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Families can play all day and into the night during Silver Dollar City’s Moonlight Madness, with extended night hours to ride, play and dance under the stars. Special shows and exclusive events are featured and over 30 rides and attractions will stay open until 10 p.m. each night July 23 through August 7. Guests can soar through the sky under the starlight on PowderKeg, scream on WildFire, and roar into the night on Thunderation.

Open from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Silver Dollar City provides more than 12 hours a day to play during Moonlight Madness, or guests can come after 5 p.m. for just $25. New this year is Science Madness with David Willey. Guests can see explosions, fire, and wild experiments including demonstrations that have been featured on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog experience will be featured in Red Gold Heritage Hall.

Thursdays through Saturdays during Moonlight Madness, kids can meet cartoon characters including SpongeBob & Patrick, Tom & Jerry and The Backyardigans. On July 25, for one night only, the up-and-coming Northwest Arkansas country trio Edens Edge will perform a special Moonlight Madness concert with emcee Storme Warren of Great American Country’s (GAC) entertainment news show, Headline Country. Plus, the park’s country music show, GAC Nights in Echo Hollow, free to Silver Dollar City guests, continues Tuesdays through Sundays, beginning at 7 p.m. Topping off the day’s fun is Silver Dollar City’s Street Dance beginning at 9 p.m. each evening during Moonlight Madness. Families can join hundreds on the square for fun dances such as the Electric Slide, The Chicken Dance, and The Macarena.

Select shops and eateries will remain open until 10 pm and food and merchandise specials will be available. Throughout Moonlight Madness, Silver Dollar City is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Guests can ride all day and into the night with a one day ticket or season pass, or come after 5 p.m. for only $25 for night ride thrills. For more information call 800-831-4FUN(386), or visit www.silverdollarcity.com.