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[sanddunerider]

Last time I was @ the landing,  that train was gone!!  thank you!!

They should have been promoting train for a kids ride..  LOL..

Now they are using 6 pass golf carts for free,  flag them down anywhere and ride to anywhere.. (on the strip at the landing)..  much better..   and easier on and off than the trolley..

[Gilligan]

Sand, you're right.  That train is gone, and it was an embarrassment!  I miss trolleys - they added to the "ambience" of the Landing.  The golf carts work just fine, but I wish they looked "more in place".  The Paddlewheel operation also has transportation available to those eating at the restaurant or riding on one of their boats - Lake Queen and Princess Landing (I think those are the names). 

[Junior]

I knew when they put Branson Landing in that the entertainment would fade out ASAP, and it has been cut way back. The Trolley, too. When I lived about 10 years ago in a small town without many amenities, a Branson Landing, or Tanger, or Branson Meadows was very appealing on a Branson trip, because I could go to all the chain stores without the big city hassles. Easy access and easy in and out. Now that I live in an area where all of that stuff is close by, to me the malls in Branson are not that big of a thrill. I saw the red roof slip away slowly over the years, and Branson Meadows always struggled. A mall is a mall is a mall. I know many people loved those trolleys, too bad they are out. It did make the landing unique in a special way. A kiddie train there occasionally is nice, too, but it's not there all the time. Just wait, there will come a time when the fire and water shows at the fountain will be reduced or cut out, too.

[mickbrown]

The Trolley was a real danger. If they could have kept the drivers to a safe speed and just ringing the bell rather than honking the horn as they sped toward the folks who foolishly thought it was safe to walk down the Promenade with their small children, they might have avoided some of the complaints and lawsuits. The Trolley would have been a nice addition to an atmosphere of outdoor shopping and entertainment. But that just didn't happen.
Instead we now see a little train that rolls slowly, offends nobody and has a huge number of people willing to pay the $5 ea for their children as well as themselves to make the round trip ride.