Contents
- Adventures in Imagination
- Country Fair
- Craftsman's Valley
- Owens Farm
- Jukebox Junction
- Rivertown Junction
- Showstreet
- Timber Canyon
- The Village
- Wilderness Pass
- Wildwood Grove
- Defunct
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This is a list of Dollywood attractions.
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This is a list of Dollywood attractions.
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Flying Elephants | 2005 | Zamperla | Elephant-themed kids ride |
| Busy Bees | 2005 | I.E. Park | Bee-themed kids ride |
| Demolition Derby | Bumper cars | ||
| Lemon Twist | 2005 | Technical Park | Tea cups ride |
| Lucky Ducky | 2005 | I.E. Park | Duck-themed kids ride |
| Piggy Parade | 2005 | Zamperla | Pig-themed kids jumping ride |
| Scrambler | 1993 | Eli Bridge Company | Spinning scrambler ride |
| Shooting Star | 2005 | Kids drop tower | |
| Sky Rider | 2005 | Chance Rides | Elevating spinning ride |
| Waltzing Swinger | 2005 | Sartori | Elevated spinning ride |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Fury | 1978 | Built in House | Indoor roller coaster with dark ride elements |
| Daredevil Falls | 1998 | Hopkins Rides | Log flume that can seat two across |
| Tennessee Tornado | 1999 | Arrow Dynamics | Multi-looping roller coaster |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstormer | 2011 | S&S Worldwide | Screamin Swing ride |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Rod | 2016 | Rocky Mountain Construction | Launched Steel Roller Coaster |
| Rockin' Roadway | 1995 | Chance Rides | Car ride |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 1986 | Barr Engineering | rapids ride |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Line | 2017 | Funtime Inc. | Drop tower |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 2006 | Heege | Tower ride |
| Mystery Mine | 2007 | Gerstlauer | Euro-fighter roller coaster |
| Thunderhead | 2004 | Great Coasters International | Wooden roller coaster |
| Whistle Punk Chaser | 2017 | Zamperla | Family Gravity Coaster |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollywood Express | 1961 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | train ride |
| Village Carousel | 1998 | Chance | Carousel |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FireChaser Express | 2014 | Gerstlauer | family roller coaster with two launches and a lift hill |
| Wild Eagle | 2012 | Bolliger & Mabillard | wing roller coaster |
| Attraction | Added | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Mountain | 2023 | Vekoma | Family launched coaster |
| Black Bear Trail | 2019 | Metallbau Emmeln | Track ride allowing riders to hop on the back of a bear |
| Dragonflier | 2019 | Vekoma | Family Suspended coaster that "mimics the flight of a dragonfly" |
| Frogs and Fireflies | 2019 | Zamperla | A children's flat ride allowing riders to ride on the back of a frog as it hops |
| Great Tree Swing | 2019 | Zamperla | A swinging ship style ride themed to a sycamore leaf in the air |
| Mad Mockingbird | 2019 | Larson | Classic spinning flat ride allowing riders to "fly" on the Tennessee state bird |
| Treetop Tower | 2019 | Zamperla | A spinning tower providing a view of the surrounding area |
| Attraction | Located | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Closed | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scamper | Country Fair | Wooden Wild Mouse | Adolph Heinrich | 1970 | 1977 | Previously operated at Cedar Point (1963-1969) |
| The Butter Churn | Country Fair | Trabant | Chance Rides | 1986 | ||
| Flooded Mine | Craftman's Valley | Indoor Float-Through | Built in House | 1977 | 1997 | Built based on Flooded Mine (1968) at Silver Dollar City. Replaced with Daredevil Falls |
| The Rocky Springs Carousel | The Village | Carousel | Dentzel Carousel Company | 1990 | 1998 | Carousel dates to 1901, but was updated to the 3 row design by Dentzel in 1924. Previously at Rocky Springs Park (1901-1923,1924-1983), and Lake Lansing Park (1983-1987). Purchased by the Rocky Springs Carousel Association in 1999. Currently in storage. Replaced with the Village Carousel. |
| The Balloon Race | Owens Farm | Balloon Race | Zamperla | 1988 | 1999 | Originally in Country Fair, later moved to Owens Farm in 1993 |
| Thunder Express | Craftsman's Valley | Mine Train | Arrow Dynamics | 1989 | 1999 | Previously operated as a second track of River King Mine Train at Six Flags St. Louis. Relocated to Magic Springs & Crystal Falls where it opened in 2002 as Big Bad John. Replaced by Tennessee Tornado |
| Country Fair Falls | Country Fair | Log Flume | Arrow Development | 1967 | 2004 | Originally built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. |
| Swingamajig | Country Fair | Waveswinger | Chance Rides | 1980 | 2004 | Replaced with Waltzing Swinger |
| Tennessee Twister | Country Fair | Tilt-A-Whirl | Larson International | 1993 | 2004 | |
| Timber Tower | Timber Canyon | Topple Tower | HUSS | 2006 | 2012 | Replaced with Drop Line |
| Adventure Mountain | Wilderness Pass | Ropes Course | Ropes Courses Inc | 2010 | 2012 | Tower structures repurposed for FireChaser Express |
| Sideshow Spin | Country Fair | Steel Kiddie Coaster | L&T Systems | 2005 | 2016 | formerly VeggieTales Sideshow Spin. Relocated to Kentucky Shores Family Fun Center |
| Wonder Wheel | Country Fair | Ferris Wheel | Eli Bridge Company | 1993 | 2017 | |
| River Battle | Wilderness Pass | Splash Battle | Mack Rides | 2008 | 2017 | |
| Mountain Slidewinder | Owens Farm | Dinghy Waterslides | 1987 | 2018 | ||
| Dizzy Disk | Country Fair | Disk-O | Zamperla | 2005 | 2023 | |
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