Sounds like an exciting ride!
The Barnstormer pays homage to the daring aerialists and stunt pilots of the 1920s and is designed to give its riders an idea of what being a passenger in one of the planes would be like.
“I remember my daddy and granddaddy talking about the old barnstormers that used to do all kinds of crazy stunts above the fields where they’d work crops,” Dolly Parton said. “My new Barnstormer ride offers folks those same breathtaking moments, high in the sky above Dollywood. And I’ve recreated a critter-themed barnyard that reminds me of growing up on the farm here in the Smoky Mountains!”
The ride features two pendulum arms with seating for 32 riders. Seated back to back, riders travel progressively higher on each swing of the Barnstormer’s massive arms, reaching a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour and 230 degrees of rotation. At its peak, the Barnstormer reaches 81 feet in the air, taking riders high above the barn’s rooftop and the area’s treetops.
The one-acre project will be located in the area currently occupied by Dreamland Forrest and adjacent to the Mountain Slidewinder, one of park’s most popular rides which opened in 1987. The Barnstormer will rest amid a traditional red barn on the Owens Farm, a nod to Parton’s family’s rural upbringing.
While the Barnstormer fills the air above the barn, children’s play areas dot the landscape around the barn. With a fun, barnyard theme, children can enjoy a 22-foot by 16-foot bi-plane play area as well as a pig pen water play area.
The Barnstormer has a ride capacity of 450 passengers per hour, and a 45-inch minimum height requirement. It also includes a custom-designed ADA seat.
The new area opens in March 2011 to usher in Dollywood’s 26th operating season.
For more information, visit www.dollywood.com.
I think this ride would be fun, but i dont get on things that dont have a safer secure way than a lapbar and I don’t get on things like barnstormer because it goes all the way around. If it just went halfway up and back I would’nt mind, but it doesnt. It is not the height because I am not afraid of heights (unless its on a roller coaster). But, i’ll still ride the same rides I have rode since ive been to Dollywood. I’ve been going to Dollywood practically since I was a baby. well thats all for now. bye! BLAZING FURY WILL ALWAYS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye!!!