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replaced with steel I-Box Track, making the coaster a hybrid of wood and steel. The trains had put too much stress on the wooden track in several sections, including the launch. It reopened with the rest of the park in March 2021. RCDB updated the roller coaster's classification from wood to steel, reporting that 57 percent of the track had been converted. In
September 2023, Dollywood announced another extended closure beginning at the end of the month to replace the ride's launch system with a chain lift hill, and to replace the trains. The changes were intended to improve overall reliability and ride experience, and the park clarified that the ride would retain its maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h).
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line. After winding through the outdoor area, guests enter a three-story research building, which contains a lot of the behind the scenes top secret information. The next area resembles a custom hot rod shop. There are two green doors that show a welding room. This room also features a chalkboard, blueprints and more tools. After climbing the stairs, guests reach another area. Here, Rev's private tinkering and hot rod design space can be seen. The
Lightning Rod mural is also spotted. Then, guests reach the last area, which is the loading station. There are numerous boxes and crates that are casually tucked into various nooks and crannies in this area. Guests select a row and board the train.
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the second hill, the train drops 165 feet and reaches a maximum speed of 73 mph (117 km/h). A climb to the left follows, and the train enters the first of several steeply banked turns. It then rises to the right, snaps to the left, and then back to the right once more. This is followed by a right-hand turn, another snap-left-then-right sequence, and a double-up climb. The train then descends through a sequence of four consecutive drops and a sharp bank to the right as it passes near the station. The finale is a final uphill, 180-degree turn to the right that finishes with a short drop into the final brake run.
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Grubb (of RMC) said that the roller coaster's magnetic launch system (developed by
Pennsylvania-based Velocity Magnetics) would not be able to “perform at the level required” for proper operation. Mr. Grubb did not elaborate any further on the nature of the problem, nor did he offer an estimate or a timeline for the delay.
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Dollywood's history. The project was
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Guests enter Johnny Rev's garage, where the queue takes place. In the first area, guests pass by several tires, trophies, equipment and a full-scale model of a hot rod. Heading outside, there is a sign with the phone number on Randy's Repair Shop, resembling the
Dollywood hours and information phone
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Dollywood originally planned for the ride to open at the beginning of the 2016 season, but it was delayed due to a problem with its magnetic launch system. Lightning Rod operated in limited capacity for much of its inaugural season and has been plagued with issues over the years that led to frequent
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The train makes a right-hand turn as it departs the station and climbs the initial chain lift hill. It originally launched up the first hill, accelerating from zero to 45 mph (72 km/h). The train drops a short length into a dip that leads into the tallest hill of the ride. After cresting
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of its kind, Lightning Rod was later modified for the 2021 season, with over half of its wooden Topper Track getting replaced with RMC's steel I-Box track. Prior to the conversion to steel, Lightning Rod was considered the fastest wooden coaster in the world reaching a maximum speed of 73 mph
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released a co-branded ice cream flavor called "Smoky
Mountain Fudge", advertising the coaster. On February 3, 2016, Dollywood invited press members to preview Lightning Rod. Lightning Rod was scheduled to open with the park on March 15, 2016, but the opening was postponed. On March 24, 2016, Fred
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October 10, 2018. The park did not specify the reason for the closure, but Director of Public Relations Pete Owens stated it was not related to the
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September 2020, Lightning Rod closed again, this time for the remainder of the season. Rocky Mountain Construction began work to make major unspecified modifications to the attraction. Park officials subsequently confirmed that a portion of Lightning Rod's wooden Topper Track was being
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Lighting Rod. The ride reopened in limited capacity on June 22, 2016. Park officials later clarified that the ride was operating in "technical rehearsal" status, meaning it would close periodically for maintenance. On September 5, 2016, Dollywood
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Lightning Rod opened occasionally for "technical rehearsals", where select guests could experience the ride. It officially opened to the public on June 13, 2016. After several days of operation, Dollywood closed
Lightning Rod on June 18, 2016. The closure was necessitated because RMC had
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1506:"ARE YOU READY TO BRAVE DOLLYWOOD'S LIGHTNING ROD COASTER?"
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351:Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
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1253:"Lightning Rod Update"
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