Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I just found out a few days ago that I'm not the only LPer stranded in Springfield, Missouri--about as far from a Disney park as you can get. lol. I was interested to know if there were any other LPers near here besides jasmine7 and myself.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Wait until the Aussie contingent hears you think *your* stranded far away!
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess No, but can I say how jealous I am? My ex-inlaws used to live in Ozark, and I absolutely fell in love with the place. (I'm a native Californian.) My dream is to someday move to that area.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Yeah, Suzie. I guess it could be worse. lol. Maybe I should stop complaining. And MomofPrincess, it is beautiful here, which is why Disney should seriously consider making that rumor that's been floating around about a Branson Disey Park a reality!
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess Yeah, wouldn't that be neat?! Have you been to that amusement park that's up in the hills of Branson? (I can't think of the name.) Oh, Silver Dollar City, maybe? I haven't been but someday soon hope to drive out and go there.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Oh, yeah. Silver Dollar City's pretty much like going to the grocery store now--it's that commonplace. What's that? The church group is going on an outing? Silver Dollar City! You're going out for a day with friends? Silver Dollar City! It's like 25 bucks to get in all day, and about an hour drive, so it's a pretty popular destination. And it's not nearly as cool as it used to be. It's more crowded, and it's kind of become just another amusement park instead of a unique place that showcases various folk crafts and things like that.
