National Kids’ Fest- Silver Dollar City June 4-August 22

National Kids’ Fest at Silver Dollar City June 4-August 22

A compliation of Press Lease and website information by Gary J. Groman, Editor

Silver Dollar City’s National Kids’ Fest, to be held June 4-August 22, features kid-acclaimed fun, with an All-New “Circus of Dreams Parade” for 2004. The parade of larger-than-life fanciful floats, including colorful elephants, penguins on a tight-rope, mischievous monkeys and a circus animal band, is a festival highlight, along with a new Xtreme Air show with amazing stunts on inline skates and bikes. The return of VeggieTales, shows for kids and champion cloggers are all part of the festivities for America’s largest kids’ festival.

America’s favorite talking vegetables return to Kids’ Fest in “A Very Veggie Revue” from VeggieTales. The stars of the show, Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and all their Veggie friends teach timeless values like honesty, kindness and forgiveness in a delightfully wacky way in this colorful, musical stage show. Kids can sing along with the hilarious VeggieTales Silly Songs™, one of the elements that have made VeggieTales the top animated direct-to-video series of all-time.

Also returning is the popular, high energy Extreme Stunts on Wheels show, with even more stunts added to this high-flying show. Young professional stunt bikers, cyclists and skaters take to the air, combining agility and tightly-honed technical skills as they demonstrate amazing stunts on inline skates and BMX bikes. The extreme sports athletes defy gravity as they jump, flip, glide and spin in the hottest athletic show on the extreme sports circuit. Extreme Stunts on Wheels runs throughout the festival at the stunt course set up in the Red Gold Heritage Hall.

Throughout the park during America’s largest kids’ festival, there are shows and activities for kids.These include activities such as Champion kid cloggers from around the country, the Just Kiddin” Around show with Wade Benson Landry and Pure Heart, a musical show where kids take part in the fun, and a LEGO play area where kids can build LEGO structures from cars to castles kick up their heels in energetic performances, a new musical show includes talented young singers

Chapter 6, the award winning a cappella vocal band performs in the Opera House in 2004. Chapter 6 has created a medley of original arrangements from jazz to gospel, pop and rock. One of their most requested vocal arrangements is a 8 minute version of the Wizard of Oz. This talented group of young men love to share their passion for music in a refreshingly positive style!

National Kids’ Fest activities are in addition to 12 rides including WILDFIRE, the high-speed, multi-looping, cobra-rolling roller coaster, which flies into the Ozark sky and roars down a mountainside at speeds up to 66 miles per hour. Additional favorites are the thrilling Thunderation roller coaster, and the combination water ride/dry coaster BuzzSaw Falls. For smaller kids, smaller-scale rides are found in Tom Sawyer’s Landing, a multi-level play area, and interactive adventure is the feature at the World’s Largest Treehouse at Geyser Gulch and Splash Harbor.