Im so glad they are keeping the spirit of the original one, I was worried they would cut out the Bald Knobbers and water splash down like they did with Blazing Fury at Dollywood. Also cool to hear they are adding the old scenes back in!
There were never baldnobbers at Dollywood. They are part of Ozark history, and Marmaros is the town that predated silver dollar city. Dollywood isn’t at all connected to them so blazing fury has a different story. Also, water in the valley at Dollywood was far more troublesome than water on the hilltop at SDC, so it has managed to live on in Branson, while Dollywood was forced to make a choice. The water leaves or the entire ride would deteriorate to a point of no return. I’m thrilled they have kept that as part of the ride in Branson!
All of my concerns about this project have been thoroughly laid to rest. When I saw the massive new building for the ride, my first thought was “no way they will be fleshing out scenes on that scale. That building is way too big to be filled with scenery.” I suspected a few scenes on a more typical coaster system, with a big gravity driven finale in the dark with maybe some special fire effects. I feared the bulk of the space would just be “coaster in the dark”. The fact that they are doing what are doing shows me that they truly understand the ride, why it is special, how much people love it, what needed to be done to rebuild the experience, and their commitment to fully invest in it. This is just so exciting!!
I’m so glad they basically just revamping it and bringing back old scenes we probably forgot about I’ve been riding going to the park since I was a toddler in the late 80s and riding fire in the hole since I was tall enough. It’s always been my favorite bases off nostalgia. I’m excited and nervous for all the expansion and changes to the park I hope it doesn’t lose the theme and hospitality it’s always been known for.
it’s awesome that sdc did this especially since this probably won’t make them as much money as a brand new coaster would. This is awesome for everyone that went to silver dollar city while they were growing up FITH was everyone’s first “Big Kid Ride” my hats off to Herschend for keeping this ride alive.
I really hate to see the demise of the original but seeing what is coming is really exciting. I think Silver Dollar City knows how endearing this ride is so they don't want to disappoint.
The announcement does make me wonder if SDC is considering updating/ Plussing other classics (Grandfather’s Mansion and Flooded Mine) or even reviving old concepts like the Diving Bell
I was concerned they were going to replace it with a big coaster. This is good news. It was my first coaster ever back in the 70s. I didn’t want to see it go the way of the Diving Bell.
Lived there in branson for roughly over 2 years. My mom worked at Ripleys it's opening year. However she worked here for two years. Best 2 years of my adolescent life. Don't even get me started on the tour of Marvel cave. Been yelled at for knowing all the stories of the cave. Lol..... love your vlogs 😅
Imagine if Disney cared that much about preserving classic rides!😏 When I heard about Fire in the Hole being updated, I wondered if that meant creating some sort of "reimagined" version, but I'm incredibly glad to see that isn't the case
This will be spectacular. I worked in Creative at Herschend, and they've been dying to do a dark ride for years. So this is a dream for the very, very talented designers of Silver Dollar City. Can't wait to see it!
Silver Dollar City has been a part of my family for as long as its been there. If I could vote I'd put Rube Duggans Diving Bell back in. Computers have gotten so much better the underwater scenes would be so much better. This year I'll be there for Fire In the Hole. So glad they didn't take it away....would have been a true loss. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the overview. We are really excited for this as we are coming to SDC from the U.K. for our first ever visit next year. Pretty sure this will be a highlight.
@@FriskDrinksBrisk Honestly, this park has been on our bucket list since 2019 when we first saw a vlog about it. We will be spending a week in the Ozarks, as it looks like a wonderful place to spend part of our vacation.
I love Silverdollar city and fire in the hole. I remember going to the original fire in the hole. The first year it was open. It was so exciting as a kid and I made it a point to go back this year for the first year of the new fire and the hole was not disappointed. Looking forward to going back.
I was one of those you spoke of that was kind of leery of how they were going to do this. This ride was 'part of my Childhood' and more, as it has been passed down to my son, and nephews. Was worried about a toned down, renamed version of Fire In The Hole. But wow, I am not sure if I could be anymore pleased and happy about this than I am. So impressed with this so far, sounds like they are keeping everything we loved about it, modernizing it, improving it and adding some new twists. So very excited about this! Cannot wait to ride it, may not make it next season but hoping for the season after. Sill hoping to make it down there in late October/Early November for one last ride on the Classic Fire In The Hole. Giving this a preliminary A++++.
