Axman Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hello, I'm Axman, and i'm extreme roller coaster worshiper! This is my first TR, and I really excited These are from my 8-2-06 Dollywood trip! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 That was the best tr ever, you beat me by a long shot on my first one! Now being serious, you did something wrong, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 I'm totally embarrassed! I did something wrong but I don't know what. I think my pictures may be too big. I'll have to try again.......once I'm up to it. I think my fate here may already be sealed. I've messed up this post, and I think I made Mr. Alvey mad because I didn't read the posting rules. I feel really sad and dumb now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Calm down, it will almost undoubtedly take much more than a couple of posts like that to get banned. Trust me, I know from experience, and Robb should have lots of stories about that. Just keep the photo size under 800x600 pixels and under 100 kb in size (mine are usually in the 400 - 600 pixel range) - Tanks "formerly the infamous Tanks4me" 4me05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Let me try this again... Yay! We made it to Dollywood! (and I got this damn trip report to work!) Me and my dad were standing in line, while my mom took the picture, and my sister looked for a short car line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Now continuing with the TR: Thunderhead was the main focus of the day (aside from Timber Tower), so we decided to move on. Seriously though, this is most likely GCI's best work. The only ones that I haven't ridden that could be better, are overseas. I haven't heard good things about SFA's Roar or Gwazi, so I'm sticking to my opinion! Lightning Racer was a good racer, though This one took from outside the Pottys! I took most of these pictures from the kiddie play area they built a few years ago. Thunderhead wraps all around it, providing a great vantage point. The ride also features this lovely, contorted, curvy bit. The drop is one of the best I've experienced. Telling by the pictures, it looks sort-of like a wooden Expedition G-Force drop. And, like any good coaster enthusiast would do, I took pleanty of pictures! Thunderhead was running superbly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Sorry for the pause, just wanted to check on how things were going. I'll end my first TP with a nut smashing, pre-break run, airtime hill. Thanks for reading. I hope you liked it. This turn was probably the roughest part of the ride. Not bad, though. Nobody has ever taken ths picture. Ever. Nope. Never. I'm the very first. Tennessee Tornado was the last Arrow looper. It's smoothest, as far as I know. It sure was running nicely when I was there. Oh man. Where have I seen those wood-themed arrow trains before? The park has a lovely carousel. Its on the elevated portion of the Country Fair, looking out over the other rides. Ride op #1: Dude, I can't belive that fat kid wanted to ride this thing. Ride op #2: Yeah, what a credit whore. The VeggieTales Side Show Spin was probably the most do-able kiddie coaster for people with long legs (like me). All of the turns are right ones, so there's no painfull transitions. It's a relaxing, breezy ride with a great view, but you can't really steer the wings. We were hoping it would be more like a "modern-day flyers" ride, but it wasn't. Then we rode this thing...... I love this pic. Me and my dad were smiling after the ride, but the guy next to us was all "Oh man.........I'm gonna throw up........." It was really fun! The seats mollested me and the other riders, but other than that, it was great! Me and my dad went and raided Dizzy Disk. After being thuroghly moistened, we checkout the re-designed Country Fair. This area is a vast improvement over what it used to be. Me and my sis and I decided to take a breezy ride on the Waltzer. My sister decided she didn't want to get wet, so she took pictures and shot at us with water guysers. After a while, we all decided that owr butts weren't wet enough, so we migrated down to the rapids ride to moisten our butts. Anyway, the ride itself isn't great, but if fits in wonderfully next to Thunderhead. OMFG!!!!! IT"S GONNA HIT US!!!!!! RUN FOR THE POTTIES!!!!! The ride was O.K. The themeing was probably the best part of the ride. There's buss saws, watery thingys, and the beavers, who were all "Get up outta my dam"! It's a tower....that topples. That is why they call it a Topple Tower. Yay! Timber Tower! This is the only ture flat ride in Thunderhead Gap--er--Timber Canyon--er--Mystery Mine Midway--er--WHATEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcajun Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Very nice photos. The park looks great. Can't wait to visit this summer. Yay, I spelled everything real good again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemountainfreeek Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Very nice photo TR. Was your sister the girl in black on the swings? Cause if so I wonder where she gets her looks from.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRollergod Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Nice photos, they were well worth the wait... and about your sister... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Nice pictures! I never knew Dollywood had a disko ride! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrideseeker Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 WoW! Great TR! I love the Topple Tower photos! It is amazing that this is your first TR! Great job! I hope you had fun! ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoofy Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Even Dollywood has a Disko, so why can't Knoebels get one? Good report, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I'm so happy you all liked my pictures! All of the pictures were taken by yours truly, with the exception of the ones I was actually in. Dollywood is an awsome park! Everyone should go this summer for Mystery Mine. They also have fast lines, multiple train operations, fantastic food, and authentic, old-style merchants and crafts! Whoot! Oh, and my sister is already taken. Sorry, guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Definately a great first TR with som eespecially nice photos of Thunderhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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