grinch1313 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 On my family vacation this year, I got to go to Knoebels and Dollywood. We drove up to PA by way of TN. Part One: The day after my brother, his girlfriend, and I drove up to PA, the whole family went to Knoebels. Part Two coming soon.. The funniest and best Haunted Mansion ride. Only me and DJ rode. Sad. My favorite coaster, The Phoenix, and the awesome Log Flume Unfinished fun The fattest squirrel I've ever seen! And this... Allowing you to take such pictures as this.... The train goes right under the Twister Kasi rockin' the train ride So does DJ... I love the train ride! Can't you tell? The whole family loves the train ride. I know most of the people in this shot! My attempt at an artsy shot of the Giant Wheel! Walking over to the Twister Me rockin' Knoebels! Family enjoying Bench: The Ride! Me and Kasi are also ready to ride! First ride of the day, the Paratrooper! My brother, Brandon, and his girlfriend, Jessica are ready to ride. My cousin, Kasi, rockin' the Friday! My cousin, DJ, rockin' the Friday! Consequently, the park has flooded a few times. Most notably in 1972. Roaring Creek runs right through the middle of Knoebels and was the original draw to the area back in 1927. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 On the way back from PA, my brother, his girlfriend, and I stopped over in TN for a few days. Only July 6th, me and my cousin, Allie, decided to go to Dollywood. It was horrible. Tragedy at Dollywood It's not a "show" it's a shower. I don't like this "show" This is how sad and pathetic we are. It was honestly fun though. Even bigger whore because this was her idea. Whore Allie and I decided to become credit whores on this trip. Allie went totally insane with glee when she got to meet her hero....Hello Kitty!! Very wet. My right shoe was totally drenched. And we got wet Then we hiked up the mountain to ride the Mountain Slidewinder. We then rode Deliverance: The Ride....oops I mean Blazing Fury. We then went back to TN Tornado. This unfortunately is the only picture I took. 90 degrees! We rode in the front seat, which I highly recommend. There was a surprising amount of airtime. Our next ride was Thunderhead. This part is kind of like Manhattan Express except not painful and actually fun. Train trestle with vertical drop and helix of pain, if you don't keep your head away from the restraints. Credit number 55 for me. The reason why we were there. Our new friend for the day, Q2Q, helped us get through the park by 1. The entrance to Dollywood complete with flutterby As am I.... Allie is very excited to be going to Dollywood!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arachno_allie Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 oh boy, i look ridiculous. the hello kitty thing is truth though, she's pretty much my idol. good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Coaster Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Looks like you had a great time. Am sorry I won't be visiting TN now and will definitely have to go in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Cool TR, Dollywood is awesome... How long is the hike up to the Slidewinder loading platform. I've been there several times, but for some reason I've never ridden it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Cool TR, Dollywood is awesome... How long is the hike up to the Slidewinder loading platform. I've been there several times, but for some reason I've never ridden it... It's not really that far, but it's a lot longer than you would think. Definitely ride it though. It is really fun and has a great "oh my god, I'm going to fall out" feeling. Just be prepared to get pretty wet, especially if you ride in the back of the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arachno_allie Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Cool TR, Dollywood is awesome... How long is the hike up to the Slidewinder loading platform. I've been there several times, but for some reason I've never ridden it... I would say it is a ~5 minute walk uphill, but like Kim said, it is definitely worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewton34 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Why did they have Hello Kitty at Dollywood? I freaking love Hello Kitty. I'm going next week and I'll HAVE to get a picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoaster Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Looks like you guys had fun. I haven't been to Dollywood, but I think my family and I are meeting up their for a brief vacation in August. I'll have to look for the showers and the coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 Why did they have Hello Kitty at Dollywood? I freaking love Hello Kitty. I'm going next week and I'll HAVE to get a picture! You know, we were wondering why Hello Kitty was there too. Well, I was. Allie was just too excited to care. She'll probably back me up on this too. Looks like you guys had fun. I haven't been to Dollywood, but I think my family and I are meeting up their for a brief vacation in August. I'll have to look for the showers and the coffin. The showers and coffin are both on the walk to or from Timber Canyon. You pretty much can't miss them. And if it's really hot the mist in the shower feels really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arachno_allie Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Why did they have Hello Kitty at Dollywood? I freaking love Hello Kitty. I'm going next week and I'll HAVE to get a picture! You know, we were wondering why Hello Kitty was there too. Well, I was. Allie was just too excited to care. She'll probably back me up on this too. truth. we were just walking along and suddenly all my dreams came true. does hello kitty need a reason? no. there was also a hello kitty merch booth there, she probably wanted us to buy stuff. Looks like you guys had fun. I haven't been to Dollywood, but I think my family and I are meeting up their for a brief vacation in August. I'll have to look for the showers and the coffin. The showers and coffin are both on the walk to or from Timber Canyon. You pretty much can't miss them. And if it's really hot the mist in the shower feels really good. yes! the shower & the coffin are about 30 feet away from one another and you really can't miss them as you go into Timber Canyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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