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Silver Dollar City, a theme park located in the Ozark Mountains in Branson, Missouri, will invest $500 million over the next decade in new construction and improvements, according to a report. Announcement of October 17. The park did not disclose the name of the builder.
The venture includes the development of 1,200 acres adjacent to the theme park, Silver Dollar City Parks & Resorts said in a statement. The plan is the largest investment in the company’s 65-year history and will begin with the debut of the Silver Dollar City Resort, which the firm claims is the first theme park complex in America’s Heartland.
The 100 acre parkwhich opened in 1960, contains 12 stages, more than 40 rides and attractions, 18 restaurants, 60 shops and 100 resident artisans, in fields such as blacksmithing and glassblowing, who act as part of the park’s entertainment , according to the Silver Dollar City website. .
The 262-room resort, which is already under construction, will have views of the Ozark Mountains and Table Rock Lake, along with access to Silver Dollar City. The complex will open at the end of 2026.
The new resort will be located near the company’s other family attractions, including White Water Water Park, Showboat Dinner Cruises, Pink Jeep Adventure Tours and Silver Dollar City Campground.
“Over the next decade, we will thoughtfully transform 1,200 acres into a true Ozarks-only destination starting with our first resort,” Brad Thomas, president of Silver Dollar City Parks & Resorts, said in the release.
This isn’t the only tourism project underway in the Ozarks. In Osage Beach, Missouri, a team of companies based in St. Louis SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, along with a general contractor Brinkmann Constructors, broke ground in May on Oasis at Lakeport, a $400 million resort and family entertainment complex, according to a news release.
The first phase of the Oasis at Lakeport, which includes construction of rides and attractions, restaurants and a marina, is scheduled to open in the summer of 2025. The second phase, which will open in the fall of 2026, will feature a 402-room, indoor Marriott Resort and Conference Center. water park
