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Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^I have had some luck buying/selling that kind of stuff on eBay. Been collecting grandfathered Souvenir Mugs that way. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
This actually reminds me of Buzzsaw Falls/Powder Keg at SDC. Most of the GP don't pay attention to know, but there's an old Buzzsaw Falls car wedged in the roof of the queue building and parts of the old track is reused for theming, most notably the "broken" rollback hill and the pieces of track littering the area around the launch. I can definitely see them following suit here since they are both Hershend parks and they like to theme their rides pretty well. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Wow it actually ran reliably with two trains? Its a miracle! lol -
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sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Coaster Studios on YouTube had a brief segment on it on their video trip report. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I saw that too regarding the trees. It's quite unfortunate. Man good thing miss Mary Herschend isn't around, she would be having fits over this. She was very adamant on enforcing their tree removal policy they had made for their properties. -
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sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Oh boy, Same ol Same ol. Lightning Rod closed down. If they want to stop spending money on refurbing it and have true reliability, they should have admitted it was a failed experiment and just dump the launch system from the equation and have RMC make the main hill taller and add a chain lift while they were in there doing the other modifications and be done with it. They could get away with doing a 200ft drop with that terrain. Unfortunately if this is ongoing, this is not gonna help the ride or the parks image in any way. EDIT: In case I get flamed I was being somewhat faceti -
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sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
My reaction... WTF!? I agree with the others it was one of my favorite rides at the park, now it looks like its gonna have a neutered and shorter ride experience. -
Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Yeah noticed that too. Almost sounds B&M-ish if that's a term. lol At the same time the more I look into it, the more I feel the same as coasterbill regarding the interest in the Mystery Mine project a few posts back. It will be interesting to see if they rework the interior theming and even the finale segment too. -
I've heard of that clause but I had recalled it's for the same coaster type, not the manufacturer in general. That leaves us with a Floorless, Dive, or maybe even an Invert if they built it around 2023 at the soonest. I wouldn't expect an immediate investment on that scale until at least that year anyways.
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Dollywood Discussion Thread
sdcfan88 replied to crispy's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Yeah not to be that guy but I'd be curious to know where all the tree replacements are for the ones they cleared for Wildwood Grove and the Lightning Rod upgrade... Seems to be a bit of a stretch. They got a lot of planting to do. -
Not going to Kings Island before Vortex was removed. I know many said Vortex became painful in its final years but I always had a soft spot for the old Arrow coasters.