In Branson, there is an entire "land" devoted to firefighter-themed attractions - a hose splash pad, dalmatians, firespotting balloons, climbing ladders, and more. Most of the attractions there are focused on young children. On the other end of the park is an original dark ride called Fire in the Hole - a classic, creatively presenting local history of vigilante Bald Knobbers burning down the town of Marmaros which supposedly sat where the current main entry plaza is now, right atop of the National Landmark, Marvel Cave. | |
The firefighting theme is also visible at the sister park, Dollywood. In fact, a more updated version of Fire in the Hole is there, sans the Bald Knobbers, but with all of the special effects intact, including the falling effect of the burning covered bridge. Their version has the unimpressive name of Blazing Fury to identify it.
Head around a couple of corners in the same park, and you'll find Firechaser Express, Billed as a "family coaster", the Express appears to be a firefighting train that stops in the center of a factory full of some pretty impressively sized fireworks. Your train arrives and stops at just the right time as you see flames engulfing the factory. Just as you think you're going to heroically extinguish the fire, an explosion hurls the entire train backwards through a new section of track - which somehow returns all passengers to the launch station.