Silver Dollar City is beginning to develop 1,200 acres of land on the west side of the park as Silver Dollar City Park and Resort.
At the center of the planned $500 million development will be a seven-story resort hotel with 260 themed rooms, priority access to the park and It also has a full range of amenities. The hotel will include 17,000 square feet of meeting space.
Mr Thomas said the investment would also include new additions to the theme park to increase its appeal to the area.
“The $500 million, $500 million that we’re going to invest over the next 10 years is going to not only transform this place, this park, but it’s going to have a huge impact on our region and attract tourists here in the Ozarks. I hope so,” Thomas said. Said.
The resort is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
Thomas said the resort hotel will be the first of its type in the central United States.
The announcement was made to the media today at the park, followed by the first tour of the construction site.
The announcement included Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Silver Dollar City founders Jack Herschend and Peter Herschend, and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Dollar City’s parent company, Herschend Family Entertainment. Andrew Wexler, CEO of the company, also attended.
“This investment demonstrates Silver Dollar City’s commitment to tourism and economic growth in the Ozarks and Missouri,” Parson said in a news release. “We are excited to see this project bring thousands of new jobs and millions of new visitors to our great state.”
Local residents had heard rumors of the development even before the big reveal, and one resident of land adjacent to the site told the Springfield Business Journal before the announcement that construction contractors had already been working on the construction for weeks. He said he was in the process of removing the.
Thomas confirmed that construction is indeed already underway.
“It’s an aggressive construction schedule, but we’re excited about it,” he said.
Officials hinted at an announcement in August 2023, when media guests learned about the second generation of the park’s historic indoor roller coaster, Fire in the Hole. . The project was a $30 million project that had already been in planning and construction for two years. Announced time.
Thomas said at the time that the park had recently purchased more land and had 1,200 acres of attached land for future development, which would be announced later.
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