(BRANSON, Missouri) – The first shipment of exhibits and memorabilia is scheduled to arrive in Branson at 10 a.m. tomorrow for the new Roy Rogers – Dale Evans Museum and Happy Trails Theater. The 26,000 square-foot museum and 300-seat theater is under construction at the northeast corner of Green Mountain Drive and State Highway 376 across from Silver Dollar City’s new theme park, Celebration City (formerly Branson USA).
Dustin Rogers, grandson of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and General Manager of the new facility, said one of the first items scheduled for delivery and installation on Friday is a 19-foot tall statue of Roy Rogers’ famous horse Trigger.The statue and museum displays are movingfrom the original museum in Victorville, CA to the new facility in Branson. The Victorville facility closed on March 31.The scheduled opening date for The Roy Rogers – Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theater in Branson is Memorial Day Weekend.