RIP Slidewinder, one of the best rides in the park.
@thesquad84132 жыл бұрын
RIP, last time i rode this i was pretty little and i didn’t get to enjoy it that much
@BarleyJack7212 жыл бұрын
This thing is a blast! Well worth the hike to get to the entrance, and the most underrated ride at Dollywood, IMHO
@atlas615711 ай бұрын
I’ve been to Dollywood at least 12 times, and this was always my favorite ride. Just out of the way enough to where it was overlooked by most, so you could run through the ride again and again without long lines. Just enough water. Just enough speed. Just enough turns. Through all the treetops. It was perfect. This hurts my soul to see it go.
@sclissowv14 жыл бұрын
Are you guys kidding me?! This ride is amazing! Don't talk crap about it until you have actually been on it.
@AxlAnderson13 жыл бұрын
By far my favorite ride at Dollywood and has been for as long as I can remember. Sometime back when I was in high school 4-5 of us got on this thing and decided to keep our heads tucked and all lean with the corners. Ive never in my life seen something fly that fast. We left the same time as the raft beside us and beat it by about 5 seconds.
@Sdority9054 жыл бұрын
So nostalgic. I used to ride this 10 times in a row.
@HayHay51312 жыл бұрын
I don't think that ride is there anymore...and I really liked it, too. :-(
@jay3741512 жыл бұрын
Yes! This ride is still at Dollywood. Rode it yesterday. For those of you that say it is not on the map...it is probably because Dollywood closes the water rides when it gets too cold and they do not put water rides on the "Christmas in the Smokies" map.
@eliasmertens93137 жыл бұрын
Silver Dollar City used to have something just like this but instead of being on a hillside they built a tower for it. For some reason they closed it a number of years ago. I don't know why they would, it was a very popular attraction in the park. It was a ride that you had to get to right when the rope dropped otherwise the line would be about forty-five minutes long.
@reprogrammedtohae42863 жыл бұрын
Someone fell off and landed on a pair of twins in a stroller. Thats why they closed it
@MarcusDorsey14 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! I've been looking into doing a pov for that ride, but I never went to Dollywood and probably wont for a while. This is great!
@mistyemerson1113 жыл бұрын
This ride is AWSOME.. LOVE IT.. WORTH THE LONG LONG WAIT
@stanger199513 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite ride at Dollywood!
@josiemiller715910 жыл бұрын
Love this ride! Rode it twice in a row!
@rmz250rider8712 жыл бұрын
that ride is still there.. i was there last week
@360gamers7811 жыл бұрын
If u put too much weight, it almost tips over so take caution.
@GoatyHerps4 жыл бұрын
It's a lot more fun than it looks.
@HayHay51312 жыл бұрын
I just went there this past weekend and it's no longer on Dollywood's map.
@Biahlie111311 жыл бұрын
My favorite ride at the park! We are going to Dollywood in June. So excited:)
@abigailbrooke134 жыл бұрын
Rip Slidewinder the best water ride at Dollywood
@Ferrarilive98913 жыл бұрын
It was intense for me but I loved it at the end.
@tegolin13 жыл бұрын
Longest line ever. Probably the first ride I had to walk the entire length of the track to ride it.
@eagleplayer2312 жыл бұрын
its there , just rode it today lol
@ScarekrowSyx12 жыл бұрын
It is still there. Timber Tower isn't. It was always being worked on because of the safety harnesses so the eliminated it all together.
@EricSummey11 жыл бұрын
This ride is in the actual theme park. Seems like someone else helped you on everything else. I would also recommend you go on something like Priceline and check for cheap rooms near Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge. You may have to drive a little while to get to Dollywood, but it's much better than spending a lot more money at a hotel that's closer.
@califgirl10114 жыл бұрын
Man, this crazy awesome ride is faster and scarier when I first went on this thing a year ago! The last couple of turns I thought I was gonna fall outta my seat cause there is nothing to hold you in! But, you have a loooooooong walk up hill to be able to ride down hill!
@brianpatrick39752 жыл бұрын
My favorite ride lol me and my cousins rode it 8 times in a row one day
@nauticalwheelers66698 жыл бұрын
I work on this ride this summer. It is one of the oldest and most fun in the park. okay, that last part is just my personal opinion.
@BackSeatJunkie12 жыл бұрын
Stand in line 45 minutes for a 33 second ride. The insurance for it was insane because you sit tandum, and in the dark you don't know how close your face is getting to the head of the person in front of you. The boats were made out of a foam and rubber which was biodegradable when left wet in the sun. HELLO ! ! ! ! The verson at SDC just never stood a chance.
@HayHay51312 жыл бұрын
I stand corrected. I was looking at the wrong section of the map lol. So it's only Timber Tower that they've eliminated. By the way, do you know why they got rid of Timber Tower? I heard that someone got hurt on it, but I don't know if it's true.
@theyluvbella085 жыл бұрын
I have never rode this but have been to dollywood so many times
@emmabugsmama12 жыл бұрын
There used to be a ride just like this at Silver Dollar City in Branson called the Wilderness Waterboggan, and they took it out. I wonder why this one is still in operation at Dollywood (formerly SDC Tennessee) and the one in Branson isn't?
