, Sunday Gospel Jubilee and Ozark Mountain Jubilee.

Farm themed 18 hole mini golf currently under construction at Grand Country.

The complex offers indoor miniature golf and the ‘Grand Country Fun Spot’ featuring a state of the art video arcade game facility that has the most popular video and fun arcade games of every style. From motocross racing to space exploring, it has all the latest arcade attractions along with the ‘White River Black Light Mini-Golf Course in 3D;‘ Mini-Bowling with “cool lights illuminating the bowling lanes along with, rockin’ videos and music” and much more

The Grand Country complex is also home to one of Branson’s most popular buffets the “Grand Buffet,” offering a bewildering selection of items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is also home to “Pappa Grand’s Pizza” and “Glenn’s Frozen Custard” while being within five to ten minutes walking distance of a variety of other Branson restaurants and Wal-Mart

Branson Tourism Center’s Johnson suggests that, in terms of convenience and the variety of entertainment, lodging, food and exciting things to do that it offers, the Grand Country Complex is hard to beat. For additional information on the Grand Country its shows, lodging or entertainment or any of Branson’s other shows and attractions please contact the Branson Tourism Center (BTC), one of Branson’s largest and most respected vacation planning services by calling their toll free number 1-800-785-1550.

Al Capone’s Ozark Hideaway?

Al Capone's summer retreat?

BRANSON, Mo., January 5, 2013 — When Main Street Lake Cruises’ Lake Queen slipped her moorings at Main Street Marina in Branson Landing for her sightseeing cruise on beautiful lake Taneycomo the morning of January 4 most of the passengers on board expected to see majestic Ozark vistas, bluffs that are “tens of thousands” of years old, Bald Eagles and more. Some might even have expected a mention of the Baldknobbers, a vigilante group featured in Harold Bell Wright’s famous novel, “The Shepherd of the Hills” and a mainstay of local history. What most didn’t expect was anything tying one one the most “famous gangsters “of all time, Al Capone, to the Branson area..

Capone was a “famous” Chicago gangster during the prohibition era in Chicago and was the head of the “Chicago Mob.” Although no one was every tired for it, it is suspected that he was responsible for the infamous 1929 “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” in retaliation against Bugs Moran, the leader of a “rival gang” during which seven were brutally shot to death. Capone’s criminal career came to an end when he was convicted on federal charges of income tax evasion sentenced to federal prison in 1932, spending the majority of that sentence in Alcatraz, until his parole in 1939. The effects of his neurosyphilis, the repeal of prohibition in 1933 and his incarceration led to Capone’s retirement in Florida where he died of a heart attack at the age of 47.

The question comes to mind, “What does a Chicago gangster have to do with the Ozarks?” After gliding past just about the full length of Rockaway Beach’s scenic lake front, Captain Brian Ayers alerted the passengers to the ruins of a very old two story stone and wooden house at the foot of a bluff, immediately off the right side of the boat and on the opposite shore from Rockaway Beach. He pointed out that in its heyday Rockaway Beach was the premier vacation destination in southwest Missouri and that local legend has it that Al Capone, not only vacationed in Rockaway Beach, but stayed in that house while he was there because of its isolated location and water only approach.

There is no hard evidence that he did, but neither is there that he didn’t, but during the 20s he was known to disappear for periods of time. Could this house be one the places where he went? Who knows for sure, but one thing is certain, as Captain Ayers tells the story of Capone’s Ozarks legend, it sure seems possible and one almost expects to see cigar smoke curling out the windows of the house.

Agility at core of Branson success

Displaying the agility that has made it Branson's oldest and most popular paid attraction, construction is well along on Silver Dollar City's newest thrill ride "Outlaw Run."

BRANSON, Mo., January 1, 2013 — Although many words come to mind to describe Branson, “agility” is not typically one of them. Yet from its earliest days over 100 years ago to Branson’s entry into 2013, “Agility” has been at the core of Branson’s success and what it has become today.

“Agility has been defined as “mentally quick, acute or quick in movement.” It helps keep us, be it a city, company or individual, to be efficient and flexible enough to accept and tackle the challenges necessary to “evolve and meet the future in new and innovative ways.”

In August of 1912, less than five months after being incorporated as a city on April 1 of that year, a devastating fire destroyed downtown Branson’s entire commercial district except for three buildings. Branson’s agility in handling that situation and others along the way put it in a position where, at the beginning of its Centennial Year in 2012, it was and had been for decades one of the premier family travel destinations in the United States, entertaining upwards of 8 million guests annually.

Families like the Herschends, Presleys, Mabes, Trimbels, Snadens and so many others had the agility to recognize the full future potential of tourism to the Branson area and act on that recognition in a timely manner. Each of them, and many others, in their own way evolved segments of Branson’s Tourism industry using what was at the time, and to some of them personally, life changing, new and innovative concepts.

Where would Branson be today without the agility of the Herschend family in recognizing the potential of Silver Dollar City and the numerous innovative things they have done over the last 50 plus years to evolve it into one of the top theme parks anywhere? The agility of the Mabes and Presleys as they pioneered Branson’s early entertainment industry? The agility of the Presleys in evolving their original theatre, that could also be used to store boats if all else failed, into one of Branson’s first state of the art theatres and their innovation in sharing their show and Branson on a weekly basis with millions of TV viewers via RFD-TV?

How important was the agility of the Trimbles and Snadons in establishing the spectacular outdoor drama “Shepherd of the Hills” in helping to preserve the area’s history and culture and promoting the heritage that is such a major part of Branson’s charm? Where would Branson’s entertainment industry be without the agility of the long list of entertainers, entrepreneurs and others who quickly recognized Branson’s potential and had the flexibility to not only become part of it, but to help its shows and attractions evolve into what they have become today?

The same agility that has helped make Branson the wonderful place that it is to visit for millions of tourists today is as necessary tomorrow as it is today. If the past is any indication, that agility is an inherent part of the Branson’s spirit and heritage that will help ensure that the excitement, fun, and adventure that is Branson will continue into the future providing Branson visitors with a great experience that will bring them back again and again.