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The idea was a success, and the Herschend family soon found themselves involved in the theme park business. In 1969, Silver Dollar City drew national attention when producer Paul Henning brought the cast and crew of the popular Beverly Hillbillies television show to the park to film five episodes. [2]
Silver Dollar City is a 61-acre (25 ha) amusement park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Silver Dollar City opened on May 1, 1960. The park is an 1880s-themed experience.
HFE creates, develops and operates entertainment, tourism and hospitality properties spanning 26 locations in ten states, including Stone Mountain Park, Dollywood and Silver Dollar City. [2] He and his company were featured in the seventh episode of the first season of CBS's Undercover Boss.
The brothers were experienced amusement-park operators who already owned the Ozark-themed Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo. Their new park, Silver Dollar City, Tenn., was a success. But, Jack and ...
I caught up with Manby, a refugee from the corporate culture of pre-bailout General Motors, at Silver Dollar City's 50th anniversary party. Manby had plenty to say about the prime-time experience.
That 1982 TV interview caught the attention of brothers Pete and Jack Herschend, who had successfully transformed a Branson, Missouri, cave attraction into a theme park called Silver Dollar City ...
The theme park is the anchor of Parton's 150-acre (61 ha) Dollywood amusement destination, which also includes the 35-acre (14 ha) sister water park Dollywood's Splash Country, the 20-acre (8.1 ha) Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and Spa, [3] and the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction.
“Silver Dollar City, with its 1880s mining town theme, attracts some 2 million visitors annually with its combination of entertainment, festivals, 100 resident craftsmen, and more than 40 rides ...