Reviews • David

This is basically a good family/mine train ride with a strong Japanese design flair and I love that it weaves through the trees. It’s actually smooth ...

This is basically a good family/mine train ride with a strong Japanese design flair and I love that it weaves through the trees. It’s actually smooth and another delightful smaller coaster with a ton of unique charm.

This is another of the park’s older smaller coaster collection in the middle and it was an absolute delight. Very smooth and good amount of force to i...

This is another of the park’s older smaller coaster collection in the middle and it was an absolute delight. Very smooth and good amount of force to it.

I really enjoyed this older launched coaster. It was unique in that you launch out of the station, travel through a vertical loop and up a spike, then...

I really enjoyed this older launched coaster. It was unique in that you launch out of the station, travel through a vertical loop and up a spike, then backwards through the station and up another spike and then it’s back to the station where the ride ops had to drag the coaster into position. It was comfortable and fun.

I was so excited to ride this Morgan Giga but I think Intamin does this better. The problem with this ride is it’s dropping you and then snapping you ...

I was so excited to ride this Morgan Giga but I think Intamin does this better. The problem with this ride is it’s dropping you and then snapping you back up too quickly so you get too much positive-g force. This gave me a bad headache and was a one-and-done but I’m glad I got the credit. The bunny hops didn’t do much for me either. I would rather ride the other smaller Morgans.

It’s very dark with just a starfield at the beginning and then I couldn’t see anything the rest of the ride so I was going based only on feel. It was ...

It’s very dark with just a starfield at the beginning and then I couldn’t see anything the rest of the ride so I was going based only on feel. It was a twisty ride that felt like it went for a long time with a bit of jerky motion here and there but good overall. The best part of the ride is the theming inside.

This is a fun family launch coaster that is smooth and comfortable. The launch is not very intense and the first hill and drop are the best part with ...

This is a fun family launch coaster that is smooth and comfortable. The launch is not very intense and the first hill and drop are the best part with some fun inversions.

Wild Eagle is intense, I grayed out on the first couple drops. I tend to find B&M loopers to be too forceful but this was still fun and very smooth wi...

Wild Eagle is intense, I grayed out on the first couple drops. I tend to find B&M loopers to be too forceful but this was still fun and very smooth with comfortable restraints and no worries about head banging. It also uses the hilly terrain really well since you’re in a secluded wooded area.

It’s not a coaster if we’re being honest. It is a train on rails with a dip here or there but it’s really a musty smelling heavily-themed story ride w...

It’s not a coaster if we’re being honest. It is a train on rails with a dip here or there but it’s really a musty smelling heavily-themed story ride with lots of animatronics like you find at Disney. I think it’s cute and worth a ride when at Dollywood.

This ride looks like a boring old coaster they keep around for the memories and then you ride it and it constantly surprises. This might be my favorit...

This ride looks like a boring old coaster they keep around for the memories and then you ride it and it constantly surprises. This might be my favorite wooden coaster layout with all the sharp sudden lateral turns you don't see coming. I'm not sure about airtimes but the layout definitely keeps you wondering whats coming next. Like any wooden coaster it can be a little rough but it was acceptable to me.

This ride is forgettable. It's not as fun as a lot of older small wooden coasters with an out and back layout. It seems like a missed opportunity to m...

This ride is forgettable. It's not as fun as a lot of older small wooden coasters with an out and back layout. It seems like a missed opportunity to make a memorable wooden coaster.

After I waited forever in line for this sad little thing, I couldn't help but imagine how much better this ride would be with an actual story and them...

After I waited forever in line for this sad little thing, I couldn't help but imagine how much better this ride would be with an actual story and theme. Like, just take this dark building and throw out the tiny coaster and put a story-based ride in its place about the Prince Ludwig and how he scares his subjects or something. Spend actual effort on theming and make this worth riding.

I’m going to say it’s a bit uncomfortable but I still enjoy riding these Arrow coasters that are a blast from the past. A lot of these Arrows are slow...

I’m going to say it’s a bit uncomfortable but I still enjoy riding these Arrow coasters that are a blast from the past. A lot of these Arrows are slowly being removed one by one so I hope this remains.

Most smooth and comfortable wooden coaster I’ve been on. And it was intense and still had that wooden vibration and sense of being out of control. Rid...

Most smooth and comfortable wooden coaster I’ve been on. And it was intense and still had that wooden vibration and sense of being out of control. Ride it in the front and it feels like you’re out of your seat half the time during the turns.

The lift hill might be the most subversive ride element I’ve experienced. The way they play on your expectation that a slow lift chain is going to dra...

The lift hill might be the most subversive ride element I’ve experienced. The way they play on your expectation that a slow lift chain is going to drag you up the lift hill and instead all hell breaks loose and it just keeps building in intensity until the end. It’s just so much fun, so many ejectors. The ride ops were not great since they were blocking people from just entering the station and choosing their row but its a minor quibble. The day I was there a major thunderstorm came through and ‘Lightning Rod’ was struck by lightning (which closed it for an hour or so), go figure.

Simply amazing ride. It's so unique with the zig-zag split stacked lift hills and the giant double helix wrapping around the curving station. It's als...

Simply amazing ride. It's so unique with the zig-zag split stacked lift hills and the giant double helix wrapping around the curving station. It's also set in a thick forest of trees so you sort of feel like it's built into the landscape. Probably my favorite wooden coaster.