Thunderhead front seat on-ride 4K POV @60fps Dollywood

This GCI (Great Coasters International) wooden twister coaster might only be 100 feet (30.5m) tall, but reaches a top speed of nearly 58 mph (93 km/h). It features 22 turns and 32 crossovers and was the first coaster to feature a station flyby, which helped it become the best new attraction of 2004.
Dollywood is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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[@roostergaming5827]

This might be the worlds MOST underrated roller coaster.

[@fazejustin5770]

yes

[@deaddave9739]

FR, nobody was there so me and my friend went on it 20 times, all the other rides had like 35-60 minutes of a wait with all the people, this one was our absolute favorite and every single time you went up the stairs there was free seats, never had to wait besides at opening time

[@FeastablesPark]

I didn’t really knew this existed

[@huntzzio]

Nearby Rampage is a good pick too!

[@Crazygirlie123.]

Shut your mouth

[@hydrogen4518]

Like if you have been on this ride

[@KameWeeb]

Multiple times. Dollywood is my home park! I live about three hours away, so it's an easy trip. Update: So I live under an hour away now. Moved to Knoxville just over a month ago. So guess who's taking the family to Dollywood and Splash Country this summer? *THIS GUY.*

[@jimmyhenderson5175]

We were just there last weekend. We love Dollywood. Just got season passes even though we are 4 hours away in North Alabama. This ride has some of the best air/laterals combo sideways ejector airtime of any coaster we have ridden!

[@devan1220]

Going to be this summer so

[@Hvn866]

went last august going again in may

[@devan1220]

@@Hvn866 nice

[@GoatyHerps]

Still one of my favorite rollercoasters ever.

[@Apexgamer936]

Same

[@GoatyHerps]

@@Apexgamer936 Right on

[@kelseyzuk7061]

Same it’s my favorite

[@kevinthompson6986]

GCI’s don’t age well though

[@Meatloaf8]

@Sky's Random Stuff He meant that overtime the ride gets rougher

[@GrimmHooke]

Smoothest wooden coaster I have ever been on in my life, and one of my favorites of all-time. A fantastic ride! You get some GREAT airtime on this thing.

[@sbv6493]

seriously, just left the park after riding thunderhead again and again because the airtime was SO good

[@connorchambless7062]

This roller coaster is so freaking perfect. After the retracking this year, it ROCKETS around its layout. Favorite roller coaster right now.

[@user-xi4ti4qf1z]

when i got to dollywood all i was thinking was lightning rod and my first eurofighter mystery mine. then we get in and go to the left and see thunderhead. completely forgot they had a freakin gci. so we did that first thing. top notch. i like it over msytic timbers. pure fun. good drops. good turns. good speed. station fly by was hilarious. top tier wooden coaster very underrated. wish i couldve rode when it was woods behind it and at night.

[@3ZN357]

@@user-xi4ti4qf1zlike that assessment. I live close to kings island and I’ve never thought very highly of mystic timbers either. I really loved The Vortex before it - sad it expired.

[@sisteele684]

One of our favourite coasters in Dollywood. We r going back in June 2020 for our 3rd time from the uk! Love it!

[@camopug]

I’m too much of a wimp for these. If I dislike the drop feeling on a really powerful swinging 80 foot coaster, I SURE AS HECK WOULD NOT BE BRAVE ENOUGH FOR THIS! I hope you guys have fun!

[@mintybluej]

Fair, fair. I’ve had my fair share of woodies after riding the Georgia Cyclone (pre RMC).

[@amandamosteller1371]

You should check out Carowinds in Charlotte NC while your in Pigeon Forge. It's prob 4 hours east of Dollywood but worth the drive. Of course if everything is opened up.

[@dianaortiz3211]

@@camopug I was actually scared to ride this one because of the drop feeling, but it doesn’t have one. It’s actually really awesome.

