Imagineer Josh Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) THIS IS ONLY PART 1. PART 2 COMING SOON Okay everyone. This was posted a lot sooner than I thought. I literally was just at the park today! (Well that happens when a park closes at 7:00) Let's get started! Dollywood overall was a phenomenal park, the best I've been two. Great staff, extremely fast operations, and not a single bad coaster in the collection. I think we've found the right place! Blue B&M Wing coaster? WE'RE HERE!! Taking the tram... Hello beautiful! Gotta admit, the architecture in the park is so beautiful everywhere I see you hiding back there! Band playing Walking through the Mainstreet section... Ah, that's what we're looking for! OOH LET'S GO RIDE! Wait a second... it's down. Anyways, it actually was down right as we got there. See if you can find out why We continued to walk through Market Square We'll eat your heavenly wheat products later! We'll ride this later Coasters themed to eagles are cool... But real eagles are fun too! With Lightning Rod closed, Tennessee Tornado was our first coaster of the day There's some really cool theming here This ride blew me away! The first time I rode in the front row was utterly underwhelming, but when I rode in the back, man... what an intense, SMOOTH Arrow coaster! Short, but very satisfying. 8.5/10 Next up, FireChaser Express It is a family coaster, but an action-packed one. The launches are on the gentle side, but it was still a fun ride for me, with some cool theming and little pops of airtime. 7/10 Ah, here we go! B&M, or as I say, the B stands for Best and the M stands for manufacturer. (Yeah, I just said that. Fight me) Such a cool sculpture! Overall, it was a very good coaster. The theming and atmosphere help make the layout feel more appropriate. The drop was much better than expected, all of the inversions were fun (my personal favorite inversion is the last corkscrew), and there were some forceful moments. X-Flight is still my favorite wing coaster though. 8/10 OOH!! LIGHTNING ROD IS BACK OPEN! The queue line had some really cool theming After riding, it was VERY easy to claim Lightning Rod as my new #1. There's literally nothing wrong with it. The built into the terrain, the launch is just bonkers, it never loses the relentless speed until the end, it feels long when you're riding, and the airtime is beyond words. New #1, hands down. 10/10 Such cool cars! For anyone who's home park is Dollywood, I ate here. You can tell me if there was a better location or not for food. Their fish and chips were stupid good though We'll see ya for a second ride later I've always wanted to try one of these Overall, I thought it was very mediocre. There was some great hangtime and speed, and I got a good facelift on the way down, but otherwise it was just uninteresting to me. 5/10 Random Wild Eagle shot Then we went over to Mystery Mine after one last ride on Tennessee Tornado (This was the only shot I took). I was just blown away by it! Everyone told me how mediocre and bad it was, so I had REALLY low expectations. And it blew me away! With such a cool layout, it feels much longer than 1,800 feet. And I had barely any idea what the layout did beforehand. Both drops were excellent, the inversion combo was excellent, everything was excellent! The only problem was the roughness, which I was able to fend off. 9.5/10 (fight me) The coaster was fab! My first ride in the back row was disappointing, maybe because I was sitting next to a GP boy who was yelling at me the whole time to keep my hands up when I clearly was, but when I rode in the front row, it redeemed itself! I'm never huge on wooden coasters that are too smooth, and Thunderhead definitely brings the rough, out-of-control feeling that I want in a wooden coaster! 9.5/10 People working at Whistle Punk Chaser. They had the base for the station laid down, something new. Drop Line started testing on that same day! Ooh! Are we heading there next? Almost there! Here's the store for Lightning Rod Cool globe! Cool waterworks! The second time we walked past and didn't get the heavenly wheat product There I am, wearing my new Lightning Rod swag, and trying to figure out how it works Edited March 28, 2017 by Imagineer Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Josh Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 The rest of the photos won't be attachments because the rest of the photos are from my phone, so I had to have a separate post for them Aw fudge. When we got back to Lightning Rod, it rolled back After a couple test runs, the mechanic was back, doing his magic. Lightning Rod then finished testing, and re-opened! Here's a funny story - When we got to the line, I asked the employee if I could have the back row. At first, she gave me a dirty look because I had my Goliath shirt on. But then I pulled out my Lightning Rod sweater, and she let me into the back row! What a nice person! Onto the ride, Lightning Rod was phenomenal in the back. That much more intense! We ended out the day with getting some cinnamon bread. Thanks for a great day, Dollywood! And I'll end out this trip report with all of my on-ride photos! Tennessee Tornado... Mystery Mine... Wild Eagle... Lightning Rod... Thanks SO much for taking the time to read! I spent lots of time on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Of Monsters And Men Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Lightning Rod actually goes over the road?!? Did they need a permit for that? How did they do that? Sent from my SM-S902L using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Although I dearly want to fight you, I won't. Great report and it looks like you had a great time. I absolutely love Dollywood!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Lightning Rod actually goes over the road?!? Did they need a permit for that? How did they do that? I'm pretty sure it's just a park service road. I'm not positive but since it's not a public roadway, I don't think the need any special permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Of Monsters And Men Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 To me, it looked like a real road. Sent from my SM-S902L using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Great report! Welcome to the Mystery Mine fan club. I completely agree that the ride is absolutely awesome, it's not rough in any way, shape or form and up until Lightning Rod I had always considered it the best ride in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djwadeknox Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Glad you enjoyed your trip to the friendliest place on earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Tennessee Tornado is the best of the old Arrow rides. Looks like it should be rough as hell, but it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Josh Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Tennessee Tornado is the best of the old Arrow rides. Looks like it should be rough as hell, but it isn't. My personal favorite of the old Arrow rides is Magnum, but this is by far my second favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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