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Half-billion-dollar plan including resort underway for US theme park

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Silver Dollar City – a 61-acre 1880s-themed amusement park – outside Branson, Missouri, US, in the Ozark Mountain range (the Ozarks), announced development of a US$500-million programme including construction of a 262-room hotel on 1,200 acres adjacent to the organisation’s existing site.

Lake of the Ozarks (Image: Adobe Stock) Aerial view of castle ruins near Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, US. (Image: Adobe Stock)

Silver Dollar City said the hotel is already under construction, and the group is planning an opening for 2026. Additional resort details will be provided in the coming months.

“Silver Dollar City Parks & Resorts President Brad Thomas said, “Over the next decade, we will mindfully transform 1,200 acres into an authentic, only-in-the-Ozarks destination starting with our first resort.”

Contractor and builder details were not provided.

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