Thursday, June 23, 2011

Celebrate America

The Rock Ranch is ready for one of it’s biggest weekend’s of the year, the 12th annual Celebrate America is this Saturday from 4 until 10 pm. Admission is $25.00 per car regardless of the number of passengers. One lucky guest will win a year’s supply of free Chic-fil-A meals.

DSC_0210Festivities include live music featuring the Cow Chip Band from Griffin along with Thomaston’s Due South bluegrass group playing all afternoon at the log cabin.

The Atlanta Braves Fan Team will be giving away Braves gear and the University of Georgia will have a working bee hive exhibit to view.

An aerial parade of vintage planes will conduct a fly-over at 7:30 pm

DSC_0038Admission includes unlimited access to attractions like the rock climbing wall, paintball shooting range, watermelon cannon, pony rides, paddle boats, jumping pillow, pedal carts and the Rock Ranch Train.

Tiny Town is the perfect place to let a big imagination in a tiny tot run wild. For a slideshow of Tiny Town and more, click HERE.

DSC_0058For an additional fee, guest may also experience the new Cow-A-Bunga Zip Lines that will allow you to step off of a 60 foot tower and travel down a 1300 foot cable at 35 miles per hour.

In the past decade, The Rock Ranch has become a major tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors to Upson county from throughout the country. Saturday’s Celebrate America event will draw another 6,000 to 7,000 guests who will witness one of the largest fireworks displays in the south.

DSC_0613The finale at Disney World uses three 10 inch displays that burst in the shape of a willow tree over Cinderella’s castle. The Rock Ranch will use five 10 inch willows for the finale. The fireworks show is so large that the ranch was required to obtain a special permit from the FAA.

The Rock Ranch will also be open from July 5th to July 30th, Tuesday through Saturday each week from 10 am to 4 pm for it’s Fun in the Summer Time season. All the standard ranch attractions will be available as well as educational stations like the Georgia Wildlife Station and the Cow Milking Simulator.

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