[@inthecrosshairs4480]

No...you won't. Signed...Covid19. I'll be seeing you! Muahahahahhahah! 🦠

[@pennsylvaniaamusements7908]

I was going to ride this but an actual thunderhead stopped me

[@switchmintty8772]

pennsylvania amusments What's a Thunderhead?

[@zacharyandrew4300]

@@switchmintty8772 Its the cloud formation that occurs before a thunderstorm.

[@switchmintty8772]

Ah.

[@emuuya2745]

same haha.My parents were going to force me to ride it but thankfully i was saved by a storm

[@Wikkid124]

@@emuuya2745 i dont see whats wrong with riding it

[@Chromono22]

I took my first visit to Dollywood two days ago, and this was the first coaster we went on. It set the expectations for everything else so high since it was so fun!! (and every other Dollywood ride met the expectations, they were fun as hell)

[@phoenixshade3]

This looks like one of GCI's finest. Dollywood is definitely on my list for next season.

[@kylesmith5668]

I just went to DW for the first time yesterday and Thunderhead is super intense! I highly recommend this park and this ride will not disappoint you.

[@phoenixshade3]

@@kylesmith5668 Thunderhead is one reason I want to go. I love GCI twisters, and it looks like they used the terrain really well on that one. Like everything in the park really, in that regard.

[@kylesmith5668]

@@phoenixshade3 it's an awesome park. Food, coasters, scenery and theming are all top notch. I'm going back someday for sure.

[@TheRandomZachChannel]

Dollywood is one of the kings of using the terrain to their advantage. I’m proud to call it my home park.

[@SeaWorldOrlandoandmore]

Just went to Dollywood today for the first time and got 10 rides in. It was me of the best woodies I’ve done and in my top ten for sure.

[@nebulamods8416]

Really good camera quality

[@marcusperdue5862]

Just rode this for the first time ever today. The absolute best, most intense, traditional wooden coaster I’ve ever ridden in my life, followed closely by the Boardwalk Bullet in Galveston, TX!

[@batmandalorian5504]

This looks like it is really fun. Thank you for mentioning it in the comments, I did not notice the station flyby on the first watch

[@benjaminchapman23]

Scariest part of the whole ride is when you make it up to the platform about to get on the ride and you mostly hear that car going above you and barely see it. It’s kinda like what did I just do to myself

[@batmandalorian5504]

@@benjaminchapman23 haha that sounds awesome

[@CurtDaniel1000]

It's loud af when you're about to get on

[@batmandalorian5504]

@@CurtDaniel1000 haha I'm sure it is !

[@ceoofplex]

I Went To Dollywood Not Knowing This Rollercoaster Was TERRIFYING When Drop You Go 54 Miles And It's Really Rough Too I Would NOT Recommend

[@jonb2911]

This ride was absolutely Fantastic. One of the best coasters I’ve ever ridden

[@darkdragonfire]

This was my first-ever “adult” roller coaster. Rode it with my dad and loved every minute.

[@timothywait9457]

DarkLily DragonFire it is a good ride i have a gut felling daddy bought you an ice cream at the park

[@mason3226]

Sameee

[@blazingfire6344]

SAME but I am scared to do it again!

[@gracepuckett6506]

Is this scary is this the wooden one my friejes like eagle 😊

[@TheCrazyPop]

Such a great wooden coaster!!!!

[@davidalvarez9129]

I love this ride. The small pops of floater then being brutally slammed to the side really just makes a great, chaotic experience. My favorite ride there (lightning Rod was closed 😒)

[@JimmyNeutron1029]

I’m about to ride it (Lightning Rod is closed)

[@sbv6493]

just left the park, thunderhead was perfect in the front, perfect in the back, perfect during the day and PHENOMENAL once the sun set. airtime is CRAZY. lightning rod is still my number one but wow this woodie is insane

[@darkzer0670]

Just went on it yesterday for Dollywood's Christmas time at night and Holy Shit, it was the most popular ride. SIT IN THE FRONT it'll throw you up more time than you're sitting down. It makes a world of difference 🥰😊

[@cancer9842]

Easily one of my favorites at Dollywood. When I was younger and there wasn’t a lot of people in the thunderhead lines to where we can jump off and jump back on. Me and my neighbor rode this at least 11 times in that same day.

