Dollywood!

[MIAboy]

Enjoy... :smiley:

From the top of the lift hill

 

[MIAboy]

Im Speachless...

 

[UNIrd]

Wow, this is going up FAST. They're really taking advantage of the weather before it gets hella cold over there.

 

[ChristopherSE]

I would love to go to Dollywood, but I kinda live in New Jersey and it would kinda take me 10.5 hours to get there.

:mean:

 

[UNIrd]

I would love to go to Dollywood, but I kinda live in New Jersey and it would kinda take me 10.5 hours to get there.

:mean:

There's planes, leo. That's what I took.

 

[ChristopherSE]

There are other, even more expensive ways to go, leo. That's what I did.

Fixed that for ya :thumbs:

 

[TheDecemberists]

Im Speachless...

Whoa! At the rate they're going it could be finished before the end of the year. I'm going in November, but it looks like there won't be much of anything to take pictures of that hasn't already been seen.

 

[Hatetofly]

I would love to go to Dollywood, but I kinda live in New Jersey and it would kinda take me 10.5 hours to get there.

:mean:

I drove from Orlando to your Six Flags, Hershey Park, Manhattan, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, and BGW all on the same road trip... If you want it, YOU WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

 

[UNIrd]

I drove from Orlando to your Six Flags, Hershey Park, Manhattan, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, and BGW all on the same road trip... If you want it, YOU WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Exactly! Oh and flawless sig.

 

[Felipe]

Someone sent this video to my YouTube account:

[video=youtube;bm8l57mQzOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8l57mQzOM[/video]

March, 2012! Looks very cool!

EDIT:

ThemeParkReview has the following press release:

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood marked another construction milestone on its $20 million Wild Eagle wing coaster as installation of the 3,127-foot track was completed last week.

Wild Eagle is the first of its kind in the U.S. and set to open March 24, 2012. The new coaster’s innovative floorless design positions riders on the “wings” along either side of the coaster’s track with nothing but air above and below, allowing passenger to experience the freedom of flight.

In anticipation of the opening of Wild Eagle, the most awaited new roller coaster in the U.S. in 2012, today Dollywood premiered custom animation at Dollywood2012.com which allows fans to take their first virtual ride. The virtual ride takes passengers soaring through the Smoky Mountains from Wild Eagle’s stunning roost 21 stories above the park’s Wilderness Pass area.

Using the latest video animation, riders journey along Wild Eagle’s massive track and maneuver the coaster’s four inversions including a giant loop, a “zero-G” roll, and a giant flat spin. Wild Eagle’s nearly two-and-a-half minute ride includes a plummeting 135-foot first drop.

Next in the construction process is the arrival from Europe of the custom handmade passenger trains. Designed to carry 28 riders each, the Wild Eagle trains feature an imposing bald eagle with piercing eyes and broad wings outstretched for flight.

Wild Eagle is the largest single capital investment in Dollywood’s 26-year history. The park’s development team is collaborating with Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the world’s premier coaster manufacturer. Pioneers in ride technology, B&M has built 11 of the 20 highest-ranking steel coasters in the world, according to Amusement Today magazine.

Based in the picturesque Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood is a 150-acre family adventure park open nine months a year (late March through December) and offers more than 40 rides and attractions; award-winning live entertainment featuring country, bluegrass, gospel and mountain music; and a dozen crafters authentic to the East Tennessee region. A family-friendly vacation destination, Dollywood also includes the 35-acre Dollywood’s Splash Country, voted America’s “Must-See Waterpark.” Dollywood offers all-inclusive vacation planning with a variety of overnight lodging options. For more information, call 1-800-DOLLYWOOD or visit dollywood.com.

 

[BJCool]

Someone sent this video to my YouTube account:

[video=youtube;bm8l57mQzOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8l57mQzOM[/video]

Now THAT's what I consider to be a flight of a hippogriff! :bang:

 

[Felipe]

Now THAT's what I consider to be a flight of a hippogriff! :bang:

True. No flight training on a wicker basket here!

 

[slappybob]

This coaster looks so amazing I cant wait to ride this thing come March but the thing im afraid about now is the crowds at Dollywood will be terrible and when Dollywood is crowded its absolutly terrible you can barely get anywhere because of the walkways they are nowhere near as big as Universals or Disneys but hopefully it wont be to bad next year

 

[MIAboy]

Just wanted to say that this is the best park in the world, better than Disney or Universal Dollywood theme park commissioned the country's largest flying eagle steel sculpture which features a horizontal wing span equivalent to a four-story building...check this out [video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoL_lL_vaVVw&v=oL_lL_vaVVw&gl=US[/video]

 

[Felipe]

Just wanted to say that this is the best park in the world, better than Disney or Universal Dollywood theme park commissioned the country's largest flying eagle steel sculpture which features a horizontal wing span equivalent to a four-story building...check this out [video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoL_lL_vaVVw&v=oL_lL_vaVVw&gl=US[/video]

I couldn't see it from that link, so I messed with the URL a bit and was able to find the vid That's very cool! Can't wait to see it! They just tease it throughout the video, but you can see a good bit of it around the 33-second mark. Thanks for the heads up! :thumbs:

[video=youtube;oL_lL_vaVVw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?vaVVw&v=oL_lL_vaVVw&gl=US[/video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vaVVw&v=oL_lL_vaVVw&gl=US

 

[slappybob]

March 24th needs to hurry up im so excited to ride this thing I still cant believe im just an hour and a half away from a beuitful B&M lol

 

[armstrong8991]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollywood-unveils-country-largest-steel-194300431.html

Looking amazing. I love the rusty look on the feathers.

 

[Octobers Fade]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollywood-unveils-country-largest-steel-194300431.html

Looking amazing. I love the rusty look on the feathers.

Epic!

 

[Felipe]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollywood-unveils-country-largest-steel-194300431.html

Looking amazing. I love the rusty look on the feathers.

That is wicked awesome!! So much I want to do in 2012!! I really wanna visit Dollywood too!!!!

 

[armstrong8991]

What a beastly first impression this coaster is going to have with that greeting you at the entrance haha