Swoosh Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Went to Celebration City on Saturday and had some fun taking photos after dark. Some turned out better than others. Here is a link to all 15 photos: http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/celebration/080707/ They give you 3D glasses to watch the fireworks through -- this is what it looks like. I can't believe this actually worked!!! Ignite the Night -- laser/fireworks show Ignite the Night -- laser/fireworks show Boardwalk Since they don't use the chase lights anymore, this is all you can see of OzCat at night Rt 66 Building Stinger Scrambler The Carousel area Celebration Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanderLee Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 No more chaser lights on Wildcat?! Argh. I loved those chasers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Ahh man. That lazer show brings back to me the good memories of when Valleyfair had a lazer show at night. Oh well. Nice PTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I loved the lights on Wildcat! I even took a video of it and put it on youtube! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 The lights are still on the coaster, just they haven't been using them this year (from what I have seen). I always wondered if they would be a distraction to passing motorists. The coaster is located at an intersection and is very visible from Hwy 76 up on the cliff ledge as well. ^Thanks for posting that video. They were even cooler when it got really dark outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Amazing photos - I loved Celebration City! I was there in June, and the lights were working on Wildcat .. surprised that they're not on now. Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Cameron, you know what, now that you mentioned it I saw them working in June as well but have not since. I think I'll email PR down there and ask if them being off is permanent or if there is something wrong with them or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Great pics. 3D glasses to watch fireworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Looks nice, but i think i prefer the old school way of seeing some sky candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 That's funny .. the chase lights were working June 16-18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 ^I was talking to one of friends and the best that we can place it, they stopped working around the last part of July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanderLee Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 While the lights my be a bit of a distraction, I think all of Branson is a distraction to motorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Ah, but traffic actually moves past Celebration City whereas on the strip it just sits and sits and sits and sits. (they don't call it the "world's longest parking lot for nothing) I honestly only ever drive on the yellow and blue routes if I can help it. You're nuts to even try to get down the strip during this time of year (tourist season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I sincerely doubt the lights being off means anything more than that they are broken. They're hardly a distraction, and as was said, they certainly aren't as bad as a host of other things in Branson. Heck, the park itself is a distraction as far as that goes. Hopefully they'll get them working again soon - and working completely. When I was there the first day of June, only certain parts were working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Well as expensive of a system that was to install, actually amount escapes me at this point, I would hope that they would have it back up and running soon. ^You say that when you were there it was "partially working"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuck Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 While the lights my be a bit of a distraction, I think all of Branson is a distraction to motorists. Yeah, they have the Ripleys museum which is broken in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^not to mention Titanic is sailing there as well. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^You say that when you were there it was "partially working"? Yeah, only certain sections were working. I know the lights don't go all the way around the track, but there were parts of the light cable that were obviously burned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Actually they do go the entire length of the track. The only place where there were not lights is the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^Oh... Well, see what I mean? Yeah, I'll bet they're working on replacing/fixing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 I emailed Martha (SDC PR) about it, but she is out of the office until Friday. We'll see what she says when she gets back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendLover Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I was just thinking about this park. I grew up in Southwest, Missouri and I went there all the time. I searched it up on here and saw the links to MidwestInfoGuide (love the site). It seems like all traces of Celebration City have been removed. Didn't know if the person who ran the site was by any chance on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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