@emmabugsmama12 жыл бұрын
My friend Diana worked that ride as well, told me quite a few stories. Some similar to yours!
@NichRyan199613 жыл бұрын
@TonyMProductions Neither its more of a log flume crossed with a water slide. the slide is like a water slide with sand paper to slow it down now. but the last time i went with family we all rode it and we pretty much almost flew off the slide!
@BackSeatJunkie12 жыл бұрын
I worked on the version at SDC from 1989 to 1994. 7 stories up in the air. Couldn't find a hilly area in a mountain range in which to build it. Guests freaked out about the 7 stories up factor, they might fall over the side which NEVER hppened. So SDC put a top on the chute so you were enclosed in the DARK and couldn't see crap for 90 percent of the ride. Idiots threw trash over the side while in line climbing the tower and hit people on the ground. Glass root beer bottles to your head?
@NichRyan199613 жыл бұрын
It seems like there are more of those sandpaper things on the slide so you don't go as fast an as high on the turns there were maybe two or three sheets of it when I went on it in summer 08. Oh well it is still my favorite ride there I rode it 7 times in a row!
@fipsy55911 жыл бұрын
I love this ride
@munmik6714 жыл бұрын
Cool I always found this ride intersting. And it sounded like Dolly herself was riding XD
@BK999913 жыл бұрын
It's been years since I've been on that ride, but I always remembered that drop being higher than that.
@sclissowv14 жыл бұрын
I know I went faster than that,haha. I actually rode this 3 days ago. =) It's really fun.
@amandaggogo13 жыл бұрын
it's worth the mile hike up the hill for the ride in my opinion. I Love that ride!
@danthecoasterman228 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting ride. The "log" is more of a rubber material and was really flimsy. However you don't really get soaked which is why I like it as I don't enjoy water rides.
@kevinthompson69868 жыл бұрын
What I didn't enjoy bout This is every other time I was There it was Closed,,,,,but I loved Hiking Up To ride It,,,,,it has a solid ride time Last longer that most average Waterpark's,,,,,Slides
@emmabugsmama12 жыл бұрын
Who said Six Flags? I am aware SDC and Dollywood have different owners, I just wondered why this ride worked in TN and not in MO.
@socomaster14 жыл бұрын
water ride+camera= awesome idea lol
@Kittyhat14 жыл бұрын
That could have been the best water slide ever if there were water jets on it.... reminds me of the Presidents Slide in south dakota.
@mitchellries256 Жыл бұрын
How could you? You guys had videos from Dollywood back in 2009 through 2010 and you got rid of most of them. And you guys have done the same thing with other parks like Kings Island, Kings Dominion, and Canada's Wonderland among other parks. And I liked those videos even more than your newest ones. Why are you doing this.
@fipsy55911 жыл бұрын
I love this ride its awsome
@hannahfoster950511 жыл бұрын
its tons of fun I cant wait to go back in a few weeks :)
@beauloftis197613 жыл бұрын
I must admit. The trough that this runs on looks very much like the troughs used on those Intamin/Giovanola Swiss bobsled type coasters.
@ItsNoelMulkey13 жыл бұрын
toboggan rides are sooo fukin great!
@DirtyBallsPodcast12 жыл бұрын
my dad always rocks the boat and scares the crap out of me
@love4knex14 жыл бұрын
Lol "I hate you!"
@speedstacker5113 жыл бұрын
This ride can be intense depending on how much weight you have in your car/ boat thing. It can go REALLY fast :)
@cobo363312 жыл бұрын
@COASTERFORCE, Could you rate Dollywood from 0-10 for me? Also what are there 2 best coasters? I am going there for the first time in my life in late May 2013 and I would like to know.
@zairahaddison95876 жыл бұрын
It’s a lot faster than it looks on video
@UndoneJigsaw2 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows why Dollywood decided to close this water ride? I mean if it was popular enough, wouldn't they do something to keep it unless it was a pain in refurbishments such as costs or hard to find equipment and parts. Maybe Dollywood can do something in place of the Slidewinder like maybe a reboot and build a water coaster (aquatrax or build their own version of Matterhorn @ Disneyland) in the area. If not, how about putting a version of Slidewinder at Splash country in memory of the original but with some added surprises like waterfalls and instead of conveyor belts to slow down at the end, it would be a small pool of water.
@die_wirte13 жыл бұрын
could you go to Mall of America pls there are no povs in youtube yet so you can be the first
@ericaa23318 жыл бұрын
Yours didn't even go as fast as it does now.. Basically now almost everyone sitting falls out because of its very sharp turns
@ryansbaby797 жыл бұрын
Erica Anneheim this ride has been the same since I was 5.... I'm 34 now. Nothing has changed it might just look that way . When u ride it it does seem like ure gonna tip over.
@ahhculdee12 жыл бұрын
Also Dollywood & SDC have the same parent company Herschend.
@nathanbugg32214 жыл бұрын
Sad they took it out
@canadiancatgreen8 жыл бұрын
is that all here is on it seems like a short ride
@nkid00912 жыл бұрын
it is i went there a couple weeks ago and i rode it
@tigergreg813 жыл бұрын
That made me laugh, Looks like awesome fun.