What would be really cool is if in the entrance of the new fire in the whole ride They took one of the old cars from the original ride and hung In the rafters of the new ride When you first come in the entrance. That would be cool And I can't wait to ride the new ride.
It is pretty cool. I am 50 and have been going since I was a little kid. Back then it wasn't too fun for little kids because it was mostly crafts. It is awesome they are making it into an amazing amusement park.
I hope that they take the old Big art work that you coming into the old Fire in the Hole and put it into the new building. I hate to see that destroyed.
This is exciting and i can't wait to ride it ! Fire in the hole is one of my favorite rides of all time. We need an updated og flooded mine without the shooting gallery and bring back Lube Rugans diving bell, updated of course!
Very much hoping they bring back the "broken track" scene that was removed when the ride was shortened. That section was done right and was rather scary when sitting in the first or second row. I rode FITH first year it opened and just recently got several last rides in. Sad to see her go but looking forward to the future. Thanks for the sneak peek, very well done.
Never been to SDC. But this ride sure looks like they spent more time IMAGINEERING it than Cedar Point did with Top Thrill 2 Boomerang. Dolly wants you to get your mountain climbing exercise at DollyWorld too!
After visiting a park like SDC or Dollywood it's hard to visit parks like SixFlags ( I have yet to visit a cedar fair park but it's coming) so Silver Dollar City is a must visit.
I'm glad to see they're keeping what appears to be a very similar design and ride with all the familiar sights, sounds, track paths and hills. I'm also excited to hear they are bringing back some of the original parts that were eliminated back in the '80's. I'm hoping for the "tracks out ahead" effect it once had. I'm very glad they are keeping the Baldknobbers, my fear being they would be completely eliminated due to misunderstandings about who they represented. But I'm not crazy about the new look. I wish they had just gone with the historical look of full black masks with horns.
I understand why they aren't going with the historical look of the bald knobbers masks though- (though there will be a reference to them) but to many people don't recognize them anymore and associate them instead with something unrelated but very distasteful.
Red Flanders you come back here and put on your pants my pants I ain't got no pants no more will be included right. I hope all the originals will be included
i road this as a kid in 80s and teen in 90s and 20s in early 2000s. i road it last in 2018 and half it was closed/shut down or not operational as far as the scenery. it was such a shame. it was my 40th bday. i couldnt hardly remember what it was as a kid.
The overhead shot of Fire District at (13.56) mark shows an empty pad near the water that looks like where they would move the Fire Spotter balloon ride. If they do they would probably expand the food stand across from Boatworks Theatre. It would be great to build a resort at the far end of the Train tracks behind Outlaw run with a train station to bring guests into the park. Would not be surprised if they move the White Water Waterpark onto the expanded property and retheme it with an indoor/outdoor section also.
So here's my question regarding the old Fire In The Hole ride, now that it's replacement is opening up next year. What are they going to do with the location, are they going to tear it down and put something else there?
they haven't said. The building will be coming down as it's condition is a major reason that it's getting replaced. But only guesses and rumors about what will be going in instead.
If sdc plans to expand will they expand white water as well or build a new water park dollywoods water park is awesome it's time for sdc to have a new bigger waterpark
Some of these regional parks are going to be challenging Disney over the next decade. Disney had better get their heads in the game, if they want to dominate the theme park landscape in the future.
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I love your videos. One question I wonder is if with all the new parking if they are going to start charging? I hate to see the free parking go , however they will need money for future expansions.
They have said they will always have free parking. But they are doubling the size of the parking lots, and I'm guessing expanding the paid premium parking as part of the process.
Looks awesome! I used to go to Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge before it became Dollywood and it reminds me of the Blazing Fury ride there. Is it the same ride just renamed?
