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[shavethewhales]

lol, the Plaza is just a space for food and festival stuff since there aren't really any good open spaces to do any crowded activities in the park. I was hoping they would do concrete pavers or stamped concrete in the area instead of asphalt, but whatever - probably got value engineered out in favor of spending money on things that actually matter. It will look a lot better once they add the decorations, such as the umbrellas that are going to hang across the entire thing.

I'm all for noticing/criticizing architectural details, since we are park nerds, but we also have to be realistic with expectations. 

Anyone else notice the vaguely "victorian" lamps? At one point, SDC was looking to advancing the year forward from 1888 into the 1890's/early 1900's so that they could add a bit of electric lighting and fancier architecture while still maintaining a historic theme. They even started installing Victorian lamps in a few places in the park, and one of the first Christmas festivals had that theme. As of a few years ago, there were still a couple left in the park. It's hard to come up with good lighting that truly fits the 1880's theme. They did have a few electric lights back then, but not in rural MO. In the past they had a lot more of the flickering lights that looked more like lanterns, but it's hard to have those everywhere. Since the park operates so much later for so much of the year now you can't really get away from having some real light sources everywhere.

[Swoosh]

Random clearing behind Outlaw Run
https://www.midwestinfoguide.com/2025/04/silver-dollar-city-unknown-construction.html

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Random clearing behind Outlaw Run
https://www.midwestinfoguide.com/2025/04/silver-dollar-city-unknown-construction.html

I'm guessing this lines up with the new railroad crossing between PowderKeg and Outlaw Run.

[ColaSDC]

So there will be a significant change to the railroad layout?

[shavethewhales]

It's necessary, but that will sure dig more into the wooded feel on that side of the park. Guess that was already kinda moot when they added Outlaw Run though. Back in the old days you used to really leave the park behind when you rode the train. I am old enough to just barely remember the days before Powderkeg and even Buzzsaw Falls when the park ended after FITH.

I still expect that at some point there will be a road or some kind of transport connection right to the resort so that resort guests don't have to leave the property, but perhaps that will come in later phases when the resort is expanded.

[ColaSDC]

as long as they keep the robber show in the same spot and the outlaw run photo op, I wont mind. Changes are necessary sometimes.

[Swoosh]

I'm guessing this lines up with the new railroad crossing between PowderKeg and Outlaw Run.

There will be a new major access road through there that will take out Hobo Junction

So there will be a significant change to the railroad layout?

There will be zero changes to the layout. 

[palallin]

It's necessary, but that will sure dig more into the wooded feel on that side of the park. Guess that was already kinda moot when they added Outlaw Run though. Back in the old days you used to really leave the park behind when you rode the train. I am old enough to just barely remember the days before Powderkeg and even Buzzsaw Falls when the park ended after FITH.

I am old enough to remember before FITH, when the train really did go out into the boondocks.

We haven't bought tickets in a couple years because of my wife's back surgeries and my hip replacement as well as a change in career.  We're looking to maybe try for a trip this fall, but everything I have read here in the last year or so depresses me to the point that my enthusiasm has waned.

[ColaSDC]

It's still a nice charming park, just with some changes. You will like it I'm sure.

[Duelist]

And who said this board is dead?  LOL all it needed was a hot topic to spring back to life! 

[ColaSDC]

And who said this board is dead?  LOL all it needed was a hot topic to spring back to life! 

That's the case for all threads LOL