Footers, foundations, structures and more are popping up across the under-construction Wildwood Grove area at Dollywood. As part of yesterday’s big announcement, members of the media were invited to the construction site of the new $37 million, 5-acre area. Due to...
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Wildwood Grove Dollywood Construction Update March 2019
Dollywood officially opened for the 2019 season this past weekend. At a kickoff media event on Friday, Dolly Parton herself announced that Wildwood Grove, the park’s largest expansion to date, will open on May 10, 2019. On Saturday, I was...
Continue reading...Wildwood Grove at Dollywood Takes Shape as Construction Continues
Attendees of the annual Smoky Mountain Coaster Fest (organized by the American Coaster Enthusiasts Southeast Region) were treated to the first-ever public tour of the Wildwood Grove construction site. Dollywood’s Pete Owens, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, walked...
Continue reading...Dollywood Shares Big Bear Mountain Construction Progress
Dollywood today shared exciting construction photos of Big Bear Mountain, the park’s new-for-2023 multi-launch coaster. Construction on the Vekoma-manufactured coaster continues to progress at a rapid pace. In fact, the coaster’s final section of track is expected to be installed...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Construction Update December 2022
Big Bear Mountain construction is moving at a blistering speed as the park prepares its sprawling, triple-launch family coaster for its 2023 debut. I visited the park over the weekend for the park’s annual Smoky Mountain Christmas and of course...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Construction Update – Track Arrives at Dollywood
Work continues on Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s new-for-2023 multi-launch family coaster — this week, sections of the coaster’s bright orange track began arriving as footers continue to be poured across the sprawling construction site. The six-acre construction site will soon...
Continue reading...Dollywood 2023 Construction Update June 2022
We’re back with another 2023 construction update from Dollywood where the park is preparing for what is believed to be a new roller coaster. I visited the park over the weekend to see how the construction site had changed since...
Continue reading...Dollywood 2023 Construction Progress – April 2022
Dollywood has yet to announce its 2023 theme park plans (it did announce HeartSong Lodge & Resort last June), but dirt is already moving for the (likely) 2023 expansion of Wildwood Grove, anchored by a new roller coaster. With last...
Continue reading...15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Coaster Construction Tours
Over the last 15 years, the Coaster101 team has had the opportunity to tour numerous roller coaster construction sites. These tours have given us up-close looks at a new coasters’ shiny track, freshly cut timber or glistening trains. As we...
Continue reading...Wildwood Grove Opens at Dollywood
Years in the making, Wildwood Grove at Dollywood is now open! With a price tag of $37 million, it marks the park’s largest capital investment since it opened in 1986, and it’s the first new area added to the park...
Continue reading...ACE Winter Warm Up 2019 Recap (& Copperhead Strike Construction Update!)
One of the best way to beat the theme park off-season blues is to attend a coaster enthusiast event. This past weekend, I joined 187 fellow coaster enthusiasts at the southeastern chapter of the American Coaster Enthusiasts‘ Winter Warm Up...
Continue reading...Dragonflier Track Complete at Wildwood Grove
Yesterday was the last day of Dollywood’s 2018 operating season (hooray for bonus days in January!). This means that our view of Wildwood Grove construction progress will be limited to what the park shares with us until it reopens for...
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