You would think in the five times I rode FIRE 🔥 IN THE HOLE on December 30th that I would have heard THE ORIGINAL THEME SONG at least once. I just wanted the first trains going out in 1972. December 30 2023 I was on the second to the last public train ride. On one of my rides there was a man that was probably in his mid-sixties and he was telling the woman with him that if anybody took his picture they would have to destroy it. I was right behind him I should have taken the picture but did not. On the very last public train there was a 7 year old boy riding it for his first and last time. I found a special interesting cuz that was approximately the age I was when I rode it for my first time. I found interesting that both the boy and the older gentlemen were the first time riders on the same day. The last day of the coaster. If I knew there was giving away souvenirs such as part of the track I would have registered. But I was okay with writing it on the last day. And I got to ride it four more bonus times on top of that so 5 total. On the 3rd to last ride that I took they closed it for maintenance. Some people left but I said well that's fitting because how many times has fire in the hole been closed for breaking down 👇?? No I'm sure they're going to make it more modern now that's what I was told. I asked if they were going to trade in the sock hats for the white Hood? After all this is what the ride was about a bunch of thieving White supremacist. It provided a fun look but a great historical view of our past. The past we never should have had and we should never want again. But it's still around supremacy. Nowadays you got black supremacist Latina supremacists and more. You think we would learn by now. Well I'll be interested I made this trip of several hours just to be in silver Dollar City on the final ride day. Thank you all who didn't think they want to wait in line and it would be really long. Because it made the line shorter for the rest of us who did show up. Anybody else remembers when they would take a momentarily pause and we would hear an explanation or story of what was going on? A few of us remember that. The sad thing is that many of us have memories of people who are no longer with us. They rode that ride. Regardless of how good the replacement turns out to be or not. It will never be the same. Can it be better? Of course it could be but we'll have to wait and see. Remember they don't have to do everything as nice as they do. But they do it. For example all the Christmas lights that they put out they really don't have to put out that many. If they just put out 1/4 of the lights it would still be almost everybody else. My belief is that the family be it the immediate family or the extending operating family the employees all want to be over the top with the final product
I'm very happy the new fire in the hole is keeping the spirit of the old one alive. It's such an iconic ride that it would be a shame to lose it. I'm also excited with the idea of Silver Dollar City finally expanding. With all of the parking lot infrastructure they have been adding, it seems to make sense.
My only tiny concern is that they're making a huge investment in a ride that may not necessarily feel new, especially beyond hardcore SDC fans. Sounds like the casual park goer might think it's the same ride, just refurbished. Will that temper some of the "new ride" excitement that drives park attendance? Hopefully they've taken this into account when they're evaluating this investment. Personally, I was expecting more of a sequel to FitH, paying homage to the old but also bringing a new adventure. Something closer to Shanghai Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm really pleased that they're essentially preserving the ride for the next fifty years, but I definitely worry about how they'll value this investment moving forward.
It'll be obvious it's not the same ride since it's on the other side of the park. :-) I think those that are wondering about it though may not have a real feel for SDC and the passion that the area has for it's history. While this wouldn't work at many parks, I honestly believe it's the absolute right thing to do here.
I said right away it was just a big money grub by silver Dollar City to announce that this was the last year of the ride. I told my grandkids right away their refurbishing it and trying to draw more people into the park. It's all about money money money these days
I'm hoping this is a shift for Herschend to start doing more modern themed experiences. I think especially Dollywood could use a dark ride, flying theater or whatever else. Herschend has proven again and again their skill in theming and storytelling, but it feels like recently with a lot of the recent additions being coasters for the past decade that they can't fully showcase that talent. Really, the only thing I'm worried about is RMC's questionable track record for reliability and operations, but the fact that this is so much less intense than anything else they've done does make me think that it could turn out to be fine. They already have some RMC track on Blazing Fury so they probably know what they're working with, so I feel like it'll most likely be okay
You do realize that this is an 1880s themed park. Why would they go with modern themed anything. If you want modern themed Disney world is in Orlando Florida. We are Silver dollar city and we are proud to be what we are
Im so glad they are keeping the spirit of the original one, I was worried they would cut out the Bald Knobbers and water splash down like they did with Blazing Fury at Dollywood. Also cool to hear they are adding the old scenes back in!
There were never baldnobbers at Dollywood. They are part of Ozark history, and Marmaros is the town that predated silver dollar city. Dollywood isn’t at all connected to them so blazing fury has a different story. Also, water in the valley at Dollywood was far more troublesome than water on the hilltop at SDC, so it has managed to live on in Branson, while Dollywood was forced to make a choice. The water leaves or the entire ride would deteriorate to a point of no return.
