Roundabout Grab-bag

A plethora of ideas coming from Anna Cohow!

• One of those frog statues like the one in Springfield. People can come decorate it too
• a mini Westminster dog show
• convert the entire median into a circular sushi conveyer belt and while people are driving around they can just put down their windows and grab some sushi.
• a mini replica of Godzilla destroying the city of branson
• turn the entire roundabout into a record player

Mopsy Turvy - Winner

Dance-Around Roundabout Entertainment Complex

Best idea ever: hourly Zumba, Hip-Hop, and workout dance classes on a rubberized floor with one large mirror on the West side. Free dance. Free roundabout entertainment. It doesn't get any better.


-Elana Carson

SEMPER FI

Semper FI
-Bill Webb

Shire of Honor

On this horrifying pad of concrete, I propose we place a shire of honor to our most beloved friends. We should establish a pet cemetery for the furry citizens of Branson, so that every car that circles it may honor and pay respects to the greatest individuals of our town. 

-Abraham Martin

Beautiful Flowerbed

A flowerbed of Branson's most beautiful plants. In the middle of this flowerbed there should be two flags on a small bed of grass with space between them. The American Flag and the Missouri Flag should fly year round, and the space between the two could be used to decorate according to the season, like the roundabout by the hospital.


-Tanner Vejraska

Veteran's Display

I think some kind of Veteran's display.... statues, fountain etc.... maybe representing all branches of the armed forces.  I think the roundabout is located on Veteran's Blvd, so it would make total sense (not to mention it would further demonstrate Branson's commitment to veterans)  and would give tourists a reason to cross over the lake.  Then it is up to Hollister to lure them just a bit further into town.  If lighted properly it could be seen from Branson Landing, which could help attract.


- David Lingner

 

The Shoutabout

A giant circular LED screen with a Twitter-esque feed on which roundabouters can broadcast their frustrations to each other - and the world!

-CND

Hurts Donuts

Upon hearing the news that Hurts Donuts is coming to Branson MO, I realized there is only one good spot for this new location. Hurts Donuts needs to be in the middle of the Branson roundabout. This would allow all Bransonians easy access to pastry goodness.

-Concerned Citizen

An American Flag Flying on a Cross as a Flagpole Mounted in a Huge Pile of Money

This sculpture would be the most accurate depiction of Branson to date. It would beautifully meld nationalism with common Christian theology, while still acknowledging the underlying consumerism that is the lifeblood of Branson, MO. 

-Anonymous Branson Person

Lemur Housing

There will be a large lemur exhibit housing over 13 different species of lemurs including the Hairy-eared dwarf lemur, the bongolava mouse lemur, the pale fork-marked lemur, and the golden bamboo lemur. These lemurs will be enclosed in a glass dome for their own protection and fed unhealthy amounts of steroids and Monster energy drinks to provide better entertainment. Then every Friday, one child from the Branson school district will be chosen from a lottery jar as tribute, like in the Hunger Games, and will be placed into the glass dome for a period of 3 hours (2-5pm) and surrendered up to the lemurs so that they can have a human dummy to take their energy and anger out on at the end of the week. This will most likely popularize a new hashtag on twitter and instagram: #TGILFF which is an abbreviated form of Thank God It's Lemur Feeding Friday. In turn this would bring thousands of new tourists to Branson, which would in turn boost Branson's economy ten-fold. So people, let's bring the Lemurs to the Branson Roundabout!

- From the Lemur Dreamer

Keato's Burritos

I have a friend who might be interested in a breakfast wrap business in the middle of the roundabout. It would be called Keato's Burritos. And it would have the best burritos in the whole world; each burrito wrapped in slick foil wrapping. Keato's would make 24 different styles of burritos and operate 24 hours a day except for Sundays. Pretty much like Chick-fil-a. There would be deposit boxes at each roundabout entrance where you would drop 3 bucks in for each burrito. Upon dropping the payment in your car would get a KB sticker with a unique barcode planted on by a mechanical hand 0.03 seconds after paying. When you have payed you then yell out your choice of burrito and a machine known as the Burriturator would recognize your voice and your car's moving speed, examine the authorized barcode KB sticker, and shoot out your burrito/s like a laser cannon through your open window in 1.23 seconds. Soon enough after business, Frito-Lays would partner with KB and he signature item would be the Dorito Keato Burrito. #KB #Roundabout #BtowngetreadyforTheBurriturator 

Need more ideas

Still nothing is in the middle of the roundabout, send in your ideas! Email bransonroundabout@gmail.com!

Tripillar light display

A Tripillar light display. The Roundabout needs something that is iconic and announces the entrance to Downtown Branson. It is a town of three's: tricounty, trilake, and trizoned (Landing, Downtown, the Strip). This, in my opinion, demands a trinitarian design. Branson is also a beacon of entertainment and southern culture amidst the beautiful Ozark Mountains. It only seem natural that the roundabout would be the location of three light pillars whose light emits into the night sky signaling the way to Branson. The pillars would be three different sizes giving the sculpture a sense of dynamism as one drives around it. I would imagine them to be pure white light, but after walking around the landing, and noticing that Branson likes lights that change colors, that could happen too, I guess.
Pictures (design of the top right with the effect of the top left)


- From Drew F

Monster in the Middle

Hotwheels. Lets make this roundabout serious. No more of this, "Hey it's a circle intersection! Sooo neat" crap. There needs to be a ramp for those wanting to continue from Hollister to Lakeshore Drive unimpeded. They ramp over the roundabout to the other side. Easy, right? WRONG! There is a monster in the middle of the roundabout trying to crush the cars in midair. Maybe a car-eating cyborg or a volcano monster like the Hotwheels playsets. Or, to ascribe to Branson's Biblical sympathies, a Behemoth or the Beast of the Apocolypse (see above). This could be epic...I'm looking at you Branson.



- From D. Fitz

Pretty Big Sick Fountain Clock Tower

Well, there is going to be a like 15 feet tall clock tower made out of brown brick and stuff. Fountains will surround the clock tower and shoot out over the cars as they drive around the roundabout. Same concept as shown in the picture below. The fountains that will shoot over the cars will be neon colored at night time.

- The soon to be foursquare mayor of the Branson Roundabout

CHRISTMAS TREE

They should put a giant Christmas tree, like the one at Silver Dollar City, that lights up and plays music. That way, Bransonites won't even have to wait until October to celebrate the illustrious holiday--we can celebrate all year long. 

---courtesy of a semi-Bransonite

FISH TANK

put a huge fish tank in there filled with jello. have jello diving competitions and or wrestling matches. bring in hulk hogan, the rock, and John Cena.

or a constant 2D showing of the Owls of Ga'Hool

 

- Via Caleb F

Mike Wiebe Statue

A huge bronze statue of Michael Wiebe! When you think about it, that roundabout is very significant in Mike's life. Each road out takes him to a different time period.  One leads to home, another to BHS, and lastly to CofO.  And the statue in the middle will represent Mike being torn between the three.  This is deep, don't hurt your brains.

-Anonymous Bransonian

Shows

I think we should turn the round-about into a stage for shows to constantly be running...24/7 actors and singers dancing around in circles


- Via Autumn Grace

Rotating Yakov Head

I think they should put a rotating Yakov head in the middle of the roundabout. One like in this pic, but much bigger. It rotates at the speed you are going when you enter the roundabout and just moves around with you while you are driving through it. Yakov is where it is at.

Who will be the first?