Riding the NEW Fire in the Hole at Silver Dollar City! - Touring Marvel Cave for the First Time

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[@1954shadow]

Many, many years ago, SDC, went there quite often. “Fire in the Hole,” was may favorite ride. Loved the part in the ride where the lady says, “Pa, where’s your pants?” Pa responds, “I don’t have ‘em, the Baldknobbers stole ‘em!”

[@KingsIsMeatball]

I believe it was “Red Flanders you get back here and put on your pants” then Red Flanders says “But Sadie I ain’t got no pants the darn Baldknobbers stole them” then Sadie says “Stole them? Why in saint hill would they do that” (but the last line might not be as accurate)

[@1954shadow]

@kingsismeatball6070 that's it! It has been many years since I have been to SDC. You nailed it, verbatim. Thanks for the memory.

[@casadilla111]

@@KingsIsMeatballSam hill, but yeah! They put out a ton of merch with those quotes on them. Such an iconic ride

[@adventureswithrobbie]

@@KingsIsMeatball Sam He-double hockey sticks😁

[@GingerLicorice]

This place scared the hell out of me as a kid, but I've since come to appreciate the old timey campiness of this park. I'm glad you checked out Marvel Cave. I've taken a lantern tour of it before and it is definitely not for the faint of heart. Missouri is the Cave State and this place lives up to its name. Thanks for taking us along.

[@suemoo22]

LOL at the Baldknobbers snow globes. 😅. I loved the ringmaster and the animal kids!

[@robinmonroe1276]

My old stomping grounds! I was heart broken about the old fire in the hole last year💔!! Glad to see the new one very glad 😂! The new ride softens my old heart to know it has been changed very little! Good memories ahead for the next 50 or more generations to come ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chrislong5416]

I'm glad they redid it the way they did. I had been riding the old one for about 50 years, it was getting a bit creaky. We were there last summer to ride the old version one more time.

[@MP-gm5gg]

Cave was beautiful and amazing thank you Jacob.

[@lesliegriffith9830]

Mom and I were there in the 80s and saw the Shepherd Of The Hills outdoor play that had Baldeknobbers in it. Also went down the cave there. Very interesting. And were there for a mountain folk celebration. Thanks for bringing back memories❤

[@casadilla111]

Wife and I went to the play for the first time ever last summer despite living within an hour of it, I’d be willing to bet several of the actors from your experience are still there. Three generations of several families work there, and will no doubt have kids who will also work there some day. Really a beautiful thing to have that kind of legacy to a piece of art.

[@nadiaborzacchini1987]

Thanks for taken us with you Jacob your the best

[@jennyvezina4551]

This was such a fun video, I'm so happy that you rode the new Fire in the hole!!! I can't wait to get out there and experience it too!!!! Thank you for another fun, fun, video!!!

[@goatsandroses4258]

I went to Silver Dollar City in 1979 or 80. I hadn't thought about that ride for a LONG time! It was amazing to me that it was still going and had been rebuilt!

[@jcg336]

My brother-in-law is from Missouri and is a descendant of the Baldknobbers! I’m glad they kept that piece of history in the ride.

[@julier.1902]

I have an ancestor who lived near Diamond MO who was killed by a Bushwhacker way back when. :)

[@GuruChaz]

Thanks for taking us to Silver Dollar City! I'd like to see more of the park sometime when you go back.

[@zig_zagman]

All right! Fire in the hole! Love your videos of the ride then and now. You're really building up your collection of pressed pennies!

[@erindoyle-keller7387]

We visited SDC/Branson in 2019 and my son was 15 at the time. He and the hubby did the cave tour first thing when we arrived at the park and it was the highlight of his trip. He talked about it for days. Thanks for this video. Your travel content is detailed and informative and even if I’ve visited someplace, I still learn something new. Safe travels!

[@mareekatz]

THANK YOU SO MUCH JACOB ❤ the cave tour was amazing 👏 would love to visit someday.✌️❤️🙂

[@zac3891]

Love silver dollar city it is such fun and the new fire in the hole is fantastic. FIRE IN THE HOLE 🔥🔥🔥🧑‍🚒

[@marshallgraphic]

Fire in the Hole was a favorite growing up 40+ years ago. Glad to see it is still going strong!

[@jenniferjones-edwards9729]

What an awesome day! I'm glad they brought back Fire in the Hole. Looks like you had a great time today and thanks for bringing us along!!❤❤❤

[@kansasgirl73]

You are so close to Eureka Springs Arkansas. You have to go!!!!