I’m thrilled they have kept that as part of the ride in Branson!
Yes!! We miss the water splash at Dollywood :( but the moisture was too much
I hope they keep my favorite scene from the old one
I agree, it seems like there are no negatives about this news. It's great! The construction shots are so interesting. Well done.
All of my concerns about this project have been thoroughly laid to rest. When I saw the massive new building for the ride, my first thought was “no way they will be fleshing out scenes on that scale. That building is way too big to be filled with scenery.” I suspected a few scenes on a more typical coaster system, with a big gravity driven finale in the dark with maybe some special fire effects. I feared the bulk of the space would just be “coaster in the dark”. The fact that they are doing what are doing shows me that they truly understand the ride, why it is special, how much people love it, what needed to be done to rebuild the experience, and their commitment to fully invest in it. This is just so exciting!!
I’m so glad they basically just revamping it and bringing back old scenes we probably forgot about I’ve been riding going to the park since I was a toddler in the late 80s and riding fire in the hole since I was tall enough. It’s always been my favorite bases off nostalgia. I’m excited and nervous for all the expansion and changes to the park I hope it doesn’t lose the theme and hospitality it’s always been known for.
it’s awesome that sdc did this especially since this probably won’t make them as much money as a brand new coaster would. This is awesome for everyone that went to silver dollar city while they were growing up FITH was everyone’s first “Big Kid Ride” my hats off to Herschend for keeping this ride alive.
I really hate to see the demise of the original but seeing what is coming is really exciting. I think Silver Dollar City knows how endearing this ride is so they don't want to disappoint.
The announcement does make me wonder if SDC is considering updating/ Plussing other classics (Grandfather’s Mansion and Flooded Mine) or even reviving old concepts like the Diving Bell
Not a clue. But this may well provide a test for updating/replacing vs removing (eg flooded mine)
Flooded mine needs the next redo. The ride needs to be weatherproof from lightning, rain, and cold. The park needs at least three weather proof rides.
I was concerned they were going to replace it with a big coaster. This is good news. It was my first coaster ever back in the 70s. I didn’t want to see it go the way of the Diving Bell.
I’m so excited for this one!! It’s going to be the best ride there I think and hope! Love your videos have a great day!!! ❤❤❤
Lived there in branson for roughly over 2 years. My mom worked at Ripleys it's opening year. However she worked here for two years. Best 2 years of my adolescent life. Don't even get me started on the tour of Marvel cave. Been yelled at for knowing all the stories of the cave. Lol..... love your vlogs 😅
Hope I can still hear the "Bob White" quail on the new ride.
Imagine if Disney cared that much about preserving classic rides!😏
When I heard about Fire in the Hole being updated, I wondered if that meant creating some sort of "reimagined" version, but I'm incredibly glad to see that isn't the case
This will be spectacular. I worked in Creative at Herschend, and they've been dying to do a dark ride for years. So this is a dream for the very, very talented designers of Silver Dollar City. Can't wait to see it!
Silver Dollar City has been a part of my family for as long as its been there. If I could vote I'd put Rube Duggans Diving Bell back in. Computers have gotten so much better the underwater scenes would be so much better. This year I'll be there for Fire In the Hole. So glad they didn't take it away....would have been a true loss. Thanks for the video!
I'll miss the old Fire In The Hole. Many. Many memories but the new one looks good!
OMG!!! I rode the original version with the missing scenes! I was hoping they would be bringing those scenes back!!!!
I love all of the information about the new Fire in the Hole! So exciting to see the effort and time they're putting into it!
You’ve made an excellent video that addresses the concerns and curiosity of the people. Thank you!
Thanks for the overview. We are really excited for this as we are coming to SDC from the U.K. for our first ever visit next year. Pretty sure this will be a highlight.
I live near SDC, and my parents work there! Good to know that people come from worldwide, not just semiregionally!
@@FriskDrinksBrisk Honestly, this park has been on our bucket list since 2019 when we first saw a vlog about it. We will be spending a week in the Ozarks, as it looks like a wonderful place to spend part of our vacation.
I love Silverdollar city and fire in the hole. I remember going to the original fire in the hole. The first year it was open. It was so exciting as a kid and I made it a point to go back this year for the first year of the new fire and the hole was not disappointed. Looking forward to going back.
