Dollywood’s Lightning Rod Launch to Become Traditional Chain Lift in 2024
Breaking news out of Dollywood — the theme park today announced that Lightning Rod’s launched lift hill will be converted to a “high-speed chain lift” for...
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What’s New and Different at Dollywood in 2022
Last month, I kicked off my 2022 coaster season in the best way possible — with a trip to Dollywood. While there are no new rides...
The Coaster101 Podcast: Theme Park Hot Takes, Part 1
Last week on social media, we asked our audience the question “What is your most unpopular controversial theme park hot take?” Spoiler alert: The responses didn’t...
The Coaster101 Podcast Goes to Dollywood
The 2021 Offseason was an interesting one at Dollywood. Not only did Lightning Rod become the first RMC coaster to get “RMC’d,” but Mystery Mine received...
Lightning Rod 2021 New Track Review
Last month, Dollywood introduced a new-and-improved version of the park’s record-breaking Lightning Rod coaster. What originally opened as the world’s fastest and only launched wooden coaster...
8 New Dollywood 2021 Experiences and Enhancements
Following its 35th anniversary season celebration in 2020, Dollywood this week shared details about changes and upgrades guests will experience at the park in 2021 when...
The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 23: Lightning Rod’s New Track and Dollywood Events
Lightning Rod at Dollywood has had a rough operational history. The highly rated launched wooden coaster closed in September for the rest of the 2020 season....
Lightning Rod at Dollywood Receiving New Track in 2021
Attendees of this weekend’s Smoky Mountain Coasterfest event at Dollywood — organized by the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) Southeast Region — were treated to a question-and-answer...
Five Changes You’ll See at Dollywood in 2019
Wildwood Grove is obviously the flagship addition to Dollywood in 2019, but there are some smaller changes at the park that you won’t see advertised on...
Lightning Rod Reopens at Dollywood After Months of Downtime
Lightning Rod yesterday reopened at Dollywood after more than three months of downtime. The coaster last operated in early July. Until last week, when the American...
Dollywood 2018 Opening Weekend Update
Dollywood is now open for the 2018 season. I visited the park opening weekend to see what was new as well as to check out the...
Poll: Best Nighttime Coaster Ride at Dollywood?
Dollywood is home to two of my favorite roller coasters to ride at night: Wild Eagle and Lightning Rod. But each of those rides offers something...
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