Star Spangled Summer Festival

Silver Dollar City presents a family-focused festival Star-Spangled Summer that features slam-dunk hit entertainment with the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotter Experience, an all-new show, will be the first time for the world-famous basketball team to present an extended run exhibition of basketball expertise, presented throughout the festival, June 6 - July 19. The festival also features the new Fireman's Landing area with 10 family adventures, Wacky Science with televisions David Willey, champion cloggers and cartoon character meet-and-greets.

The Globetrotter Experience showcases highlights from the Globetrotters; one-of-a-kind touring show, encapsulated into thirty-minute performances presented three times daily for six weeks. The legendary world-touring team, with an 89 year tradition of family entertainment, will exhibit their trademark basketball wizardry in a unique and innovative display of amazing skills, athleticism and humor.

With the global popularity of the Harlem Globetrotters, who are Guinness World Record holders and international basketball legends, The Globetrotter Experience will be a unique opportunity for kids and families to see this first-of-its-kind show, said Brad Schroeder, Silver Dollar City's Vice President of Entertainment; Events. Combined with our new Fireman's Landing area, this will truly be an all-star summer and our biggest family year ever.

The tip-off to Star-Spangled Summer takes place Saturday, June 6, with a special opening ceremony and the debut of The Globetrotter Experience, plus a dance party on the Square and live bands in the evening. For night-riding fun, the park stays open until midnight.

The Harlem Globetrotters, founded in 1926, are celebrating their 89th consecutive year, continuing a world-famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment. The Globetrotters became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silver Dollar City parent company Herschend Family Entertainment in 2013. After 89 years, over 25,000 games, six continents and 122 countries and territories, the team has become one of the most recognizable franchises in sports and entertainment.

Fireman's Landing, which expanded into a new previously undeveloped region of the park, adds 10 family adventures including six family rides and four interactive play zones. Centered around Fire Station #3, rides include FireFall, an 8-story fire tower free-fall drop ride; Fire Spotter, with soaring balloons for spotting fire dangers; Fire Wagon Frenzy, a bouncing ride for bucket brigade volunteers; Lucky's Dizzy Dogs, a bouncy ride on racing Dalmatians; Up The Ladder, a smaller tower drop ride; and Fireman's Flyer, a low-flying swing ride Attractions include Firehouse Splash Yard, with squirting water jets and pump hoses. Inside Fire Station #3, enclosed and temperature controlled for season-long comfortable play, are Firefighter's Fire Drill, with buckets, pumpers, foam ball cannons and targets for showering mock fires; Firefighter's Fire Escape, an obstacle course of tubes, mazes, and slides, and Firefighter's Junior Fire Escape, a soft play area for toddlers.

Kids can meet the Fireman's Landing official chief rescue dog Lucky, a costumed character that encourages new recruits to have fun and be ready in the firefighters tradition of neighbors helping neighbors.
Shows include Wacky Science with physicist David Willey who demonstrates the wild side of science with fire and explosions, and high-energy championship cloggers. Kids can meet a variety of cartoon characters including Team Umizoomi, SpongeBob, Patrick Blue from Blues Clues and The Backyardigans, Thursdays through Saturdays.

Star-Spangled Summer runs June 6 - July 19, 2015 with the theme park open daily through the summer, adding extended park hours and night rides June 6 and July 18-19, 2015. To reserve Silver Dollar City Tickets call 417-337-8427 or click The Star-Spangled Summer Festival Tickets link below!

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