I am so very excited about the changes to the new Fire In The Hole! Can't wait to ride when it opens up next spring!
I was one of those you spoke of that was kind of leery of how they were going to do this. This ride was 'part of my Childhood' and more, as it has been passed down to my son, and nephews. Was worried about a toned down, renamed version of Fire In The Hole. But wow, I am not sure if I could be anymore pleased and happy about this than I am. So impressed with this so far, sounds like they are keeping everything we loved about it, modernizing it, improving it and adding some new twists. So very excited about this! Cannot wait to ride it, may not make it next season but hoping for the season after. Sill hoping to make it down there in late October/Early November for one last ride on the Classic Fire In The Hole. Giving this a preliminary A++++.
What would be really cool is if in the entrance of the new fire in the whole ride They took one of the old cars from the original ride and hung In the rafters of the new ride When you first come in the entrance. That would be cool
And I can't wait to ride the new ride.
It is pretty cool. I am 50 and have been going since I was a little kid. Back then it wasn't too fun for little kids because it was mostly crafts. It is awesome they are making it into an amazing amusement park.
And SDC existed before Dolly wood.
I hope that they take the old Big art work that you coming into the old Fire in the Hole and put it into the new building. I hate to see that destroyed.
I'd be surprised if that wasn't being preserved somehow
Fire in the hole at silver dollar city was my first roller coaster. I vaguely remember them using car seats
memories are funny things sometimes... :-)
This is exciting and i can't wait to ride it ! Fire in the hole is one of my favorite rides of all time. We need an updated og flooded mine without the shooting gallery and bring back Lube Rugans diving bell, updated of course!
It's great that you were able to be there for the big announcement. It looks like it's going to be a great ride when it's done.
It was great running into you yesterday and talking with you during the annoucement!
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Very much hoping they bring back the "broken track" scene that was removed when the ride was shortened. That section was done right and was rather scary when sitting in the first or second row. I rode FITH first year it opened and just recently got several last rides in. Sad to see her go but looking forward to the future. Thanks for the sneak peek, very well done.
This is making me want to put SDC number one on my go there now list
Never been to SDC. But this ride sure looks like they spent more time IMAGINEERING it than Cedar Point did with Top Thrill 2 Boomerang. Dolly wants you to get your mountain climbing exercise at DollyWorld too!
After visiting a park like SDC or Dollywood it's hard to visit parks like SixFlags ( I have yet to visit a cedar fair park but it's coming) so Silver Dollar City is a must visit.
THey need to bring back Rube Dugan's Diving Bell now!!!
That would be awesome. It does make you wonder if something like that might be somewhere out there
I'm glad to see they're keeping what appears to be a very similar design and ride with all the familiar sights, sounds, track paths and hills. I'm also excited to hear they are bringing back some of the original parts that were eliminated back in the '80's. I'm hoping for the "tracks out ahead" effect it once had. I'm very glad they are keeping the Baldknobbers, my fear being they would be completely eliminated due to misunderstandings about who they represented. But I'm not crazy about the new look. I wish they had just gone with the historical look of full black masks with horns.
I understand why they aren't going with the historical look of the bald knobbers masks though- (though there will be a reference to them) but to many people don't recognize them anymore and associate them instead with something unrelated but very distasteful.
I was just so happily shocked by the pretzel dog announcement😂😂😂 Full send butter, salt, and cheese for me! It’s an underrated snack!!!
I'm excited!
Excited about this, I rode the original version when I was a kid,remember some of the parts that they removed,can’t wait to ride it
Red Flanders you come back here and put on your pants my pants I ain't got no pants no more will be included right. I hope all the originals will be included
Very excited about 2.0 and BIG expansion!
i road this as a kid in 80s and teen in 90s and 20s in early 2000s. i road it last in 2018 and half it was closed/shut down or not operational as far as the scenery. it was such a shame. it was my 40th bday. i couldnt hardly remember what it was as a kid.
Big fan of fire and the hole. Is there going be any souvenirs for fire in the hole? Excited
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🔥🔥🔥
I see Flooded Mine getting an update in the next few yrs too. Perhaps where Fire in the Hole is now.