[@alliekuma4234]

I love how you always have a good time! New ride looks great!!!!

[@MimiHoelman]

I went here when there were no rides except the train. I remember watching the wood carvers carve a horse for YEARS!

[@ZachGrant-v3n]

Thanks for going out of your way to ride Fire in the Hole. I took my 9 year old on the old one last summer knowing it was closing but not knowing yet they were building the new one. He’s really excited to ride it and will love your video.

[@TheSassy777]

Enjoyed Silver Dollar City with you. Thanks for the fun in watching on the Fire In The Hole and the mammoth Cave. They really have a great place to visit. 💥GO CARPETBAGGER 💥

[@MissouriPenny]

Welcome to my beautiful state of Missouri ❤❤❤🎉

[@dongillette1777]

Mine too!! Love my Missouri home!! Born and raised here!!

[@Sklabah]

This is so cool. I saw the old shut-down video, and was sad to miss this attraction. The new one looks great, and seems to share the spirit of the old - VERY cool.

[@SD-mt4sr]

I grew up in the Branson area Fire in the hole was one of my favorites! Im glad its still there!

[@johnmeeters5918]

I absolutely LOVE your content!!! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!

[@nurseydebdeb8539]

Great video! Love SDC, that place is amazing. It is more than a theme park. I am glad to hear that the new Fire in the Hole is awesome! I loved that ride, and I am hoping one of those days we can make it out there. My bf lives in Springfield, so I go see her and go to sdc. Yes, that cave tour is so pretty glad you did it finally. You should eat at Lamberts the food is soo good and consider this place a "cheat day" because their rolls are hot, fluffy and good come right off the pan and thrown right at ya! There is a fish hatchery you can tour, you could go take a look at Lake Tanycoma it's so clear. Keep up the great work!!!

[@chopperdave3868]

Been a season pass holder at SDC the last couple years thanks to some awesome friends. My favorite theme park. Got a sneak peak ride on the new Fire in the Hole opening day... they kept it very loyal to the original and it is a fantastic ride the whole family can enjoy. Hope you had fun!

[@CoasterVet]

I went to Silver Dollar City in 2020. Due to COVID, they weren’t running the cave tours. When I lived in Louisville, KY, I did several of the Mammoth Cave tours, including the Wild Cave tour. 6 hours, walking crawling in hands & knees, and even belly crawls. That was the most intense cave tour I have done. Mammoth Cave has tons of walking tours. Mammoth Cave is the largest cave system in the world.

[@craigholstine2154]

Good Morning " YA ALL " Jacob..!!

[@paulfuryes203]

Great video Jacob looks like a fun place to visit. Take care my friend and safe travels as always.

[@unicorn063]

What a cool place loved it all definatly a fun time . Thank you Jacob for taking us there. I felt like I was there so lucky how you travel around and do fun things. I’m so glad there’s somebody like you out there to show us a bigger world.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cheapglass3068]

The penny presses are cool, never saw them until I started watching your videos.

[@bayfox1235]

Been in the cave a few times never disappoints so amazing hope to get back and experience the new fire in the hole 😊

[@davidm3569]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. 👍😀

[@Mantronix6804]

SDC is my happy place

[@chopperdave3868]

Same

[@tommiller4895]

I am not physically able to do those stairs on Marvel Cave so you did it for me! Thanks Jacob!

[@walterfink9782]

I've been to Branson many times. I've been through Marvel Cave 4 times. Last time I was at Silver Dollar City, was in the mid 70's. I did ride Fire in the Hole. Last time I was at Branson, was in 2010. I havent been back since then. But, I can't wait to go back.

[@smokingfoxx]

Back in the show-me state! 😂🎉

[@m.hreels9822]

Silver Dollar City refurbished a ride better than Disney ever could! ❤

[@lapetitemaison4219]

So glad you did the cave. It's amazing. Missouri has tons of caves. You should do the Bonne Terre Mine Cave near St. Louis. As a kid, I actually preferred the Flooded Mine to Fire in the Hole.

[@deb803]

This was a great video. It brought back fun times I’ve had at SDC.

[@AbigailLewis-j3j]

Best cave tour is at Fantastic Caverns in Springfield, Missouri. It's a ride through, so no stairs or slippery paths.

