Mystery Mine • Dollywood

Theming Fun Hangtime Headbanging Capacity Dead spots

It would be better if it didnt have headbanging

Theming Inversions Rattle Headbanging

A pretty good Gerstlauer. Awesome theming with some great drops and inversions. This ride would be higher rated if the first half was as good a style second. The ride is a little rattle though and the restraints do bang your head some.

Theming Hangtime Headbanging Capacity Dead spots

I liked Mystery Mine a lot more way back in October 2016, praising it as the 3rd best coaster at Dollywood. But after a reride in December 2017, I began to dislike this coaster more and more for some reason. I remembered the significant amount of headbanging, and how most of the ride, bar for the 95° drop and pair of inversions, is one massive “dead spot”. Headbanging is prevalent in the drop preceeding the first lift, and the jaunt succeeding the first lift. I often waited around 30-40 minutes for this coaster, and while it is a long ride most of it is spent meandering around the mineshafts (which are very elaborately themed, by the way). For me, the best moment of Mystery Mine is the hangtime in the inversions. This is a decent coaster that could be vastly improved with lap bars.

Nice surprise!

This is a different beast compared to your standard Gerstlauer Eurofighter - I call it the 'small Fluch von Novgorod'. In contrast to its cousins, you often don't see what's ahead on the track, which adds a lot of surprising moves to the ride.

Theming Nice surprise! Fun Discomfort Dead spots

Theming Nice surprise! Headbanging Capacity

Theming Inversions Rattle Headbanging Discomfort

Theming Layout Discomfort

Theming Disappointing! Discomfort

Theming Harness Disappointing! Discomfort

First Drop Theming Headbanging Harness Discomfort

Inversions Nice surprise! Fun Rattle