Did you know the “Unsinkable Molly Brown ran for the U.S. Senate before women even had the right to vote? This and other facts about her great-grandmother will be shared by Helen Benziger during two day appearance at the #Titanic Museum Attraction in #Branson June 20-21. Click here for full story.

Main Street Lake Cruises will be having Area Appreciation May 1st – May 5th for both the Lake Queen and Landing Princess.

The Lake Queen Beach & Back Sightseeing Cruise – Adults are $10.00 with children 17 & under cruising free with a paid adult.

The Landing Princess Dinner Cruise – Area Appreciation Rate $20.00

Area appreciation is open to residents of Stone, Taney, Christian, & Greene counties as well as Boone and Carroll counties in Arkansas. Photo ID is required. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance and tickets picked up 1 hour prior to cruise time.

For more information or to make your reservation please call (417) 239-3980. Main Street Lake Cruises is located on the waterfront at Branson Landing.

The Reeds Spring R-IV School Foundation is thrilled to announce their third annual major fundraising effort: “PACK NIGHT at the Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction” on Friday, March 8th, 2013. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. but the festivities start earlier with an All-Star Silent Auction at 6:30. All of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the Reeds Spring R-IV School Foundation which focuses on granting continuing education scholarships to Reeds Spring students and classroom enrichment mini-grants to teachers. In addition to the 2013 Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction show, NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Smith will address those in attendance with a message about educational excellence and reaching for a championship. Smith played Tight End during a fifteen year NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He participated in five Pro Bowls and played in Super Bowl XIII with Dallas.

Tickets for the event are divided into two categories. The “White Circle” seats are $25 each. The “Red Circle” VIP seats will be located closer to the arena and are $50 each. Individuals who purchase tickets in the “Red” section will have the opportunity to attend a VIP reception with Jackie Smith beginning at 6:30 p.m. These ticket prices are a great opportunity for the local community to see the new 2013 Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction show while helping a truly worthy cause.

“We are honored that Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction has offered to provide us such an amazing opportunity to raise money for our kids” states Jim Holt, Chairman of the Reeds Spring R-IV Foundation Board. “We are looking forward to a wonderful evening of entertainment, great food and incredible messages. I am also particularly excited about the items we are seeing come in for our Silent Auction. We truly hope the community comes out and supports these great kids of our area.”

Tickets are currently available at each of the Reeds Spring School offices. The school offices may be reached by calling (417) 272-8173.

About Dixie Stampede
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede is a unique dinner and show experience set in a giant 35,000-square-foot arena featuring 32 magnificent horses, a stampede of buffalo, Rumble In The Treetops lumberjack relay, thrilling horsemanship, pageantry, romance and patriotism, all showcased in a friendly rivalry between North and South and served with a fabulous four-course feast.

Dixie Stampede Dinner Attractions operate in two popular vacation destinations: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Branson, Missouri. They also operate Pirates Voyage; Fun, Feast & Adventure in Myrtle Beach, SC. For more information regarding show times and ticket prices, call 1-800-520-5544 or visit online at www.dixiestampede.com or www.piratesvoyage.com.
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BRANSON, Mo., November 5, 2012 — Merry Christmas from Main Street Lake Cruises! Create a special Christmas memory for your family on a free “Candy Cane Cruise” aboard the 100 foot luxury yacht, “Landing Princess” on either Saturday December 1st or 8th. After boarding the Landing Princess, at the Main Street Marina in Branson Landing, you will enjoy cookies and milk; a special story time with Mrs. Claus and the Elves as well as writing a letter to Santa, which Mrs. Claus will deliver back to the North Pole.

Reservations for the “Candy Cane Cruises” are subject to availability on a first come first serve basis, should be made as early as possible and must include one adult for every three children. Although the cruise is free for children as well as adults, a donation of a canned food item for the local food pantry would be appreciated. Please call Local at 417.239-3980 or Toll Free at 877-38-BOATS for cruise times and availability.

Got Oom-Pah??? Celebrate Octoberfest at Mount Pleasant Winery with an authentic Oom-Pah band featuring local musicians John Razcka on accordion, Bruce Chidister on trumpet and Dwight Davis on tuba this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Oct. 24, 25, 26 & 27) from 5 – 7 pm each evening.

3125 Green Mtn. Drive
417-336-9463.

We look forward to seeing you here!

The Track Family Fun Parks Announces Facility Upgrades for 2013

Branson, MO – October 18, 2012 – The Track Family Fun Parks has begun work on facility upgrades at both their Track 4 and Track 5 locations along Highway 76, which will be completed for the 2013 season.