[@Howlingburd19]

This ride doesn’t play around... And that’s why it’s amazing :)

[@Tinyshellproduction]

Rode this for the first time ever last weekend, incredible! A true coaster! Thrill and speed to the max!

[@mykelgriffin7085]

This was my first rollercoaster and still one of my favorites

[@dem4d]

this was my first too

[@Tadpole_Plyrr2]

Also my first

[@ACURACLTYPESLOW]

Rode this end of last year with my girlfriend on our trip to Dollywood. I have never been to Disney or Dollywood or any major theme parks with legit roller coasters. This was absolutely exhilarating and scared the crap out of me to the point I came close to passing out. No video can truly give you the experience and let me tell you it is MUCH faster when you’re sitting on it and it beats the crap out of you. The only thing that really scared me was in the drops and fast turns I didn’t have the pull bar down as far as I should’ve and it felt like I was going to come out from underneath it. That being said I would 100% recommend riding it if you’re there (just make sure you get that pull bar TIGHT) and I will ride it again next time I go to Dollywood!

[@thehoodiegod123]

Habving the pull bar not far down is good. You won’t fall out and it gives you more room for airtime which is the best feeling on coasters!

[@thehoodiegod123]

The advice of putting it tight is the worst advice ever as that weakens the experience

[@aaronroffman3987]

If this thing ever gets RMCed, I want to see that station fly-by converted into some crazy inversion.

[@BretFX]

Fast as hell. Noisy. Rough. Amazing!!!!

[@Exzachtly27]

I rode this a week ago, and It was SCARY!! (for me) This was like the steepest drop I have ever been on, and oh boy, it was SCARY!! My dad told me that this was just like Big Thunder Mountain, but I was like "REALLY NOW!!??" After the ride, he agreed with me. 😨

[@jasonn4597]

Well he's wrong because this roller coaster is way faster than big thunder mountain

[@Timmy-nt2do]

This roller coaster is so intense, especially in the back! One of my favs

[@deebee576]

Best roller coaster at Dollywood! Better than Lightning Rod in my book.

[@DoswarePictures]

In a year that Storm Runner, Spinning Dragons, Borg Assimilator, and Superman (Six Flags Mexico) opened, this ranked best.

[@pennlovestoeatfood]

I love this roller coaster so much. So enjoyable and the seats are so comfortable.

[@yanabennett99]

I love this ride! This was the first wooden coaster I’ve been on that felt very smooth and not rough.

[@Liquefaction]

It's my favorite ride because I felt it WAS rough 😂

[@impurr5681]

Yeah LIKE WHAT maybe I was a baby but it legit shook the puke outta me LOL

[@jtbowman132]

They upgraded parts of the track for the 2019 season and it’s so much smoother + faster imo

[@coolbean259]

Not faster

[@jtbowman132]

@@coolbean259 I definitely felt like the drop and the first over bank turn were way faster, and we rode it multiple times in both the front and back. Maybe the smoothness made it feel faster? No idea lol

[@coolbean259]

@@jtbowman132, was the track wet or had it just rained, if so that’s why.

[@bkyoungn22]

NO no no, this video does not show how crazy this coaster is!, This coaster hauls, I mean it flies through the course and does not let up! Best woody I have ever rode on !!

[@51gary51]

Love this coaster! Always have!! Always will!!!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Top 5 woody for me. I kind of liked it better before the Wildwood Grove expansion. The surrounding trees and hills added to its fun.

