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Is it just me or is there no way to upload a photo with a post?
From what I can see, we have to upload the photo somewhere else and the add it to the list using the link.

Looks like the side of Fire in the Hole may be getting a huge billboard facing the highway.

Anyone know where the second Thunderation train is?

Bumper cars are not a "Carnival attraction" and they have them at many parks including Dollywood. 

We love Dollywood, but the area of the park with the bumper cars is so out of place and we actually didn't even venture over there this last trip. Maybe, and its a huge maybe, if they were super well themed cars and setting, had a great queue area, and were inside where you couldn't see them from outside they could possibly fit, but it would be very hard to not make them be just a low quality carnival attraction compared to everything else in the park.

Looking back at when Dollywood announced their $300 million ($405 million investment todays dollars) investment that included the DreamMore, this is a general list of what they got:
DreamMore Resort
FireChaser Express
Lightning Rod
Drop Line
Whistle Punk Chaser
TailSpin Racer Slides at Splash Country
Wildwood Grove - 6 acre area
- Dragonflier
- Till & Harvest Restaurant
- Mad Mockingbird
- Frogs
- Black Bear Trail
- Treetop Tower
- Hidden Hollow Indoor play area
- Wildwood Creek Splash Pad
- Great Tree Swing boat ride
- The Wildwood Tree show tree
Plus show, festival, and other general park improvements.


I think this is a much bigger deal than most people are realizing.

Personally, I don't mind the design as we love the DreamMore.

I honestly think that they didn't go with a rustic lodge look for a few reasons and Big Cedar being a big one. Why make a resort that everyone just says looks like Big Cedar?

Another is what is more appealing to most moms picking a resort for their family, a rustic lodge or a nice clean looking resort in a beautiful setting? My wife is going to pick the current rendering over something rustic basically every time.

Eventually, the train could link to a new resort or another entrance by a resort.

Having the train bring people from a resort into the park would also require more staffing since there would need to be security and ticket booth staff at the resort depot too.

The trolly system at Dollywood works great and could even be better at SDC assuming they build a road through the woods for the trolly system only.

Yes, the loop between Fire in the Hole and Grand Expo will now be complete.

They went live yesterday, but they aren't promoting it until tomorrow.

The early presale allows you to renew at the same base price (parking and trailblazer additions are increasing a little).

You can see the benefits here: https://www.silverdollarcity.com/tickets/passholders/

Food discounts stay the same.
Showboat discount is changing and Silver isn't getting it.
Campground discount is Diamond and Gold only now.
Added a Pink Jeep tour discount for Gold and Diamond.
Daily guest ticket discount is increasing to $25 for Diamond and $49 for Gold.

It also looks like the Street Fest replacement will be called Spring Exposition.

I didn't get photos, but there is active work happening at the new land.

Also, the fence along 76 on the side of the new Fire in the Hole is down and work on a new retaining wall is in progress. I wonder if they might be creating a service road on that side of the building to have access to the Plaza area now that the other way is blocked with the entrance plaza of Fire in the hole.

There will be a renewal sale for current pass holders for the first time.
The sale begins on October 9th.
No other info has been released yet.

Announcement is October 17th at 3 pm at the park.

The 2024 ornament is Fire in the Hole.

https://ozarkly.com/stories/cherished-christmas-ornaments/

As other parks being to make announcements for 2025 and we approach the year anniversary of the Fire in the Hole announcement event, what are we thinking for SDC?

On another topic, anyone driven by Indian Ridge recently? I don't have any trips planned until October myself, but I am curious if they are moving ahead with earthwork or if they were just clearing and grubbing to make survey work easier.

Last Wednesday I drove by to check it out and it doesn't look like any additional noticeable work has happened. There is the chance that there is stuff happening further down the hill where you can't see from the road, but it doesn't look like it.