STDog
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TH is still smoother than Judge Roy Scream was when I rode it a few years ago. Sadly I haven't ridden other Woodies that haven't been updated with more modern, smoother tracks recently enough to compare.
TH is no worse than the woodies as I remember them from 20yrs ago.
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Would it be sound strategy to go to Lightning Rod first (before it has a chance to break down)?
Yes. FCE has fewer break downs. And while it can get long, watch the apps it will often have a shorter wait throughout the day. Lunch/supper times are usually better for all the rides.
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LOL - 13 mins into the day: broken.
Wow. Just road back left. Unreal coaster.
Glad you got a ride. I'd get a few more in before it gets busy.
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LOL - 13 mins into the day: broken.
Not listed as down yet.
Then they're not updating. I'm in the station. It's down.
Or not considering it down yet. What have they said/announced? Have they cleared the queue?
Last time I was there it went down for ~15-30 minutes. They emptied the train that left the station and the one that was loading, but didn't clear the queue. Ran a dozen empty trains before an op did a check ride.
We were 2 trains away and waited it out. It ran fine after and I never saw it listed as closed the rest of the day.
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LOL - 13 mins into the day: broken.
Not listed as down yet.
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Not sure. Even 9 is late for breakfast. They'd serve for 2hrs or less to be ready for lunch at 11.
If I'm there at 8 or 9 it's for rides not food. At most grab a cinnamon roll or other pastry from the bakery to eat in line.
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Portrait or landscape isn't the problem I see (properly formatting the shot is a good skill though).
It's the idiots that stared the whole blurry image on the side crap. A black frame works fine and doesn't distract from the subject.
I have boxed video most of the time since movies aren't often shot in a 16:9 format. And old 4:3 movies (common for a long time) get black bars on the sides.
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Giving it a try once more tomorrow.
Do they do breakfast there?....aside from cinnamon bread lol....like a real breakfast? Pregnant wife needs some real breakfast food
Not really. Some good pastries in the bakery but not a real breakfast. They don't open early enough for that.
Maybe you could hit the resort restaurant?
Pretty sure they do breakfast.
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But having BBQ without beer...there is just something morally wrong about that.
It's like having pizza or wings without beer, for God's sake - it, it just shouldn't be!
The first half (roughly) of my life was spent eating BBQ and pizza w/o beer. No need to change it. Certainly not morally wrong.
(Probably more than half for a lot here...)
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Never works. What a terrible investment...
Never?
So all of use that rode over the last 2 months just imagined it?
It's been doing pretty good this season. Not 100%, but other than one span a few weeks back, it's been up mostly.
As the 2nd post shows, all coaster have some down time.
I wasn't watching today, but was it open earlier?
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From what I heard from a few guest at work is that Dollywood actually closed the entire park early today.
The WBIR story earlier said DW was closing early.
Still is in the current story. Fire 100% contained.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/downed-trees-high-wind-damage-gatlinburg-outdoor-resort/436806578
Some good news though
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/final-my-people-fund-check-distribution-thursday/436694221
Sevier County residents picking up their final distribution from Dolly Parton's My People Fund on Thursday received surprise checks for $5,000 instead of the $1,000 they expected. -
Not sure "wins" is the right word...
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to be honest I was holding on for dear life up until then. 10/10 worth the wait!
No holding on...
Get the original experience, before they added the sissy bars...
I for one will never use them.
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^ I went yesterday and the ride went down near park opening. After a couple of test runs, a maintenance crew member walked out to the brake run and started observing the trains as they passed through. He did this for a handful of test runs before walking back to the station and the ride was back up after the ride crew did their test run.
So, this is consistent with what you described.
Saw the same back in March. Wasn't obvious then what he was looking at (and my daughter distracted me some). But specifically recall someone going out to the brakes for a few test cycles before the op went for a ride.
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Drop Line opens May 5.
Of course. I'll be in Knoxville this weekend not next...
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The opening date for the ride has been said to be "early to mid May" from several interviews I have seen with Pete
Of course early to mid May is open to interpretation. I guess the first 3 weeks of May could be claimed to be included, maybe even the 4th week (leaving only the last, partial week to be called late May).
Just odd that there hasn't been much speculation about it. Things like "I heard from the Dipp'n Dots guy that it's supposed to open 2nd weekend in May" or other random dates.
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Anyone hear/know of any soft opening for the Drop Line?
Last I've heard was possible opening in May.
Rumor mill is strangely quiet.
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Hey y'all we're headed up Wednesday from Atlanta and I know the park opens at 10 but do they let you through the gate or rope drop earlier to line up for the rides?