[@slade22082]

I’ll run into you out there one of these days! I was just there 3 weeks ago and I highly recommend the lantern tour now that you’ve done the normal cave tour!

[@janetcannon7986]

Cave tour are great summer fun. The usually are rain or shine. Are great beat the heat spots cause usually they are cool.

[@maxkull2899]

the mutton chops are STRONG in this one. Keep it up Jacob!!

[@AwkwardAnxiousJennifer]

Oh my goodness, the way my knees are SCREAMING watching that cave tour!!! 😱😱😱

[@dianadelahaye7660]

That is a great park.😊I always say if there is a long line, come back later and there will be no line.😊

[@kataltree828]

Thank you for taking us on this cave tour I would never be able to do it by myself with my knees .

[@oldsouthmike65]

Now I want to check out Silver Dollar City

[@cheryl2962]

Loved This Video! Used To Go Here Many many Times Years Ago!

[@HYPERSONIC-777]

I just wanted you to know that you are awesome! 🦅thank you for everything you do!

[@robertyoung7962]

So very cool jacob🎉

[@tylercollins3130]

My home park right here. I love it!

[@nikitatro5508]

Thank You so much for taking the cave tour 🤩 it was marvelous and amazing 🌟🌟💖 I don't think I am capable of all those steps but I am glad that You are 💪🤩 I also love the train ride 🚂 it's one of my favorite things to do in amusement parks... second to the carousel 🎠💗 As always, Thank You for bringing Us along with You Jacob 🙏💝😻

[@caroleroseburgh1344]

Hi Jacob.🙋🏽 The weather is beautiful for traveling. I hope you are having fun.‼️👋🏽

[@Mtn.Girl-ds5zb]

Free parking is a shorter walk because you can ride the tram! SDC is my happy place. I’m local and there almost weekly!! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@larryloveless2967]

I really enjoyed your review of the revised Fire in the Hole ride and even more your walk through of Marvel Cave. We made numerous trips to Disney World with our kids years ago but viisitng much closer Silver Dollar City was also a favorite. We also liked Dollywood and I enjoyed its running steam train locomotive I guess still there. . You got me to read up on who were the Baldnobbers as I see it was all part of the violent past resulting from neighbor versus neighbor fighting in Missouri being a border state during the Civil War. Your video brought back great memories.

[@c.rogers____]

This place is great.I would like to visit very much enjoyed this video jacob

[@MarthaJOHNSON-iu4wk]

Thanks you Jacob you go places that I can't go 😊

[@chuckoneill2023]

Never been to Branson, but we've really enjoyed the Dollywood version of this attraction. Hope this upgrade happens there.

[@equestrian9696]

What an amazing park and the cave is mind blowing

[@denisedarnell1641]

I give you credit for doing the cave !!! Biggest fear for me now as an older adult . I did Mammoth Cave as a teenager w my parents and was frightened. Especially when they turned off the lights . But i watched a video about the wrong man who got stuck in Putty Cave and knowing he had passed , they had no choice but to leave him.. I cant think of a more horrific ending and really am terrified of any cave now. Sorry to be debbie downer for those that enjoy cave exploring ..I am never..going in one again . . Thanks for sharing your joy of FIRE IN THE HOLE 🕳 new ride and makes me want to go to Silver Dollar city which got its start at the now Dollywood park. Such fun back then.

[@peggyfillmore1971]

Its still there ? Awesome I went there in the 80s in high school !! 😁😁

[@sandrabailey4956]

You should check out Lost Canyon and Top of the Rock Museum south of Branson a little bit. It’s our favorite “Branson” destination. We love you. Thanks for the fun video.

[@brianthomas6808]

If you would like some Baldknobber history I would love to share. My family has been highly involved with Shepard Of the hills play for years and my grandpa worked for Silver Dollar City long ago printing souvenir newspapers.

[@craiggilchrist6285]

Glad they didnt completely get rid of FITH , was alot of memories on the old ride, glad they kept it and revamp it. Im about 4 hours away so its a nice weekend get away if you want it to be.. the Aquarium and hollywood car museum is nice..

[@comeoncarebear]

Thank you Jacob for another great video.

[@Josh_ATX]

You need to come back to Texas and check out natural bridge caverns

[@neaelevator]

Last time I went, the free parking began in the lot behind the paid lot. There are trolly stops all along the free lots so it isn't a bad walk.

[@joanyount3239]

I used to do wild caving, it is amazing! I enjoy all caves.

