[cwgator]

Reading through the comments on Dollywood's Facebook page...not everyone is happy...

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Then there are happy people who are at the announcement taking pics:
(Pic Credit-From FB member Angela Hildebrand Lohr posted in comments on Dollywood's FB)

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[Jonathan]

My jaw is on the floor.

This is mind blowing.

QUADRUPLE DOWN.

[Axel]

FAST FACTS

Type: Wood Coaster
Track Length: 3,800 feet
Inversions:None
Ride Elements: Zero to 45 MPH Launch = 1500 HP
Trick Hill (Twin Summits)
90 + Degree Bank Breaking Wave Turn
90 + Degree Outside Banked Top Hat
Twist and Shout
Step Up
Quadruple Down
High Speed Airtime Hill
Non-Inverting Half Loop
12 Total Airtime Moments
Top Speed: 73 miles per hour
Lift Height: 206 feet (80 ft. above crest of lift hill)
Drop Height: 165 feet
Ride Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds
Passengers Per Train: 24
Manufacturer: Rocky Mountain Construction, Inc. Hayden, Idaho

[tarheel1231]

They are building the ride equivalent to Cinnamon Bread....

[Jonathan]

Ride of the year hands down IMO. Hard to imagine anything else being announced that could top it.

[FamousAmos]

Fury, haha.

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[pproteinc]

It's like Outlaw Run and Voyage had a baby. OMG I cant wait to ride this rebel. This with cinnamon bread and skillet food i'll be in heaven!!!

[psychoticbiotic]

^^ That's what I thought watching the video, that part does look a bit like the turnaround on Fury.



Umm, methinks a trip to Dollywood next year may be in order.

[chknwing]

but but but, carowinds is getting a water park expansion.

[Firechaser]

Has anybody else realized that Dollywood now has Thunder and Lightning?

[Wormy]

The irony is not lost on some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAbq_qkzFR0

[RollerBee]

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[tarheel1231]

My only "complaint" is that they're using polyurethane wheels, but that's just petty, it should be amazing regardless.

[BelowThePeak]

I've never been to Dollywood before, but I definitely think I'll make the trip out next year since I live less than four hours away. This coaster looks like it could be amazing, and the rest of Dollywood's lineup looks pretty great as well.

[FamousAmos]

Does anyone know if the park will release a POV? The animation from the trailer looked really good.