No. You can get through the gate into the Show Street area. Exactly where the ropes are has changed a few times and I'm not sure where they are this season. I never made it in before opening this season, and only once (in June) last year.
Usually you can almost get to Thunderhead (end of Timber Canyon), and down near Celebrity Theater, and the bridge to Jukebox Junction.
Also am I able to drive to the front area to drop off my parents and double back to the parking lot? Here's hoping LR is running!
In the past yes, but it seemed to be discouraged. Better to drop them at the tram stop for the section you are in then park.
They moved valet parking to the group/preferred entrance and may take a harder stance on driving to the entrance now.
In theory, if you pay for the preferred lot, you could go to that entrance (like going to valet) and drop them off, then up the hill to the preferred lot. I accidentally did that once (when it was only buses) and I missed the turn for the preferred lot.
You definitely don't want them walking up or down that hill though.
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I always felt the roughness was part of the woodie experience. The retracked/topper ones I've ridden while nice, just didn't feel like a woodie.
No way I'll believe the classics from the golden age were smooth like modern topper tracked woodies even when new. I want that nostalgic experience. It's bad enough we've lost so many classics (wood and steel) to maintenance, bankruptcy, and progress (needing the space for new rides).
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Please let me know what you think!
MY nearly 13 year old really liked it.
So it's got broad appeal.
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Haha well on a side note I was on the mobile site when I clicked purchase.. that might be the difference lol
No, works fine on my work PC.
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I appreciate the additional information!! I'm not seeing the ability to buy Time Savers online...
As mentioned, the word "Purchase" is a link to the purchase page.
That page is also presented when buying tickets or passes online.
I also can't seem to find a page describing the differences in the DW Regular vs. Gold season park passes.http://www.dollywood.com/Tickets/Season-Passes/Benefits
Under "Additional Gold Passholder Privileges"
Basically, Gold pass adds parking (just show pass at the parking booths), and a 20% discount off merchandise/food in the parks.
If you have a season pass do you get Time Saver with it?No. But if you have a gold pass you get a discount on the price.
If you stay at the resort and buy tickets (special rates for resort guests) or have a valid pass, you get a TimeSaver for each day of your stay.
http://www.dollywood.com/Resort/About-the-Resort/Included-With-Your-Resort-Stay
Trying to figure out if it's worth it to buy season passes if we want to go to DW for 2 days.Just DW? No intention to visit the water park?
Do you think you might be back again this season?
Tickets are $67/day if you want a full day at the park while the regular pass is $108.
There is the 3 day/2 park special for $99. Must buy in advance, only valid May 13- Sep 4.
A good option for a short stay with 2 or 3 full days at the parks.
But if there's a good chance you'll be back, the pass makes better sense.
And don't forget about parking ($12/day) though.
The gold pass is $52 more than season pass. Parking is $24 for 2 days.
The other $28 would be the discount on $140 worth of merchandise/food.
Pretty easy to spend that in 2 days with food and such.
With 4 people, a buffet lunch both days gets me to break even, never mind any merchandise.
You only need one for the group (that person has to be present to use for discounts)
And if you comeback later (or more than 2 days) then it's all savings.
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Thanks for the info on the wasps at Wild Eagle! I should be good since we'll be there the last week of July. Expecting monster crowds but that's the only time we can get down there so will buy the Timesaver pass and will just have to wait for 2nd rides on things we like. Appreciate the tip on checking their app since you don't need to be in the park to view wait times!
Take a look at what rides the TimeSaver works on. You have 8 uses for the rides other than LR and Drop Line.
So after TT, TH, WE, and FCE you still have 4. And that's only if you need to use TS for all of them. You may well not need it for some of the rides it could be used on.
There are two Xs that are for LR and DL, but you could use them both for the same ride, so at least in theory get two runs on LR if not interested in DL. (at least as far as I could tell last month they don't track what you used a given tab for).
I also just noticed mention of a TimeSaver Unlimited on the website, but no indication of cost or how to purchase.
http://www.dollywood.com/themepark/Guest-Services/TimeSaver-Pass
TimeSaver Unlimited – Allows unlimited access to expedited entrances at your choice of participating TimeSaver attractions* and unlimited show reservations at participating theaters.
I'm guessing the * indicates the special conditions for LR an DL appy to it as well.
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Coasters stay open in the rain. They only shut them down for lightening.
That seems really silly, shutting down coasters just to make them lighter.
Sometimes auto correct is a PITA.
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No, but I've ridden plenty rougher (at least as I remember them)