We left about 9 am for the 4 hour drive to Branson. It was pouring down rain….and it continued for the entire drive. We checked into the Hilton promenade at Branson Landing…but the room was not ready….so we went to Big Whiskeys for a glass of wine and nachos.
Our room was ready…number 417. The room was amazing. We had a one bedroom suite with a wraparound deck. The view was spectacular. We had a perfect view of the fountains. We sat down and waited for the fire and ice fountain show to begin. The only issue was…it was pouring down rain…and Lake Taneycomo was quickly rising. Within two hours…the lake was over the fountains…and was still rising.
We drove to the Dixie Stampede. We had purchased tickets on line in September and needed to pick them up in the will call. We arrived at 4:30 per instructions. I went to the desk and gave the girl the reservation number. She could not find our reservations. It took thirty minutes…but we finally got things settled. They had changed their computer system in October….and somehow…our reservations got lost. So they resold our seats. They reimbursed us one seat….and gave us two seats in C5….cheaper seats than we had reserved of course. Once we calmed down….we did enjoy the huge meal and the fantastic show.
When we got back to the Hilton…the water had risen several feet….we ordered a bottle of Rombauer from room service….and watched tv.