grinch1313 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 This weekend I flew up to Tennessee with my grandma to help her drive a van down here to FL. While I was there, my cousin, Allie and I decided to take a trip down to Chattanooga. We visited Lake Winnie and the Tennessee Aquarium. We arrived at Lake Winnie at 10:30 AM. The park was not very crowded at all. We paid admission which thanks to a coupon Allie had was only $3 each and then $21 for ride all day wrist bands. Lake Winnie is a great, old-fashioned park. Allie and I spent around 3 hours there and had a blast. I highly recommend visiting this park if you are in the area. It's a great step back in time. Now on to the photos. All photos taken with my iPhone. Alpine Way goes right over Lake Winnepesaukah. Part 2 coming momentarily Terrified of the Alpine Way clown sign Third and final credit. The awesome and pretty much unbraked Wild Lightnin' Cannon Ball station and Drop Tower. I don't approve! Wait, what is this????? They have one of these awesome drop towers too! More Cannon Ball signage and awesome hand brake for all the hand brake enthusiasts out there. Cannon Ball signage. Cannon Ball train in the station. The awesome and incredibly scary Fly-O-Plane! The barrel rolls were intense! The Orbiter. Allie and I could barely walk after this thing. Second credit of the day. The Cannon Ball lift hill. Me being driven. Antique Car POV!! Allie is driving Miss Daisy. Wacky Worm. First credit of the day. Castle signage. All I remember is some buzzing, a truck horn, and bright lights. Castle entrance. An amazingly ghetto dark ride. I'm assuming of course the black lights were intended to actually illuminate things inside. The first of many clown garbage cans we would see that day! Allie tries to show us where we are but my bad photo skills cut off the end of the name. This is my partner in crime, Allie, standing near the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Part Two... Wall of jellyfish. More aquarium photos coming tomorrow! Me in a shark! cage at the Aquarium. As do I... Allie gets a drink. It really is a pretty park. Cannon Ball from the train Wacky Worm and Antique Car track from the train Me on the train Allie on the train jolly jolly jolly So we rode the train instead Attempt at an "artsy" ferris wheel shot. It was having technical difficulties... Genie themed Round Up?? Boat Chute tunnel POV. Yes it was that dark! "Cue" line signage Boat Chute entrance! The neat boats with wooden bench seats. A boat goes back to the station. Boat Chute drop Boat Chute splash down! Paddleboats on the lake. Lake Winnie through the trees!! Wild Lightnin' as seen from Alpine Way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
televisedconfession Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Great PTR Kim! The Boat Chute ride looks AMAZING. I pass by Lake Winnie a lot in my drive up to Michigan, I've really have to stop one day. Looks awesome. Can't wait for the aquarium pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natatomic Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 ^My grandma would take my cousins and me to Lake Winnie all the time when we were little, and we would spend at least half the day doing nothing but that boat chute. It's every bit as awesome as it looks. Nice TR Kim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2Rox Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Yeah... Looks like a fun Park!! I've never seen a boat chute like that. One of a kind!! Thanks for the Pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks for the comments, Neil, Natalie, and Roxanne!! The Boat Chute was completely awesome! It was definitely my favorite ride there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I love Lake Winnie! The Boat Chute and the Fly-o-Planes are two awesomely unique rides. The Cannonball is a pretty solid coaster as well. What a great little park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewton34 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hello Kitty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I need to go back to Lake Winnie so I can try out the Fly-O-Planes. Awesome trip report, I love Lake Winnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Awesome Kim! Glad you had a good time. Hopefully one day I can check that location out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Nice pics! The tunnel POV shot was amazing. Looking forward to visiting the park this summer, and having Ice Bat photographed with some of the interesting sites around the place... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esvadj Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 The Fly-O-Planes are a lot of fun, our local fireman's carnival had one up until last year when they replaced it with a Spider. They say they are going to refurb it and put it back up in a few years. I know there are only a few of these out there. Great trip report too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggypheebs Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 That looks like a great little park! Hopefully I'll get there someday to ride that awesome boat chute. Thanks for the trip report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hey Kim, looks like you both had a lot of fun and definitely looks like a great little park. Honestly, a crazy looking flying plane thingy and a home-made looking boat ride with a chute....count me in some day. I wonder how long the drive is from up here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Nice TR. I love traditional parks and have always wanted to go here. Perhaps when I visit my grandparents in SC next time, I'll be able to make the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Great TR! Lake Winnie looks like a really nice little park. What exactly does the Fly-O-Plane ride do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1313 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thanks for the comments everyone! What exactly does the Fly-O-Plane ride do? It's kind of a strange ride. You sit in those little planes and there are two steering wheels that control the wings. After the ride starts you pretty much rotate upside down, then using the wheel you can upright (this was really hard to do, but I managed it) or you can make the plane do barrel rolls. It was really fun and definitely an experience. Nice pics! The tunnel POV shot was amazing. Looking forward to visiting the park this summer, and having Ice Bat photographed with some of the interesting sites around the place... Thanks, Dave! I can't wait to see the pictures you take. OK, now on to part 2: The TN Aquarium. The aquarium was really awesome. They have two buildings that are full of fish and assorted other animals. I highly recommend checking it out. It's worth a journey to Chattanooga by itself. All photos taken with my iPhone, most of them are really bad, but I'm posting them anyway. These do not at all do the place justice. I leave you with a Gar fish and Allie giving the aquarium a thumbs up. Thanks for looking! Alligator snapping turtle A really huge Sturgeon Alligators. Very familiar living in FL. Turtle turtle A great example of how the pictures from the big tank turned out. A sea dragon with lots of "branches" Camouflage Starfish! Sea dragon Seahorse. The animals in the smaller tanks photographed better. There was also a display on seahorses. He shall be my squishy. These little guys were constantly moving around the bottom of the tank, pretty quickly too. They were kind of hypnotizing to watch, like a lava lamp. Upside down jellyfish. That is actually what they are called. The room of jellyfish. There was an entire display of many different kinds of jellyfish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts