Dollywood

Dollywood

Location	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	1961
Owner	Herschend Family Entertainment, Dolly Parton
Area	125 Acres (50.6 hectares)
Website	http://dollywood.com

Dollywood is a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The park is home to six roller coasters and many other rides. It is owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Hershend Family Entertainment.

History

The park first opened in 1961 called Rebel Railroad. It has had numerous renames. In 1986, Dolly Parton became a co-owner and the park was renamed Dollywood.

Adventure Mountain, a former ropes course.

On March 27, 2010, Adventure Mountain was opened. It was a ropes course with three distinct courses varying in difficulty. On December 9, 2012, Dollywood announced that Adventure Mountain would not reopen for the 2013 season. It was replaced by FireChaser Express.

Roller coasters

Present (9)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Blazing Fury	Self-built	Enclosed	June 6, 1978	Operating
Dragonflier	Vekoma	Suspended	May 10, 2019	Operating
FireChaser Express	Gerstlauer	Launched	March 22, 2014	Operating
Lightning Rod	Rocky Mountain Construction	Wooden Launched	June 13, 2016	Operating
Mystery Mine	Gerstlauer	Euro-Fighter	April 13, 2007	Operating
Tennessee Tornado	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	April 17, 1999	Operating
Thunderhead	Great Coasters International	Wooden	April 3, 2004	Operating
Whistle Punk Chaser	Zamperla	Family	May 21, 2017	Operating
Wild Eagle	Bolliger & Mabillard	Winged	March 24, 2012	Operating

Past (2)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Sideshow Spin	L&T Systems	Family	2005	2016	Relocated to Kentucky Shores Family Fun Center
Thunder Express	Arrow Dynamics	Mine Train	1989	1998	Relocated to Magic Springs and Crystal Falls

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Amazing Flying Elephants	Zamperla	Jets	2005
Barnstormer	S&S Worldwide	Screamin' Swing	2011
Black Bear Trail	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	2019
Busy Bees	I.E. Park	Junior Jets	2005
Daredevil Falls	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	1998
Demolition Derby	Unknown	Dodgems	Unknown
Dizzy Disk	Zamperla	Disk'O	2005
Dollywood Express	Baldwin Locomotive Works	Miniature Railway	1961
Drop Line	Funtime	Drop Tower	2017
Frogs & Fireflies	Zamperla	Jump Around	2019
Giant Tree Swing	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	2019
Lemon Twist	Technical Park	Teacups	2005
Lucky Ducky	Unknown	Roundabout	2005
Lumberjack Lifts	Sunkid Heege	Tower	2006
Piggy Parade	Zamperla	Roundabout	2005
Mad Mockingbird	Larson International	Flying Scooters	2019
Rockin' Roadway	Morgan	Track Ride	1995
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1993
Shooting Star	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2005
Sky Rider	Chance Rides	Aviator	2005
Smoky Mountain River Rampage	Intamin	River Rapids	1986
Treetop Tower	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2019
Village Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	1998
Waltzing Swinger	Sartori	Waveswinger	2005

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Country Fair Falls	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1967	2004	Scrapped
Mountain Slidewinder	Unknown	Dinghy Waterslides	1987	2019	Scrapped
River Battle	Mack Rides	Splash Battle	2008	2017	Scrapped
Swingamajig	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	1980	2004	Scrapped
Timber Tower	HUSS	Topple Tower	2006	2012	Scrapped