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Little late answering this, but it's Drachen Fire's old maintenance barn. They've used it for Howl-o-Scream mazes, but now I think it serves as a dressing room.

Same thing happened to me on my one and only trip there years ago. However, this security guard harassed me implying I was doing something illegal. I wrote a letter to the park telling them about my negative experience. Don't know if I can ever bring myself to support them again.

And now, for the (not-so-)thrilling conclusion! Dollywood - Day 2, Saturday June 3rd After a relaxing night at the pool, a good nights sleep, and a delicious breakfast buffet at the HeartSong restaurant, I made it back to the park around 10:30, and immediately made my way over to Lightning Rod. With the one-time pass they issued yesterday and my Timesaver wristband from staying at the resort, I had two skip-the-queue rides waiting for me here, and I was determined to get them both. Facing no mechanical issues this morning (thankfully), I succeeded! Front row (10 minutes) and back row (6 minutes) This strange launched RMC was very good, and lived up to the hype...but did not take the crown for "Best Ride at Dollywood" from Thunderhead. This ride was a bunch of firsts for me: RMC without anything on the zero car, RMC with headrests, and the first RMC that I had ever been on that was not the better ride in the back. The back row had a ton of rattles and shakiness that weren't experienced in the front. Quality ride? Of course. but a mid-tier RMC, if you ask me. 9/10. I made my way up the main right-side path, taking in another ride on Tenn. Tornado (2-train wait for row 7). This was still very good, even in the middle of the train. Along the way I snapped some pictures of Barnstomer, and while these type of rides are not my cup of tea, the theming was once again impeccable. With all of my checklist rides at this park, accomplished, I headed back over to Thunderhead for a few more laps. 5-train-wait for front row and 3-train-wait for back row. Still awesome, and still my favorite ride at this park. I then lapped around the park again to take in the Wings of America: Birds of Prey show, but not before grabbing another picture of the historic schoolhouse.... ...and a bite to eat: I opted for the chicken tenders from Hickory House BBQ, which were absolutely spectacular. After that, it was time for birds! The show was quite cool, but came with a bit of a sad story: All of the birds housed at Dollywood are unable to be released into the wild, due to either injuries or issues they've had since birth, but Wings of America does their thing and keeps them healthy here. The show was about 25 minutes long, and featured around 4 or 5 different types of birds, but did have a decent amount of southern "puns" that no one laughed at. Enjoy some pictures of the show! Back to Thunderhead for more laps! 6-minutes for front row and 2-train-wait for back row would close out this trip for me rides-wise (I had an early morning planned for my long, long drive back to Delaware the next day), but I did wander around a bit taking some more pictures... And of course got some Cinnamon Bread from the actual Grist Mill place (and a hoodie and shot glass from the big gift shop up front, in traditional AmyUD06 fashion), and brought it back to my room. Holy crap was that incredible...normally I'm not a huge cinnamon fan, but combined with that icing dip....just wow. I'll close this report out with some videos of the incomparable Thunderhead (which, as a result of TeamFourStar's FFVII Machinabridged series on YouTube, I cannot take seriously). M4H03737 - Trim.MP4 M4H03738 - Trim.MP4 All-in-all, this turned out to be a wonderful trip, and I will definitely be back. Thanks for reading everyone, and I welcome your comments.

I don't think those boats were meant for riders.