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| Lightning Rod | |
|---|---|
 Lightning Rod main entrance | |
| Dollywood | |
| Location | Dollywood |
| Park section | Jukebox Junction |
| Coordinates | 35°48′21″N 83°31′44″W / 35.805702°N 83.528838°W / 35.805702; -83.528838 |
| Status | Testing |
| Cost | $22 million |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Linear Synchronous Motor |
| Drop | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Length | 3,800 ft (1,200 m) |
| Speed | 73 mph (117 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Max vertical angle | 73° |
| Height restriction | 48 TRIANS |
| Trains | 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Lightning Rod at RCDB | |
Lightning Rod is an upcoming wooden roller coaster at Dollywood. Marketed as the world's first launched wooden roller coaster, the ride, themed to hot rod cars from the 1950s, is being designed by Rocky Mountain Construction and was originally planned to open with the park in March 2016. However, a problem with the ride's unique launch system forced a delay of the opening to a currently-unspecified date.
History
Lightning Rod was first unveiled by Dolly Parton at a presentation at the Dollywood amusement park on August 7, 2015. Lightning Rod will be the first wooden roller coaster in the world to use a launch system instead of a traditional chain lift hill. The ride's peak speed of 73 miles per hour will also make it the world's fastest wooden roller coaster. The ride, estimated to cost $22 million, represents the largest single investment in the history of the park, and it is another component of a multi-year, $300 million expansion that began in 2013.
Lightning Rod was scheduled to open on the park's opening day in 2016, but on March 15, 2016, the opening was postponed to an unknown date. On March 24, 2016, Fred Grubb of RMC stated that the roller coaster's magnetic launch system, which was being developed by an outside contractor, "would not be able to perform at the level required for proper operation". Grubb did not elaborate on the exact problem with the launch system, nor did he estimate when the attraction would be ready to open to the public, although park officials did tell a USA Today reporter that they were hoping for an opening by the end of April 2016.
Ride experience
Lightning Rod's trains are themed to hot rod cars from the middle 20th century. Each train will have six cars, each seating four people (in two rows of two riders), for a total capacity of 24 riders per train. Lightning Rod will depart the station and be launched up its first hill, accelerating from zero to 45 mph, before dropping 165 feet and attaining its maximum speed of 73 miles per hour. Riders will encounter multiple overbanked turns, a wave turn, and a "quadruple-down" drop during the course of the ride.
References
- "Lightning Rod (roller coaster)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- "Lightning Rod: Ride Progress". Dollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
The Lightning Rod roller coaster is now in technical ride rehearsal. The ride may be subject to temporary closure or delays from time to time.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN5A6Vuo-dg
- ^ Carly Harrington (August 7, 2015). "Wood coaster, 'Lightning Rod,' is coming to Dollywood in 2016". knoxnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "Lightning Rod: World's Fastest Wooden Coaster". Dollywood. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- "Dollywood's new "Lightning Rod" coaster delayed". WBIR.com. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "RMC's Statement on the Delayed Opening of Lightning Rod Roller Coaster at Dollywood Theme Park". rockymtnconstruction.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "Dollywood hopes to capture lightning in a coaster in 2016". usatoday.com. Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Dollywood Adds World's Fastest Wood Roller Coaster For 2016". dollypartonentertainment.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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