Rest in peace Byron Hughes, a great guy that we all miss.

#seerockcity

I rode the incline

Havnt been since I was a toddler and it was really nice to relive this 🥰

I had to be peeled off of it. First digging my fingernails out of wood. That was years ago. It was an open car then.

Dont Pee your pants or drop your Phone !

One Day Pass or seperate Fee ?

Very nice and neat place to visit

My mom and I did this a couple years ago but we're both afraid of heights so we got drunk at the Moonshine store next door first. 10/10 would get drunk and do it again.

Thanks for the great video! What a difference a few years makes!

I love your music choices in this.haha. Thanks for the video. I love learning how rides work and are operated.

Wow, so unique. Never seen a ride like that--Gonna check it out this weekend

The last remaining parachute ride in north america.

thank you for a beautiful video

After doing this and spending a week in Gatlinburg, we stop at the Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke on the way home.

I didn’t know that roller coasters had a safety system built in

Cool that their systems is 5 passengers per park attendant when going down the stairs

k but what if it can't get to that point? what if something's misaligned and the train catches on something?

Do bonita lakes got a basketball hoop

I’m planning on adopting a 11 week old and just wanted see how they act at that age and now I know for a fact that I’m getting one!!

As a former Theme Parker ride ops supervisor, I will tell you that every caption in this video is spot on. It is true that you are MORE likely to die to and from an amusement park then dying at one. (For anyone that had any unfortunate friends or family pass at a theme park, my condolences to you). I will tell you that when you are surrounded by WELL trained staff like in this video and follow every step of instructions you will be perfectly fine. One note you may notice is, ONLY ride staff are trained on evacing a ride, mechanics are NOT allowed to. That why you see that man in the blue shirt standing there making sure every rider gets off. This we a job very well done, if they was my crew I would treat them to lunch.

I like this ride :D

Those chairs really swing 😬

Nothing beats the original (now defunct) version at Coney Island, it used REAL chutes and not a controlled descent such as this. The parachutes were the only thing slowing your free fall, and you were free falling at the top for a split second as it chute finally opened.

1:25 how were all those people allowed that close to the ride?

At least someone knows some facts on why it stopped

I have always enjoyed riding the skylight, but it’s criminal what they’re charging now

What is the music played at the END of this video?

I got a bad headache from Raptor a few years ago and haven’t rode it since lol. I know the ride has its fans, and I appreciate the historical importance, but it’s just so uncomfortable and the wait times are insane

Got stuck first time riding this. Other than having a startle thinking something was seriously wrong because the ride op RAN past us, it wasn't too bad. Couldn't see my kid because she was behind me (stupid covid), so everyone got to hear loud commentary of other rides in the park lol

Having ridden this ride at Riverview Park in Chicago...I was so happy to hear it was restored and still an attraction...If I ever get to Georgia...I intend to ride it again...I was a little kid back and horse crazy...still am... so excited to know something from Riverview survived all these years!!!!!! Happy Days back then...lots of fun...

I wonder what they would do to evacuate a passenger who can’t climb down the stairs - e.g. a wheelchair passenger?

when I was 15 yr old I work at the skylift went up an down on it It was a great job

How is it evaded on the lift hill? After all there is no floor under that

This is. Beautiful place

Pretty awesome

Back in 1972-1973 I was 6-7 years old and this was the first activity that my mom and dad let me do "all alone". We would vacation in Gatlinburg most years and always stayed at the Ramada Inn just across the Parkway from the Skylift. I can still remember the sound that the rubber coated cable made when it went between the rollers at each tower. I think one of the things that makes this palce so special is that it is almost "frozen" in time. New stores and activities but for the most part it is the same after 45-50 years.

FYI: too many fat people can make a coaster stop too, hehe!! Just kidding, lol.

Been there before love the view

looks a lot less scary than the ride up to anakeesta

Great job on the video. You did a great job of explaining how it went. People need to watch this so they are not scared to ride Coasters.

either a ride sensor thought 2 trains were in a block zone and the ride e-stopped or the ride ops were stacking the trains too much and the ride e-stopped. a roller coaster can't just stop anywhere on the track. it can only stop where there is a brake run on the track. Raptor has a "floor" and stairs where the mid course brake run is so they can evacuate riders if needed.

Hi , such a very nice vedio

Am I the only one who finds it annoying when a ride stops on a lift hill or a break run and the news acts like they could have died. Also, isn't it annoying when this happens and the news thinks the restraints are going to come open just because it stopped.

Looks like an awesome place 😎 can't wait to go check it out

Boy the Skylift ain't nothing like it used to be after that Wildfire alright enjoyed the video thanks for sharing

Better a false positive than a false negative.

what an awesome day!!!

Yammering kids and adults that must be in love with the sound of their own voice. Lovely ride.

I did this in 1961! I still have the picture that they take on the way up. It was a blast!