Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction in Branson, MO hosted the fifth annual Reeds Spring R-IV School Foundation for "PACK NIGHT at Dixie Stampede" on Friday, March 6, 2015.
This year’s event featured a keynote address by Pro Football Hall of Fame president, David Baker. Baker has 35 years of experience in business management, professional sports and public service. He became the sixth president and executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January 2014.
All of the evening’s proceeds benefited the Reeds Spring R-IV School Foundation. The Foundation grants continuing education scholarships to Reeds Spring students and provides classroom enrichment mini-grants to teachers. Terri Tucker-Wiest, Chairman of the Reeds Spring R-IV Foundation Board said,
“We are honored that Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction provides us such an amazing opportunity to raise money for these young people. We look forward to a wonderful evening of entertainment, great food and incredible messages. We truly hope the community comes out and supports these great kids of our area.”
Billed as "The World’s Most Visited Dinner Attraction," Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede in Branson, MO, features 32 magnificent horses, a stampede of buffalo, a Rumble in the Treetops lumberjack relay and a family-friendly rivalry between the North and South. To top it off, you will enjoy a fabulous four-course feast! The Dixie Stampede family feast includes a whole rotisserie chicken, hickory smoked barbecued pork loin, our Original Creamy Vegetable Soup, a homemade biscuit, corn on the cob, a herb-basted potato and Dixie’s very own Specialty Dessert.
Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction in Branson, MO, also features the "Roman Ride of Fire." It is a special type of trick riding, featuring two horses moving side-by-side with the rider standing astride both horses. The Roman Rider and her team of horses end with an amazing jump through a burning ring of fire.
The Dixie Stampede Christmas spectacular is the show to see during the holiday season in Branson, Mo. Folks who visit Dixie Stampede are amazed by the unbelievable makeover. Christmas at Dixie including the full-scale living Nativity, holiday decorations, music and a visit from Santa. Of course, we also serve a four-course yuletide feast!
Opening Thursday, October 30, 2014, Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction transforms into a beautiful Christmas spectacular. Dolly said,
"Christmas is my favorite time of year, full of fond family memories. We celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. I can't wait for folks to experience this special holiday show - it's going to be magical."
Christmas at Dixie features a seasonal twist with a friendly rivalry between the North and South Poles, plus equestrian feats, music, comedy, and audience participation. Celebrating the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus is brought to life with Mary, Joseph, the wise men, and a living Nativity of live camels, donkeys, and sheep. Of course, no Christmas would be complete without an appearance by Santa himself aboard his sleigh, as Dixie’s 1100-seat arena is transformed into a winter wonderland of freshly fallen snow.
Christmas At Dixie Stampede in Branson, Mo., runs through January 3, 2015.
In 2014, the popular and unique dinner show attraction celebrates its 20th season. Its ability to stand out and have a broad, generational appeal may be what keeps guests coming back for more.
“Dixie Stampede really is a product that is designed to make all of those individuals happy. Creating a product that crosses generational lines is key to our past and future successes,”
says the attraction’s marketing director John Richardson. Dixie Stampede features 32 magnificent horses, dozens of cast members and seating for 1,000 people in a 35,000 square foot arena.
For the 20th brighter, bolder Roman Ride of Fire, new and returning guests have something to look forward to.
“It’s our obligation, effort and requirement to do everything at the highest level possible and keep on top of our game with everything about our operation, because Dolly Parton does not own businesses that aren’t the best at what they do,”
says Richardson. As always, guests will enjoy Dixie Stampede's signature meal—Original Creamy Vegetable Soup, a cheddar biscuit, a whole rotisserie chicken, a slice of hickory-smoked pork loin, corn on the cob, half a roasted potato and a specialty dessert.
Since becoming a sponsor of Dolly's Imagination Library, Dixie Stampede, in Branson, MO, has seen more than 2,100 children enroll in the program. Dixie Stampede brought the program to Stone and Taney Counties in Missouri in 2000. As of 2013, there were 2,151 children enrolled in the program and more than 27,000 books had been provided to children in those communities.
Imagination Library is a free book gifting program for all pre-school age children in participating communities, including newborns, whose parents register for the program. Each child receives a free, age-appropriate book each month by mail until the age of five. These high-quality books arrive addressed to the child. A child will receive a complete 60-book library if they are enrolled from birth to age five.
Dolly Parton launched her Imagination Library in 1995 in her home county in East Tennessee. She wanted to foster a love of reading among children and get them excited about books and reading. In 2000, the program expanded and became available for replication to any community willing to partner with the efforts. There are currently 36 programs in the state of Missouri.