It won't be going in Fire in the Hole's current spot. There are other plans for that. But I would love to see it also get a major refurb/ rebuild.
@@SirWillow would also like to see a revamp on Thunderation, its getting rougher every year.
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🟢🙂
The overhead shot of Fire District at (13.56) mark shows an empty pad near the water that looks like where they would move the Fire Spotter balloon ride. If they do they would probably expand the food stand across from Boatworks Theatre. It would be great to build a resort at the far end of the Train tracks behind Outlaw run with a train station to bring guests into the park. Would not be surprised if they move the White Water Waterpark onto the expanded property and retheme it with an indoor/outdoor section also.
Well, having never seen it at all, it looks like fun, so when and if I get out there, looking forward to it! Thanks!
so when did "FIRE IN THE HOLE 🗣🔥🕳🕳🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🚨🗣🗣🗣🔥🕳🕳" get so real?
What is going to happen with original fire in the hole area
Good place for either a bumper car pavillion or a flying scooter ride.
They haven't made any announcements about it yet. My speculation is that it may or may not be a ride, but may provide access for park expansion.
They'll need a retrack of Thunderation in there somewhere. That ride is rough!
That fire looks crazy
This is actually the first of its kind a family rmc
Went last week and rode it 3 times with no line
So here's my question regarding the old Fire In The Hole ride, now that it's replacement is opening up next year.
What are they going to do with the location, are they going to tear it down and put something else there?
they haven't said. The building will be coming down as it's condition is a major reason that it's getting replaced. But only guesses and rumors about what will be going in instead.
Have they said approximately what month / day this will open? Hoping it will be open when I visit.
Spring of next year
If sdc plans to expand will they expand white water as well or build a new water park dollywoods water park is awesome it's time for sdc to have a new bigger waterpark
You are so lucky to live in a state that has several theme parks! We got nothing in Arizona 😞
Looks very impressive!
Is there information on the height/age requirement? Thanks for the video.
Great video! 💯
Some of these regional parks are going to be challenging Disney over the next decade. Disney had better get their heads in the game, if they want to dominate the theme park landscape in the future.
I'd argue that some of them are already outgoing Disney in some ways
Try to interview SDC's CEO about everything.
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Plus, Epic Universe is going to be amazing, and Universal Hollywood has expansion plans as well.
I love your videos. One question I wonder is if with all the new parking if they are going to start charging? I hate to see the free parking go , however they will need money for future expansions.
They have said they will always have free parking. But they are doubling the size of the parking lots, and I'm guessing expanding the paid premium parking as part of the process.
Looks awesome! I used to go to Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge before it became Dollywood and it reminds me of the Blazing Fury ride there. Is it the same ride just renamed?
The original Fire in the the Hole ride is what Blazing Fury is based on.
@@SirWillow Ok. So this one came first! Awesome! I would love the chance to visit the original park someday.
anyone notice the hyper/giga coaster in the background!
I did too. First thought it was the big hill on Powderkeg but the rest of the layout is all wrong. Definitely makes you go hmm
It's concept art, so I don't know that I would read much into it.
