Welcome to Dollywood and our final stop of the Eastcoaster 2023 Road Trip
With our TimeSaver in hand we passed by the long line of people waiting for Thunderhead and walked right on to the front row. This thing is running amazing this season
Looks like it is going to be busy today as there's even a line for Dropline. Again we walked right on. Great way to start the morning with a view and then a plunge
Big Bear Mountain is not on TimeSaver yet (thankfully they assure it will be next season)
Initial thoughts on the ride is that it is a lot of fun
I think we were expecting a little more from the launches, that's not a bad thing, but they don't feel much stronger than the reverse launch on Firechaser Express
The one thing that Big Bear Mountain has going for it is that it is a long ride
Nice addition to the park - just not convinced it was the biggest need at this time
Dragonflier is getting a lot more foot traffic now that Big Bear Mountain is open. Luckily it is on TimeSaver and you can really cut down on that wait
Mad Mockingbird was next because we like flyers
Mystery Mine has the longest lines for TimeSaver. I am not sure why that is. The line consistently goes down the stairs. The ride is fun, I'm glad I didn't wait over an hour to ride like stand by
Yep. BIG crowd today. Firechaser Express was over an hour long. So we rode it twice with our TimeSaver
When was the last time you saw Wild Eagle's queue line completely full? It was today
The real proof of how busy it was - Tennessee Tornado's queue line was completely full and going down the stairs. Thankfully we just walked on
Blazing Fury was only a 30 minute wait. Not too bad considering the crowd
Barnstormer was only running one arm today. Thankfully we could just walk on.
Lunch was pizza from the restaurant across from the depot. Very tasty
Cinderella was doing the heavy lifting today for the Dollywood Express
Seriously did you even go to Dollywood if you don't ride the train?
Grist Mill
Lightning Rod was actually operating today
Even with TimeSaver, it was still a long wait as they could only run one train
While still a fun ride, there's some serious potholes that they are going to have to tend to
Dinner was a cheeseburger and fries from the restaurant in Wildwood Grove
Our last ride of the evening was a night ride on Big Bear Mountain.
Loved the headlights on the train. Fun night ride