[@joshuab.3914]

I just found out about the expansion through this video idk if without being able to look at the vast amount of trees outside of Dollywood (really giving me that “you’re in the wilderness feeling”)while the roller coaster finishes counting down those never ended clicks before I free fall to the ground on a rickety coaster, not knowing if it’ll be the last time I get to do it again would feel the same. The coaster looks like it’s rickety because it’s wooden, very rotten looking, was at the edge of the park (like they were trying to hide it)>>>which the overgrown plants cause, but still maintained enough to not get shut down look is what made that ride fun now it just feels like mystery mine

[@ta2joe13]

What an amazing wooden roller coaster. Looks like absolute fun!

[@dem4d]

oh it is REALLY fun

[@coasternerd_]

This is my favorite coaster. A back row ride is a must when you are at Dollywood. There is so much ejector airtime the entire ride. And the seats are so comfy! My mom literally calls this ride the couch because of the comfy seats. I highly recommend this ride.

[@theripoffchicago]

Love this ride ! Hands up all the way!!!

[@AaronFacciolini]

Easily the biggest sleeper coaster I've ever ridden. For half the day I wasn't sure if LR was better 😂

[@Bailebooz1200]

I went on it today bro THE DROP WAS THE BEST PART

[@Liza.loves.bangchan]

Went on this 4 times yesterday! So fun! 1000/10 recommended

[@kylesmith5668]

Thunderhead rules!!! I just went to DW for the first time yesterday and this was my favorite ride in the park.

[@pauljay2168]

Really impressed. The park looks great...

[@cla1resw1shesxo72]

I thought I broke a rib in this ride lol

[@samwhite-bo2hy]

This ride took my roller coaster virginity😊

[@sandysumner1134]

Absolutely Love this rollercoaster ❣️

[@flakethefox9005]

Still gotta be one of my favorite GCIs out there!

[@squillz8310]

Mystic Timbers was my favorite GCI until I rode this. Now THIS is my favorite GCI and favorite wooden coaster in general lol

[@ThereseFCL]

I can't wait to ride this... going to dollywood next week for my class trip. SO excited.

[@squillz8310]

Took my first trip to Dollywood last week (as of writing this). Unfortunately, I came down with covid after getting back home from the park. BUT, Thunderhead is the most insane wooden coaster I've ever ridden. Prior to this, Mystic Timbers was my favorite wooden coaster but this......this blows it out of the water. This coaster is MENTAL. I never knew a wooden coaster could feel this crazy to ride. Truly a spiritual experience.

[@AlbertWesker-vm1pp]

This was a very chill ride- like literally so chill

[@user-gm4uz5ie5p]

Lmao i was crying

[@JimmyNeutron1029]

Quite the opposite actually 💀

[@TennesseeTravelers94]

I care so much for this ride, and they re-tracked the first drop and first big swooping hill. Now if they could just retract the rest and it will be back to it's former glory!!! In my dreams I wouldn't mind them calling GCI for re-profiling some of the hills for even more airtime and maybe add a new GCI inversion and be the first.

[@joelmccreaandfamily9469]

What do you use for a camera, because there is almost no shake at all! What an amazing video to watch!

[@phoenixshade3]

My guess would be that this was some kind of media day event. It looks like the camera is mounted to the car.

[@michaelterpson8633]

Rode this two days ago very fun this and wild eagle best rides in the park

[@Nothing-33667]

I was so scared to ride this, but I rode it yesterday, and its now my favorite in the park

[@treykidd7108]

best rollercoaster ive been on

[@affordableadventuretours]

Great coaster!

[@derwinhill8145]

Me and my dad were driving to Nola from CT a few years ago when lightning rod was rarely new. So, I convinced my dad to detour out to Pigeon Forge to Dollywood in hopes of riding LR, but it was closed (a common occurrence we later found), however we didn’t know about this ride. We might have to revisit again soon!

[@jeremyrice9437]

Rode it last week so far my fav wooden coaster

[@thinkablebaileylim6168]

I thought it was called Thunderhead bc of how loud it is. There is a piece of the track that goes over the waiting area, and if a coaster passes by it destroys your ears. It is just that loud on the actual coaster.

