Dollywood Discussion Thread

[WolfBobs]

I personally enjoy museums as much as rides.  I go into Town Hall at CP every visit.  I stopped inside each one at Dollywood and tried to take in as many shows as possible in my two days there.  Thinking "people want rides, not museums" is pretty darn ignorant and just shows no understanding how a well rounded park is operated.  There needs to be something for everyone, not just enthusiasts who neglected their deodorant again.

[KBrylczyk]

On 10/23/2020 at 6:41 PM, coasterbill said:

Their season pass renewal system is running on the same server as Lightning Rod. 

[TEDodd]

It is not safe to be inside a movie theater, a Dollywood show or any indoor activity at this time.

Your call. I had/have no qualms about a movie theater or other indoor venue.

Then again, I'm not over 65 and in good health, so not worried about the SARS-2 virus. No more than I was about MERS or H1N1, or even Ebola (and I was in Liberia at the end of that).

[middle_keeny]

If you look at their show lineup. All except "Christmas in the Smokies" is at an Outdoor Theater.  The Celebrity Theater is pretty large so it would be easy to space out in there.

 

[coasterbill]

Huh...

Thrilling Moments Photography

[TEDodd]

I'm not really sure what they'd be working on with a crane that size in that location.

[coasternut]

^^ This must be an old picture. None of the leaves have changed color. That seems hard to believe in November for the Smokey Mountains.

[Djwadeknox]

11-7-2020 something’s happening here.

[Djwadeknox]

They have started to remove track on the left side of the lift hill.

[KBrylczyk]

^ I don't see any track removed, only the yellow tarp over the launch motors.  It looks like a trick of the light as the left track is in shadow while the right track is being hit dead-on by the sunlight.

Anyways, their 2021 teaser was Lighting Strikes Twice.  I'm guessing there will be a small launch at the base of the lift followed by a second gut-puncher halfway up the hill, hence the tarps over the motors there.

[dstephe9]

PSA: Dollywood fixed their website and tomorrow is the last day (for now) to renew at a hefty discount for the rest of next year.

I was able to renew mine now

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[u4icmusic]

18 hours ago, KBrylczyk said:

^ I don't see any track removed, only the yellow tarp over the launch motors.  It looks like a trick of the light as the left track is in shadow while the right track is being hit dead-on by the sunlight.

Anyways, their 2021 teaser was Lighting Strikes Twice.  I'm guessing there will be a small launch at the base of the lift followed by a second gut-puncher halfway up the hill, hence the tarps over the motors there.

I can't tell if it is the sun or shadows, but the left-hand track looks different. Can't tell if it has been removed though. It does look like the left track and part of the lower section of the right track were removed or modified somehow. I'll be there on Friday, so I'll check it out.

[dstephe9]

I'm here today, track is still there

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[u4icmusic]

On 10/31/2020 at 12:50 AM, middle_keeny said:

If you look at their show lineup. All except "Christmas in the Smokies" is at an Outdoor Theater.  The Celebrity Theater is pretty large so it would be easy to space out in there.

 

Christmas in the Smokies—a heartwarming tradition that families have enjoyed for 30 years—returns indoors to center stage at DP’s Celebrity Theater. Guests also can enjoy a new show, called Heart of the Holidays, which features several members of Dolly’s family and includes a mix of some of her holiday favorites alongside songs from her new Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas. Heart of the Holidays takes place in the DreamSong Theater. Another returning guest favorite, Christmas with the Kingdom Heirs, can be found at the Pines Theater.”

[Jdprince45]

Screamscape has an odd rumor https://www.screamscape.com/html/dollywood.htm#LightningRod2

[coasterbill]

I seriously don't care what they do as long as the ride works.

[dstephe9]

I had actually posted and heard of this rumor about a month back. Won't surprise me. Rumor I heard was that it a hybrid track. Some wood and some ibox

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[KBrylczyk]

57 minutes ago, Jdprince45 said:

Screamscape has an odd rumor https://www.screamscape.com/html/dollywood.htm#LightningRod2

The fact that people would read that and still consider Lance to be a reliable source makes me laugh.

[COASTER FREAK 11]

To be fair to Lance, he totally calls BS on the rumor in his post. 

[KBrylczyk]

^ Yet he still posts it, thus giving it credence.

[u4icmusic]

15 hours ago, dstephe9 said:

I had actually posted and heard of this rumor about a month back. Won't surprise me. Rumor I heard was that it a hybrid track. Some wood and some ibox

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There is no wood track anywhere on the coaster. The Lightning rod uses steel "topper track" on top of the wood structure. I'm thinking the topper track is not as strong as the I-Box track and maybe with all the force of the trains, it is causing dips and bends in the track that an I-Box track would not experience. I think it was poorly designed to begin with and as fun as the ride is, it needs to start running all the time.

[coasterbill]

Yeah, the difference to the rider between I-Box track and the current track is really minimal. The only major difference would be that the ride would actually be open when you wanted to ride it and when you were in line for it you could hear a bunch of obnoxious enthusiasts bragging to everyone who was willing to listen that they rode it with the old track and it was way better.

[Garet]

^ Don't forget the endless discussions on if it counts as a new "credit"

[thrillseeker4552]

Plot twist: they are GCI-ing it with the Titan Track. 

[boldikus]

5 hours ago, u4icmusic said:

There is no wood track anywhere on the coaster. The Lightning rod uses steel "topper track" on top of the wood structure.