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The Tennessee Tornado is a roller coaster at Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States.It debuted April 17, 1999, and was Dollywood's first major coaster expansion as well as one of Arrow Dynamics' last major coasters.
Dollywood staffers were among the first to ride the Tennessee Tornado when it opened in April 1999. The roller coaster reaches max speeds near 70 mph and is nearly two-minutes long.
On June 26, 2003, Dollywood unveiled plans for a third coaster addition to the park called Thunderhead for the 2004 season, following Tennessee Tornado, which opened in 1999. [2] Thunderhead officially opened to the public on April 3, 2004.
The steel track for Big Bear Mountain encompasses 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land, [7] with the track length totaling 3,990 feet (1,220 m), the longest in Dollywood, and the height of the roller coaster is 66 feet (20 m). [8] The color of the track is orange with green supports. [3] There are 23 airtime hills throughout the course. [6]
Thunderstorms rocked portions of eastern Tennessee on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and flash flooding to Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. At least one person was injured, officials said.It ...
Dolly Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, was hit with torrential downpours that flooded multiple sites as guests were ushered out, according to Dollywood's social media posts.
The tornado outlook issued by the SPC on the afternoon of December 9 (20:00 UTC) On December 5, the Storm Prediction Center issued a 5-day severe weather risk ahead of predictions that strong convective instability and wind shear would occur across portions of the Southern United States, from east Texas to western Mississippi.
For Tennessee, Dollywood is big business. Parton’s enduring appeal translated to more than three million Dollywood visitors last year, making it the state’s largest ticketed attraction ...