Construction is underway to replace the Track 4 building (3345 W. 76 Country Blvd.), which was destroyed by the “Leap Year” tornado earlier this year. The new building, located across the parking lot from its previous location and close to the popular Heavy Metal High Rise go-kart track, will be approximately 4,300 square feet and will house a new ticketing area and all-new, state-of-the-art arcade.

“We are very excited about the new building at Track 4 and hope that the changes we are making will enhance our guest experience,” said Craig Wescott, President of The Track Family Fun Parks. “We expect that the new ticketing location will be more convenient for our guests, and we’re certain they are going to enjoy the all-new arcade.”

The Track also plans to build an addition onto Pizza World at the Track 4 facility. This added space will serve as both overflow seating for the restaurant, and as the meeting space for Track birthday parties and other group events. In addition, the Gator Golf mini golf course is getting a facelift.

The Track’s range of family-friendly offerings will expand in 2013 to include the area’s only batting cages. The Track 5 (3525 W. 76 Country Blvd.) facility will house four stations of batting cages that are each equipped to throw four different speeds for both baseball and softball.

“We expect that the batting cages will be a big hit with both locals and tourists alike,” said Wescott. “We hope that they will be a source of fun for people of all ages, and that they will be a great resource for local baseball and softball teams, as well as the hundreds of teams who come to the area annually to participate in the many tournaments hosted in Branson.”

Guests of The Track Family Fun Parks will enjoy all of these facility upgrades during the company’s thirty-third season in Branson. For more information about The Track Family Fun Parks, please visit their website at www.bransontracks.com or call (417) 334-1612.

Be entertained this Labor Day Weekend with the music of Mary Ann Daversa on piano along with her husband, Jay on bass. They’ll entertain from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mount Pleasant Winery. 3125 Green Mountain Dr. 417-336-9463. NO cover! Bring your friends and enjoy a “Pleasant” time! 10% discount for locals during this weekend – just show your ID!

Please join us every Wednesday for “Hooray for Hump Day”, as we help you “over the hump” of your work week. Starting July 18th from 5 – 7pm we are adding live music. This Wednesday please enjoy a glass of wine along with the easy listening guitar music of Randy Leiter. Ask us about your Drink Special of the Evening!

The Dark Knight Rises in Branson on the Largest IMAX Screen in the Midwest

Branson, MO – Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex will debut it’s first Hollywood IMAX DMR film presentation to a sold-out crowd at 11:59 pm on Thursday, July 19th, filling the largest IMAX screen in the Midwest, a whopping six stories tall and 83 feet wide.

The first Hollywood IMAX DMR film presented will be the highly-anticipated “The Dark Knight Rises” – an epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. In helming the film, Christopher Nolan employed IMAX cameras even more extensively than he did on “The Dark Knight,” which had marked the first time ever that a major feature film was partially shot with IMAX cameras.

“Having shot almost half the picture with large-format IMAX film cameras, it is very important to me that we show ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in the IMAX film format wherever possible,” stated Christopher Nolan.

The Ozarks Discovery IMAX Theater inside Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex underwent an extensive upgrade process for days in preparation.

“It was a perfect time to offer IMAX DMR – The IMAX Experience – to our audiences,” said Randy Brashers, President of Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex. “The Dark Knight Rises will represent the best of what IMAX DMR can be, with nearly an hour of the movie filmed in IMAX’s native, superior 70mm format.”

IMAX’s proprietary DMR (Digital Media Remastering) process, allows conventional films to be upconverted into IMAX format. This special digital technology allows films shot on 35mm for conventional theaters to be shown in IMAX venues. In 2002, “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” and an IMAX-format re-release of the 1995 film “Apollo 13,” were the first official applications of the DMR process.

The Ozarks Discovery IMAX Theater is one of only a handful of IMAX Theaters in the country still opting to use actual 70mm film for Hollywood IMAX DMRs, instead of a smaller digital projection.

“What does this all mean” asked Brashers. “It means that our images for Hollywood IMAX DMR films have the potential to fill the entire screen, all six stories tall and 83 feet wide. It means that it’s the largest Hollywood IMAX DMR presentation in the Midwest. And it comes with all the trademarks of “The IMAX Experience” – exceptional quality, sound and clarity – it’s truly immersive.”

“The Dark Knight Rises,” after it’s midnight debut, will show daily at Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex at 1:50 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 800-419-4832 or visit www.bransonimax.com. Stay up to date on events, special promotions or announcements – Like Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex on Facebook!