[@JackPuck7781]

Amazing ride

[@TsukasaSC]

I loved this ride went to dollywood on vacation Good park

[@jaceb761]

Love Dollywood and thunderhead and wild eagle🦅

[@DoswarePictures]

Jace ! And Tennessee Tornado and Firechaser Express and Lightning Rod and Whistlepunk Chaser and Dragon Flier.

[@GreenHatter]

@@DoswarePictures I agree on liking Whistlepunk Chaser and Dragon Flier

[@randypoffo4life]

I missed this one man, they shut it down because of the weather. Next time for sure. This one reminds me of El Toro in Six Flags NJ. Badass wooden roller coaster. Top speed 72 mph

[@maugeriadrian]

I love this coaster is the best coaster in Dollywood by far

[@Crypticat]

this ride was amazing loved it lol

[@collincarson2200]

Fora wooden roller coaster it’s actually fairly smooth, love this coaster

[@victoriafleming5709]

This is such a fun ride.

[@flabbergastedfurcorn2002]

THAT WAS AWESOME

[@dresadssdumpster]

I had been scared of rollercoasters for ever and this was the first one i rode

[@user-hg6wu7ud4v]

Amazing

[@popsicle8373]

I love your vids

[@Adar69420]

i would rate this a 10/10-i just love gci

[@jasonmyers8278]

Such a good coaster. Night rides are amazing. Fast, dark & loud. All you can see is the camera flash.

[@marshallwallace719]

My first rollercoaster lol.

[@NW-gi1cp]

One of my favorites

[@coasterowen9793]

Great ride

[@NoahWilson98]

Best ride!

[@TheGeekMonster]

Rumor has it that the ladies in the first car are still going "WHOOOOOO!" to this very day.

[@AsainFord]

I went on this rollercoaster today and it was so good

[@steveandbethfisher8318]

my favorite ride here so far

[@ElisaSings]

I rode this one at night and no one was really so there was just a bunch of kids reriding it over and over I rode it twice and let me tell you THIS THING IS FAST.

[@acc22024]

Haven’t rode it yet, but I’ll make sure to when I come back!

[@joewalkerjr]

2:38 was that the only ceiling fan that wasn’t on high speed?

[@JoesGLI]

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..... WOOOOOOO...WOOOOOOOO.....WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....HAHAHA."

[@loganqureshi2357]

That screaming kinda annoying

[@Heidicatherine3]

Lightning rod is my favorite

[@CarolinaCycloneJames]

Im surprised it got rough in 21-22. Dollywood takes extremely good care of their rides. But the retrack is amazing now

[@seeyoucu]

Awesome

[@Howlingburd19]

One of the best Woodies!

[@SaltyTea414]

This coaster is AMAZING. Its a shame nobody talks about this, currently siting #3 of my 73 coasters ridden, going under velocicoaster and iron gwazi, once lightning rod reopens, depending on how it runs, this may be best in the park..

[@sailormann1]

Nice run.

[@tyypa]

love my home park

[@aclax26]

this was so good me and my uncle went on it 4 times in one day 😂

[@katarzynazabinska6487]

Used this as my first ever rollercoaster (terrified of coasters in general.) Very terrifying 😅

[@showbizwisconsin8350]

Best ride in the park

[@Sansleftdimple]

This was the first rollercoaster I ever went on!

[@jaceb761]

Love coasterforce Chanel Too

[@subtopewdipie4159]

Thought this was gonna we one of those tame family wooden coasters but boy was I wrong 😂 super fun though

[@aliciabauguess3674]

I’m going to Dollywood this October and I’m planning to ride this ride. Is it fun?

[@user-bq8lx6fk3c]

Just rode this 10 times this week. Love this and mystery mine. Actually like them better than lightning rod. Contract your abs so you don't get knocked around and wear a mouthpiece.

[@jojo_hendriks]

Gotta love them compact GCIs. Wonder how good it is. It seems to be about as good as Troy