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Good article! Probable typo:

"We were an old Ozark mining own attraction, and a roller coaster didn’t really fit"

This should probably read "mining town attraction".

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Whoops! Thanks.

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I had a chance to ride the original version of this ride and ... well ... I can see the charm if this is where you grew up 🙂

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Hmm. I sense some disagreement with my "charm" assessment. Which is fine. Wrong, but fine.

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ha! I think if you grew up in that park you couldn't be happier with the current version. I can't think of anything similar at Cedar Point (the park I grew up visiting) that holds the nostalgia quite the same for me (they have since removed my childhood favorites like the Pirate Ride and White Water Landing).

I don't hate the ride by any means, but if it wasn't there (or didn't make a comeback) Silver Dollar City is still amazing and I'd recommend it to anyone.

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Agreed. But I'd argue FITH is an important part of what makes SDC amazing.

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Nicely told. The attraction should continue the legacy the original had for more than half a century.

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Thanks Tim! And thanks for hanging with me at Silver Dollar City.

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