[@reese9030]

I would be terrified to be that far underground. It is beautiful though. Silver Dollar City looks like a nice place to go. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@Bub625]

Great video carpetbagger

[@taipan9604]

Holy crap man those are some crazy sideburns!

[@robertzellner4937]

Thanks!

[@nwaryas]

Sweetwater, TN has a good cave tour.

[@ralo4304]

Not sure how this appeared on my KZbin algorithm lol but I'm glad it did. I have been going to SDC since I was 5 (now 54), however haven't been for several years for personal reasons. Anyway, thank you for this video!!! My most favorite ride was fire in the hole, and have rode it hundreds of times❤

[@dynastyduck3799]

That was fun, thank you Jacob

[@tomday1318]

I love penny machines😊

[@lizlocher3612]

"Good things come to he who waits" daid by my Mom for years n Carpetbagger today!! "The waiting is the hardest part"! Dang Tom Petty!!! " Waiting with Faith achieves Victory!" Said the Priest in the movie "Sundown"!!!

[@lizlocher3612]

Correction sang Tom Petty computer kept changing it not dang Tom Petty!!!

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Morning Jacob 🤓📸✌️ i always like the adventure you take us to, i watch them lol they are great content, take care my friend. Safe travel.

[@shanepleasants6280]

That penny machine takes all the fun out of doing it yourself

[@mariehendrick7173]

Hi Jacob I am with you.. there are so many ride's that have gone..It would be amazing If the very popular one;s where remade.. XXX

[@BobSebring]

Without question, you have the best travel log here on KZbin. Your not so hung up on Disney parks and offer an amazing collection of so many unusual and different kinds of places to see and experience. Thanks so much!

[@darkwolf5531]

Super Cool Time

[@ChaseArkansas]

fire in the hole as a kid. i was on one of the last ones they did when it was closed down and my cart broke and it shut down the ride for that day. loved the burning building you go through back in the day

[@TommyTravels]

Great video, Jacob! I've been on quite a few cave tours and Meramec Caverns, outside of St. Louis is the BEST! An episode of Lassie was filmed there, a Tom Sawyer movie, and it was a Jesse James hideout. You have to do it. The grand finale will blow you away!

[@hopejordan2997]

I would love to see you come to Lake Hickory Haunts in Hickory NC this spooky season. I think you would love it. We have been filming the independent horror film "You're It" there.

[@MonaskisGhost]

Love your video's! Thank you for posting!

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

We saw you waiting to get on the steam train ride as we were getting off the train. I thought I recognized you there but wasn't sure it was you. You were holding a gopro or some camera while waiting at the gate. You even got me in the video at 39:44!

[@AprilVivona]

The free parking is right behind where you parked. If you get there early you can park pretty close.

[@theokkali467]

FIRE IN THE HOLE 🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@Trance88]

I went on the original Fire in the Hole at least a dozen times between April 1995 and June 1997 when I lived near Branson, MO. Loved that ride. The drop at the end with a little splash of water made it all worthwhile. I'm pretty sure they didn't have merch for specific rides back then either, otherwise I would've had something from Fire in the Hole or Thunderation.

[@JaneDoe-ip5yl]

Oh my that cave is amazing. Thank you for taking us along.

[@mike407r]

Well Jacob I am very pleased to see that they’ve basically kept it the same and kept the same spirit. Hats off to the creative team that worked on it I can imagine it’s not easy to do what they did and to keep it so close to the original. Kudos to them!

[@niecey7492]

Wonderful video! Thanks Jacob for your commentary during the POV ride.

[@coachshanonfreeman]

Very cool cave!

[@MonsterKidCory]

✋: Hour-long cave tour 👉: Two-hour-long line for a three minute ride I've actually been thinking about doing a road trip from up here in Canada to down there in Missouri and I may have to add Silver Dollar City to it if I go. It looks charming!

[@chopperdave3868]

Some friends and I go constantly throughout the year. It quickly became my favorite theme park. Some great rides (my favorite is Outlaw Run) and the Marvel Caves are beautiful (but is kinda scary descending the tower down into it).

[@evans90234]

Too bad you can't stay near the area until Sunday to catch AEW Dynasty in St. Louis! I can't wait to go to the new Fire in the Hole. Also, there's a soda museum in St. Charles (the western suburb of St. Louis) that you might want to check out if you head through that way back home! Loved the video!