Welcome to a
parade of “Memories Worth
Repeating.” Stroll through the
great past you have ahead of you
and join the festivities as we
celebrate 50 years of past,
present and future rooted in
family values and creativity.
The celebration of “Memories
Worth Repeating” began over 50
years ago and shows no sign of
ending. It began as a vision to
cherish and preserve the
time-honored traditions of the
Ozark people’s love for life and
family, Godly faith and respect
for each other, rich heritage of
arts and crafts, and joyful
imagination and creativity.
Identify the 50 memories through
four seasons, six festivals,
many handcrafted specialties,
and the sights and sounds of the
people. Examine the past
depicted in the clouds. Join
people traversing a swinging
bridge into the streets of
Silver Dollar City and
experience the present - alive
with characters and artists from
all over the world. Watch the
parade grow as citizens from
every facet of SDC life enter
the procession.
Can you hear the music? Smell
the aroma of food cooking over
open fires? See the craftsmen
creating their wares with great
love and devotion? Relish the
sounds of fiddles filling the
air, or a story teller weaving a
yarn? Do you see the
weather-worn features of
experienced crafts folk eager to
share their story and love for
people? Do you hear the
children laugh with their
excitement at water rides,
roller coasters and fairy-tale
play areas? Can you hear the
Good News proclaimed in word and
song from the Wilderness
Church? A gospel group praising
God? Have you noticed the ring
of a black smith’s hammer? Or
an axe hewing a giant oak log
for a new home place?
Here are just a
few of the Silver Dollar City
“citizens” who invite us to join
them in celebrating life and
faith in the One who gives us
life. The celebration continues
to grow. As the crowd exits the
scene, it passes a review stand
of those who have gone before.
Shad invites us to join the
dream set in motion by their
vision and continued by those
who follow. Hugo and Mary,
Marvel Cave and SDC visionaries,
look on the parade with favor
and point to the future with
anticipation.
