This Branson place was so cool! I had never heard of it before. (Not a big traveler, me) But it's this city in the middle of nowhere that gets about 10 million tourists a year coming through.
We started June 7th, which was Grandma and Grandpa Janis' 52nd wedding anniversary, with an adventure on Ride the Duck! Here we are waiting:
These are amphibious machines crafted from the WWII DUKW transport vehicles. They ride on land and motor on the water. We got a tour through the Ozarks on them.
And everyone got a quacker. These Duck machines were all over. Each time we passed one, everyone in both ducks quacked at each other.
Then we went to Sight and Sound Theater and got a pre-show, back stage tour of the theater. They are a Christian theater and have been showing Noah, the Musical for the past 3 years. They have an elaborate stage and set! The show uses 60 live animals as well as animatronics to give you the sense of being in the ark. One scene the theater is wrapped on three sides by a 4-5 story set so that you feel like you are actually in the ark. It was cool! The production was very Christian and ended with a missionary invitation to come and basically be born again. It was interesting to see an evangelical Noah.:)
These are amphibious machines crafted from the WWII DUKW transport vehicles. They ride on land and motor on the water. We got a tour through the Ozarks on them.
Emily took this picture on my i-phone and then edited it on my phone! Amazing technology! Happy anniversary!!
And everyone got a quacker. These Duck machines were all over. Each time we passed one, everyone in both ducks quacked at each other.
Then we went to Sight and Sound Theater and got a pre-show, back stage tour of the theater. They are a Christian theater and have been showing Noah, the Musical for the past 3 years. They have an elaborate stage and set! The show uses 60 live animals as well as animatronics to give you the sense of being in the ark. One scene the theater is wrapped on three sides by a 4-5 story set so that you feel like you are actually in the ark. It was cool! The production was very Christian and ended with a missionary invitation to come and basically be born again. It was interesting to see an evangelical Noah.:)
Statue out front. Everything in the building is state of the art and beautiful!
In the behind the scenes tour, the tour guide showed us how fast they have to change and asked for a volunteer. Taylor did a great job!
Anxiously waiting for the show to begin. You can see the black curtain on the side. When we were "in the ark" that curtain was pulled back and animals are on the other side!
Next we went to the Dixie Stampede pre-show. We ate popcorn and were entertained by a crazy-good banjo-playing, juggling maniac! It was awesome! Laura surprised Sr. D by getting him a root beer in a boot mug when she heard him express a desire for some. So sweet!!!
Then we went into the arena for a dinner and show. While watching a singing and horse riding show with the theme of Yankees against the Confederates, we ate a great dinner. (No utinsils, so we ate with our hands. We got a 1/2 chicken each and Sr. D was in heaven!) Do you like Taylor's laser-vision eyes?:)
In one part of the show, Grandpa Janis was escorted out onto the arena where he was in a "horseshoe" throwing contest (he was given a blue toilet seat to throw!) with another guy. He won the contest! Yea Grandpa! What a great day! Couldn't do that every day, but it was a BIG winner!!! Thank you Uncle Roark and Aunt Rebecca for planning such a fantastic day!
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