On a recent trip to Branson, exploring all the great activities I could pack in for families indoors and out, I couldn’t help but notice something unusual on my visit to the famous Dolly Parton’s Stampede dinner show, touted as the most visited dinner attraction in the world.

No, it wasn’t just the the wild west costumed characters, the buffalo stampede suddenly taking over the floor, the canine capers performed by adorable rescues, or the fact that the gynormous dinner was served without a...