Join the Early Christmas Celebration at Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas

Christmas Vacation Guide

old-time-christmasThere is no such thing as “too early” when it comes to Christmas celebrations. Christmas is the holiday where everyone is bent on spreading good cheers. And with the Christmas season fast approaching, people are sure to flock to the ultimate vacation destination in the Midwest – Branson, Missouri.

Branson is full of activities and attractions for the Christmas season. Even as early as November, the Christmas preparations in Branson will definitely hype the people up as they expect the month of December to come. One place in Branson is Silver Dollar City, which is also considered by people as a world-class theme park in Branson. This amusement park is open all throughout the year and during the Christmas season, it transforms itself into a winter wonderland that will surely delight people of all ages. As early as November 1, you and your family can troop to Silver Dollar City to feel the early joys of Christmas preparations.

Silver Dollar City’s treat for its guests for every Christmas season is the Old Time Christmas. Starting November and until the end of December, the Old Time Christmas experience in Silver Dollar City is set to awe the guests with the lights displays and other Christmas attractions. The Old Time Christmas festival in Silver Dollar City starts as the Town Square, which is also the entry point. The lights display in this area is named “Christmas on Main Street”. The central point of Town Square is adorned with a Christmas tree that is approximately five stories and is decorated with no less than 300,000 lights! As you go around Silver Dollar City, you will also find several lights displays that illuminates every corner of the amusement park.

Christmas celebrations are a little too bland without the Christmas carols. In Silver Dollar City, Christmas carols can be heard wherever you are in the park. Holiday songs, traditional carols, and even new Christmas songs can be heard throughout the park to make your trip a musical experience, too. Apart from the carol, Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas also treats the guests to amazing stage shows in the park’s Opera House Theater. Some of the plays that you can catch are The Christmas Carol, The Living Nativity, and a lot more.

If you happen to stay at the park until the evening, you may be able to catch a light parade that marches through the streets of Silver Dollar City twice a night. Even with the pre-Christmas festivities in the park, you can still enjoy the staple attractions such as rides like the Frisco Silver Dollar Line Steam Train, Fire in the Hole, Powder Keg, Giant Swing, and Outlaw Run. Since Silver Dollar City is also known to have the best theme park food all over America, you will also be treated to traditional Christmas cooking in the park. You can have samples, too, of your Christmas favorites such as turkey, roasted chestnuts, and pudding.

Plan your pre-Christmas trip to Branson now and see how the city prepares for the coming of a grand celebration like Christmas. Partake in the activities in Old Time Christmas to make your holiday spirits soar!

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