Branson, MO is a diverse city. Country music and a variety of other shows line every street, as do theme parks and restaurants. We visited Celebration City today, a sister park of Silver Dollar City. These parks are some of the most popular in Branson.
We ate breakfast at The Plantation Restaurant, a breakfast buffet. Country music roots run deep here, which is why many of the restaurants feature live entertainment, as ours did. After finishing our meal, we drove down “The Strip”, on which many shows and restaurants have placed themselves. We went in a shopping complex which contained many different shops and craftsmen. To name a few, there were glassblowers, toy makers, and one man made his own instruments.
Once we finished window shopping, we went back to the motorhome to spend a few hours at the campground. Rachel and I played ping-pong for the majority of the time. We’re actually becoming pretty good…just don’t challenge us to a tournament any time soon!
Celebration City opens at 3:00 in the afternoon, so we left early enough to get our tickets and be some of the first ones in the park. Park workers actually let people in early, but only to go in the air-conditioned shops. We waited for the ride openings in Kate’s Cookies ‘n’ Cream, an ice cream shop. Because we were there early, we actually got samples of the fresh ice cream (which was really good), although it hadn’t been frozen.
We decided to ride the two water rides first, that way we would have time to dry off. The first one was a short log flume which didn’t get us very wet. In contrast, however, Racing Falls felt like a torrential down-pour! At the end of the largest hill, I actually thought we were safe…not so! That water went up and came back down…right on top of us!
We rode a few smaller rides, including a go-kart track. I don’t think that I’m going to count that as part of my racing career. I finished last. We also rode the Ozark Wildcat, a wooden rollercoaster. For any of you who have been to Knoebels Amusement Park in Pennsylvania, the Wildcat was a combination of the Phoenix and The Twister. Anything similar to either of those coasters must be nothing short of thrilling, and the Wildcat did not disappoint!
We rode a few more rides such as the classic Tilt-A-Whirl, then grabbed some free ice water and drove back to the RV Park.
We ate breakfast at The Plantation Restaurant, a breakfast buffet. Country music roots run deep here, which is why many of the restaurants feature live entertainment, as ours did. After finishing our meal, we drove down “The Strip”, on which many shows and restaurants have placed themselves. We went in a shopping complex which contained many different shops and craftsmen. To name a few, there were glassblowers, toy makers, and one man made his own instruments.
Once we finished window shopping, we went back to the motorhome to spend a few hours at the campground. Rachel and I played ping-pong for the majority of the time. We’re actually becoming pretty good…just don’t challenge us to a tournament any time soon!
Celebration City opens at 3:00 in the afternoon, so we left early enough to get our tickets and be some of the first ones in the park. Park workers actually let people in early, but only to go in the air-conditioned shops. We waited for the ride openings in Kate’s Cookies ‘n’ Cream, an ice cream shop. Because we were there early, we actually got samples of the fresh ice cream (which was really good), although it hadn’t been frozen.
We decided to ride the two water rides first, that way we would have time to dry off. The first one was a short log flume which didn’t get us very wet. In contrast, however, Racing Falls felt like a torrential down-pour! At the end of the largest hill, I actually thought we were safe…not so! That water went up and came back down…right on top of us!
We rode a few smaller rides, including a go-kart track. I don’t think that I’m going to count that as part of my racing career. I finished last. We also rode the Ozark Wildcat, a wooden rollercoaster. For any of you who have been to Knoebels Amusement Park in Pennsylvania, the Wildcat was a combination of the Phoenix and The Twister. Anything similar to either of those coasters must be nothing short of thrilling, and the Wildcat did not disappoint!
We rode a few more rides such as the classic Tilt-A-Whirl, then grabbed some free ice water and drove back to the RV Park.
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