Celebration City

Our All-City Season Pass to Silver Dollar City also gets us in to another Branson theme park called Celebration City. It being the opening week for Celebration City we decided to head south to see what the other city had to offer. Angie and Aaliyah also have an All-City pass so they joined us as well and we explored this place for the first time together.

We found the same standard of cleanliness and family environment that was upheld at Silver Dollar City also at Celebration City. In fact the entire park had a theme just like Silver Dollar City. However, unlike the historical frontiersman theme, Celebration City promoted a 1950's theme. Everyone was dressed in 50's style clothes and all the food, rides, games, and shows held true to the theme as well.

The first ride we came to was the Merry-Go-Round and although it was very nice it was also slow, in fact the slowest one we had ever been on. I don't think the girls noticed how slow it was but us parents certainly did.

One of the gems of this park is the fact that they had an awesome go-cart track and it is included in the admission. That is right unlike most parks that would charge extra for go-carts, at this place you can ride all night if you wish.

I was able to capture some great photos of Kristy and Angie as Neleha and I sped past them.

For the most part Celebration City is like the midway of a county fair. They have pretty much the same kind of rides and food but let me tell you this place is 100% cleaner than your average county fair. Not to say that I don't like the county fair because I certainly do, but it is refreshing to have all the good parts of a fair without the bad parts.

From the Tilt-o-World to the Scrambler they got em' but just in much better condition than one would be used to.

Celebration City also has this huge Ferris Wheel which has always been one of my favorite rides.

One ride this place has that a fair doesn't have is of course the Wildcat roller coaster. Not the biggest coaster I have ever been on but it sure does the job. the picture below has Kristy and Angie riding the Cat.

The girls were very excited to ride this ride they call the Hopper.

After it started however I think only Molly ended up actually liking it, their faces certainly tell the tale.

There were many old-style kiddie rides for the girls to enjoy and enjoy they did.

I think the highlight of this visit was when the girls got to meet the Veggie Tales stars Bob and Larry. Our girls had not ever watched any Veggie Tales until recently when we learned that they were here at Celebration City. We rented one of their DVD's recently and they really liked it but of course I think that like turned into love once they got to meet these guys.

We all had such a fun time exploring Celebration City.

As the night approached we made it over to the game area of the park and were not surprised to see it appearing just like it would at the fair.

One of the big aspects of Celebration City is the huge laser, light, video, water, and fireworks show that they end the night with. They call it "Ignite the Night" and they even have this huge countdown clock in the center of the park to countdown the time to the show.

While we waited for the show we decided to let the girls go back on the slowest ride in the park again and then we headed for the mini-golf course that is also included in the admission.

The mini-golf course is a very well developed 18-hole course and it was so nice to have this also included in the price of the park.

The girls had a blast trying to move their golf balls around the course. Neleha eventually decided the best way to play was hit your ball once and then pick it up and drop it right in the hole, now you can't beat that score.

It was such a beautiful park after the sun set and all the lights illuminated the night sky. Angie took this awesome photo of Kristy and I with the rides and lights in the background. All the beautiful lights were complimented by my beautiful sweetheart.

After our round of golf it was finally time for the big show. We got the girls some glow toys and then settled down to enjoy the show.

The show was unbelievable, they used this pond and a carved out hill as the backdrop for this amazing presentation. They used this awesome water fountain to spray the water of the pond and then they projected lasers and even video on to the spraying water. At one point they had the Beatles, the Supremes and even the King himself. It actually looked like these people were out there putting on a show for us.

The show actually told the real story of America, from our sports to our entertainers to our heroes and of our love for God. It was the most uplifting show I have ever seen of it's kind. Afterwards one could not help but feel happiness in being an American.

Before we knew it our time had come to an end but we certainly are looking forward to coming back often.