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For those that went this past weekend, were the lines for buying the Haunted Attractions Pass as long as they were during opening night? Did they figure out an efficient way to give everyone a bracelet who bought one online?

Can't wait to check it out on Friday!

Great to hear! They must have more food than they can sell-must not be as busy as they thought...

Iron Menace had it too and it ruined the entire ride for me. I have doubts that this one will be any better.

I agree, something like this would fit well in the plot. But I would much prefer another type of ride. A Vekoma tilt would be nice!

I think that this will be the best dive coaster as long as it doesn't have the B&M rattle that new rides seem to have. Looks like the ride will have the vest restraints like all the other new dive coasters, although I much prefer the old fashioned ones on both B&M dive and inverted coasters. Looks very cool overall!

Do you think Haunt will be more packed this coming weekend, or do you think it will be the same short waits for both rides and houses? I personally think it will become busier because of the reasons @Losantiville Mining Co. listed. I believe it was also homecoming for a lot of local schools, so not sure how that affected the crowds or if it did at all. I'm planning on going the weekend after next, so hopefully everything is worked out by then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, does anyone have a video or pictures of the show on I Street that utilizes the pyrotechnics? I saw a brief clip of the show on Tower Topics, but was wondering if anyone else had pictures? Ryan mentioned that it wasn't listed on the website as a show, which I looked at and it isn't (which I found weird). According to Ryan, the show goes off every hour at the hour. I wish more people could know about this show, because it seems like the park isn't advertising it at all. Great episode by the way guys!

Thanks! Looks interesting for sure-the fence looks a little out of place

For those who went last night, how were the ride lines? I heard that the Haunt attractions had little to no waits, but I was curious how the ride lines were

My last visit (a few weeks back) I'm pretty sure I saw the troll sitting behind Slaughterhouse. When I was there last, you could see it from The Beast break run

The facade looks really cool! Does anyone have a picture of the queue in the Skyflyer plot? Does it really take up the whole space?

From the webcam, it looks like there is extra security on I-Street

Maybe the handle on the restraint? Like the thing people hang on to while riding that is on the lap bar

I've been on this 4 times when I visited, and it was pretty forcefully and you were thrown around a bit. I could see how if someone passed out they could get tossed around a bit. But I would think the restraints would keep you in well enough not to hit multiple parts of the train. To answer @disco2000's questions, the only thing that you could really hit would be the headrest and maybe the side of the seats. I heard that someone said a bolt and some screws came off of the restraint, but who knows if that is true.

This is not good...very sad and unfortunate https://www.wesh.com/article/stardust-racers-death-epic-universe/67865806

I was thinking something similar to this in regards to the storyline. I hope that they use lots of large physical sets to make the ride even more immersive, and rely more on physical sets than screens

I personally don't really care to do TC:BF, so if it drives people away from the ride lines, I'm all for it!

This ride looks really fun and the part that makes me the most excited is the white water rapids part. Eugene Naughton (CEO of Dollywood) said that there would be over 500,000 gallons of water used. I'm curious to see how wet you will get on this ride. I also really like the part in the video when the lights on the boat go out and the ride drops. This is a very cool concept and REALLY cool theming ($50 million of course). I'm also curious about how long the "coaster element" will be in this ride. Not sure if it will be a short little segment splashdown like Journey to Atlantis (Seaworld Orlando) or something bigger like a water coaster. You can see some coaster track in the background, but that doesn't mean it will actually look like that. Finally, I'm wondering if the "soaring over the Smokies" part will utilize screens like a motion simulator-type thing, or if it will be more like a coaster. Those are just my first thoughts after watching the announcements a couple times today. This is a very cool ride, and I think it will be a big hit at the park!

It looks very cool indeed! Can't wait to hear more about this! Dollywood says, "Expanding on Dollywood's Wildwood Grove, NightFlight Expedition is a groundbreaking hybrid coaster and whitewater river ride with Cora and Jasper Oakley leading you on an extraordinary journey to discover the mystery of the legendary Secret Lake. Embarking on a daring journey aboard remarkable vehicles, adventurers will experience four thrilling experiences in a first-of-its-kind attraction as they fly through the Smokies, conquer raging rapids, climb mountain peaks and glide across a shimmering lake. Follow the roots and light the way!" Here are the stats:

Epic got a decent amount of Golden Ticket Awards, with Stardust as best new ride, Ministry got best new attraction, and Monsters got best dark ride (previously Rise of the Resistance) and Darkmoor got best new themed area. Personally, I think Rise is better than Monsters, but that's just my opinion. Congrats Epic!

I agree! I don't think I would care if it went in Action Zone or in The Vortex plot, but I definitely want a new gen Vekoma coaster (a tilt would be an added bonus!). Siren's Curse is so good and smooth, and the on-board audio makes the ride so much better. A good punchy launch coaster would be really good too, preferably from Vekoma. I love the things Vekoma has been coming out with lately, and they can do some pretty cool theming as well. When I rode Siren's Curse the first time, I was surprised at how much theming went into that ride. If KI does get a new coaster eventually, I hope there will be room in the budget for some decent theming.

I agree. Those Area 72 bathrooms are terrible. My last visit only one bathroom of the two was open, and it took forever for a person in my party to get to the front and be able to go to the bathroom. They need some legit bathrooms here, not some family restrooms like they have now

When did they stop having physical passes? I got mine 3 years ago and just kept it but I also know someone that got one last December. Hopefully they keep working as time goes on, because having one is really nice.

Announcement on September 17th! Super excited! We pretty much know what it is going to be, it's just a question of what it will do. https://www.wbir.com/article/entertainment/events/dolly-parton-new-dollywood-attraction-2026-launch/51-01d4e487-b48c-47ae-9c02-8b3efb16ba7b

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