I wonder if there is going to be a real fire in the ride. The old one did a long time ago
Nice video bro 👌
@Fireinthehole4870 FIRE IN THE HOLE
@@becomingcanadian3218FIRE IN THE HOLE 🕳 💥 🔥
Is it still gonna be named fire in the hole❤
You would think in the five times I rode FIRE 🔥 IN THE HOLE on December 30th that I would have heard THE ORIGINAL THEME SONG at least once. I just wanted the first trains going out in 1972. December 30 2023 I was on the second to the last public train ride. On one of my rides there was a man that was probably in his mid-sixties and he was telling the woman with him that if anybody took his picture they would have to destroy it. I was right behind him I should have taken the picture but did not. On the very last public train there was a 7 year old boy riding it for his first and last time. I found a special interesting cuz that was approximately the age I was when I rode it for my first time. I found interesting that both the boy and the older gentlemen were the first time riders on the same day. The last day of the coaster. If I knew there was giving away souvenirs such as part of the track I would have registered. But I was okay with writing it on the last day. And I got to ride it four more bonus times on top of that so 5 total. On the 3rd to last ride that I took they closed it for maintenance. Some people left but I said well that's fitting because how many times has fire in the hole been closed for breaking down 👇?? No I'm sure they're going to make it more modern now that's what I was told. I asked if they were going to trade in the sock hats for the white Hood? After all this is what the ride was about a bunch of thieving White supremacist. It provided a fun look but a great historical view of our past. The past we never should have had and we should never want again. But it's still around supremacy. Nowadays you got black supremacist Latina supremacists and more. You think we would learn by now. Well I'll be interested I made this trip of several hours just to be in silver Dollar City on the final ride day. Thank you all who didn't think they want to wait in line and it would be really long. Because it made the line shorter for the rest of us who did show up. Anybody else remembers when they would take a momentarily pause and we would hear an explanation or story of what was going on? A few of us remember that. The sad thing is that many of us have memories of people who are no longer with us. They rode that ride. Regardless of how good the replacement turns out to be or not. It will never be the same. Can it be better? Of course it could be but we'll have to wait and see. Remember they don't have to do everything as nice as they do. But they do it. For example all the Christmas lights that they put out they really don't have to put out that many. If they just put out 1/4 of the lights it would still be almost everybody else. My belief is that the family be it the immediate family or the extending operating family the employees all want to be over the top with the final product
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🟢🙂
@@the_mariocrafter I ain't got no pants the baldknobbers done took them...... Isn't it interesting how the little things bring back memories ?
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 it’s a reference to the new meme
@@the_mariocrafter I don't understand what you're saying actually. But the song was old
I'm very happy the new fire in the hole is keeping the spirit of the old one alive. It's such an iconic ride that it would be a shame to lose it. I'm also excited with the idea of Silver Dollar City finally expanding. With all of the parking lot infrastructure they have been adding, it seems to make sense.
Sounds like good stuff.
My only tiny concern is that they're making a huge investment in a ride that may not necessarily feel new, especially beyond hardcore SDC fans. Sounds like the casual park goer might think it's the same ride, just refurbished. Will that temper some of the "new ride" excitement that drives park attendance? Hopefully they've taken this into account when they're evaluating this investment.
Personally, I was expecting more of a sequel to FitH, paying homage to the old but also bringing a new adventure. Something closer to Shanghai Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm really pleased that they're essentially preserving the ride for the next fifty years, but I definitely worry about how they'll value this investment moving forward.
It'll be obvious it's not the same ride since it's on the other side of the park. :-) I think those that are wondering about it though may not have a real feel for SDC and the passion that the area has for it's history. While this wouldn't work at many parks, I honestly believe it's the absolute right thing to do here.
Disneyland is in California.
@@roberthotmer6467 indeed. And Shanghai Disneyland is in Shanghai. :-)
Will they be upgrading the wild fire rollercoaster in silver dollar city
no plans to make any changes to wildfire that I'm aware of. It's good as is. :-)
Do you think Blazing Fury at Dollywood might get the same treatment?
no. Blazing Fury just had a major overhaul a few years ago. It's not in need of being rebuilt like Fire in the Hole did
I thought they said Ned Flanders.
Nope, it's Red. :-)
I said right away it was just a big money grub by silver Dollar City to announce that this was the last year of the ride. I told my grandkids right away their refurbishing it and trying to draw more people into the park. It's all about money money money these days
It's not a refurbishment. It is a completely new ride. The old one is closed and gone now.
I'm hoping this is a shift for Herschend to start doing more modern themed experiences. I think especially Dollywood could use a dark ride, flying theater or whatever else. Herschend has proven again and again their skill in theming and storytelling, but it feels like recently with a lot of the recent additions being coasters for the past decade that they can't fully showcase that talent. Really, the only thing I'm worried about is RMC's questionable track record for reliability and operations, but the fact that this is so much less intense than anything else they've done does make me think that it could turn out to be fine. They already have some RMC track on Blazing Fury so they probably know what they're working with, so I feel like it'll most likely be okay
You do realize that this is an 1880s themed park. Why would they go with modern themed anything. If you want modern themed Disney world is in Orlando Florida. We are Silver dollar city and we are proud to be what we are
@@roberthotmer6467 Modern as in more up to date technology used for the dark ride for effects and whatnot, not thematically
rmc
Only Americans would announce food at a press event.