@ahhculdee11 жыл бұрын
I know that, they have the same parent company, Herschend. Plus thanks for responding to my over one year old comment.
@demilovatorocks1456712 жыл бұрын
nice...so gonna ride this
@hannahfoster950511 жыл бұрын
but theres a long walk up there
@farjohons14 жыл бұрын
this is just like la vibora at six flags over texas. :)
@ahhculdee11 жыл бұрын
It's behind Barnstormer, look at the map.
@foxobsession9621213 жыл бұрын
@RyanTheLobster I just hate climbing the damn hill!
@amandaggogo3 жыл бұрын
The hill sucks for such a short ride, but it's fun!!
@Shadowbiology11 жыл бұрын
looks fun!...
@Aldoo9714 жыл бұрын
This is like the thing at Blackpool, cant remember whats it called.
@kw6stheater5398 жыл бұрын
Is this in the dry or waterpark?
@ThoosieJP7 жыл бұрын
dry
@HeyItsBradley12 жыл бұрын
This one is so fun! :D
@rachaelryan36656 жыл бұрын
I love this ride but I try not to notice the fact that the supports kinda wobble, the fact that its really old ,and the boats look pretty beaten up
@cheyenne213112 жыл бұрын
i got on this ride one time durnin a srorm
@Glamorousgirl02914 жыл бұрын
You have to walk a mile to get to this, and then it lasts 5 minutes and its barely a drop..wow
@jtbowman13213 жыл бұрын
@detective106 LOL dude we did that once! everyone has to put there pressure to the side when you go on the side. it's hilarious.
@rawkusrex14 жыл бұрын
haha... looks like a good time
@MyNameIsKelsie14 жыл бұрын
they took that ride and that whole dreamland forest part away. for a new ride that kinda looks retarded, they must be running out of areas to expand the park. the dreamland forest is that water playground thing that you walk through before you get to slidewinder.
@2x4Tactical11 жыл бұрын
they are removing it..it was on a sign. i suppose they are just taking it away or making a new ride
@ADAJ3KINGANGEL14 жыл бұрын
nice
@DirtyBallsPodcast13 жыл бұрын
MY DAD ALWAYS ROCKS THE BOAT
@peachy1106010 жыл бұрын
***** did you like the mystery mine?
@coasterforce10 жыл бұрын
Yes, almost all of our members like Mystery Mine.
@hawnmelissa20007 жыл бұрын
Is DollyWoods Verison Of A Log Flume?
@ryansbaby797 жыл бұрын
Melissa Hawn they used to have a ride actually called the log flume too.... they got rid of it they have something bigger that replaced it but the slidewinder has been there forever so they had this and the log flume at the same time.
@jenngreen51057 жыл бұрын
Davedevil Falls........
@greetrigh2811 жыл бұрын
Anyway the reason while i'm here is to ask anyone out there that has visited this park if you think DOLLYWOOD is ready for Prime Time--- the building of a hypercoaster. I understand that this is a family themed park--but aren't they all when parks first start out? Look where Cedar Point is now--rolling with the Big Boys--I bet they started as a family themed park as well.
@greetrigh2811 жыл бұрын
I agree with your sarcasm. Someone awhile ago made a reply to a comment I made so long ago I literally had to go back into my past comments in my channel to see what the hell she was talking about bc she wouldn't tell me when I asked her too. Come to find out I had made a comment pertaining to one of her friends which she didn't appreciate--so 1 year later your telling me how you feel about it NOW? Come on you- have to be kidding me. I think there should be a time limit for replying to comments.
@gavinsikon36818 жыл бұрын
Waterslide or roller coaster
@danthecoasterman228 жыл бұрын
Water ride
@Emmah3146 жыл бұрын
Dan the Coaster Man is it at the water park
@MyNameIsKelsie14 жыл бұрын
@75249 oh ok thanks for the info! :D
@emjayyap14 жыл бұрын
That made me want nachos.
@jakecobovic90919 жыл бұрын
How scary can that be? It's a few banked curves and a drop that's not even steep. I was afraid to go on Big Thunder Mountain (Yeah, I'm a chicken. I know) but this wouldn't scare me the slightest.
@rachaelryan36656 жыл бұрын
Have u been in it? It's much faster than it looks in this vid.
@StarWars_Batman_Shorts20245 жыл бұрын
Its a water coaster
@CPIHayden22102CP11 жыл бұрын
& Dollywood & SDC are "sister" parks.
@xXbreakfastXx14 жыл бұрын
@TonyMProductions bobsled
@krisrhea8711 жыл бұрын
Kinda like the original River Rush.
@NoPunIntended0013 жыл бұрын
r u rich or something? i mean, u go to a different amusment park like every week!!
@nathanbugg32215 жыл бұрын
RIP slide winder gone but not forgotten.
@ahhculdee12 жыл бұрын
Actually it had to do with the computer system that ran the ride.
@lxsosna12 жыл бұрын
anybody ever try to flip the boat
@jtbowman13214 жыл бұрын
this makes it looks really slow and the turns don't look as intense haha. weird.