Dollywood!

One of the things we wanted to make sure and experience was Dollywood. Four years ago when we were in Tennessee we didn't have time, so this year we made a point of getting there.

The park has a policy of allowing a second day of admittance if you purchase your ticket after 3:00 pm, so we actually spent a couple hours in the park last night, and then went back today for more.

I love rollercoasters. And it doesn't take much to talk my father into riding them either, so I'm happy to say that we rode all of them with varying responses. We loved the wooden coaster, Thunderhead, and the steel coaster, Tennessee Tornado. The Mystery Mine was fun, but jostling. And I have to say that our favorite was the newest coaster, The Wild Eagle. It's a wing mounted suspension coaster with 3700 feet of track, a 145 foot drop, maximum speed of 61 mph, and it take 2 minutes 22 seconds. It was awesome!

In addition to riding the coasters, we watched local craftsman, toured Dolly's bus and museum, rode the steam train, did some shopping and eating. It was a really good way to spend a couple days.